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> There is almost no atmosphere for friction so basic Newtonian mechanics should be able to make a decent landing

Actually, I think that is the one of the biggest challenges. No atmosphere to slow you down means you have to rely entirely on rockets to slow down from orbital speeds to zero.




...which means your movement is completely predictable if your thrusters work within the specs.


assuming your mass distribution is dynamicly balanced and not prone to unpredicable tumbling via the intermediate axis theorem.




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