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    Hohmann Orbit, PLanet Transfer (Energy)

    Homework Statement The most energy-efficient method of getting a spaceship from one planet to another is via a Hohmann (transfer) orbit. The ship's launch is aimed in such a way that the perihelion and aphelion of the ship's orbit is tangent to the circular orbits of the two planets and timed...
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