Iron Hill Project Thread

TMac3000 said:
I do.

I think it put in a standard crater for every area in the Marker list that is listed as a crater.
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Ah, then that explains it. If you could upload a tiny zip file with all of those configs in it, Ill use them to create a list of accurate crater sizes & depths for your Orulex world studio. It may make Chao Meng fu a lot bigger & deeper than you expected though
 
I'll do that within the next couple of days:)

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Attention A-Crew:
We have 19 days until the Earth launch window. Here is a tentative schedule of what we will be doing between now and then:
October 8: Excursion "Longevity"--We will travel to the rim of Chao Meng Fu crater, and set up a small solar research station. We will spend two days observing the build-up to solar maximum, and return on the 10th.

October 15: Excursion "Tenacity"--We will return to the research station, make sure the equipment is function properly, and then drive as far into the daylight as we dare. We'll attempt to observe a solar flare at close range. We will return to Iron Hill on the 16th.

We'll spend the last four days doing some basic housekeeping (we haven't set up the solar farm yet:P) and prepping Odyssey for the return to Earth.
 
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I'm ready for the return mission. The departure is going to happen at October 20? I can be the pilot, as you requested in the chat some days ago...
 
For the flight home the positions will be:
Pilot: Felipi1205
Commander: TMac3000
Payload Specialist: Rick D

And Rick, you will be driving us on the Longevity and Tenacity missions, since you haven't had the chance to do very much yet;)
 
Hi Tmac, I just wanted to clear up two minor housekeeping items, both related to time acceleration. I loaded up a scenario last night & tried to warp ahead to the current date. Whenever I tried to go past 100x warp, I got pulled back to real time. After a bit of digging, I found out that the issue was Oddysey. You appear to have left the autopilot on, so I was wondering if you could remember to go shut it off at the beginning of your first eva? Its not good to keep the keys in the ignition for months at a time :lol:.

The other thing, Is exactly how we can use the scenario editor to jump ahead time during the simulation. When I tried this with Odyssey and you(r UMMU), both were blown into space, so I wanted some clarification on exactly what to change.

:tiphat:
 
so I was wondering if you could remember to go shut it off at the beginning of your first eva? Its not good to keep the keys in the ignition for months at a time .
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Will do:thumbup:
The other thing, Is exactly how we can use the scenario editor to jump ahead time during the simulation. When I tried this with Odyssey and you(r UMMU), both were blown into space, so I wanted some clarification on exactly what to change.
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Well, since we're doing the whole thing in real time, I really didn't have a chance to think much about time compression related issues. But I can commiserate with you: I tried to do a drive to Scopas Crater once, and Orbiter started acting wonky (I can't remember exactly how), so I exited, reloaded from current state, and while the rover was still moving, I updated the clock. Note to self: DO NOT update the clock while in a moving Azure!!:rofl: The Azure shot straight up into space at about two zillion miles an hour. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen:lol:

As to my being blown into space, can you describe the exact circumstances under which this happened? I'm curious to know which of the many states posted here you were using...
 
TMac3000 said:
Will do:thumbup:

Well, since we're doing the whole thing in real time, I really didn't have a chance to think much about time compression related issues. But I can commiserate with you: I tried to do a drive to Scopas Crater once, and Orbiter started acting wonky (I can't remember exactly how), so I exited, reloaded from current state, and while the rover was still moving, I updated the clock. Note to self: DO NOT update the clock while in a moving Azure!!:rofl: The Azure shot straight up into space at about two zillion miles an hour. It was the weirdest thing I've ever seen:lol:

As to my being blown into space, can you describe the exact circumstances under which this happened? I'm curious to know which of the many states posted here you were using...
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Well Im just unsure with regards to how we update scenario time exactly. The only instance of MJD I can find in the scenario editor is under the Orbit Epoch, which I think is totally different from current sim time. If I remember correctly, did you not have Discovery/Columbus accidentally deorbit some time earlier?

Oh, and by the way, I could use those base cfgs sometime soon. Have a good one :thumbup:
 
Click on "Date", and at the top you can click the up and down arrows next to the month, day, and year. Or you can click "Now" to jump to the current time on your computer.
 
TMac3000 said:
For the flight home the positions will be:
Pilot: Felipi1205
Commander: TMac3000
Payload Specialist: Rick D

And Rick, you will be driving us on the Longevity and Tenacity missions, since you haven't had the chance to do very much yet;)
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Sorry for the usual complications, but I am going out of town this weekend and will not return until Wed., 10 October. Nothing coming up after that, but I can't do anything on October 8, so we need to adjust the schedule.

Rick
 
I've marked out the future location of our solar observation site, for Thursday's mission. It's a narrow valley about 50 km north of Iron Hill, and I've named it the Grunwald Pass, after an obscure battle from English history. The Sun is a spectacular sight from there:)

To get there, (this is mostly for RickD's benefit) you need to leave the crater on a heading of 030. When you clear the crater wall, there will be huge cliff in front of you--I've named that one Edmund's Ridge, after Sir Edmund Hillary. Just point at the far left end of it, and use the Map MFD to guide you. If Orulex plops a crater in your way, just ignore and drive straight through;)

Everyone please download the attached file and extract it to Config/Mercury/Base. That is all.
 

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TMac3000 said:
State for tonight:)
Don't forget to update the clock, and take some screenshots for the Screenshot thread;)
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Thanks for the help, TMac. I drove out to Grunwald and set up the base and the RTG package. We are standing in the base and having cocktails right now (next time, we should pack chairs). I processed the save for unpack issues before I uploaded it.

Rick
 

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Observations conducted:)
Screenshots to follow:)
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Havent checked this one out yet, but can you remember to shut off the Odyssey AP before posting the next one? BTW I found the Date updater under...date :facepalm:. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
 
Okay, guys: on Thursday we will set out on our final mission objective. Here is the schedule for the rest of our stay:
Oct 18: Excursion Tenacity. We'll drive to Grunwald Pass, then turn toward the Sun and drive as far into the daylight as we dare. I don't know how long the drive will take, as it will be up to the driver's judgement as to how far to go. Drivers will be: Felipi on the way to Grunwald, and myself on the way back. We'll try to accomplish the whole thing in one day, so we'll need to stay in contact. Important: Felipi, before we leave for Grunwald, please go aboard Odyssey and shut off the hover autopilot:)

Oct 19: The day before we leave Mercury, we'll do some basic housekeeping. RickD will set up the solar farm near the Iron Hill complex, then pass the scenario to me, and I will enter the Earth course into IMFD, and inspect Odyssey to insure she's ready for liftoff.

Oct 20: Departure. Using the course I have laid in, Felipi will take us home:) I'm going to run a simulation to determine the burns and other events we can expect on the trip to Earth. I'll post the data here soon.
 
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