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This is a follow up to my recent post about Orbiter addon development in Rust: https://orbiter-forum.com/threads/orbiter-addon-development-in-rust.40307/ I have created a proof-of-concept addon module written entirely in Rust using the above library. It is based on the OrbiterWiki tutorial but...

One of the biggest draws for me with this setup is that I don't have to use the Visual Studio IDE. I can code in VSCode and just run "cargo build". Running it under "Git Bash" keeps it close to a unix experience. Maybe its possible to do that with C++ as well (i.e. VS code+terminal) but I am not...

I am not sure if there are any Rust language fans here. I took a stab at creating a minimal Rust bindings layer for the Orbiter SDK to allow development of addons in Rust. You can find the repository here: https://github.com/thomasantony/orbiter-rs . The repo includes a simple "Surveyor" probe...

"In the Shadow of the Moon" - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0925248/ "From the Earth to the Moon" - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120570/ - Actually an HBO mini-series/"docudrama" . One of the best I have ever watched.

Hello, I am posting here after a loong break. :tiphat: I recently came across this hard sc-fi series now being produced for broadcast over internet. http://l5-series.com/ They just outed a teaser trailer : Did anyone else notice that the HUD at 00:32 looks a lot like those from Orbiter ?

That is a valid point. You can stash the reactor at the back ... and shield only the side with the crew. It can irradiate space as much as it wants ... nobody need to go back there ;) . Of course they would have to be careful bringing it near space stations and stuff ... ;) ---------- Post...

The submarine does weigh ~7000 tons. But just for reference, how much does a naval reactor .. ( say the S9W/S6W or the A4W reactor ) weigh? I couldn't find this information anywhere. Now if only we had a 3 "GJ/s" Iron man style "Arc Reactor" ... things would be sooo much easier .. :P...

Crysis, Half Life, and most definitely Mass Effect 1 & 2 .

This could be the beginning ..

But really, working in protected mode is not as much of a pain as working with segments and sh*t in real mode. When I worked on my small OS project, one of the first things I did was to make it go to protected mode. Of course, video etc. becomes a little tough after that as you can't directly...

Well, you can write OSes in 32-bit or 64-bit x86 ASM ( so no segments and crap like that ) and get them to boot on modern day computers.. There is one made entirely using ASM ( http://www.menuetos.net ) . I was once a big fan of Win32ASM programming ( masmforum.com...

I have been on an airplane 3 times. Twice when I was really young, once when I was 5 and once when I was 7. No idea what kind of aircraft they were :) . Most recently was in December 2008, on a Boeing 737-800 .

Ok .. Assuming they have to do a roll-back .. how will this affect upcoming launches such as the one on May 14th ?

Staying at Orlando was something I hadn't considered. It would help cut costs a lot as hotels near KSC like going cutthroat on launch days. Thanks for the help StarVoyager :) . Much appreciated.

Hey, Just found this: http://www.kennedyspacecentertours.net/?event=offer.detail&offerId=11559 $115 all inclusive for watching launch. As it costs $56 from http://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/space-shuttle-launch-viewing-tickets.aspx .. I guess its pretty reasonable as it includes...