Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[N_Molson]

Houston, we thought we'd start building a little ship, and then insanity ensued:

Wow, really impressive that one !! :thumbup:

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Here's one person who is praying very hard to The Probe for an excellent flight all the way up to splashdown and recovery!

 

[mojoey]

A project of mine. Coming Winter 2013, with the Edge Launch Family as a bonus.

(Hint, it's where Explorer Lauched from)

 

[liber]

I got all sweat try to fly in formation just with keyboard controlling airplane from VC.

 

[Spacethingy]

So what's a guy supposed to do when his rendezvous with the ISS is cancelled? Head for the bright lights of course!

Just moments after levelling of at about 20km, both scram and main engine smoke visible.

Scramming along over the New Jersey coast...

Making a pass over Wallops Island, shame nothing's launching today...

Banking a little to stay on course over Chesapeake Bay.

Both scram and main thrust at about 5%, fuel tanks at 70%, hull temps at a steady 300 'C, moving at about a mile every one or two seconds. Feelin' groovy!

Engines off, scrams closed, gliding towards the Big Apple.

Coming up the Hudson, just after going sub-sonic. Hope I don't have to ditch her...

Gliding in over Central Park.

Wheels down, on final, La Guardia.

Wheel stop, with a few moments to admire the view...

...and a little tarmac to spare!

"BA Flight 65H, cleared to cross runway..."

Vchamp's screencapture addon is awesome! As is the XR2. As is TMSO. As is Orbiter. As is everything really...

 

[Scav]

Just for grins:



... a blast from the past.

 

[Pipcard]

 

[Pablo49]

A project of mine. Coming Winter 2013, with the Edge Launch Family as a bonus.

(Hint, it's where Explorer Lauched from)

An Atari 2600?

 

[IronRain]

A little behind with posting screenshot's of the Skylab-5 mission but here are a few new ones.

Time to raise our orbit

Payload for this mission: PMA and the logistics carrier

After a (relative) slow catch-up we're underneath the station

Getting aligned with the docking port (this will be the last time for the shuttle to dock to the APAS-75 docking port)

Getting closer

Standing-by for docking

Not very clear in this image, but Atlantis is docked to Skylab-II! In the background you can see the moon)

After 7 months of unmanned flight, Skylab-II received a crew for 8 days. This mission brings continued presence of humans aboard Skylab-II a step closer.

 

[Dores]

Just some old shots! Two stations built by me over lots of missions last summer

Looking forward to building another, launching from Loru's new base! (CSSC)

Dores

 

[mojoey]

An Atari 2600?

:lol: nope....


It's Von Braun Spaceport/Airbace.

I'm considering adding in a horizontal testing facility over by the VAB.

Black: Tarmac/Runway (for a shuttle type ship?)
Gray: Taxiways and maintenance surfaces
Green: Small Hangars
Purple: Large Hangars
Dark Red: VAB
Orange: Launch pad
Pink: Fueling facilities
Brown: Admin buildings/Mission Control
Dark Blue: ATC tower
Light Blue: Fuel pipes
Blue: Flame Trench

 

[N_Molson]

Airbace

:lol:

Another launch that went very wrong :

 

[mojoey]

:lol:

Another launch that went very wrong :

They're testing a new ascent pattern the 'crashalot' ascent...it involved bouncing off the ground...and LOTS of asplosions.


Narrowed down the possible site for the Facility (Recommend you disable Orulex if you have it...it makes things...bumpy)
final lat-long is:
41.2032, -115.2406

 

[C3PO]

Another launch that went very wrong :

But not as cute as COTS 2+ :rofl:

 

[N_Molson]

They're testing a new ascent pattern the 'crashalot' ascent...it involved bouncing off the ground...and LOTS of asplosions.

Well, curiously, the thing had enough raw power to sustain itself in the air. The autopilot found an "equilibrium" between (insane) dynamic pressure and (insane) thrust, to fly horizontally with an AoA of 30°. Straight North, into the populated areas. :uhh:

 

[mojoey]

But not as cute as COTS 2+ :rofl:

Oh god...who was the smart, funny, (and sexy) person who originally posted that?

 

[TMac3000]

I got all sweat try to fly in formation just with keyboard controlling airplane from VC.

F/A-18, right? I have got to get me one of those!:thumbup:

 

[mojoey]

F/A-18, right? I have got to get me one of those!:thumbup:

Blue cockpit?

Looks like a MiG-21

Or a Mirage...not really sure

 

[liber]

F/A-18, right? I have got to get me one of those!:thumbup:

I'm sure is MiG-21. :lol:

 

[Tex]

Also, our other tester PeterRoss took an IMS vessel beyond the confines of the solar system for the first time:

That's a good shot! Pretty cool looking planet atmosphere too.