Space and stuff

[Dylan]

Cgi

Oh look! A troll!!!

You do realise you can go to Florida (of California) and actually watch these yourself right?

Do you think the earth is flat as well?

 

[Dylan]

Anyway.....

 

[Dylan]

And just so people are clear, it was never going to Mars. It was going to a heliocentric Mars orbit, not going to orbit Mars (ie, orbit around the sun at the same distance that Mars does). They would have had to wait until the next launch window (which opens on May 1st) to Hohmann transfer to gain an encounter with Mars.

Plus they didn't sterlize the car for Mars, so they don't want to risk introducing Earth microbes into Mars' ecosystem.

 

[chrismpw]

Anyway.....

A projection surely? Can't be at mars orbit yet!!

 

[Dylan]

A projection surely? Can't be at mars orbit yet!!

HAHAHAH!!!

Yes, that is the path it will take. Still months of travel time to get there!

 

[Frang]

And just so people are clear, it was never going to Mars. It was going to a heliocentric Mars orbit, not going to orbit Mars (ie, orbit around the sun at the same distance that Mars does). They would have had to wait until the next launch window (which opens on May 1st) to Hohmann transfer to gain an encounter with Mars.

Plus they didn't sterlize the car for Mars, so they don't want to risk introducing Earth microbes into Mars' ecosystem.

ok m8

 

[Dylan]

@chrismpw Just looking over some recent missions to mars, travel time is ranging from 200-280 days.

As the Tesla Roadster is going out 'just shy' of Ceres, it will be quite a bit longer.

 

[Dylan]

ok m8

This is basic stuff buddy. Try to keep up.

 

[Frang]

This is basic stuff buddy. Try to keep up.

basic my arse!

 

[Dylan]

basic my arse!

It really is.

Helio - from the greek word for sun.
Centric - center

Sun centered orbit, at the same distance that Mars goes around. It wasn't going to Mars, just to where it would be.

It can actually heft 3.5 metric tons and send it to Pluto, without using gravity assist (planetary slingshots), it has that much capability.

 

[Dylan]

An enterprising youtube channel have captured the whole flight to booster separation and return to landing....uninterrupted:

 

[Frang]

It really is.

Helio - from the greek word for sun.
Centric - center

Sun centered orbit, at the same distance that Mars goes around. It wasn't going to Mars, just to where it would be.

It can actually heft 3.5 metric tons and send it to Pluto, without using gravity assist (planetary slingshots), it has that much capability.

does it do wheelies m8?

lol lol lol

 

[chrismpw]

It really is.

Helio - from the greek word for sun.
Centric - center

Sun centered orbit, at the same distance that Mars goes around. It wasn't going to Mars, just to where it would be.

It can actually heft 3.5 metric tons and send it to Pluto, without using gravity assist (planetary slingshots), it has that much capability.

Wait ... The sun's at the centre?

Pfffft! Heresy! Witch!!!

 

[chrismpw]

It really is.

Helio - from the greek word for sun.
Centric - center

Sun centered orbit, at the same distance that Mars goes around. It wasn't going to Mars, just to where it would be.

It can actually heft 3.5 metric tons and send it to Pluto, without using gravity assist (planetary slingshots), it has that much capability.

The lack of requirement for gravity assist, surely opens up many, many more launch windows.

 

[Dylan]

The lack of requirement for gravity assist, surely opens up many, many more launch windows.

They still need to launch at the appropriate time in the orbital periods otherwise they just go to empty space where the planet could have been.

I could link some sites that explain it all, but I am afraid that @BigBlueNose will get a headache reading something about space in the 'space and stuff' thread.