Chad Cooper wrote: > > Orbital Mechanics questions: > If you are travelling in the space Shuttle in space, and you want to > increase your altitude, do you increase or decrease your speed? > > Does this change when you are stationary in orbit vs orbiting? > > Nerd From Hell
You increase your speed to increase altitude, but be mindful that you'll be going "slower" in your new, higher orbit (objects in lower, "faster" orbits will pass you). -- Matt
