I received the book "Fundamentals of Astrodynamics" yesterday in the mail from Amazon.com for $10 U.S. It seems to be a great book. Written in 1971 (by B.-M.-W.), it was originally a textbook for U.S. Air Force, etc., students entering the astrodynamics and spaceflight arena. I think it will greatly enhance my comprehension of orbits. Includes planetary orbits, too (meaning that you can learn the math necessary to take a spacecraft from Earth orbit, take it to gravity-assisted maneuvers, and arrive in orbit of Jove - like Galileo). Greatly recommend it! Cheap, too! A sample question (it IS a textbook, after all) from just the first chapter: if a satellite is in a 100mi x 600mi orbit, what is its period? A question: is there any place in the world where you can get a degree/certificate/diploma in astrodynamics/"orbitology"? Not only to I seek to gain a greater mathematical grasp of one of my most favorite hobbies, but I also hope to advance toward the pursuit a landing a career in spaceflight. Anyone else read this book? ------------------------------ Jonathan T. Wojack tlj18@juno.com 39.706d N 75.683d W http://www.geocities.com/tlj18_99/ 5 hours behind UT (-5) ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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