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We brought our mobile DIY Space Sim to a summer day camp for kids. We coached them through a variety of tasks, including: * Maneuvering with the RCS * A launch from the Moon's surface and into orbit * Circularizing an orbit * Definitions: apoapsis, periapsis, prograde, retrograde, translation...

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We took a mobile flight simulator to Maker Faire 2013. It ran Orbiter 2010 and had a modified keyboard for the spaceship commands. We were able to introduce many adults and kids to Orbiter, including a high school physics teacher who wants to use it in her class.

This is an interesting thought experiment (and documentary). What if the Earth was going to be destroyed? What if we had to save the lineage of the human race, and had 75 years to do it? Is it possible? Could we move a small population of people to a habitable planet? I'm not saying I agree...

I tried Martin Schweiger's website with Chrome, Internet Explorer, and Safari. Nothing worked. http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/ Anybody else having the same experience?

Europa Report looks like it could be a realistic rendition of a manned voyage to Europa (one of my favorite moons, btw). There is a teaser trailer at io9: http://io9.com/europa-report-at-last-a-space-thriller-worth-taking-s-493192948

This is pretty neat. It is a effective way of demonstrating how immense our galaxy is. Nothing to download or install (unless you don't have Chrome). Works with the Google Chrome Browser only...

So why are we using this expedited flight path only now? I assume this isn't a new phenomenon. Is it an enhanced capability of the new Soyuz launch systems? QUOTE FROM ARTICLE: "Three astronauts have arrived at the International Space Station after being the first to try out a new "express"...

This is the draft Delta Glider IV Checklist. Fold each page in half to create six double-sided pages. The pages fit in half-page sheet protectors that can be held together with binder rings (see the picture). The page sizes are 8.5" x 11" I can create an A4 size if there is interest. This is...

Desktop wallpaper.... http://i.imgur.com/GEN0y.jpg Here is the original website with several similar pictures. It's Calvin & Hobbs photoshopped into photographs. http://imgur.com/gallery/wGZUA

The National Space Society is running a fund-raising campaign on Kickstarter for their new video "Our Future In Space." They are very close to their funding goal. I donated. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/351762534/our-future-in-space-a-national-space-society-video From the webpage...

I am helping a non-profit organization that provides educational and fun science events for kids. We want to use Orbiter as a hands-on introduction to basic space flight. Has anyone here used Orbiter in a classroom or at a science day camp? We are hoping there is some kind of 15 minute scenario...

This is the coolest thing I've read in a while... Boeing outlines technology for crewed Mars missions http://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2013/01/boeing-outlines-technology-crewed-mars-missions/

I'm working on a keyboard modification that will label common Orbiter 2010 commands on a standard USB keyboard. This modified keyboard would be used in conjunction with a modified USB number keypad. You can still have a separate keyboard for regular typing, as long as it is USB. I'll post the...

I would love to use this device to make a big 32" monitor into a touchscreen for Orbiter. It's designed to see a user's hand gestures, but I would be happy with just a touch-screen like function. Leap Motion is supposed to come out later in 2013 with a retail price of $70. They've already...

I'm trying to avoid the blocky looking disparity between the newest Mars textures and the default textures. I read that I must install all previous Mars texture packs in order to make the most recent texture blend better at the edges. However, it appears the mirror websites are down...