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Beaver_Sauce t1_jd5q85j wrote

If you could generate enough delta-V to match the velocity then the asteroid would be useless. You have already done all the work. It would even be a hindrance because it would almost certainly not be going exactly where you want to go. Thus costing an immense amount of propellant and fuel.

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Brain_Hawk t1_jd637v6 wrote

This is a really good point that didn't occur to me right away, but it's totally true.

At that point the asteroids only helpful if it provides something more. And frankly, the second part release skills it as not worth the time and effort, hop on an asteroid and go... Nowhere

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Majestic_Pitch_1803 t1_jd5qilh wrote

I cba reiterating but I think there are many more benefits. Look at my responses to the top comments

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