Flight Question Move Atlantis backward?

[foundpra]

Hi,

I can't see how to move the Shuttle Atlantis backward.

In the DG, you open the retro doors, and hit the minus
sign (on the numeric keypad).

Any thoughts?

--Prahas

 

[GLS]

Hi there!
The Space Shuttle didn't have "retro-thrusters" like the DG does. If you want to "go backwards", you need to either turn the Orbiter around and use the OMS engines, or you can use the (much less powerful) RCS engines and translate aft (numpad key "/" to change to translation and then numpad "9").

 

[Hlynkacg]

What GLS said, and welcome to the forum.

 

[foundpra]

Hi Guys. Yes -- finally found Num Pad 9!!!!! Yahoo! And thanks for the welcome!