Timeline for Any mention of traveling around the sun in The Expanse universe?
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| May 22, 2023 at 10:14 | comment | added | SQB | I've seen "The Grand Tour" mentioned in relation to slingshotting, but no explanation of what it entails. It sounds like visiting all or a number of planets in the solar system by slingshotting, but no clue if the sun plays a role in that. | |
| May 22, 2023 at 0:39 | comment | added | Valorum | @BradV - OP is aware of the Epstein drive and seems to be asking about non-standard modes of travel. This answer highlights that using gravity assist is possible and does indeed happen, but it's not common and largely the preserve of those who can't simply navigate by pointing and shooting | |
| May 22, 2023 at 0:30 | comment | added | BradV | sorry, but slingshotting really has little or nothing to do with effective travel from one location on one side of the solar system to another point/planet on the opposite side of the solar system. Slingshotting is in essence a sport. Orbital mechanics and the science of transfer trajectories is covered in SE's Space Exploration. | |
| May 22, 2023 at 0:11 | history | answered | Valorum | CC BY-SA 4.0 |