Rookie Question Thread: Missions and Launches

[votefornimitz]

Have a burning question that needs to be answered, but want it to get paid attention to without being labled as trolling. Post it here and we'll answer it ASAP. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <span style="color:#993366">In the event of a full scale nuclear war or NEO impact event, there are two categories of underground shelters available to the public, distinguished by depth underground: bunkers and graves...</span> </div>

 

[franson_space]

Not the same, but there's a good one here for mainly Shuttle stuff:<br />http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=625&start=1<br /><br />*Runs away before trolls appear around these parts*<br /><br />

 

[nacnud]

How on Earth do you remember which is the low part and which is the high part of an orbit? Apdowhat???<br /><br />Thanks.

 

[vogon13]

(P)erigee, (P)roximity {the close part}<br /><br />(A)pogee, (A)way {the furthest part}<br /><br />Real astronomers are told upon graduation from college, don't tattle on me for spilling the secret.<br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>