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[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

What?

Physics calculations are renowned for using simplifications to approximate results.

That doesn't work for space. One cannot assume an object is a perfect sphere experiencing no friction and have any hope of success. And that's just the first of many forces that are dropped to make the math easy.