Timeline for What if the Shuttle went straight up?
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| Jul 27, 2019 at 0:19 | comment | added | Criggie | Serious suggestion - this question can be answered in a simulator which will give you a much clearer feel for what's going on. The cheapest and most approachable sandbox would be Kerbal Space Programme, which has modest computer needs and is a lot of fun. | |
| Mar 19, 2019 at 5:05 | comment | added | Ken Fabian | "Straight up" probably needs clarification; the Earth rotates, so it could (and probably does) mean with respect to the Earth's surface - but that is not actually a straight line. Straight up without reference to Earth's surface, in a 'sidereal' sense would be a straight line towards a region of space - although that isn't possible without acceleration sideways with respect to Earth's surface, to compensate for the initial sideways motion of Earth's spin. | |
| S Mar 18, 2019 at 6:05 | history | suggested | Rodrigo de Azevedo | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
Improved the wording. Edited the title.
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| Mar 18, 2019 at 5:54 | review | Suggested edits | |||
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| Mar 18, 2019 at 3:29 | answer | added | Jacob Krall | timeline score: 4 | |
| Mar 17, 2019 at 2:23 | answer | added | user2705196 | timeline score: 0 | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 21:58 | history | reopened |
Muze user2705196 Brian Tompsett - 汤莱恩 SE - stop firing the good guys |
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| Mar 16, 2019 at 21:58 | history | edited | SE - stop firing the good guys |
spacex does not look relevant to the question
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| Mar 16, 2019 at 16:40 | review | Reopen votes | |||
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| Mar 16, 2019 at 16:24 | comment | added | Muze | Do not lose faith. Although it was closed it still got up votes and answers which is good. | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 16:22 | history | closed |
Russell Borogove Mark Omo Vikki peterh Muze |
Needs details or clarity | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 14:49 | answer | added | Anthony X | timeline score: 1 | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 13:57 | comment | added | Anthony X | Might also be worth looking at this question Cheapest rocket to go to space? because a premise of the referenced TV show hinges on an incorrect understanding of orbital mechanics - that going straight up and not so fast ought to be easier/cheaper than achieving orbit. | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 10:41 | comment | added | Craig Constantine | This may help what-if.xkcd.com/58 | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 5:38 | comment | added | uhoh | It took me longer than I thought, it's an interesting question! | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 5:37 | answer | added | uhoh | timeline score: 12 | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 3:05 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Mar 16, 2019 at 2:53 | comment | added | Ryan Lally | Any chance you can put it im as most simple terms as possible | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 2:47 | comment | added | uhoh | After thinking about it a bit, I realized this is not a duplicate of Does the space shuttle fly straight “up” when leaving Earth? since the OP points out in the question that it takes a turn, but asks instead what would happen if it didn't. This can be answered. | |
| Mar 16, 2019 at 2:39 | comment | added | uhoh | have a look at How much Delta-V would be required to escape the Gravitational Influence of the Earth without entering orbit? as well as What is the basic optimal trajectory for a launch vehicle? and especially Does the space shuttle fly straight “up” when leaving Earth? | |
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| Mar 16, 2019 at 2:20 | history | asked | Ryan Lally | CC BY-SA 4.0 |