How to execute a highly efficient solar descent
In short: This video demonstrates how to perform a bi-elliptic sundive mission using a rocket half the size of a standard heavy-lift vehicle, navigating close enough to the star to challenge the game's physics engine.
The video explores efficient methods for solar descents in Kerbal Space Program, moving beyond simply using massive rockets to negate orbital velocity. By employing a bi-elliptic trajectory, a pilot can achieve these missions with significantly less mass.
The maneuver is so extreme that it brings the Kerbal spacecraft close enough to the sun to push the game's physics engine to its limits.
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