A different tool, but can be fixed. I just need better constants and assumptions for improving the targeting. The MFC tool was really done quickly.
I would want to include the following functions in it:
- Mission planning
- Orbiter configuration
- Payload configuration
- STS stack configuration
- Assembly options
- Magnetic tape image preparation
- Flight planning
- Launch window(s)
- Ascent trajectory
- Abort targets and abort windows
- Flight plan
- Flight interaction (Less capable as Posciks tool, without 3D animations)
- Create executive packages
- Send executive packages to simulation
- Communicate with simulation
- Flight analysis
- Read telemetry streams or telemetry dumps
- Visualize mission and mission events
- Export functions
- Generate Checklists in PDF
- Export flight plan to PDF or HTML
- Export mission overview to PDF or HTML
Essentially, the swiss pocket knife for SSU, all as modular as possible, so I can finish things in small steps. I think I will create a new Sourceforge project for this, so the C++ development and the Java stuff will be separated.