alt Hacker NewsIn order to get something there fast enough it would be traveling out very fast. Getting something there to orbit I think is not realistic for us any time soon.
In order to get something there fast enough it would be traveling out very fast. Getting something there to orbit I think is not realistic for us any time soon.
I guess the point he's making is that the orbital velocity is pretty slow, so it's not too different to "get there" and "orbit there".
Of course, the rocket equation often makes "just add a few percent more delta V" pretty hard ;)