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Ars Technica ran an interesting article on a proof-of-concept study done by Bellcomm using the Apollo stack (modified, of course) as a means to send a manned vessel to Venus and/or Mars. Certainly old news, but I hadn't seen this particular study before, and some nice diagrams are included for...

A tailsitter I am developing works just fine when loaded from a scenario file, sitting and launching properly from a pad. But using the scenario editor to move it to another pad flips it over onto its nose. The craft is SC3 at this stage of development, and the touchdown points seem to be in...

While studying C++ and Visual Studio 2010 I loaded up the source files for LolaMFD for Orbiter 2010 to use as a test platform. While studying the code I noticed one oapiDebugString line uncommented. I commented it out, recompiled the code, ran a scenario, and found that (to no one's surprise but...

Subject says it all really. Say I have a folder full of separate msh files (or any other plaintext files, configs and textures too), and I want to search for a particular string. How can I do this without having to open each one individually? Total noob question I know, and I imagine those of...

I'm having a "failure to get good google results moment," and I imagine a lot of you guys know the answer to this question right off. How long, assuming low activity and no other extreme factors, was the life support rated to last per man within both the Lander and Command Module (still...

Okay. Since my search is coming up empty, I'm figuring I'm just having a brain glitch and not seeing the obvious. While messing around with the latest XR2 (the 1.3 version) I decided to slap the Spotlight mod to it using the Universal Cargo Deck to make nightside docking more fun. So far so...

Try again using a software device. The above error (plus subject) is what I am getting when trying to run Orbiter all of a sudden. When restarting Orbiter with "Always enumerate devices" checked, I am limited to RGB emulation. End part of the orbiter log generated: **** Creating simulation...

Am I missing a hidden setting here somewhere? Or is this just the way it is? Orbiter only saves six quicksaves on my Windows 7 system, and ignores any more. Searching through the forums only reveals the suggestion to install Orbiter in something other than the Program Files directory (it is)...

There may be a way of setting this from within Orbiter, but I can't find it. Is there a way to change the default location of, for instance, the change vessel selection box? Right now it comes up right in the middle of the screen, and I don't like that. I would much prefer it to be stuck up in...

Has anyone devised a way to lock a station's axis to be permanently sun facing without having to use thrusters or a running MFD? (As in to simulate using gyroscopes for stability, for example.) Thanks!

Did I just imagine this? I could have sworn that somebody published an MFD or other utility that allowed one to list the docking ports of a viewed object on the HUD. I've searched Orbit Hanger, but to no avail. Can somebody direct me? Thanks!

Google, excuse me, "Topeka," has done more than just change its name for April 1st. http://www.google.com/virgle/ So who's going to step up and do the Orbiter models for this project? :lol:

I was wondering if there were any plans to finish the 3D virtual cockpit of the excellent XR-2? Lately I have been playing with this ship as my favored "future" craft, and the only thing missing that would make it more fun would be to be able to throw switches and press buttons "from the...

While trying to organize all the addons I have collected, it occurred to me how nice it would be to have some sort of file manager that would allow me to see the file along with a brief description of it, and maybe even a picture. Being able to sort and move the files with said manager would be...

Well this is annoying. The orbiter install that was working just fine yesterday is today crashing when I attempt to select another spacecraft from the menu. I haven't reinstalled the full program yet, although I did replace the Orbiter executable from the most recent downloaded zip file. It's...

Hey guys. I was recently working on a project centering around launch sites of the fifties and sixties, when I came upon this facility. Let me let my friend Wikipedia describe it: Fort Churchill is a rocket launching complex located in Churchill, Manitoba at 58°44′03″N, 93°49′13″W. The site has...