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Going a little bit off-topic here but DanStephs work for FSX just looks awesome!! Thats really sick stuff... :) Dan I wish your company (or is it only you?) would decide to do something similar for Orbiter. On the other hand though I guess the amount of people who would be willing to pay for...

Beautiful report and pictures! The touch-down picture is just looking awesome. :) Nice flight!

Nice :)

Prograde/Retrograde/Level Horizon AP should work.

LoL what a nice description in that post. ;) As for Master of Orion I must agree that I found II much, much more better than III. Also, there is FreeOrion ( http://www.freeorion.org ), which is still alpha version. Also in the alpha stages is Star Trek Supremacy , a "birth of the federation"...

Just wanted to say that his is just an awesome project/idea. :) Right now I dont have the time to join the program but once my exam is done, I will applicate ;) When I'm done I will think about a mission I'd like to do and post it here. Basically I can fly vessels used by this project but I'd...

Hi Robert. First of all: a good source for new add-ons is Orbit hangar: http://www.orbithangar.com @Graphics: Keep in mind that Orbiter is not a fancy new video game or something. Its a free simulator so don't expact too impressive graphics. You can however, improve some things by downloading...

Hehe this thing looks heavy ;) Reminds me of the space shuttle carrier 747 lifting a shuttle into the sky. :) Its really awesome Dan... I'm really looking forward to the release. I have my exam at October 1st and after that I will be orbiting again... finish it untill then okayz? :D

Hi Irondarren. You could have launched another ship to rescue the crew and to finish the mission. :) I haven't had the time to spend time with orbiter for quite some weeks now since I'm preparing for an important physics exam but I will certainly come back after it. I already have a lunar...

This is getting better and better. :) Awesome models. The inflatable base is great - will it fit inside a DGIV too? And do the panels have a real function? Like without them, the base will not work? This is just marvelous Dan. This might revolutionize the whole orbiter simulation - it just...

Basic formula for calculating de-orbit burns: d = h / tan(alpha) d : distance from base h : altitude alpha : desired reentry angle So usually you want to keep an angle of about 1.0°-1.5°. Now you devide the altitude by the tan of your desired angle and you have the distance from base, where...

Hmm. Can't deny that. Alright. So maybe for my purposes I will just assume that the shuttle program worked out as intended. ;) Of course you're right its basically exactly what I was looking for. Its just that in reality, every shuttle launch seems to be something "special" (and it is special)...

Seems like Dan is on a "coding and creativity" rampage! Oh happy us :] Keep up that awesome work!

Totally agree. So my vote would go to the DGIV Mk1 model with 50kN thrust since I believe this ship has the lowest violation of realism.

I couldn't believe when I saw 357 FPS either. I have about 40fps in window mode and ~15-20 in fullscreen with a Duo Core 2400 3GB RAM and a GeForce9300... :(

Hmm ya I already thought about that (got the idea from the stock scenario where you drop the pods into the ocean). The problem though is: I'd have to drop the pods at a much more higher altitude than in the stock scenario, at like 80km. So aiming will be very difficult? At least this seems...

Hmmmm. Basically I really like the Shuttle-A ... maybe I will just forget about the fact that it would burn in the atmosphere ;) What other options are out there? 1) Has anyone ever tried the XR5 with as realistic settings as possible? I remember one could adjust its ISP to a rather realistic...

Yes I already thought about that. But this combination could only LAUNCH cargo to LEO. It couldn't return cargo from a space station to the ground. Or could it? I dont think its possible.

Hi there. I'm thinking about doing a series of missions where I want to simulate the construction and deployment of a lunar base. However, I came across a problem which really frustrates me - as it probably also frustrates the mission designers from NASA ;) : how can I transport cargo from...

Dansteph, some minor questions... would be nice if you answer them sooner or later :) 1. Like me and others already said, the mother ship looks awesome. :) However, two questions came to my mind: a) Since this looks impossible to launch from earth, its logical that it would be build directly in...