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Old 07-03-15, 11:12 AM   #436
NeonSamurai
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Originally Posted by Gargamel View Post
Returning from orbit is easy. Burn retro till your orbit drops below like 50k. Then eventually you land. Some practice runs will add precision.
Umm... burning retrograde will have you end up back on the mun (or waste a ton of fuel flipping your orbit around 180 degrees)

I think you mean burn prograde against the mun's orbit (ie burn in the direction opposite from the mun's orbital path).
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