Orbiter Forum Space Station

[astrosammy]

Orbiter Forum Space Station​

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I'm often building space stations and many others have done the same, so I got the idea to build one together with other Orbinauts. There was something similar discussed some months ago about different groups modeling space station parts, but this is only about building a space station with existing parts.

The following ships will be used:

• Deltaglider IV
• Space Shuttle (Shuttle Fleet or SSU)
• XR-1
• XR-2
• XR-5
• CTV
• ATV
• Progress

Here are the types of mission that would be flown:

• Construction: Space Shuttle and XR-5
• Payload: Station parts.

• Supply: Deltaglider IV or XR-2 (also ATV and Progress)
• Payload: Supply module (e.g. MPLM).

• Crew: Deltaglider IV or XR-1
• Payload: Three long duration crew members for the station

Home Port - Wideawake International


Each pilot should finish a mission in at least three real days, if it isn't finished I'll just add the modules to the station via the Scenario Editor, so that the next pilot can fly. After completing a flight, the scenario file should be saved after the landing and then posted by the pilot.

A package will be posted including required config files, scenarios, and a list with the required addons for every mission. The first part, a big node module with strong RCS will be brought into orbit by me via the Scenario Editor, into a perfect 375km, 45° orbit.

So any Orbinauts who are interested should join the OFSS Social Grou HERE and post which of these spacecraft you're able to launch, rendezvous, and dock. Reentry skills are not required.


As many are having problems with reentry, it is not necessary to be able to land at a base, just deorbit and land somewhere, preferably as close to the target as possible. Looking forward to all who want to join! Feel free to post any questions and suggestions here. Also any suggestions for a name for the station would be great too.


Sign in until June 10th and answer the poll!


Best Regards,
Astrosammy (Mission Director)

 

[Woo482]

I'll join and I can fly all of the ship's other than the Space Shuttle.
EDIT: why do most people not like ideas like this ? if you have the right people doing it it can be successful

 

[n72.75]

I can fly the Deltaglider IV

 

[astrosammy]

Great to have some people in only 30 minutes after posting!

 

[Woo482]

do you have any ideas on what your using as a core ?

 

[astrosammy]

Currently I plan to use Neesys: http://orbiter.mustard-fr.com/addons/neesys.php.
I'll add some RCS to that to allow killing the rotation.

 

[the.punk]

I am also very interested.
It would be nice if I could fly the XR-2 or DG-IV for supply.


Edit: I also could fly the XR-5 for some modules.

You said that you want to use the XR-5 and the shuttle for the parts.
But the core module is for ariane.

 

[garyw]

I am also very interested.
It would be nice if I could fly the XR-2 or DG-IV for supply.

Why not use progress or ATV for supply? Pointless flying crewed vessels when uncrewed have already been proven to work.

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Currently I plan to use Neesys: http://orbiter.mustard-fr.com/addons/neesys.php.
I'll add some RCS to that to allow killing the rotation.

After launch it won't have any power. RCS will be useless without power to drive the thrusters. You should also have a module that can talk to ground stations or TDRS for telemetry reasons.

 

[RangerPL]

Use the Mir-2 for the core, the Energia being the booster.
I'll launch something, but I have to get my computer back online first.

 

[garyw]

But the core module is for ariane.

So? You put almost anything into shuttle or XR-5. Just takes a few tweaks of the attachments.

 

[the.punk]

So? You put almost anything into shuttle or XR-5. Just takes a few tweaks of the attachments.

Yes. I just thought the XR-5 would be too little.:lol:

 

[Woo482]

I think this http://orbiter.mustard-fr.com/addons/esastar.php with some kind of node might be better as a core

 

[the.punk]

The solaris core on mustards site would also be cool.

 

[astrosammy]

You said that you want to use the XR-5 and the shuttle for the parts.
But the core module is for ariane.

But it's not so big, so it would fit into a XR-5 bay.

Why not use progress or ATV for supply? Pointless flying crewed vessels when uncrewed have already been proven to work.

I want to keep the number of used ships down, but if any people get in who are able to fly them I'll also use them.

After launch it won't have any power. RCS will be useless without power to drive the thrusters. You should also have a module that can talk to ground stations or TDRS for telemetry reasons.

I didn't think of that, I might switch to the Mir-2 core as core module.

 

[the.punk]

I want to keep the number of used ships down, but if any people get in who are able to fly them I'll also use them.

It would be cool if I could fly the xr-2 or dg-IV.
But when you're not planing to use these ships I could fly the XR-5.

 

[astrosammy]

It would be cool if I could fly the xr-2 or dg-IV.
But when you're not planing to use these ships I could fly the XR-5.

Don't worry I'll still use them, just if anyone gets in who want's to fly Progress and ATV I'll use them. I plan to include all ships in the scenarios, so that players can choose what they want to fly.

 

[Pilot7893]

DG-IV and everything in the XR series. I keep running out of forward RCS fuel in the shuttle for some reason. And I've only sucessfully deorbited once.

 

[Zatnikitelman]

Are you planning to use something like VMC for "watching" the missions in realtime?

 

[Tex]

GREAT idea astrosammy!! I can fly the shuttle, but shouldn't the shuttle launch from KSC?

 

[STS]

Great Idea!

Delta Glider IV for me, also the Shuttle