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Do major bodies in the Orbiter environment perturb the other bodies in a realtime manner and thus are dynamically interacting or do the bodies follow a strict script defined by scenario parameters/ephemeris data?

I have lately been using IMFD in conjunction with TransX for routine missions and now I am interested in integrating the IMFD auto burn with the TransX slingshot. My question is: How would I execute a sling to Saturn from Jupiter using the correct parameters, such as 6.771k dV, inc. 5.464, and...

I just read that "Ender's Game" the Excellent story by Orson Scott Card will be coming out as a movie in November of 2013. I hope they do it well.

What would be the Quintessential setup (all essential addons and mods) for an updated Orulex experience?

Veterans day honors to all those who have served in the armed forces of the USA. Thank you for your service.:cheers:

Hello again to all new and old Orbiters. I am enjoying Orbiter as much as I ever have and have been catching up on some of the phases of orbiting that I had neglected in the past; Reentry, aerobraking plane changes, direct ascents and slings are all beginning to reveal their secrets to me. I...

After all these years on Orbiter I just noticed that Jupiter doesn't cast a shadow on it's moons during occultation. Why is that? I haven't tested it but I presume it is the same for the other gas giants?

Would Martin be the one to ask what AFC Mode is/does? It seems to be a problem in the UCGO cargo unpacking/packing situation.

When I unpack a cargo and save the scenario, when I open the scenario up again the cargo has repacked itself. Any thoughts?

I would like to learn an Earth to Mars transfer using IMFD. I have tried the tutorial by Mark Lieberbaum and it doesn't work for me. If possible I would like a tutorial using the stock "DG in orbit" scenario that comes with Orbiter. A step by step by the numbers list, without any omissions, that...

For you IMFD experts: What is the closest flyby approach you have made/can make to Mars using IMFD and just the eject burn, no midcourse corrections? I am interested in the comparative accuracy differences between IMFD and TransX. This is not a contest or a challenge.

What exactly does the "S. Major diff. " readout in transX mean? I know that it relates to the "inward" "outward" component of the adjustment parameters and that if the overlay of the actual burn elipse and the hypothetical burn elipse is not congruent, I can tweak my burn by applying deltaV...

I have looked in the hangar and I don't see any realistic landers for a Mars mission that have a docking port and can land and lift off to a ship such as Mars 1994 (which as we already know has maneuver issues if anything is docked to it). How difficult is it to produce an addon that would be...

I used an editing program to color correct BrianJ's excellent hi-res Phobos and Deimos textures as the color they exhibit in his downloads from Orbiter Hangar are facsimiles of the photos shifted into the infrared as imaged by the MRO. I want to know if it would be possible to upload the color...

How do I convert a BMP file to a DDS file?

I successfully deorbited and landed the X-37B while using computerex's OrbDamage addon. MaxG was set at 7Gs. What I would like to know is as I approached the end of the runway for touchdown my air speed was about 100 m/s or about 224mph, and is this enough airspeed to realistically maintain...

I know that Aerobrake MFD will give me a readout of potential max G-forces, but what I would like to know is if there is an MFD that gives me the G-forces experienced at the moment?

As I have come under scrutiny and criticism lately for my forum posts, I have decided to say "HI" here in meets and greets as I haven't done it before. I am 58 years along in life, an honorably discharged veteran of the Viet Nam era, a member of the Green Party and a Neo-Pagan Quantum Fieldist...

The MFD maps seem to be only contour lines and not very accurate if that is what they are. How can I put a color map in for the MFD display? I looked in the textures folder and there is one in there but it doesn't display.

I finally installed Mars 11 level textures and it is absolutely gorgeous! I completed the MRO mission with the MRO orbiting @ 200 km 0 ecc at about a 89 deg eq inc. It really is almost like being there. The colors and source lighting for Mars is fantastic.