a fool-proof navigator program?

Discussion in 'Astronomy, Exobiology, & Cosmology' started by weed_eater_guy, Oct 27, 2005.

  1. weed_eater_guy It ain't broke, don't fix it! Registered Senior Member

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    does anyone know of a computer program that not only plots the positions of the planets and other objects in the solar system, but also plots spacecraft trajectories based on those planets' gravitational fields, angular velocities, etc. etc.

    Basically, a program that lets one say "if i nudged this rocket to this velocity, this will be it's course over time".

    I was just thinking if such a program were possible, and how easy future space travel could be if all you needed to know was basic calculus and how to run numbers through a program. call me lazy, but I don't see every future spacecraft navigator with multiple master degrees, I think the standards would lower to around those of current airline pilots (still a tough career, but more rechable to the daring of the public).
     
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