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by everyone 4509 days ago
Yes the relativistic model is more accurate but like any physics it is still a model and only an approximation.

The newtonian / euclidian model is going to be accurate enough for most people (and some space missions) + its much simpler to compute and also it lies closer to human 'common sense' making it a lot easier for people to grasp and think about intuitively.