Recent content by RSWingman

It starts you at about 115M alt. It costs roughly 1000 Dv to place Pe at 100k alt. To circularize, it costs roughly 2.6k in Dv. I'm assuming it would cost the same to restore Ap to 115M. So I'm seeing that there's about 2.6k of Dv that I already have at Pe toward my escape. It seems to cost...

Right. That was more a failure in verbalization on my part. Though I'm sure semantics are important in these matters, I'm failing to see if there's an epiphany to be found in this distinction. Lowering one side & raising the other is what I was trying to express. I was attempting to compare...

It starts you in a high orbit around Venus with a limited amount of fuel (not enough for a conventional escape) back to Earth. I downloaded a replay which reveals that the trick is to perform a retrograde burn, placing your PE at around 100K alt, then to finish up with a prograde burn...

Once you learn to manipulate your orbit & get circular, you need to realize that your orbital speed is not under your direct control. If you speed up, the opposite side (180 degrees from you) will raise in altitude. If you slow down, the opposite side will drop. If you are at the exact same...

And here I thought this was just a sequence of prime numbers... until someone started calling for more series.

I could SWEAR I clicked on the question mark. Not quite sure what the huge difference is, but I know I clicked it. Don't know how it didn't make it when I posted.

My frustration was directed at the perception that I was being given a royal runaround and answered in riddles. If your intentions were helpful, then I'm sorry I came across as ungrateful (which I'm not). It became quite confusing as to who was playing around or not. You went to all the...

I thought perhaps it WAS fairly common knowledge. I remembered having seen a thread where it was discussed. I've got many various interests, I don't know my way around here so well, I don't spend a lot of time here, and I'm apparently not so good at choosing keywords or finding stuff. I...

Oh yeah, and I believe I found it finally. Thanks.

I came here with the question: "When does it come out?". Before posting, I checked to see if the topic existed. Nothing came up. I was pointed to the FAQ which stated that he doesn't announce release dates. But it still didn't answer my question of if someone knew of a time-horizon (having...

7, 11, 13, 17, 19, 23...? ---------- Post added at 01:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:55 PM ---------- Seriously, just one simple question: "Where the #$*@ can I find the Beta?". I'm sorry if everyone's burnt out from the same question. I thought that would be the case too, but I...

Beta, great. I've searched the Orbiter site. Where do I find it?

Today-Tuesday, or next week-Tuesday?

Today's Tuesday ?!! For serious? Ok, fine. He doesn't announce anything exact. But I'm still wondering if someone knows the time horizon. I mean - will it just come out ("Surprise!!!"), or will we get a better idea as the release date approaches? Is it near?

Martin spoke of a new orbiter release which will include greatly improved atmospheric modeling, especially between 100-200K. When is this scheduled for release? So far, 2006 is the most recent, right? I can't seem to find the topic in question where I read this.