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-- If you want to send a space ship from the earth to, let's say, Mars, you need to know how Mars is going to move, so that you know what kind of transfer orbit to put the space ship into, and to be sure that Mars will be there when the ship gets there. Kepler's laws tell you how Mars moves. -- If you want to send a space ship from the earth to, let's say, Mars, you need to know how it will move once it leaves the earth and its rockets shut down. Kepler's laws tell you how the space ship is going to move. -- If an astronaut wants to put on his space suit, step out of the Shuttle, and take a little space-walk around, he'll want to know how HE will move once he's outside, so that he can be sure not to float too far away from the Shuttle. Kepler's laws tell how HE will move in his orbit around the earth.

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