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Hey guys, I know I've been absent from Orbiter itself for a long time, but I'm working on that. But I still poke around here and hope to get back into flights and dev work one day. So with that, I know neural networks have been a topic around these parts a number of times so I'm hoping someone...

Well, the streaming model kind of makes sense. How much scenery can you really see from a plane at any given time? I can see some smart algorithms being used to compress the data. You don't need to be able to count the shingles on a house from FL300.

So here's a thought. That IS the second Death Star. If that debris came down on Endor, the impact would have been catastrophic to the local area so it makes sense that that area wouldn't resemble "the forest moon."

There are plenty of ways he could have impact without "coming back." The title, "Rise of Skywalker" could mean we explore Luke Skywalker, which yes, the original trilogy did, but Palpatine and his machinations did pretty muck make Luke who he became. But I am a little worried that they'll pull...

I'm beginning to think fly by wire was the single worst invention in aviation history. Sure, it's necessary on military planes, but I personally think it should be banned from civil aircraft.

To the Op, I'm curious, are you using a downloaded graphics client? Meaning when you launch Orbiter, do you open Orbiter.exe or Orbiter_ng.exe?

Does that cost account for inflation?

The Polar Express

I couldn't find the original topic for the new Star Wars films in general. Some might find this spoilery so read further at your own risk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . https://www.cnn.com/2018/07/27/entertainment/star-wars-9-cast-cast/index.html They are going to re-use footage of Carrie...

This is hysterical: https://xkcd.com/2014/

It's been a while, but I believe CVEL is the velocity relative to the docking port while RVEL is the velocity relative to the vessels. On a straight in docking, they should be identical, but if your port is rotating, I believe there is a difference. I think that's useful if you're approaching...

I just saw it today. I enjoyed it, but not nearly as much as Rogue One. To me, it didn't feel as connected to the "main" Star Wars universe. I don't mean we need Jedi, or major parts of the Rebellion, but...I don't know, I can't explain it right now, but it definitely felt disconnected. Maybe...

One thing that has struck me as slightly odd about Apollo 13 is why the thermostat switch had to be designed for two voltages, 28 from the spacecraft and 65 from the launchpad. Why? Why wasn't the launchpad designed to just output the same 28 volts the spacecraft would be using? From an...

Back to the OP, I wouldn't be surprised if these devices were US Government devices and they're either playing dumb, or the CIA or NSA did it and isn't talking.

Surprised no one's ASAT'd it yet.

I live in Atlanta, I guess I need to wear a hard hat Saturday through Sunday.

This is one of the best tribute comics I saw for Dr. Hawking: https://image.cagle.com/208032/1155/208032.png

How much would any production solutions have to change though? How different is the new RasPi from the old?

Clearly those are just screenshots of Elon Musk playing Orbiter with brianj's Tesla from OrbitHangar. [/sarcasm]

Or it was suborbital to begin with.