Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoIf earth is round, why do we send rockets up? Why not down or to the left or to the right? Wouldn't it be the same?message-squaremessage-square57linkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareIf earth is round, why do we send rockets up? Why not down or to the left or to the right? Wouldn't it be the same?Karl@literature.cafe to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square57linkfedilink
minus-squareNihilsineNefas@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 month agoAny angle other than away from the ground tends to lead to a result known by rocket scientists as “Lithobraking” and “A rapid unscheduled disassembly”
Any angle other than away from the ground tends to lead to a result known by rocket scientists as “Lithobraking” and “A rapid unscheduled disassembly”