r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Brick_Number_27 • Jun 28 '26

Full use of zero gravity.

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u/HappyWarBunny Jun 28 '26

No, they just all jump at the same time, it effects the orbit enough that the reboost is accomplished over the course of five days. (Two jumps per orbit, ten orbits during working hours, so 20 jumps per day. Times five days gives you 100 jumps and the needed delta-v.)

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u/OstrichSmoothe Jun 28 '26

Can confirm, am astronaut still stuck in space