Aerospace Science 1, Chapter 6, Lesson 3 Study Guide
Global Interventions From 1990
Isn’t it amazing how long lasting some of the world’s “bad guys” can be? For example, Communist leader Fidel Castro ruled Cuba from 1959 to 2008. By comparison, Saddam Hussein was only in power in Iraq from 1979 to . . . read more
Aerospace Science 1 Study Guide
Chapter 7 (Astronomy and Rocketry)
Our Solar System - Includes the sun, its 8 planets, their moons, and other objects listed below. - Each planet revolves or orbits around the sun. Each planet’s orbit is elliptical in shape, not circular. . . . read more
AS-1, Chapter 6, Lesson 2 Study Guide
Vietnam War And Other Military Operations
President John F. Kennedy once said, “War is far too important an enterprise to leave it to the generals.” Every American military leader realizes he or she serves at the pleasure of the President. But the extent to . . . read more
AS-2 and 3 Student Notes (Chapter 9)
Space Systems Engineering
VOCABULARY (IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER) Attitude and orbit control subsystem (AOCS) – The subsystem that adjusts a spacecraft’s orientation and orbital path. From sensor measurements, it determines current . . . read more
AS-1 Student Notes (Chapter 6, Lesson 1)
Air Force Beginnings Through The Korean War
Results of World War II : • Just 2 superpower countries remained: the United States (leader of the free world’s democracies) and the Soviet Union (leader of the communist . . . read more
Phonetic Alphabet
THE PHONETIC ALPHABET A = . . . read more
Military Time
MILITARY TIME 0100 hours = 1 a.m. 0200 hours = 2 a.m. 0300 hours = 3 a.m. 0400 hours = 4 a.m. 0500 hours = 5 a.m. 0600 hours = 6 a.m. 0700 hours = 7 . . . read more