Yearly payload capacity to LEO across the history of spaceflightSubmitted by ClearlyCylindrical t3_z68jzr in space
colonizetheclouds t1_iy48k67 wrote
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even an ICBM that goes halfway around the world is still waaay short of reaching orbit.
AbsentThatDay t1_iy5jta9 wrote
I believe they reach orbital velocity though, it's just the trajectory that is different.
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