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Originally Posted by tdn
Really? That seems awfully slow. Did they use the Moon's gravity to speed back up?
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Once the lunar G-field becomes stronger than the terran G-field, the spacecraft begins to pick up speed.
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Originally Posted by tdn
And the related question, how fast does one need to go to maintain a lunar orbit?
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A 60NM orbit would require a speed out about 3½ thousand statute miles.