Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agoHow come all the crap like satellites that we put into space...it never hits a rocket or the ISS?message-squaremessage-square12linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow come all the crap like satellites that we put into space...it never hits a rocket or the ISS?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square12linkfedilink
minus-squareKlear@piefed.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoRockets need to go fast parallel to Earth surface rather than just high, though atmosphere slows you down, so you start by going up to get where atmosphere is less dense faster and angle yourself steadily to gain orbital speed. The first two pictures here explain it better than I ever could
Rockets need to go fast parallel to Earth surface rather than just high, though atmosphere slows you down, so you start by going up to get where atmosphere is less dense faster and angle yourself steadily to gain orbital speed.
The first two pictures here explain it better than I ever could