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I'm looking to buy a laptop for my own use when I go off to college this fall, and I'm looking for some advice on a few areas. First: I'd like to have Linux on it, (Ubuntu, specifically) but I'm not sure how many programs this will cut me off of. I know Wine exists as a Windows emulator, but...

How can I disable the ATC chatter (I think that's what it is, the talking between Apollo 11 and Houston is what I mean) on custom scenarios involving AMSO?

I was just remembering this rather old (7-10 yrs., probably) browser-based game that was supposed to teach the basics of personal finance, and I wanted to look it up again. It wasn't Java or Flash based, it was just a series of web pages. From what I can recall, you were put on a ship to Mars...

I have a number of questions, some of which are probably common knowledge or really noobish, but anyways: 1. Are there any amateur rockets (or professional, I suppose) that are attached to a weather balloon (or something like it), sent up some distance, then launched from mid-air? 2. If not...

The (manned) Apollo missions (except 7 and 9, ofc.) were put on a free return trajectory to the Moon, so they could coast back and reenter LEO if something went wrong after TLI, correct? But if I understand how Hohmann transfers work, wouldn't any TLI burn out them on a free return trajectory...

Hi, I'm Ithy. I've been using Orbiter for a couple of months, but this is my first post here. I'm a high school student with interest and some experience in mathematics and physics, but nothing special compared to some of the folks here. As far as Orbiter experience, I can do the basic stuff...