Antares is a fictive manned spacecraft of Italian Space Agency, designed to perform long range and long duration space missions in Low Earth Orbit or in deep space. The Antares spacecraft is the third step in the evolution of the space capsules of the Orbiter Italia Forum. Antares can support a crew of six for long time.
Antares spacecraft versions:Antares-LR ("Long Range" version)
Antares-SR ("Short Range" version)
Antares-RV ("Rescue Vehicle" version)News in the version 2.51:
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Gateway A ramp documentation added
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ALR-4 mission added
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Countdown speaker restored
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New feature: external power source mode
News in the version 2.5:
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Repainted and improved virtual cockpit
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Antares RV version fully operative
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Totally new crew and oxygen managment
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More realistic reentry procedure
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New and improved functions and switches,
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Bonus modules: âTorricelliâ and âNobileâ
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Improved capsule mesh
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New HES-5 stage capabilities,
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New missions
REQUIRED ADDONS:Vinkaâs Multistage2
Vinkaâs Spacecraft3 (with Orbiter 2006-P1 patch, included in the package).
Orbiter 2010-P1 requires the âstage.dllâ patch (included in the package).http://users.swing.be/vi nka/Jarvis Heavy Launch Vehicle, version 2.51 or higher, by Forum Orbiter Italiahttp: //www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4527Universal MMU 2.0 by dansteph.http: //www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3890For certain scenarios, the following add-ons are required:ASVI base - Capo Passero 1.0 or higher, by Forum Orbiter Italiahttp: //www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5172
Neptune Medium Launch Vehicle 2.0 or higher by Forum Orbiter Italiahttp://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4693
 OBSOLETE ADDON:
 Aurora Launch Platform v3.0 by Forum Orbiter ItaliaAntares new video trailer:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHT_UNZWyc4