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This isn't actually "news" news, but it's new (to me). While in Seattle recently, I had the opportunity to tour the FFT at the Museum of Flight. It is a fantastic experience to crawl through the hatch, stand in the mid-deck, look through the airlock, climb the ladder to the flight deck, and...

OK, somebody has to ask: How does it get dirty?

I don't know how active the members are, but there is a group: http://orbiter-forum.com/group.php?groupid=63

Welcome, aeon! I'm sure you'll find lots of help here. It is traditional to recommend new orbinauts look at Go Play In Space, a gentle introduction to Orbiter. You can find it at: http://www.orbiterwiki.org/wiki/Go_Play_In_Space Chapter 9 has some background and pointers to add-ons for...

Welcome, Johnny. And here's a plug for one of the best introductory resources: Go Play In Space is a set of adventures with Orbiter, taking you from basic maneuvering to planning and executing interplanetary journeys. You can see it (and a lot of other useful information) at OrbiterWiki...

Note that the latest edition of Go Play In Space is now on OrbiterWiki: http://www.orbiterwiki.org/wiki/Go_Play_In_Space This edition was intended to be an update for Orbiter 2010, and could use some tender editing by the more experienced orbinauts. Included in chapter 8 is a list of...

Has any thought been given to adopting the international standard (ISO 8601) for dates in Orbiter, Orbiter Forum, Orbit Hangar, and OrbiterWiki? The date format is YYYY-MM-DD. It is explained at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_8601 I've pushed its use at work (in the US) as part of filenames...

Congratulations on starting a new stage of your life. Your "before flying" days are over! It's a bit scary at first, and you'll feel totally incompetent for a while. But when it starts to come together, and you feel your proficiency growing, you'll never want to stop. But also don't forget...

The great thing about the wiki approach is that an article can start small, and be expanded as its authors/editors find the time and energy. If you don't mind, I can take what you've provided here, and post it as an article. Then as your bandwidth permits, you might go in and edit to correct my...

With a little searching, I found this 15-second sample recorded by Chris Hadfield: https://soundcloud.com/colchrishadfield/space-station-noise Now I wonder how loud it really is, compared with other noisy environments such as driving a car at low speed, highway speed, windows open, etc.

Maybe not a question for ISS astro/cosmonauts, but does anyone have a sound file of the ISS background noise? It might be nice to have a realistic sound file for Orbiter Sound ambient noise. If not, maybe the ISS crew could make one for us. :) So here's an actual question: Can the crew tell...

The price is a bit steep for my level of interest, but it's interesting to use Amazon's "look inside". And the cover picture is suggestive of the stability/chaos regions you mentioned. Thanks for the tip, and I look forward to your further exploration of this topic for us amateurs. That reminds...

This is very interesting, but will take some work to digest. Can you recommend a reference for further reading? Maybe one with pictures? ;)

Over on Gizmodo, there is a list of the things that went wrong leading up to the Apollo 13 "problem": http://io9.com/the-checklist-of-what-had-to-go-wrong-for-apollo-13-to-1697567898 In the discussion someone raised the question: "if the explosion had occurred after the lunar explorers had...

Yep, Mark gave me permission to post the latest edition (early 2009) edition of "The IMFD Full Manual", specifically so that it can be edited in small chunks. It would be great if you could help with updates. Also, Bruce Irving and Mark Paton gave permission for posting the unpublished...

Note that the IMFD Full Manual is now available on OrbiterWiki, and the scenario files can be downloaded from there as well: http://www.orbiterwiki.org/wiki/IMFD_Manual The manual hasn't been updated for a long time, so anyone with IMFD skills should feel free to edit the manual or provide...

I think that model has USB and Bluetooth. Can you connect an external keyboard (preferably with a numeric keypad) and try that?

A fracas is "a noisy disturbance or quarrel". Probably involving shouting, calling bad names, waving of arms, but not actually punching anyone (that would be a brawl).

Welcome to a great community! When you want to organize your exploration of Orbiter, take a look at "Go Play In Space", it's a classic. http://www.orbiterwiki.org/wiki/Go_Play_In_Space

As many of you know, David Courtney's (blixel) videos on YouTube are a great resource for exploring beginning and advanced Orbiter topics. However, it isn't always easy to find a video that addresses a specific topic. I've started an index to his videos on OrbiterWiki. The index is at...