On Jun 14, 6:00�am, John Davis wrote
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In this case I meant orbital mechanics, Apogee,
Perogee, Period and that
kind of thing, All of which are indeed
on the Extra class exam pool.

Yes, they are - as are many other subjects.

But the orbital mechanics questions make up only a small part of the
question pool. Even if some of them are in a prospective Extra's test,
s/he could get them all wrong and still pass. They represent but a
small part of the question pool.

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It is my understanding that the term "rocket science" came into
popularity during the early days of NASA, when people like Von Braun
were well-known figures in the "space race", as the USA tried to catch
up to the Soviets.

It is also my understanding that Von Braun did not like the term at
all, and described himself and the others as engineers, not
scientists.

73 de Jim, N2EY