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I've been considering moving my Orbiter 16 install from my hard drive to a SSD, I was wondering if 128GB USB3 would be an ideal cheaper alternative. I think with Orbiter 16 it is not so much the raw transfer speed rather the seek time. Has anyone tried this? I want to reduce texture/elevation...

I was using Space Engine today and I visited Mars, Moon & Earth and what stood out was the planets had correct terrain, but still does not look as good as Orbiter Beta. I was thinking someone could create a vessel that behaves similar to the default controls in Space Engine, so the vessel could...

Hi I was wondering if anyone is interested in doing CubeSats. There are lots of them out there, the standard sizes generally are 1U, 1.5U, 2U, 3U and a few other sizes as well but not sure if they are within cube spec range. Nanoracks offer deployment solutions, they have a cubesat deployer on...

I am coming in at a high DV of 12 to mars, is it possible to aerocapture in the XR2? tried a few times and I always burn up. Is it impossible to do? There is a scn file included.

Hi I am wondering if anyone knows what software currently uses the new LRO maps for visualizing the moon in 3d? I have not been able to find any but I know 3d animation videos have used this data such as in the 45th anniversary apollo 8 earthrise video. I have used google moon but it doesn't...

I am wondering why some models I have seen have a gold colored command module. I have not read about the command module being any other color than silver.