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24	Would it have been any more difficult to build the space station without the space shuttle?
21	How best to maneuver inside a large room within a space station using only arm and leg motion?
11	What kind of mission objective would make a parabolic escape trajectory desirable?
6	What factors determine how long a window of opportunity opens for an interplanetary hohmann transfer?
5	Are robot arms ever used for attitude control in space?

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+20	Why do rocket nozzles flare?
+70	Is there a mathematical formula to calculate drag force without empirical testing?
+10	How are rockets gimballed to produce a gravity turn for the space shuttle?
+10	What is the difference between “body drag”, “frictional drag” and “pressure drag” for astronaut or aerobot atmospheric locomotion in microgravity?

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24	Game for teaching basics of orbital mechanics
7	Is there a mathematical formula to calculate drag force without empirical testing?
7	Can someone give me a 'trajectory optimisation for dummies' answer?
4	From the General Thrust Equation towards Tsiolkovsky, how to explain dropping these terms along the way?
3	How to prepare for an interview for a Pure Mathematics position at ISRO's Space Application Center?

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35 orbital-mechanics × 12	7 orbital-maneuver × 2
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9 trajectory × 5	7 drag
8 mathematics × 3	5 rocket-equation × 2

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139	Couldn't I escape Earth's gravity traveling only 1 mph (0.45 m/s)?
82	Why do most space probes survive for far longer than they were designed for?
48	Why is gold used in space technology to protection from heat radiation?
45	Can/should you swim in zero G?
36	Why wasn't the Mars Climate Orbiter's fatal error caught prior to launch?

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