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A few years after the atari release there was another made by someone from belgium for the PC-DOS also called Space Shuttle, which worked very well for that time, however its success was limited. In the 90's another one showed up called ESS which fitted in a 3.5" 1.44Mb disk. Also a commercial...

You know you are addicted to Orbiter.. When after so many years since school (I'm 34 now) you enroll in a degree in physics and math because you once tried to develop an add-on and while digging into the insides of space flight you just realize that you got no idea about it all together, and...

Ok.. let's look at some facts before making any explanation: Assuming atmospheric pressure at sea level = 1 atm then: fraction of 1 atm average altitude (m) (ft) 1 0 0 1/2 5,486 18,000 1/3 8,376 27,480 1/10 16,132 52,926 1/100 30,901 101,381 1/1000 48,467 159,013...

I'm working on the math to calculate heat conservative re-entry profiles and worked out a few numbers so I went and checked them out in the DG-IV and the XR-1 and to my surprise none of them worked on my numbers, not only that but they dont agree to each other either.. :blink: So.. As I...

Well well well.. I'm liking this! :speakcool: I'm developing an autopilot for reusable boosters.. As a first step to achieve just this! My scenario is pretty much the same.. Some astounding technologichal breakthrough is discovered in the moon like a new material or industrial process.. And...

Water: Considering all if not all of the food wild be dehydrated you'll need 3 liters at least per person per day. Energy: I'm sure NASSP people has the numbers for the fuel cells used in the Apollo program. Waste: Everything reusable shall be recycled.. Clothing, Personal Hygiene, etc...

There is no point in trying to get back home.. At high speeds it will take you so long to make a 180 that by the time you are done you'll be way too far to make it back with the remaining fuel, on the other hand if you slow down to turn you won't make it either because it would take too long and...

May this be my presentation as well as an introduction to what I got in mind. I love exploring and learning from new addons, but I've got to the point where I've mastered Orbiter well enough to find it difficult to find new challenges and I'm ready to create the kind of things that I'd like to...

Well.. While I understand the point of view of those that think this is pure madness.. I consider the self-sustained home an achievement as important to makind as space exploration. Anyone remembers the film "Gattaca"? If I ever win a lottery prize substantial enough to grant inmediate...