Interplanetary Topics

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In this chapter, we will discuss various aspects of interplanetary travel. We will take a look a the math behind these concepts and attempt to apply them in FreeFlyer in order to visualize them better.

 

This chapter will cover the following topics:

 

1.Interplanetary Hohmann Transfer

2.Patched Conics Transfer

3.Gravity Assist

4.The B-Plane