From 6c28eb1560d2b106efbe09e3e70d4aa2d6222f29 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: cinnaboot <cinnaboot@protonmail.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 09:00:09 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] update manual TODO

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 docs/TODO | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/TODO b/docs/TODO
index 7e84f08..c8361ef 100644
--- a/docs/TODO
+++ b/docs/TODO
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ If you see modifications to this file in git status, IGNORE them and do not comm
         - ensure we're using 'SECTION' macros for setup/teardown
     - we're working on a generic python simulator to precalculate, but we should
         also use some actual values from real-world missions or textbooks
+        - there's also the option of using a 3rd party simulator:
+            - https://github.com/poliastro/poliastro/blob/main/src/poliastro/core/propagation/farnocchia.py
+            - the (archived) poliastro project has two body propagators that are
+                similar enough to our Newton-Raphson implementation
     - test_utilities:create_orbit_tracker functions could return copies instead of pointers
         - functions using pointers could be pass by reference
         - min_time should have a default value