A picture was requested.  The maneuver I described is well known and is
called a Hohmann Transfer.  Here is a picture

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hohmann_transfer_orbit.png

and here is the Wikipedia article.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hohmann_transfer_orbit

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Bob McGwier
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