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hmm... maybe you could take a look at "Go play in space", which can be found here: http://www.amcsorley.dsl.pipex.com/play_in_space.htm
It's a bit outdated, but it should give you a good general overview of how stuff works.
The tutorial australopithecus linked looks great too.
Other than that...
Hmm, Pinkie Keen...
I have to say I didn't like the episode at first. The letter in the end (which is supposed to contain the "moral lesson" of the episode) seemed anviliciously anti-sceptic, especially the last sentence:
Then again the producers (was it Faust herself? I think it was) said that...
Conflicts between different religious groups have been occuring for... probably since religion existed.
Open worldwide war between the religious and the non-religious? Unlikely, I think. And if it happens, at least Earths religious leaders have no telekinetic powers.
And remember that in a...
Are you using the Transfer MFD? If so, I think you need to set the reference to 'sun', when planning an interplanetary transfer, since it is the body both you an the target planet are orbiting (source would then be Earth, since you have the same orbit as Earth, at least until you do the orbit...
Awww... :( . Seriously, I only did it for a school project to show some of the most basic orbital maneuvers during the flight to somewhere interesting (at least more interesting than Luna). Still, it,´s the furthest I,´ve travelled from Earth yet (not that I,´ve tried going any further).