Reply To: Hard Science Fiction: Rockets and Orbits

[Martin Shoemaker]

Since we’re here to share, I just discovered a great resource for hard science fiction.

http://orbitsimulator.com/formulas/

It’s a collection of online calculators for different orbital equations.

And as long as I’m at it…

http://www.artificial-gravity.com/sw/SpinCalc/SpinCalc.htm

SpinCalc lets you calculate the centripetal acceleration for a given size object rotating at a given speed, AND it calculates whether the acceleration is hazardous.

http://www.projectrho.com/public_html/rocket/

Atomic Rockets (Project Rho) is a large collection of writings on the fictional uses of real rocket science (as well as hypothetical future advances).