I really enjoyed this thread. One interest I have had lately is if I learned to use GMAT well enough, could I use it as a navigational tool for planning missions in Orbiter, and get the data "back into" one of the simple Delta Velocity programs. I was trying to fly BrianJ's excellent LADEE...
Just had 2 CTD's with the stock Atlantis, one when using the new Launch Autopilot - between SRB sep and MECO - and one on a manual launch - after ET sep.
Here's a log -
**** Orbiter.log
000000.000: Build Mar 7 2015 [v.150307]
000000.000: Timer precision: 2.99603e-007 sec
000000.000: Found 3...
I downloaded all of the massive multi-GB texture packs (120GB unzipped!) I am having issues with a "shimmering" type texture corruption on any textures >L9.
I uploaded some .pngs tohttp://imgur.com/a/RAbQe, with all the "Planetary effects" turned off to just show the texture with no...
I've been going through the scenarios for the Beta, and it seems like there are some issues with the Dragonfly.
In the inline client:
-The automatic CG compensation doesn't seem to work
-The tracking antennas and doppler distance readouts don't work
One thing I noticed looking at the code in...
Certainly with the callback functions for coefficient of lift and coefficient of drag, re-entry aerodynamics could be as complicated as the add-on developer desires (or not).
I'm going to take a crack at this just because I am bored and I have some time.
As far as I can tell the strategy used by the "manual" controls on the new Atlantis is that prior to SRB sep, pitch is controlled by the SSME thrust vectors deflecting and roll/yaw are controlled by the SRBs, and...
I live in the middle of the desert (near Edwards AFB) and I can only download 40GB/month. I think there are a lot of people who either have limitations on their total GBs OR slow service in rural areas around the world. So it's important in my mind to have a basic working version somewhere in...
I was just trying to get your Voyager through the Grand Tour this weekend - an exercise in patience for even an experienced Orbiteer with the limited DeltaV.
I also installed Orbiter, Project X-15 & X-15 Delta on a computer at the Saxon Aerospace Museum (http://www.saxonaerospacemuseum.com/) in...
Is there a way this could be extended to work with multistage vessels, specifically Velcro Rockets type vessels?
I have tried creating APs on all stages and hitting 'GO' on the 2nd stage right after staging, but I get a 'Lost - going blind' error.
Perhaps a 'WAIT' button that allows the AP on...
I just tried RC33 on 100830 for the first time and...it's awesome!
I've really struggled with the performance issues in Vista and Windows 7 with the stock built-in DX7 client, mostly because of GDI.... I hope more add-on authors embrace the DX9 client like the XRx series have, because it's...
I experimented with making an NSIS-based installer for Orbiter at one point, with the intention of expanding it to incorporate add-on installation once I could talk to a few add-on authors and secure permission.
The nice thing about the installer I made was that it was only 500KB - it goes out...
If you want some more detailed textures for the Voyager model, I can go take some pictures of the Voyager flight spare on display in Von Karmen Auditorium at JPL.
I believe comms have terminated until Odyssey makes another pass in an hour and a half. All of the required operations for the 'set-up' post landing are on an automated sequence. Which means in an hour and a half we should see photos of deployed solar panels, biobarrier, etc.
I was around...