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		tshaddox on Aug 23, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Chandrayaan-3 Soft-landing [video] What numerator and denominator are you using to calculate the efficiency of an unmanned lunar soft landing mission?

hoseja on Aug 24, 2023 [–]

The most efficient landing - high impulse reverse gravity turn suicide burn vs. what they did - hovering mid-space two or three times, slowly inching toward ground while fighting gravity.

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