How To Send A Space Shuttle To The Moon

How To Send A Space Shuttle To The Moon

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"For All Mankind" is a TV show built around an alternate history of the space race, and the trailer for season 2 includes one shot showing a space shuttle far enough from the Earth that it looks like it's coming back from the moon:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U48vnfP0Rjo
So, let's do the math and figure out what it would take to send a Space Shuttle to the moon, and why it's a really bad idea.
The Space Shuttle orbiter model is part of the ReDirect mod for Kerbal Space program.



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