Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Donamy]

I haven't seen any updates, looked good last time I looked. Your still working on it right? Sorry for the bother.

Haven't done too much lately, been waiting to see what happens at NASA.

 

[n72.75]

Me ditching a DG-IV in the Gulf of Mexico:

http://i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm184/Cheat11/scramditch.png

Note the SCRAM exhaust.

It looks like a stock DG; plus the DG-IV has no scram engines.

 

[cinder1992]

lol, all of you say that take-off and landing on titan is hard?!? I take a different approach: landing and take-off are EASY compared to earth, the high air density and the low gravity give a very slow V1 speed (the DG's is about 50 m/s). and re-entry is a breeze, due to the fact that I can level out and open my air-brakes. the low V1 speed also gives an unpowered DG a very long glide range, so even if you miss, you have backup.

 

[RangerPL]

My first attempt at a "nice" screenshot.

 

[Star Voyager]

 

[Robsoie]

A little mission to Mars, mostly to relearn TransX that i have not used in month.
Using the stock DeltaGlider "DG-S ready for takeoff" scenario as the basis for it (and so without realistic fuel, air etc...) .

Cap Canaveral, 14 March 2001 (MJD: 51982), the planning in TransX have a satisfying enough Mars arrival +/- for the 31 August 2001 (MJD: 52152).


We launch at night on the 20 March 2001, supposedly not too far from our departure from Earth orbit


We wait in Earth orbit, admiring the view, until we are ready for our burn according to TransX values.


Must certainly have made a mistake in reading the ejection date i had planned somehow (maybe did not took in account my last tweaks on the planning phase on transx), as in the end the burn time was a lot more far than it was planned originally.
Anyways, we wait for nearly a month in Orbit, and finally we burn away from Earth, on the 14 April 2001 (MJD: 52013)


11 May 2001 (MJD : 52040), time for the 1st correction, good enough for now we'll make another one way later anyways.
My original date mistake lead into a delay of the supposed arrival, as now we should enter Mars orbit +/- 19 September 2001 (MJD: 52171)


The second correction on 18 July 2001 (MJD: 52108), the 1st correction made it accurate, as our arrival near Mars will always be +/- 19 September 2001 (MJD: 52171)


16 September 2001 (MJD: 52168), fews days left before our planned arrival. we can see Mars, far away, all seems good.


Finally, the day is there, 19 September 2001 (MJD: 52171), Mars appear clearly in the HUD, apparently we used well enough TransX, i was expecting running into the sun instead


Before i forget, maybe it is time to prepare for the retrograde burn, to build the orbit.


We finally achieve a circular Orbit at 20:28, always the 19 September 2001. Unfortunately we are on the dark face, so the picture is not as good as wished


As Earth requested a nicer photo for their calendar, we waited nearly a hour, until 21:33 we could be on the light :

 

[Graham2001]

"We propose, out of our sincere desire for peace in the world, to include all space weapons systems, whether real, experimental or merely theoretical within the terms of our agreement. All space weapons and research into such weapons will now become subject to the terms of the Nuclear Arms Reduction Treaty..."

...

"Projected on a huge screen at the end of the hall, the US Shuttle Atlantis hung above the beauty of the blue-white-green Earth. Beside it the Soviet shuttle, Kutuzov floated innocently against the planet..."

Craig Thomas, 'Winter Hawk'

 

[garyw]

Testing out upper stages for an upcoming lunar test mission

Teststand and sign were kindly designed by Woo482, Upperstage is the Chariot as found in Velcro rockets and it's attached to the stand using Universal Cargo Deck.

 

[Donamy]

Working on a new Quest Joint Airlock Module.

 

[T.Neo]

Testing out upper stages for an upcoming lunar test mission

Teststand and sign were kindly designed by Woo482, Upperstage is the Chariot as found in Velcro rockets and it's attached to the stand using Universal Cargo Deck.

That is potentially the coolest thing I've ever seen in Orbiter.

 

[Woo482]

It would of been cooler if the texture worked correctly the blocks should of had the same texture as mine

 

[Orbinaut Pete]

Working on a new Quest Joint Airlock Module.

Ooohhhh, Don, now that looks NICE! :thumbup:

Those textures are just......ooohhhh! :lol:

 

[fort]

I try to do a mixage between the Heathrow of JMV and the experiences that I follow with the night textures, here on London. This is far to be finished graphically: it is necessary to add roads, review the colors, do to appear details that are not returned here and to obliterate some others, optimize...but that takes forms.

The size of this picture: to reduce it again, returned it not very legible.

 

[Donamy]

Ooohhhh, Don, now that looks NICE! :thumbup:

Those textures are just......ooohhhh! :lol:

Thanks Pete !!

 

[liber]

Working on a new Quest Joint Airlock Module.

It's look fantastic,can't wait to see it in Orbiter. :thumbup:

 

[Jer95]

Dec 21, 2010: The airlock door opened and Burton stepped out onto the moon. The dusty ground was bright, reflecting light from the sun above. Squinting, Burton scanned the curved horizon. There: a smooth spot in the distance. "Perfect," he thought as he bounded toward it, bunny-hopping Apollo-style.


Then, Daniel leave the DG4, where he noticed the sun has been covered half.

"DG4, this is houston, a Lunar eclipse is happening about 1 min from now

.
Finally, the sun vanished. This is what he had been waiting for.... Lit from behind, Earth's atmosphere began to glow around the edges, ringing the dark planet with all the colors of a sunset. And from there sprung the Sun's corona.

 

[Arrowstar]

Eclipses never did look quite right in Orbiter...

 

[george7378]

Departing from Europa with Io passing very close by:

 

[astrosammy]

Having some fun with the IUS:

 

[Donamy]

Next mission release for SSU.