No, this is about the speed of the earth relative to the sun. E.g. even if we wa...

nothrabannosir on April 13, 2015 | parent | context | favorite | on: Why the sun is a poor dumping ground for nuclear w...

No, this is about the speed of the earth relative to the sun. E.g. even if we wanted to shoot, say, the ISS into the sun, it'd be hard. As soon as you point it towards the sun it will go into an elliptical orbit.