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5. Also, you can't have a geostationary satellite orbiting on the far side of the moon

Mon Jan 1, 2018, 10:36 PM

Jan 2018

The orbital period of anything orbiting Earth at the Moon's distance (or further) will be basically a month or longer.

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Chinas moon mission to boldly go a step further [View all] nitpicker Jan 2018 OP

What a fascinating endeavor! Holland/China interesting. RestoreAmerica2020 Jan 2018 #1

One would then assume the lander will be nuclear powered... KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #2

I was thinking a geostationary orbit with the moon itself. KY_EnviroGuy Jan 2018 #6

I'm not sure it would work caraher Jan 2018 #7

Godspeed. GeorgeGist Jan 2018 #4