Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[IronRain]

'This is Ares launch control at T-1 hour and counting. We're 1 hour away from the launch of the Orion spacecraft with its 4 person crew. This will be final test flight of Orion before its first flight to the moon! The astronauts are strapped into their seats and everything is GO!'

Orion will be visited by a Dragon spacecraft with 3 crew members, here in an earlier shot after roll-out of the Falcon 9

In other news: Proba was released in lunar (polar) orbit one week ago

 

[Pinguinboy]

My current space station, the International Space Outpost Cetus.

 

[Mir]

Picture taken at dawn, you see the Spaceplane Eridanus ER-001 mission on stations-keeping with the ISS
Rome 06:31:10 UTC
Telescope Konus-130
Ocular Celestron

 

[Chub777]

The Shuttle performing the hand-off procedure on Quest:

Quest has docked and one of the four oxygen tanks are attached:

All of the oxygen tanks are now attached:

A heat-shield inspection EVA was later carried out:

Followed by the station arm:

Undocking:

De-orbit and landing later.

 

[Donamy]

The Approach and Landing test vehicle, over KSC approaching the HAC. I may release this bird, before the Jason space worthy ship.

 

[Felipi1205]

It's just beautiful!!

 

[Pipcard]

The MPLM docked to the ISS. (I practiced using the default Shuttle's RMS)

 

[Donamy]

The space worthy Jason returning from it's first orbital 5 day test flight. Notice the scorching on the front of the waist pods. Looks like it will need some Hi-temp tiles or some RCC in that area.

 

[Scav]

Speaking of scorching.



Here's another rotten test shot from Constitution, involving the Starboard-wing Infra-red / Visual spectrum Re-entry Observatory (SIVRO) module built into the top of her starboard rudder. Her companion is PIVRO, which is the same array (a micro video / infra-red camera) only on the other rudder.

 

[Ark]

My current space station, the International Space Outpost Cetus.

What are those big dishes to the right?

 

[diogom]

What are those big dishes to the right?

From this addon: [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3085"]Mir-2 (pr.1993) V.1.1[/ame] I believe

 

[Alfastar]

X-15 altitude flight to 110 km, recent separated from the B-52.

(Date: 14-4-1964)

[This is a fictitious date, but the X-15 and the B-52 was ''real'']

 

[Pipcard]

X-15 altitude flight to 110 km, recent separated from the B-52.

(Date: 14-4-1964)

[This is a fictitious date, but the X-15 and the B-52 was ''real'']

Nice filter effect, it makes it look like a real photo from that time period.

 

[Sierra719]

Thanks to Liber for making the X-71 (my favorite fictional spacecraft) and GattisPilot for making me a modified Freedom and Independence Mesh. Here's the Independence Movie Accurate

There go, Now I'm debating whether or not to release the 2 meshes as they are not my work. I might though giving credit to its creators obviously. And if I do I'll make it so you have to Download Liber's then replace the mesh. Enjoy

 

[astrosammy]

Nice! Is it possible to use the boosters on top of it like in the movie?
A release would be great, I just created an asteroid that's on a similar trajectory (making a close moon flyby at 10 km/s, and as big as Texas).

 

[Sierra719]

the boosters are just for show

 

[Pinguinboy]

From this addon: Mir-2 (pr.1993) V.1.1 I believe

That's right, they're from the Mir-2 1993.

 

[Sierra719]

Here is Independence Launching in sunset Armageddon Style. Notice the date and try and link the date to what is happening in the movie

 

[Mattyv]

Is the World blowing up in ~4 days?:uhh:

 

[Sierra719]

Is the World blowing up in ~4 days?:uhh:

close the story was that in 4 days an asteroid would hit earth, and 2 X-71 Shuttles are sent up to drill to the center of said asteroid plant nukes and blow it in half