Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[CurlSnout]

No plans to develop this; was just playing with the model to see what might be achievable by someone (else) who actually knows what they are doing (i.e., someone who is not me). The model shown in these images is a bit heavy (> 16.5 MB) - without textures.

 

[MaxBuzz]

Jean-Marie Le Cosperec's LK lunar lander (*.3ds model converted to *.msh) for hopping around/on the moon.

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Hi-Ho

Lunokhod wrapped in thermal insulation


I posted photos in the thread N1 Lunar Thermal insulation is visible on LK lunar lander

 

[MaxBuzz]

Lunokhod wrapped in thermal insulation

photo of the Lunokhod before launch

There is a version that it was orange, like Mars-96

 

[Buck Rogers]

photo of the Lunokhod before launch

Hey can you post these in the N1 thread? As long as it's on topic I'd appreciate it (helps finding the resources when I need them)
(also here it's technically a little off-topic)

 

[CurlSnout]

Pershing I (MGM-31A) missile:







Hi-Ho,

cs

 

[CurlSnout]

(another) Pershing I missile:

 

[misha.physics]

New global surface textures:

 

[Buck Rogers]

FRODS- Ferrero Roche Orbital Delivery Service
(N1 Block-D)

 

[francisdrake]

FRODS- Ferrero Roche Orbital Delivery Service

Very nice gold texture and bump map!
Can I order orbital home delivery? I think, the candy should last for at least a week ...

 

[Buck Rogers]

Can I order orbital home delivery? I think, the candy should last for at least a week ...

Space Candy could be lucrativeDoes chocolate still taste good in space? I guess it always tastes good

 

[misha.physics]

One more global textures:

 

[Boxx]

One more global textures:

Nice! Are your textures procedural or somehow "handmade"?

 

[misha.physics]

Nice! Are your textures procedural or somehow "handmade"?

I took the source images from the Space Engine program. I suppose they're procedural. I'm close to posting four different textures.

 

[Boxx]

I took the source images from the Space Engine program. I suppose they're procedural.

indeed, they are:

nice resource, thanks
Some of them seem to be free, with probably some good compatibility with orbiter: https://spaceengine.org/manual/making-addons/planet-textures
Can they be used straightforward or do we need to develop a piece of code to use tiles in orbiter?

 

[misha.physics]

Can they be used straightforward or do we need to develop a piece of code to use tiles in orbiter?

I'll reply it in the add-on discussion thread: https://www.orbiter-forum.com/threads/global-textures.42303

 

[LadyCroussette]

Little landing at Armstrong Station.

 

[misha.physics]

These days I was remebering how I deorbited and landed many years ago. Finally I did it even at night and without joystick. Using BaseSyncMFD with AeroBrakeMFD seems to be the very simple solution:


Although I doubt that AoA=-1.65 degrees during burning in atmosphere is right, but at least it doesn't require any roll inclinations during descending. In a couple of deorbit tutorials I saw that DG descends on its side (90 degrees of roll), so I was very confused with it like some unnatural.

 

[Urwumpe]

In a couple of deorbit tutorials I saw that DG descends on its side (90 degrees of roll), so I was very confused with it like some unnatural.

Thats fine. Roll only changes the direction of the lift vector, but AoA changes which parts of your spacecraft get most of the heating. Some reentries even require you to reenter upside down, so you don't skip out of the atmosphere too early or at all. Thus flying S-turns (because of the bank angle) really saves your day. Even capsules roll.

 

[jedidia]

In a couple of deorbit tutorials I saw that DG descends on its side (90 degrees of roll), so I was very confused with it like some unnatural.

Doesn't matter so much which side of the spacecraft faces earth. The atmospheric resistance comes from the direction of its velocity vector, not "down", so ultimately it only matters at what angle your heatshield is aligned to that, not what orieantation it has to the earths surface.

 

[misha.physics]