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[โ€“] Etterra@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago (11 children)

Huh. I would have thought that once they break orbit that the sun's gravity well would do the heavy ~~lifting~~ pulling.

[โ€“] FiskFisk33@startrek.website 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

once you break out of earth orbit you are now in an orbit around the sun, similar to earths.

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