Mars to Moon orbit direct

[TeddyJohn]

I planned a trip to Earth from Mars using IMFD. I wanted to play with an
attempt to slingshot to the moon. When my ship reached a Pet of around
560k, I noticed the moon was between my ship and the Earth. I changed TGT to Moon and with a few correction burns, ended up in a 300k orbit not far from Brighton Beach.

I love this thing

Eject date was Sep 03 2028

 

[Bj]

:speakcool:

some people get all the luck, you find the moon on the return trip, and I find the moon on the exit trip... which screws up my trajectory a bit...

 

[flytandem]

Nice flying TeddyJohn.

A fun fuel saving option is to do an aerobraking at the Earth, and while gliding inverted take the opportunity bank a bit to change planes to match the moons orbit around the Earth and also leave the atmosphere when still with enough speed to coast out to the moon. It's a bit seat of the pants, and I don't know how IMFD would work, but I usually just have TransX on and watch the projected path it has and it usually works out quite well. With luck you not only can be in plane and heading to the moon, but it will also not have a large excess of speed so the orbit insert at the moon would be quite Apollo-like.

 

[TeddyJohn]

Nice flying TeddyJohn.

A fun fuel saving option is to do an aerobraking at the Earth, and while gliding inverted take the opportunity bank a bit to change planes to match the moons orbit around the Earth and also leave the atmosphere when still with enough speed to coast out to the moon. It's a bit seat of the pants, and I don't know how IMFD would work, but I usually just have TransX on and watch the projected path it has and it usually works out quite well. With luck you not only can be in plane and heading to the moon, but it will also not have a large excess of speed so the orbit insert at the moon would be quite Apollo-like.

Thanks for the tip flytandem,

I had to read the manuals again and learned more about slingshot
trajectories. Now I am using a combination of TransX and IMFD.

Thanks again buddy,
-wheels up

 

[Linguofreak]

Here's a challenge. Probably well nigh impossible, but:

Fly to the moon. The faster your trajectory the better. Do not go into orbit. Fly directly to Brighton Beach and time your braking burn so that you come to a stop from your translunar trajectory within 10 meters above pad 1.

 

[Andy44]

A direct landing on the Moon without first entering orbit is quite possible. Brighton Beach is on the front face of the Moon so flying straight to it is not hard, the hard part is not crashing into it. There is an old MFD out there called "Arrive MFD" which is useful, if imperfect.

 

[tblaxland]

A direct landing on the Moon without first entering orbit is quite possible. Brighton Beach is on the front face of the Moon so flying straight to it is not hard, the hard part is not crashing into it. There is an old MFD out there called "Arrive MFD" which is useful, if imperfect.

And if you leave right now, you will have a pretty good sun angle for a landing in a few days time...

 

[James.Denholm]

Brighton Beach is on the front face of the Moon so flying straight to it is not hard, the hard part is not crashing into it.

Thank god for shock-absorbers, right?

 

[TSPenguin]

I still remember when the moon came into my trajectory unwanted and it was too late (or I was too fast, however you want it) to avoid it and I tried hitting brighton beach with full thrust.
If I have to crash, I might at least give some people a show, right?!

 

[Linguofreak]

A direct landing on the Moon without first entering orbit is quite possible. Brighton Beach is on the front face of the Moon so flying straight to it is not hard, the hard part is not crashing into it. There is an old MFD out there called "Arrive MFD" which is useful, if imperfect.

Yes, and that is the challenge. Flying straight to it, and stopping reasonably close, without hitting it.