Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[IronRain]

Yesterday, after weeks of preparations, the Multinational Space Station (MSS) successfully launch to LEO. The station is in a 300x300 km orbit. The launch took place at 11:30 utc from SRC Polygon in Russia. The launcher, a Energia, launched the station on a suborbital trajectory. The DM-2 tug then pushed it to the desired orbit.

MSS will stay in-orbit for at least a year. The first mission that will go up to the station will be Space Shuttle Endeavour, carrying a RMS arm for the station and a MPLM.
The MSA is responsible for the space station.

T-15 minutes

Lift-off!

Roll program

Booster separation

DM-2 ignition

Solar panels and radiators deployed! On-orbit checks underway.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

In days where daily life usage of space is seen as routine, we must remember that reaching space - even the edge of space - is still a dangerous affair.

The horrific accident last Friday is a reminder to all of us who love the idea of reaching space that accidents do happen in this high risk activity - and it is our duty to continue space exploration such that the lives lost in expanding the road to the cosmos will not be worthless.

Rest In Peace Mr. Michael Alsbury. Your efforts into advancing supersonic and trans-atmospheric flights to the general public will not be forgotten.

 

[Phil Smith]

Playing with Orbiter beta.
Just above the Everest..
I can tell you one thing - even this current release is full of bugs and fatal errors, 3d landscape takes me away - gosh - it's amazing!

 

[Mojave]

Space Truckers

I decided to go space trucking today with Steph's Shuttle-A. Visited all the moon bases.

 

[boogabooga]

Is SpaceShipTwo on O-H? I can't find it.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

Is SpaceShipTwo on O-H? I can't find it.

Not....really. Here it is: http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=402299&postcount=10

(maybe liber should upload this one....)

 

[liber]

Not my model and this could be better model with VC and custon dll.
I'd love to seen it to on OH but better version and model than this.
I don't have time for work on any add-on,maybe in future but not now.

Anyone is welcome to upload this add if he like.

 

[Matias Saibene]

These are my screenshots NASA Concept Warpship or IXS Enterprise. Thanks to everyone who helped me run this add-on, which did not work in my Orbiter installation.

 

[Koloss]

Again Mars... this is by far the planet I visited the most.

 

[Donamy]

Atlantis comes to a full stop, from space, for the final time.

 

[Kyle]

Cygnus in the twilight.

 

[ISProgram]

A arguably interesting reentry with francisdrake's Orion MPCV. Pretty!

 

[IronRain]

MSS-1, the fist mission to the MSS, arrived today!

Perparing for the first burn

Ignition! Starting rendezvous

Sunrise

Station in sight!

Lined-up, final GO for docking

Almost...

Houston, Endeavour, we have capture!

Look out of the overhead window

 

[ionif]

Ready to say goodbye to our solar system?

 

[Koloss]

"Short" trip to Europa. Now I have to figure out how to get back to Earth... :facepalm:

 

[Dantassii]

"Short" trip to Europa. Now I have to figure out how to get back to Earth... :facepalm:

You could hitch a ride on my SSTV vehicle the next time it swings by. 100 day transits from Jupiter to Earth.



Dantassii
HUMONGOUS IMS shipbuilder

 

[Koloss]

That would be the perfect solution because honestly I have no idea how to get home....

First a "transfer" to Jupiter? But what then?
I can't set up TransX to a trip to home... I don't get it... :-(
Any tutorials out there for a return from Europa?!

 

[Dantassii]

That would be the perfect solution because honestly I have no idea how to get home....

First a "transfer" to Jupiter? But what then?
I can't set up TransX to a trip to home... I don't get it... :-(
Any tutorials out there for a return from Europa?!

Suggestion: Get yourself into an orbit around Jupiter, any orbit will do, but watch that you don't run into Europa. Then use the same MFD(s) you used to get from Earth to Jupiter to get yourself back to Earth. Although it's more efficient to leave the Jupiter system from as close to Jupiter as possible, having your closest approach to Jupiter match the exact moment you want to leave just complicates things tremendously. Watch your delta V requirements. Coming 'downhill' sun-wise takes a lot of effort to slow down once you reach your destination. Aerobraking is 1 way to reduce the delta V if you've got an aerodynamic vehicle.

The SSTV (which is NOT aerodynamic, so no aerobraking) has close to 20 Mm/sec of delta V, which means it can pretty much go anywhere, anytime. It does not need to use gravity assists or wait for planetary alignments to get anywhere in the solar system. SSTV stands for Solar System Transport Vehicle, and that's what it is designed to do.

I once calculated that it could do a 100 day transit from Earth to Pluto, using about 80% of its propellant. The hardest part of that mission? Slowing down at Pluto. Having to do a 45 minute orbit insertion burn at Pluto is pretty tricky using the existing MFDs.

Dantassii
HUMONGOUS IMS shipbuilder

 

[Nicholander]

Koloss, here's an idea:

1. Use this to figure out when the next Jupiter-Earth transfer window is.
2. Learn IMFD with [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1447"]this[/ame].
3. Lift off from Europa and enter an orbit around Jupiter. Do the same stuff as in the tutorial, except changing some of the parameters to fit the Jupiter-Earth thing.
4. Yay!. You're back on Earth!

Also, this is where you download IMFD

EDIT: Also, show us the SSTV! PLEASE!!!

 

[ionif]

Wormhole