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Now this could be an FAQ, in which case please refer me to the relevent documentation.
I was wondering if it was possible to enter into the earth's atmosphere from an interplanetary return trip (like for instance, Mars) without first establishing an orbit around earth. I am planning to build a flight plan around the premise that an XR2 returning from Mars can land on an earth base, without making any course correction burns inside the Earth's SOI (maybe one 15-sec burn if it is unavoidable).
My own theory in this regard is that it might be possible on a very shallow reentry angle and a very large anticipation angle. Another possibility might be to perform an aero-capture maneuver to bleed off some energy before reentering.
Now being a Novice in interplanetary flight planning, I was hoping for some guidance. Which course would be the correct one and will IMFD and Basesync MFD will be sufficient to plan the entire trip? A bigger question. Is it even possible or am I just being my naive self again? :lol:
I was wondering if it was possible to enter into the earth's atmosphere from an interplanetary return trip (like for instance, Mars) without first establishing an orbit around earth. I am planning to build a flight plan around the premise that an XR2 returning from Mars can land on an earth base, without making any course correction burns inside the Earth's SOI (maybe one 15-sec burn if it is unavoidable).
My own theory in this regard is that it might be possible on a very shallow reentry angle and a very large anticipation angle. Another possibility might be to perform an aero-capture maneuver to bleed off some energy before reentering.
Now being a Novice in interplanetary flight planning, I was hoping for some guidance. Which course would be the correct one and will IMFD and Basesync MFD will be sufficient to plan the entire trip? A bigger question. Is it even possible or am I just being my naive self again? :lol: