To: GingisK
So, Apollo didn’t have a sextant after all?
238,000 miles using a manual sextant to navigate? Ok. One tank of gas? Earlier Von Braun said it was impossible without refueling
To: Jan_Sobieski
One tank of gas? Earlier Von Braun said it was impossible without refueling Once up to speed in space, with no resistance, that speed will be maintained until some force changes it. Like retro burns.
182 posted on
02/14/2026 10:39:58 AM PST by
JimRed
(TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE SPEECH! )
To: Jan_Sobieski
238,000 miles using a manual sextant to navigate? Perhaps you could give us your version of space navigation. Please include diagrams and some math.
191 posted on
02/14/2026 3:31:35 PM PST by
GingisK
To: Jan_Sobieski
238,000 miles using a manual sextant to navigate? In the scheme of things celestial, 238,000 miles is pretty short. The magnitude of the numbers does not affect the mathematical techniques or accuracy. Clearly you are math impaired.
201 posted on
02/16/2026 2:35:08 AM PST by
GingisK
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