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[Ark]

Where do you join the group?

 

[Kyle]

Patience. Astrosammy needs to get everything organized before flight plans are drawn out. It's important that it's prepared properly before throwing the first piece in orbit.




That's exactly what Astrosammy has proposed here. Most likely all screen shots will be added to the OFSS social group since members have the ability to add photos to the group.

Oh shoot, I just realized that! I'm getting carried away here.

 

[RangerPL]

Assign me a later mission, my computer is broken.

 

[Countdown84]

GREAT idea!

My preferred craft is the XR-5, but I'll happily fly the XR-2, XR-1, or DGIV as well.

I'm willing to sign up for some reentry flights. I'm not always perfectly accurate but I usually make to the ground in one piece

I'm also handy with URMS and, if need be, I can help configure payload module for XR5 compatibility. I was actually thinking of doing payload config files for a bunch of Mustard's modules anyway, but I haven't gotten around to it yet.

 

[astrosammy]

Where do you join the group?

It's an Invite-Group, ao I need to Invite everyone who joins. I invited you allready, you should be able to join.

 

[Kyle]

It's an Invite-Group, ao I need to Invite everyone who joins. I invited you allready, you should be able to join.

I'd like to join too.. could you end me an invite?

 

[astrosammy]

Ok, Invitations are send to all the new members.

 

[TCR_500]

Can I join? I can fly the DeltaGlider IV.

 

[Kaito]

I might as well join
I can fly the DGIV, XR-1, XR-2, and XR-5 semi proficiently.

 

[Kyle]

I got the invite and joined ect. This should be pretty interesting.

 

[astrosammy]

As the poll is closed now, the next possibility to join the project is after all the 30 members we have now have flown a mission. I'm happy that so many joined.

Mods or Admins: Feel free to close this thread, progress on the project will get into a new thread.

 

[Woo482]

Here are the images of my mission

Liftoff

60 seconds after liftoff

Not long after Booster separation

separation of the core from the launcher

not long after tug separation

a few images of the station in orbit

 

[Tex]

Very nice Woo, good job! :speakcool:

One thought though, if you create a profile album and upload your screen shots there, then you can add them all to the OFSS social group. :thumbup:

 

[Tex]

OFSS - Mission 4 complete! In this mission I had to fly Atlantis with Artemis and PMA in the cargo bay. Screen shots and IRC updates below. Remember you can follow all missions from the OFSS social group HERE. :thumbup:

DOWNLOAD - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=M3SCYDGK

19:37        Chatraum betreten...
        Sie befinden sich im Raum: »ofss«. Datum: Sonntag 05.07.2009 19:37:56
19:41        -> Arrowstar hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Arrowstar    Cool 
    Arrowstar    Going to run, but I'll be back in time for Tex's mission hopefully. 
    Arrowstar    Thanks
19:42        Arrowstar ändert den Nicknamen in ArrowstarAWAY
20:00        -> Tex hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Tex    t-30 minutes
20:25    Tex    t-5minutes
20:28    Astrosammy    Ok, good luck.
    Astrosammy    I hope I entered the right launch azimuth.
20:29    Tex    I did a test launch, didnt go all the way, but looked right from the start
20:30    Tex    t-30 seconds
    Tex    t-20
    Tex    t-10
    Tex    9
    Tex    8
    Tex    7
    Tex    6
    Tex    5
    Tex    4
    Tex    3
    Tex    2
    Tex    1
    Tex    lift off
20:31    Tex    Alt 6KM everything in the green
    Tex    go at throttle up
20:32    Tex    20KM
    Tex    SRB Sep
20:34    Tex    negative return
20:35    Tex    Press to ATO
    Tex    RInc 0.96
20:36    Tex    half of orbital vel reached
    Tex    single engine ops 3
    Tex    rolling
20:37    Tex    single engine, press 104
20:38        -> Woo482 hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Woo482    launch today ?
    Astrosammy    Yes
    Woo482    ok cool 
    Astrosammy    We are short before MECO
    Tex    Current alt 97km
20:39    Tex    Nominal MECO, external tank jettioned successfully
    Tex    RInc 0.61
20:41    Astrosammy    Nice! That should be OK.
    Tex    ApA=259.6k - PeA=56.11k....coasting around to ApA for a prograde burn
20:42    Tex    Target currently 11.31M away
20:43    Woo482    wow that's better than I can launch lol
20:44        Tex is enjoying the view
20:45    Tex    view enjoyed... time accel x10
    Astrosammy    xD
20:46    Tex    approaching ApA
    Tex    Facing prograde and preparing for the burn
20:47    Tex    Burn in 10
    Tex    9
    Tex    8
20:48    Tex    7
    Tex    6
    Tex    5
    Tex    4
    Tex    3
    Tex    2
    Tex    1
20:49    Tex    Orbital burn complete, PeA=190.8k
20:50    Tex    Preparing for final plane alignment. Time to AN = 600 seconds
20:53        -> TNeo hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Tex    Anti-normal autopilot engaged, firing main engines for the plane alignment
    TNeo    Yo.
    TNeo    Soryy for the late arrival, was cooking dinner.
20:54    TNeo    *sorry
20:55    Tex    130 seconds burn time remaining
20:56    Tex    actually just started the burn
    Tex    RInc 0.30
    Tex    0.20
20:57    TNeo    Were you THAT off plane, Tex? 
    Tex    0.10
    Tex    autopilot
        Woo482 thinks it was the shuttles fault
20:58    Tex    Plane aligned, RInc 0.00
    Woo482    now the fun part ! (docking)
    Tex    Fuel remaining 82.6
20:59    Tex    Next step: Setting an intersect point
    Tex    Cargo Bay Doors OPENING
    Tex    As Atlantis passes in sunrise
21:01    Tex    Passing over the western australia coast
21:05        -> thepunk hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    thepunk    hi
        <- thepunk hat die Verbindung unterbrochen. (Quit: Yes, I used the web based applet >_>)
        -> thepunk hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    thepunk    hi+
21:06    Tex    Orbit alt matched, rendezvous point set
    Tex    hi
    Tex    Rendezvous point set just after sunrise
    Tex    Preparing to syncrozie the orbits
21:09    Tex    Starting DTmin = 859.7
    Tex    Approaching our rendezvous point
21:10    Tex    Burn in 5
    Tex    4
    Tex    3
    Tex    2
    Tex    1
21:11    Tex    Burn stopped with DTmin 439.9
    Tex    PeA currently at 177.2k
21:12    Tex    Coasting around a few times catching OFSS
    Tex    Currently over the S. Atlantic at night
    thepunk    realy off topic: can I do a hohmann transfer with sync mfd?
    Tex    err sunrise
21:13    Tex    other caht room plz
    Tex    chat*
21:15    Tex    Brief break, drink refreshment, back in a few minutes. Coasting at normal speed, still over the South Atlantic
21:17    ArrowstarAWAY    Nice work, Tex!
        ArrowstarAWAY ändert den Nicknamen in Arrowstar
21:22    Tex    Thanks!
    Tex    Atlantis is nearly halfway through her second orbit
21:24    Tex    Speeding time up to catch OFSS
21:25    Tex    Currently 10.89M from OFSS
21:27    thepunk    created a new thread.
    Tex    OFSS 9.9M away
21:29        <- thepunk hat die Verbindung unterbrochen. (Quit: Yes, I used the web based applet >_>)
        -> thepunk hat den Raum ofss betreten.
21:30    thepunk    maybe someone answers
        <- thepunk hat die Verbindung unterbrochen. (Quit: Yes, I used the web based applet >_>)
21:32    Tex    Atlantis currently 8.3M away, preparing for final sync burn
21:33    Tex    Current DTmin 25.50
    Tex    Burn in 5
21:34    Tex    4
    Tex    3
    Tex    2
    Tex    1
        <- Woo482 hat die Verbindung unterbrochen. (Ping timeout)
21:35    Tex    Sync burn complete, DTmin 0.00
    Tex    Distance 8.1M
    Tex    16 Orbits till docking
21:36    Tex    Warp x100
21:42    Tex    9 orbits to go, tweeking DTmin
21:45        -> Woo482 hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Woo482    how's the flight doing ?
21:46    Tex    6 orbits till rendezvous
21:49    Tex    3 orbits to go, currently at 100x
    Tex    Slowing to make final DTmin adjustments on final orbits
21:51    Tex    Atlantis is on her final orbit before rendezvous with OFSS!!
21:52    Woo482    Cool 
21:54    Tex    Moving the shuttle arm to the ready position
21:56    Tex    All set, crossing the west African coastline now
21:57    Tex    Dist to OFSS = 375k
21:58    Arrowstar    Woot!
    Arrowstar    
21:59    Tex    slowly rotating for the rendezvous burn
    Tex    Dist 310k
22:02    Tex    Dist 100k
22:03    Tex    Dist 38k, DTmin 0.01
22:06    Tex    Dist 7k Closure Vel 32m/s
    Tex    Burning Main Engines
22:08    Tex    Shut down. CVEL 7.72, Dist 3k
22:09    Tex    Rotating to face OFSS as the sun is rising and gleaming off her panels
22:10    Tex    Beautiful!
    TNeo    Nice.
    Tex    Translating back
22:11    Tex    Dist 1.4k CVEL 5.42
22:12    Tex    Dist 1.130k CVEL 3.88
22:13    Tex    Total fuel remaining: 63.0
22:14    Tex    Dist 800 CVEL 2.5
22:15    Tex    Dist 500 CVEL 2.0
22:17    Tex    Dist 153, CVEL 0.50
22:19    Tex    CVEL 0, Rotating for ZOE grapple
22:21    Woo482    what mission are we on now ?
    Astrosammy    Misson 4
    Woo482    ok what is mission 5 ?
22:22    Tex    Extending the arm to grapple ZOE
    Astrosammy    Mission 5 will be a supply mission.
22:23    Woo482    ok I thought so
22:25    Tex    Actually got that wrong, extending arm to grapple "Artemis"
    Tex    my mistake
22:30    Tex    Artemis grappled successfully. Positioning the shuttle closer to OFSS
22:33    Tex    Extending Artemis towards Zoe
22:35    TNeo        Astrosammy: Do you have a pilot for the supply mission?

22:36    Astrosammy    Still have to assign one.
    Woo482    what craft is it using ?
22:37        TNeo waves his hand, desperate to be selected.
    TNeo    :P#
    Astrosammy    That depends on the pilot's skill. Progress, ATV, DeltagliderIV or Shuttle
    TNeo    DGIV, I can do.
22:38    TNeo    ATV ****s up on ascent for me, for some reason.
    Astrosammy    We have 30 pilots, so I'd prefer to take someone who didn't fly a mission before.
22:39    Woo482    lol I dident fly I just randomly pressed the AP button untill it worked
    TNeo    Oh, okay.
        TNeo trudges away depressed and lonely.
22:40    TNeo    XP
22:42    Tex    Artemis docked to Zoe successfully
    Tex    Moving arm to grapple PMA
22:45        Arrowstar waves for the next supply mission 
22:50    Tex    PMA Docked to Artemis successfully
22:51    Tex    Stowing the arm and preparing for the first shuttle docking to OFSS
22:57    Tex    Atlantis has docked with OFSS successfully!
22:58    Tex    screen shots captured
22:59    TNeo    We copy and confirm, over.
    TNeo    Congratulations, Tex.
23:00    Arrowstar    Yay, nice work Tex!
23:01    Astrosammy    Beautiful work!
    Tex    thanks guys!
23:02    Tex    Am pretty tired now, so Im just gonna go ahead and reenter
23:03    Tex    Undocking confirmed
    Tex    Preparing for base sync burn
23:05    Tex    Moving arm inside cargo bay, stowing radio antenna
23:06    Tex    Cargo bay doors CLOSING
23:08    Tex    Base sync burn in progess
23:09    Tex    2 orbits to go, speeding time up
23:10    Tex    Reentry burn in progress
23:13    Tex    Burn complete. Final PeA=60.14k
    Tex    Total fuel remaining 51.5
23:14    Tex    Alt 287km
23:15    Tex    Currently 19M from Cape Canaveral
23:16    Arrowstar    Is a fuel dump to 31.9% (or whatever it happens to be) on the agenda?
    Tex    Can you dump fuel in Shuttle Fleet?
    Arrowstar    I think so... ctrl-A?
23:17    Tex    ah its burning my thrusters, no go
    Arrowstar    It burns the rear RCS quads in all directions, yeah.
    Arrowstar    That's how they 'dump' fuel, I guess 
    Tex    yea, too late I think
    Arrowstar    Ah
23:18    Tex    by the time I enter I'll lose mroe
    Tex    more*
    Arrowstar    Is it effecting trajectory or stability?
    Tex    not much
23:19    Tex    dumping some fuel now, will compensate after
    Arrowstar    Okay-dokie... sorry about that, it's been a while since I've used Shuttle Fleet.
    Tex    fuel now 37.7
23:21    Tex    sped time up, currently at 124km, preparing for entry
23:23    Tex    94KM
    Arrowstar    Go Tex go! (and don't forget the screenies! :D)
23:30    Tex    Looking good so far, still in the upper atmosphere 65KM
    Tex    3.6M from KSC
23:31    Tex    Approaching the western coast of Mexico
23:33    Tex    Performing S-turns
23:34    Arrowstar    Tex, are you flying this by hand or is this an AutoFCS re-entry?
23:35    Tex    by hand just using the map and surface mfd
    Arrowstar    Sick 
    Tex    thats the fun part xD
    Arrowstar    Totally 
23:36    Tex    almost over Mexico, Alt 57KM, Speed 6402m/s
23:40    Tex    looks like a sunset landing
    Arrowstar    I'm sure it'll be beautiful
23:42    TNeo    Nice.
23:43    Tex    Entry phase complete, lining up for landing at KSC
23:44    Arrowstar    Woot
    Tex    Clear to lang
    Tex    9,000
23:45    Tex    Gear down
    Tex    Touch down
    Tex    Chute deployed
23:46    Woo482    yay !
    Arrowstar    Nice work! 
    Woo482    now time for me to go play some orbiter 
    TNeo    Nice. 
23:47    Tex    Wheels stop
    Astrosammy    Succesful mission! Great work! Welcome home, Atlantis!
23:48    Arrowstar     

23:49        <- Woo482 hat die Verbindung unterbrochen. (Quit: Yes, I used the web based applet >_>)
        -> Woo482 hat den Raum ofss betreten.
    Tex    Thanks guys
    Tex    I'll send you the scenario
    Woo482    since I havent said it yet, Good Job with the flight  !
    Tex    Cheers
23:50    Woo482    you'r better than me lol normaly I just end up crashing 
23:51    Tex    I almost over shot, but managed to enter without burning up. Had to do some tight turns on final to slow down
23:53    Woo482    dident you use aerobreak MFD or any thing ? that normaly stops me from overshooting the base

 

[astrosammy]

Great work, and great shots! Now I have to get ready for the next missions...

 

[Tex]

I'm making a video of mission 4 to be released this week! :thumbup:

 

[Kyle]

Nice video Tex on youtube! And the titanic music was a good choice.

 

[myself]

can space shuttle autopilot be used for launches?

 

[Tex]

Nice video Tex on youtube! And the titanic music was a good choice.

Thanks! :thumbup:

can space shuttle autopilot be used for launches?

Sure can, that's what I did.

 

[Messierhunter]

Will you guys be needing any pilots to safely land birds for less experienced commanders after they have completed the orbital mission? I think Keith suggested the idea, but I don't know if astrosammy wanted to actually organize that or not.