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  1. LTrotsky

    Long Story Short . . .

    MJD 56529 The short story is . . . I (or should I say "we?") made it to Mars. Perhaps I shouldn't say anything. In fact, I think I am breaking a law by doing so. It is a secret law for a secret program. So saying something might be okay. Until I died a secret death by a secret agent. The dead...
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    NASA-STP002x - Mission Blog (A FNG Learns Orbiter)

    If you have been in the military, or watched movies about them, or are generally aware, you know what FNG means. When it comes to Orbiter, that's me. NASA-STP002x is the Mission name I gave to my first real attempt to get somewhere outside of the Earth's SOI. Not counting the first couple of...
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    DG-TROTSKY to Mission Control KSC . . . Ready for Launch

    Mission Control (Orbitnauts) : LTrotsky (pilot) DG-TROTSKY files, in accordance with the relevant procedures, the Final Pilot Flight Plan. Mission NASA-STP 002 - Earth/Mars Transit and Return Leave 2011.9264 12 4 2011 Arrive (Scheduled) 2012.6351 8 19 2012 Flight Plan : 1) D =...
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    Software Clean Install of Orbiter, first CTD after adding Textures

    Wondering if there is any solution or if CTDs are just part of the deal. Clean install of orbiter. Added texture packs from Orbit Hangar as follows : csphere100830 Earth091124_11_14 Mars091218_11 Moon090730_L11 Planets_and_moons Here is the cfg file ; === ORBITER Master Configuration...
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    Problem Clean Install of Orbiter, AAP Problem?

    Working with clean, fresh install of Orbiter2010 to test the reliability of add-ons and add-ons in combination with each other. First test is the basic stability of the base install without any add-ons or changes to the default settings. Ran application for approximately 12 hours without...
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    Problem LTMFD = Orbiter App Crashes

    Hello : Downloaded the Lunar Transfer MFD, along with the IMFD. Only LTMFD and BurnTimeCalc add-ons are installed and in use, however. I have a "training" mission set up where I begin from Brighton Beach. It is relevant to add that getting to BB involved using LTMFD for the first time, and...
  7. LTrotsky

    Watch A Newbie Try To Land At KSC in a DG

    Here is a playback file of my latest re-entry and landing attempt. It did not go well, but it could have been worse. It might be entertaining to vets and newbies alike. I had a couple of brain farts close to the base as well. :rofl: Thanks to Blixel, this zip should contain the playback...
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    TransX Moon-Earth Return - Need Help Understanding TransX

    I'm having enormous difficulty understanding TransX, despite reading the Orbiter, Delta-Glider, TransX Quickstart, and TransX manuals, and watching both David Courtney's and flytandem youtubers. Situation : In orbit around the moon @ 2.957rad, zero eccentricity, plane aligned to earth with...
  9. LTrotsky

    Problem Various Issues with Orbiter 2010

    Having several problems with the Orbiter install on my machine. 1. Using transx (actually, attempting to learn it) will cause the program to crash. It is not immediate, but after going through several screens and trying to create a plan, at some point it will crash. One crash happened the...
  10. LTrotsky

    ISS Real Time Positions

    Hello Orbitnauts. First Post. New to Orbiter. Am attempting to set up a default scenario (using the standard DG - I am new, folks!) which has the current datetime (whenever I load from launchpad) and which, in addition, also has the current real positions of all relevant objects (planets...
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