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Munar orbital rendezvous?


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I sent a mission to the Mun and as usual (for me) I ran out of fuel. However, this time I had enough fuel to get Jeb, Bill, and Bob back into a (horribly inclined) orbit. I sent another ship to rescue them, and I brought its orbit height down to match the first mission, but now I'm stuck.

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1) Match the orbits.

2) Are you within 10km of the other spacecraft?

2-Yes) Go to Step 4

2-No) Go to Step 3

3) If you are in front of the spacecraft, burn retrograde. If you are behind, burn prograde. Warp until you are within 10km, and match your orbit again.

4) Watch the other spacecraft. If it is below and in front, burn retrograde. If it is above and behind, burn prograde.

5) Is the other spacecraft moving left and right (normal and antinormal)?

5-Yes) Burn left between when it is moving left, and burn right when it is moving right. You can do this when it is all the way to the left/to the right, but it wastes a lot of fuel.

6) Burn towards the other spacecraft. You are probably close enough such that gravity is a non-issue.

7) Counter your velocity once you get close. This is to prevent you from overshooting and/or crashing into the other spacecraft.

8) Have you rendezvous yet?

8-Yes) Congratulations!

8-No) Go to step 6.

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