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- | Cycler orbits are those that regularly visit two or more celestial bodies. Over a hundred ballistic Earth-Mars cyclers have been discovered, and hundreds more non-ballistic. Non-ballistic cyclers require some powered maneuvers. Ballistic cyclers are the most interesting ones - they can get a vessel from one planet to another at no fuel cost. | + | Cycler orbits are those that regularly visit two or more celestial bodies. Over a hundred ballistic Earth-Mars cyclers have been discovered, and hundreds more non-ballistic |
In 1985, Buzz Aldrin - he of 2nd man on the Moon fame - calculated a cyler orbit which became known as the Aldrin Cycler. This is just one type of Mars cycler, but it's powered by an impressive vision that harks back to the scince-fiction of the 1950' | In 1985, Buzz Aldrin - he of 2nd man on the Moon fame - calculated a cyler orbit which became known as the Aldrin Cycler. This is just one type of Mars cycler, but it's powered by an impressive vision that harks back to the scince-fiction of the 1950' |
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