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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11d ago
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tl;dr: for a rocket it is waaaay more important to go fast than to go high. and earth rotates very slowly, so going higher doesn't make you much faster.
• u/Maephia 11d ago So would it be theoretically easier to launch rockets at the equator since that's where the spin is the fastest? • u/Aetherfox_44 11d ago In Andy Wier's novel Artemis, Kenya becomes important for space travel because it is located on the equator, which makes launches more efficient!
So would it be theoretically easier to launch rockets at the equator since that's where the spin is the fastest?
• u/Aetherfox_44 11d ago In Andy Wier's novel Artemis, Kenya becomes important for space travel because it is located on the equator, which makes launches more efficient!
In Andy Wier's novel Artemis, Kenya becomes important for space travel because it is located on the equator, which makes launches more efficient!
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u/Icy_Concern_9804 11d ago
tl;dr: for a rocket it is waaaay more important to go fast than to go high. and earth rotates very slowly, so going higher doesn't make you much faster.