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  2. Free-return trajectory - Wikipedia

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    Sketch of a circumlunar free return trajectory (not to scale), plotted on the rotating reference frame rotating with the moon. (Moon's motion only shown for clarity) In orbital mechanics, a free-return trajectory is a trajectory of a spacecraft traveling away from a primary body (for example, the Earth) where gravity due to a secondary body (for example, the Moon) causes the spacecraft to ...

  3. Circumlunar trajectory - Wikipedia

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    The trajectory followed by Apollo 13 Sketch of a circumlunar free return trajectory (not to scale).. In orbital mechanics, a circumlunar trajectory, trans-lunar trajectory or lunar free return is a type of free return trajectory which takes a spacecraft from Earth, around the far side of the Moon, and back to Earth using only gravity once the initial trajectory is set.

  4. Trans-lunar injection - Wikipedia

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    Lunar transfer, perspective view. TLI occurs at the red dot near Earth. A trans-lunar injection (TLI) is a propulsive maneuver, which is used to send a spacecraft to the Moon. Typical lunar transfer trajectories approximate Hohmann transfers, although low-energy transfers have also been used in some cases, as with the Hiten probe. [1]

  5. Astrodatabank - Wikipedia

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    The freely accessible database features the birth details and associated birth charts of public figures and mundane events. The collection was started by astrologer, Lois Rodden [ 1 ] in 1979. Astrodatabank is currently owned and maintained by the Swiss company Astrodienst and is published in English.

  6. A Chinese lunar probe returns to Earth with the world's first ...

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    China's Chang'e 6 probe returned on Earth with rock and soil samples from the little-explored far side of the moon in a global first. “I now declare that the Chang’e 6 Lunar Exploration ...

  7. 360-day calendar - Wikipedia

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    The 360-day calendar is a method of measuring durations used in financial markets, in computer models, in ancient literature, and in prophetic literary genres.. It is based on merging the three major calendar systems into one complex clock [citation needed], with the 360-day year derived from the average year of the lunar and the solar: (365.2425 (solar) + 354.3829 (lunar))/2 = 719.6254/2 ...

  8. China's Chang'e-6 transfers moon samples to spacecraft, set ...

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    By Eduardo Baptista. BEIJING (Reuters) -China's Chang'e-6 probe transferred samples it collected from the moon's far side to a spacecraft in lunar orbit on Thursday, state news agency Xinhua reported.

  9. Hindu units of time - Wikipedia

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    The traditional lunar calendar system measures time based on the Moon's phases and its relation to the Sun. Unlike solar calendars, it uses units such as tithi (lunar day), pakṣa (lunar fortnight), māsa (lunar month), ṛitu (season), ayanam (half-year), and varsha (lunar year) to structure the year. [ 17 ]