Ancient astronauts rocket over Nibiru. Oil painting by me. This shows what rockets could look like on a planet with greater gravity than on Earth. by pavlokandyba
July 5, 2024A Combine (no not that one) starship coming into port in Warner van Lorne’s ‘Australano’ from Astounding Stories July 1936. Art by Elliott Dold. Caption unrelated
Consistent_Bread_V2 on June 5, 2024 3:15 pm I wonder if a rocket on a planet with high gravity would need side boosters to activate when circling the planet, in order to gain escape velocity without plummeting back into the gravity well
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This is fascinating! And beautiful.
I wonder if a rocket on a planet with high gravity would need side boosters to activate when circling the planet, in order to gain escape velocity without plummeting back into the gravity well