Tag: l-2 lagrange point
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mission to dark side of moon by 2016?
Lockheed Martin engineers want to send astronauts into stationary orbit above the dark side of the Moon, according to recent article at www.dailymail.co.uk. The orbit attained with the combined gravity of the Earth and Moon at the second LaGrange point, making a stable synchronized orbit above the far side possible. This is the L-2 designation.…