Recent content by The 2-Belo

If the news were broken right now, I can expect that most humans would not be able to handle such news in the first place, and you would most definitely see the immediate commencement of worldwide riots, mass murders, collective wild drunken partysex, work stoppages, stockpiling of assault...

5 foot tall and 1 foot wide? Are you trying to recreate a Titan vehicle explosion?

And it's a prime number, too. I looked it up.

I tend to think of it in terms of moderation. If you drive tens of thousands of nautical miles (since we're in an Orbiter forum, why not use that measurement? :P) per year, then perhaps you should consider a vehicle that emits less waste gases. The Earth doesn't have a lithium hydroxide canister...

2005 Toyota Harrier. And I rarely drive it, preferring mass transit -- after 4 years, it only has 25,000 km on it.

"I've never beamed up 400 tons before." "400 tons?!" "Well it's not just the whales... it's the water!" ---------- Post added at 03:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:52 PM ---------- I also have run the "recovery helicopter" scenario in AMSO, and while trying to land on the carrier...

I don't see why they don't get around to combining the two -- AMSOSSP! -- and have an ultra-realistic mission profile for demanding dorks such as myself. Scenario 8172: Buzz's EKG leads on his biomed sensor go wonky during trans-Earth coast and you have to swap them out (yes, this really...

My first mashup video. What happens when you take the opening titles of the film Beetlejuice and set it to the opening title soundtrack from Batman (1989), both Tim Burton films starring Michael Keaton? You get a mashup that is a near exact match: Beetle-bat!

I wish I didn't have to work so I could stay home today, Friday the 13th, and launch Orbiter with the Apollo 13 scenario at 1:13 pm.

Ho yus. I'd give this a hearty yes. This looks outstanding.

You want to know when you're really addicted to Orbiter? When you find yourself planning for a trip home for the holidays as if it were a lunar mission. If you live far enough away from your hometown, so many things fall into place in this regard you can't help but think about it in those...

I have always imagined how cool it would be if Orbiter could get terrain images from online sources such as Google Earth. It wouldn't be in 3D, of course, but for everywhere other than the KSC or White Sands this wouldn't really be a problem. I imagine how cool re-entry from LEO across the USA...

1) I'm pretty sure the consensus is on "a camera" as the first thing we'd choose to bring with us, but allow me to get specific here and go for "the best high-definition video camera unit available". If you think Kaguya looked great from dozens of miles up in orbit, imagine having one of those...

Come come, Mr. Scott. Young minds, fresh ideas. Be tolerant!

That wasn't really the point I was trying to make -- I was just trying to say that even preliminary tests should not be dismissed because they are tests, or because they weren't perfect. I thought :probe: was a Ford.