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[–] 22 points 5 months ago* (4 children)

That's not how.......what???

F = G * (m1 * m2) / r^2

Note that radius is both squared and the dividing term. More distance = less gravity

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Escape velocity does scale with (square root of) radius so its not a dumb thought.

    And I'm not a rocket surgeon but I could imagine earth rockets might be operating near some physical limits that make a 50% increase (or whatever) infeasible.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_velocity

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago

    I stated an assumption and was contributing to the conversation. Even if that assumption is incorrect, there's no need to be a dick about it.

    It seems like a larger atmosphere would result in a longer duration exposed to atmospheric drag, thus requiring more fuel to overcome it.

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