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Flat Earth Discussion Boards => Flat Earth Theory => Topic started by: i80games on December 05, 2017, 07:27:11 PM

Title: Question on ORBIT.
Post by: i80games on December 05, 2017, 07:27:11 PM
At i80 Games we, like thousands of other people, follow the Flat Earth Theory to find possible evidence of a flat earth. There are so many questions that leave us wondering what NASA is hiding from us.

Rockets and space shuttles launched by NASA do not fly straight up. Instead, they curve to the left or right towards the ocean until you can't see them anymore. Is NASA purposely avoiding a dome? Wouldn't going straight up be the quickest way into orbit?
Title: Re: Question on ORBIT.
Post by: gizmo910 on December 05, 2017, 08:09:08 PM
SCIENCE! (https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/why-do-rockets-follow-a-curved-trajectory-while-going-into-space.html)
Title: Re: Question on ORBIT.
Post by: juner on December 05, 2017, 08:10:25 PM
Quote from: gizmo910 on December 05, 2017, 08:09:08 PM
SCIENCE! (https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/universe/why-do-rockets-follow-a-curved-trajectory-while-going-into-space.html)

Refrain from low-content posting in the upper fora. If you have a point to make, try arguing it. Warned.
Title: Re: Question on ORBIT.
Post by: gizmo910 on December 05, 2017, 08:17:40 PM
I do apologize junker. It's a clickable link.

The TL;DR version:
Using gravity and Earth's rotation, they utilize the forces to use the minimal amount of fuel to achieve orbit.
Title: Re: Question on ORBIT.
Post by: Tom Haws on December 05, 2017, 08:35:05 PM
Quote from: gizmo910 on December 05, 2017, 08:17:40 PM
I do apologize junker. It's a clickable link.

The TL;DR version:
Using gravity and Earth's rotation, they utilize the forces to use the minimal amount of fuel to achieve orbit.

Yeah. If they went straight up, their tangential velocity would not be high enough to keep them in orbit. If they went nearly straight to the side, they would waste a lot of fuel on air friction. They have to balance the angle so that they reach the altitude they want at the speed that altitude requires (taking into account the friction energy they lost).