Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Tycho]

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Having a bit of fun with creating alternate history scenarios, with an extended production of Saturn Vs for additional scientific-oriented J-missions. In this instance, a post-Apollo 20 sortie mission with 4 to 5 surface EVAs is seen landed in Sinus Iridum, the "Bay of Rainbows", at the northwest limb of Mare Imbrium. The LM is located about 14 km (9 mi) north of the cape-like landform Promontorium Heraclides--the south-eastern tip of Iridum (i.e. Cassini's "Moon Maiden"). The mountains in the background, the Montes Jura front, are about 40 km (25 mi) distant and form the western rim of the impact crater that was Sinus Iridum until its ancient flooding by basaltic lavas.

This site is very close to the location of the default Brighton Beach base which is, of course, absent from this scenario. I used t1234's visually pleasing [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=6742"]Sinus Iridum[/ame] add-on with AMSO surface tiles in crafting this scenario.

 

[Delta glider]

Morning climb to orbit with a Falcon 9R v1.1.


I wish orbiter did shadows for particle streams and exhast but maybe I'm asking too much...


Shuttle final approach.

These are both raw images.:tiphat:

 

[SolarLiner]

"Do no go gentle into that night ..."

 

[kuddel]

"Do no go gentle into that night ..."

Ahhhh, the DeltaGlider in full contrast-rich beauty :thumbup:

 

[SolarLiner]

Ahhhh, the DeltaGlider in full contrast-rich beauty :thumbup:

... and the only thing I used GIMP for is to remove the info on the top. Everything else is out from D3D9 for Orbiter 2015 Beta. To which I :tiphat: because it is damn beautiful.

 

[Delta glider]

It's funny cause I was trying to remove that haze effect but maybe now I won't...

 

[T1234]

XR5 carbon plating,solar panel and habitat modules with own lox supply.A love or hate skin!.

 

[Kyle]

Coming soon to a Texas coast near you.

 

[Delta glider]

Texas? Maybe I don't get the joke.

 

[Pipcard]

SpaceX is going to have a spaceport in Texas.

 

[IronRain]

After a 2 day chase, Mirny docked to the MSS. This is the first and biggest of 2 expansions planned for the station. Mirny enables spacecraft with the Russian docking system to visit the station, and it expands the stations crew capacity from 4 to 7.

A Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch this Saturday, with a crew of 3.
The final planned expansion is set to launch about 4 weeks later.

The crew will first route the cables internally through the hatch. As soon as the second expansion module is docked, the crew will perform an EVA to route the cables externally to free-up the hatch again.

 

[ionif]

 

[IronRain]

After a succesfull launch last Saturday, MSS got 3 new residents:

Maneuvering to the correct attitude

Ignition

Getting closer, very slowly

Aligning with the new docking port

Part 1 of alignment complete

Part 2 of alignment complete, continue approach

Hard dock!

 

[Astro SG Wise]

Boeing CST-100 (CEV-E) on Atlas V Velcro EELV.

Orion Mars and Phobos mission concept designs.

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After a succesfull launch last Saturday, MSS got 3 new residents:

I have a question... what exactly is MSS? Is that similar to ISS? :tiphat:

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After a succesfull launch last Saturday, MSS got 3 new residents:

I have a question... what exactly is MSS? Is that similar to ISS? :tiphat:

 

[Pipcard]

It stands for Multinational Space Station

 

[IronRain]

I have a question... what exactly is MSS? Is that similar to ISS? :tiphat:

It's a space station that is being assembled by my VSA: MSA (Multinational Space Agency). It won't be big but it'll do the job

 

[dave1705]

I don't think it's need a description. :yes:

 

[jroly]

On top of the world (Mt Everest)

 

[Donamy]

The JEM module was alittle busy today.

 

[Astro SG Wise]

On top of the world (Mt Everest)

Where in the world do you get that version????!!?!?! I've been looking for it, but couldn't find it. Sweet Picture