Pithecanthropu
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Some time ago I downloaded KB9LAD's Acme Rocketship, something of a tribute to the pointy-ended, bullet-shaped spacecraft of early science fiction, with a liberal dash of humor in the spirit of Bugs Bunny and the Road Runner.
However, here, as with all vertical launches, I have the same problem: how do I achieve the correct orientation, so that if I pitch the nose towards the horizontal, I achieve an eastward trajectory or orbit? If I imagine myself as the pilot, sitting tipped over on my back in "space capsule launch position", is there an Orbiter standard that says my head is pointing to the North, for example? The HSI isn't any help because the situation is akin to being at the South Pole and being told to "go east". How do I figure out where East is? How do I plan a roll maneuver to achieve the correct horizontal attitude, in order to tilt the rocket in the correct direction?
Is it something I can specify in the Scenario Editor before launch?
However, here, as with all vertical launches, I have the same problem: how do I achieve the correct orientation, so that if I pitch the nose towards the horizontal, I achieve an eastward trajectory or orbit? If I imagine myself as the pilot, sitting tipped over on my back in "space capsule launch position", is there an Orbiter standard that says my head is pointing to the North, for example? The HSI isn't any help because the situation is akin to being at the South Pole and being told to "go east". How do I figure out where East is? How do I plan a roll maneuver to achieve the correct horizontal attitude, in order to tilt the rocket in the correct direction?
Is it something I can specify in the Scenario Editor before launch?