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submitted 3 weeks ago by ooli3@sopuli.xyz to c/space@beehaw.org

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[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm curious how I got it into that orbit. If I remember correctly, it takes a lot of fuel to get close to the Sun.

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 12 points 3 weeks ago

It took a long time and a lot of gravitational assists, mostly around Venus, to get to its current orbit.