Timeline for Is it possible to easily change the inclination when using momentum exchange tethers?
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| Jul 6 at 18:09 | vote | accept | Ember Edison | ||
| Jul 6 at 1:08 | comment | added | Woody | firing the good guys … All true, but the tether (skyhook or elevator) only provides an orbital transfer orbit, not angular momentum for circularization or inclination change. The angular momentum for those must be supplied by old fashioned rockets. In the case of lunar transfer, the angular momentum is being supplied by gravity assist from the moon. | |
| Jul 5 at 21:02 | comment | added | Woody | @EmberEdison ... the angular momentum in question is not the angular momentum of the spacecraft, but the angular momentum of the spacecraft/planet system. The first can be managed by momentum wheels, the second cannot. | |
| Jul 5 at 18:39 | vote | accept | Ember Edison | ||
| Jul 5 at 19:06 | |||||
| Jul 5 at 15:23 | history | answered | SE - stop firing the good guys | CC BY-SA 4.0 |