Arstechnica article references Orbiter

[csanders]

What might have been: Visiting Mars and Venus with Apollo-era hardware

http://arstechnica.com/science/2013...ting-mars-and-venus-with-apollo-era-hardware/

 

[Urwumpe]

Interesting... but then, the comments under the article are sometimes pretty painful.

 

[Keatah]

I found them to be amusing in a sort of way.

 

[ADSWNJ]

I had to address that Delta Vee commenter

 

[csanders]

I had to address that Delta Vee commenter

I was going to say something myself.

Although, doesn't it take less Delta-V (in fuel) to land on Mars vs the Moon - with aerobraking? I can't remember.

 

[ADSWNJ]

I dunno what Dilbert was thinking, but I've addressed that too now!

 

[Hlynkacg]

I was going to say something myself.

Although, doesn't it take less Delta-V (in fuel) to land on Mars vs the Moon - with aerobraking? I can't remember.

It's about the same actually. The real problem is landing something that will be capable of taking off again.