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The handbook · onboarding for every kind of mind

Everything, from "what is an orbit" to every button

A complete, illustrated guide to Delta V Dynamics. Start with playgrounds and analogies if space is new to you, or jump straight to the Flight Deck reference. No jargon left unexplained.

12
chapters
~70
glossary terms
0
physics required
free for academia

Pick your door

A home with a room for every kind of person. Choose the one that sounds like you.

The full handbook

Twelve chapters, each one illustrated. Filter by who they're written for.

🛰01

What is Delta V Dynamics?

The big picture, who it's for, and a tour of every room in the building.

For everyone6 min
🪐02

Space without the math

Orbital mechanics with racetracks, money, and a moth on a streetlight. No degree needed.

Beginner-friendly12 min
🚀03

Your first flight

A hands-on 15-minute session. Fly the ISS, plan a Moon shot, watch a solver converge.

For everyone10 min
🎛04

Flight Deck reference

Every tab, every button, every readout on the main simulator screen.

For everyone14 min
🏛05

The rooms

A tour of every page — the Hangar, Napkin Works, the Archive, the Loop — and how they connect.

For everyone11 min
🔭06

Deep Field guide

Rediscover a real planet around another star in your browser, from real NASA data.

Beginner-friendly12 min
📊07

Fidelity & honesty

How accurate are the numbers? When to trust them, when not to. The soul of the platform.

For everyone9 min
📖08

Glossary

~70 terms, plain-language first, each with an everyday analogy.

For everyone8 min
🛠09

For engineers

Capability map vs STK & GMAT, the accuracy story, and the professional workflow.

For engineers11 min
📈10

For executives

The thesis, the market, the moat, and the honest state of the program.

For executives9 min
⌨️11

For developers

Architecture, local setup, the sacred rules, and where everything lives in the code.

For developers10 min
🎯12

The Precision Desk

Fly real satellites with SGP4/SDP4 (incl. GPS/Galileo/GEO), orbit determination, conjunction screening, and CCSDS interchange.

For engineers12 min
🚀13

The mission lifecycle

From idea to flown: the Sequence & Requirements desks, the Clean Room, trade studies, Glass Room review, Heritage, and CAPCOM's seven roles.

For everyone9 min

One promise, before you start

Throughout the platform you'll see honest fidelity labels — validated vs prototype, candidate vs confirmed. They aren't disclaimers we're embarrassed by; they're the point. A tool that tells you exactly how much to trust it is worth more than one that pretends to be perfect.

Read the fidelity ladder →