Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Earth the whole way

An international team of researchers has identified a new fuel-efficient route between Earth and the Moon that also avoids the kind of communications blackout the Artemis II crew experienced when their spacecraft slipped behind the lunar far side in April. The trajectory, published in the journal Astrodynamics by a group led by Allan Kardec de [...] The post Researchers simulated 30 million routes to the Moon and found a hidden detour through L1 that saves fuel and keeps spacecraft talking to Ea