There are actually quite a number of topics on the “space” side of “aerospace” which I could speak on, but I’m thinking that “fundamentals of orbital mechanics” might be something of particular interest. Apsides, altitude changes, plane changes, that kind of thing.
Insomuch as that’s a term intimately associated with the topic of orbital mechanics, I should think so. But what are you actually thinking about when you use that term, so I know?
In its general sense, it refers to the velocity change required to go from one orbit to another, whether by changing periapsis, apoapsis, or orbital inclination.
Orbital mechanics is not intuitive to the uninitiated. For example, you have to slow down to catch up with another object in orbit. Meaning that Peggy Fleming would have made a better astronaut than Richard Petty.
I am also interested in phenomena such Lagrange Points.
OK, let’s talk days/times.
I’ve been doing Nuclear Science lectures on Tuesdays at 8 PM, as a trial, because some folks have said that my usual preference (Saturdays at 6 PM) was inconvenient for them. What actually works?
OK, I have submitted calendar events for two classes under the head “Fundamentals of Astronautics” : Orbital Mechanics for 8 PM on Tuesday the 17th, and Space Propulsion for the same time on the 1st of December. I could possibly also do an “Our Solar System”, or other topics, depending on interest.