Space Flight: Application of Orbital Mechanics

[baillou2]

This video answers some basic questions I've had for a long time about orbital mechanics. I think I'll watch it several times.

GREAT VIDEO!!

[MrBennetzen]

What does Roller Skating and Orbital Mechanics have in common?

[jazzguitar2010]

What is a good book that explains all this?

[qed100]

@jazzguitar2010 "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics", by Roger R Bate, Donald D Mueller, and Jerry E White.

[VIR092]

@qed100 Superb book.

[ananiasacts]

How long would an eccentric orbit that was 1000km above the earth at it's closest point, and 1000km beyond the moon at it's fartest point take per revolution? I'm guessing it's something less than the 28 days that the moon takes to complete an orbit. But how far past the moon would the orbit have to go before it became synchronous with the moon's orbit (passing it twice each cycle?)

[michaelbhales]

Best orbital mechanics video ever

[TheEnder7]

what the heck is naval space command?

[sacha4you]

TheEnder7 a Navy operates military ships - per definitionem. Obviously, there is widespread misbelief, these ships must neccessarly swim in water.

;-))

[Paganiproductions]

The could be space ships

I have heard about a secret space command

[sacha4you]

Paganiproductions, there are very, very serious reasons USNSC and USAFSC not not reveal their space activities and means - I wan't talk about here. Nevertheless, I can give you a clue: Watch Stargate SG-1

(by taking it with a grain of salt of course) and take a look who co-authored and sponsored this SF-show with about 185M of taxpayer's money:

watch?v=PyBs_aGa7-0

;-))

[mattcburns]

I imagine it has something to do with the thousands of ICBMs we have on submarines patrolling the oceans.

[z0nt21]

Great video on space orbital mechanics!

[UFOGEORGE]

Old news we never knew about! hmmmm

Prepare for a minor stitchin' and cover up...

[Ferguschch]

has it been covered up yet? i hope not. . .

[zarazaa]

Exactly. They are not telling us something

[Paganiproductions]

They tell us shit

[trunkeight]

Naval Space Command??

WTF???

[Paganiproductions]

It's the secret space program

[redrum41987]

@trunkeight so they can use the marines in space lol