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Force applied to the spacecraft


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For a spacecraft trying to land on a planet without atmosphere, how many force the game will simulate?

In real world, take a lunar lander as an example, we mainly consider the force given by rocket engine,  centripetal force, gravity and Coriolis force.  Will the game simulates all of these?

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I've never seen signs of Coriolis force ingame, surely it has no effect when orbiting. I also guess, centripetal force is the same as gravity force.  So - momentum, thrust, weight, gravity acceleration, center of thrust (plus torque) and mass are computed, when no atmosphere is present. It simulates much more attributes, ofc, but they are not affecting landing.

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