Wait. The problem is that we're in the sun's gravitational field. If only there was some sort of system of artificial gravity that could be used to manipulate the situation. Oh well.
"I mean, when I was a kid... And there were no multiple levels or screens.
It was just ONE screen, forever, and you could never win. The game just kept getting harder and faster and until you died. Just like LIFE! Those video games built character, Sonny Jim!" -- Ernest Cline