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Thanks Cat. Valid points for me to consider.

Okay - thanks. Appreciate the feedback. The next obstacle my young astronaut is about to face is a spacewalk!

Thanks for the info - as I hadn't heard about discrete impulses or ion drives. Time to do some more homework- although my main goal is to get the timing right regarding the transition from a low earth orbit to a geostationary orbit. If I make it to be about an hour - I hope readers will be happy...

Thanks Cat. That's good info as I thought a transition from a Low Erath Orbit to a Geostationary Orbit would take many hours or a day or two. As I am writing a fictional children's book, I think I'll make it about an hour - as the character in the book is a learner astronaut!

Hi there. This is my first time in "space." In fact, I have learned more about space - and space travel in the last few months than ever before - as I am writing a fictional children's book about a young space explorer. I began writing it in October - with a launch date planned for late in the...