Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[Eli13]

I'd say so! :thumbup:

Lift-off USC's Antares-3, which brought the 6 astronauts of Expedition 56 to the ISS-

Mach 1!

In orbit now-

Closing in on the ISS-

3 hours after docking, the door was opened to the ISS, where they will stay for 6 months and conduct two EVA's-

For more details on the mission, the EVA's, for updates in their 6 month mission and a link to the photo album for all of the pictures go to the O-F blog for Expedition 56.

Thank you to Diogom for flying this mission and successfully completing it!

 

[Chub777]

2028-Shuttle-A (not that Shuttle-A) Approach and Landing Tests:

I think I may have blown the tyres... :leaving:

 

[RangerPL]

 

[Izack]

With all my old data gone with the HDD, it's time to start rebuilding the Orbiter installation. May as well start with the old favourite: moon surfing!
This time with the Descartes, which I regret not using much before.

Not as low as it can go, but still lower than high command would ever allow such an expensive machine:

Invading Brighton airspace:

It's exhilirating to sit in a glass box sailing silently over the lunar terraine at 1700m/s (as long as we don't end up like Kaguya ):

Such an event deserves fitting music, and I think I've found it, for anyone who remembers Final Fantasy II:

 

[Chub777]

Invading Brighton airspace:

:rofl::rofl::rofl:
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I don't know if anyone remembers my Lunar UCGO base, but, here's some pictures of it:

Crew portrait:

Time to blast off again:

As seen from the XR2:

Main engine ignition:

Too low terrain. Too low terrain. Too low terrain:

CRASH:

But since Orulex doesn't support landable terrain (AFAIK), the Arrow reaches Lunar orbit:

More pictures later.

 

[Bloodworth]

Descartes is such a fun ship, one of my favorites

 

[Richy]

Mine too!

... May as well start with the old favourite: moon surfing!
...

But try this once with Orulex on! It's a lot more of a challenge!

 

[astrosammy]

Visiting the outer main belt:

In orbit around S/2002 (121) 1. Wow, stable orbits around an asteroid moon are possible...

 

[Scav]

Here's another set of beauty shots of my reskin project:



Detail of the yellow placard:

 

[ky]

STS-135 right now...

 

[Izack]

Mine too!



But try this once with Orulex on! It's a lot more of a challenge!

Sure thing!

 

[diogom]

Atlantis makes its way to the ISS:

 

[Eli13]

USC's Expedition 56 EVA#1 Pictures:

EV1 Egresses the Quest Airlock

Shortly after restraining to the APFR

At the repair site
(The tear in the solar panel is visible just to the right of the astronaut's head.)

EV2 Airlock Ingress

For more details on the EVA and for updates on Expedition 56's 6 month mission, you can follow it on the O-F blog for Expedition 56.

Thank you to Diogom for doing this mission for the VSA.

 

[diogom]

Atlantis performs the RPM:

Docked:

 

[Stevodoran]

Heading home

 

[PennyBlack]

Here's another set of beauty shots of my reskin project:
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Detail of the yellow placard:
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Thats nice Scav. I like the mini paneling you got going there

 

[N_Molson]

Heading home

Just curious, how close from the Moon did you get on your way to Earth ?

 

[Scav]

Thats nice Scav. I like the mini paneling you got going there

Thanks. I'm thinking a ship that size probably wasn't built in one (day/week/month/year), so . . . from front to back there's a definite progression in size and configuration of body paneling.

Again, a series of cutting, pasting, orientating and sizing of stock Atlantis textures. I think it works. I think I'm about ready to release this one (if I can get on orbithangar, that is).

Heading home

Hmm. For some reason, this reminds me of billiards. Is the DG a cue stick, then?

 

[Stevodoran]

Just curious, how close from the Moon did you get on your way to Earth ?

A little to close. I wasn't planning on it being their. It only affected my course a little.

 

[diogom]

OBSS hand-over from the Station Robotic Arm to the Shuttle's Robotic Arm:

SSRMS grapples the OBSS

Handing-over the OBSS to the SRMS

SSRMS moves away

SRMS has OBSS grappled