u/WW1_Germany

So I just finished rewatching season 1 and when they miss Moon Orbit by 30 feet they keep talking about how they'll "Keep on drifting into deep space" but didn't Apollo missions use free return trajectory? I know the TLI went long but after they killed off a ton of speed should they not still have been in at least Earth Orbit? maybe they don't have enough supplies to last the time considering they threw a ton of stuff out before decelerating, but still, it just feel weird they'd chose that sort of language if they were still going to come around in orbit.

So last night I figured out the most fun thing to do in Outer Wilds after finishing the story is trying to get into Orbit of the planets, here's what I figured out but i'm wondering if there are ways to refine this as there are no videos about it as far as I can find

Using the Landing Camera is a must since it helps you see the Atmosphere of planets and you don't need to readjust constantly to see your trajectory

the two easiest planets to orbit are also the most boring to look at from orbit (Giant's Deep and Dark Bramble)

When orbiting Timber Hearth or Dark Bramble High Polar is the best to avoid interacting with their moons

the Hourglass twins are extremely hard because you can't lock onto the center of mass

You WILL be deorbited eventually, either by the moon of the Planet you're orbiting or by the other planets or even the sun later in the loop

it's really fun to see your ship in orbit from the surface of the planet and then flying up to meet it

Why were Eskall's clan the only one to detect the Eye's signal? wouldn't it have just kept going and reached another clan?

I know it's possible but no matter how far up I clip the landing legs into the heat shield they wound attach