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Old 12-10-2009, 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by xelasnave View Post
How are the tragectories of our space craft calculated? What math is used Is Newtonian sufficient or do they use GR?
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You don't use GR. For low velocities and low gravity fields, Newtonian physics is used.

In fact for trajectories involving gravitational slingshots, Newtonian physics has it all over GR.

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