Timeline for Is the Gravity Turn the most efficient way to put a spaceship into orbit?
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| Jan 11, 2019 at 10:52 | vote | accept | kevin | ||
| Jan 9, 2019 at 14:52 | answer | added | David Hammen | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 12:32 | comment | added | Alchimista | I am afraid the vertical launch is just necessary to leave atmosphere and its drag/resistance asap. Launching from a perfect sphere with no atmosphere would be probably better if done tangentially so that each deltaV is added along the orbital trajectory (prograde) as much as possible. Under your assumptions isn't true that the gravity turn as described is the more efficient way. Higher you bring the rocket higher the wasted fuel | |
| Jan 9, 2019 at 9:07 | history | asked | kevin | CC BY-SA 4.0 |