So today I ended up in system HR 1597 (which is in the bubble). This system has a moon which orbits a gas giant, and the moon is REALLY CLOSE to the rings of the gas giant. So close that you can be in orbital cruise of the planet and still drop into the rings! This is the first moon of planet 7.
So of course I thought: Can I fly from the rings to the moon... in normal space? If so, can I land on it?
On my first attempt I made the mistake of starting from the wrong direction - against the orbit of the moon, and ran away. On the second try, I made it to within 130km of the surface before the orbit of the moon made it fly past me. My third attempt was even less successful - only 280km.
So I'm putting out a challenge to explorers: Can you get yourself to ground level on this moon, flying from the rings in regular space?
A note for those who try: You want to get ahead of the planet, fly out into the path of the orbit, and hope you got close enough to intersect it. It's hard!
Good luck, Commanders.
So of course I thought: Can I fly from the rings to the moon... in normal space? If so, can I land on it?
On my first attempt I made the mistake of starting from the wrong direction - against the orbit of the moon, and ran away. On the second try, I made it to within 130km of the surface before the orbit of the moon made it fly past me. My third attempt was even less successful - only 280km.
So I'm putting out a challenge to explorers: Can you get yourself to ground level on this moon, flying from the rings in regular space?
A note for those who try: You want to get ahead of the planet, fly out into the path of the orbit, and hope you got close enough to intersect it. It's hard!
Good luck, Commanders.
