BlueWhoSucks
BlueWhoSucks t1_iwu1mgi wrote
Love that you're using Spaceflight simulator to demonstrate your point. One very important factor which you're missing out on is the existence of other gravitational influences from other moons. and the parent star.
Another thing which you missed is the rotation of the planet. If an object approaches slowly enough and it's trajectory is approximately within the plane of rotation which is perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the planet, it's possible that the satellite might be captured, in return for an increase in the speed of rotation of the planet such that angular momentum is conserved, as well as a change in momentum of the satellite+planet system according to conservation of linear momentum.
Games like Spaceflight Simulator have inspired me to take engineering, but they are vastly oversimplified. They are just enough to get a cursory glance at the topic of orbital mechanics, which is a deep rabbit hole.
BlueWhoSucks t1_ivtvjvb wrote
Reply to comment by zerbey in Kennedy Space Center launch pad tower records 100 mph gust during Hurricane Nicole by yourlocalFSDO
I am pretty sure the actual wind speeds it can sustain are much higher than the rated amount.
BlueWhoSucks t1_iwu530n wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in The Only Way the U.S. Can Win the Tech War with China by Vailhem
Exactly how? Because of the gimmicky SC maglev train? Or the skyscrapers you don't own?