achieving a orbit

[dbeachy1]

I have already downloaded "go play in space" but never read it carefully and seriously. so which chapter you suggest is useful for docking to iss.

I highly recommend carefully going through "Go Play in Space" front-to-back -- it teaches all the basics that you need to know in order to achive a stable orbit, rendezvous, and dock. Until you learn the basics everything else will be difficult (if not impossible). If you're looking for a detailed tutorial for new pilots, IMO you won't find a better one than "Go Play in Space".

 

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[Tommy]

Definitely read "Go Play in Space" from front to back. Most of it won't make sense yet, but still read everything. As you start doing flights, the things in the manual will start to make more sense. Once you successfully complete an operation (like an ascent, docking, etc) go back and re-read the chapter on that operation. It will make even more sense. And so on, until you have a good grasp on orbital mechanics.

You are at the hardest part - the beginning. Don't get frustrated if it takes a hundred tries to do something.

And read old threads in the forum - you'll pick up a lot of tricks that aren't in the manual! Like ways to select good launch times, or ensure you're launching to the correct plane.