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		thfuran on Feb 16, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: A bevy of rovers heading for the Moon We don't actually much care about when trash would hit the sun. But yes, it's a huge delta v compared to just getting to orbit.

skykooler on Feb 16, 2022 [–]

Adding a long duration deep space maneuvering system to allow the trash to precisely navigate the necessary gravity assists would also be far from feasibly economical.

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