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  1. Astro SG Wise

    Question Comprehensive Launch Schedule Request

    Dear Fellow Orbiters, I am a student in high school, and I've been part of this form for a few years now doing lost of Orbiter flights with the Space Launch System, Orion MPCV, and other Mars stuffs, for those of you who don't know me well. I will be doing college visits sometime soon, looking...
  2. Astro SG Wise

    The Breakthrough Junior Challenge

    Dear fellow Orbiters, My name is Sam Galuk. I've been doing orbiter for quite a few years not, but recently, I have been very absent from the program and this forum. Anyway, I want to tell you guys about this awesome scholarship opportunity I signed up for known as the Breakthrough Junior...
  3. Astro SG Wise

    Software Uninstall Tortoise SVN

    Greetings, friends I need to take Tortoise SVN and all my orbiter files off a computer that I am clearing and giving back that is not my own. I am wondering how to uninstall Tortoise SVN from the computer. Thanks for your time and consideration in reading this message.
  4. Astro SG Wise

    General Question Is L2 Worth the Cost?

    Greetings, For the past year, I have considered starting a documentary on the re-birth of the American human space program through the SLS and Orion projects. I went to the EFT-1 launch last December, and I got some great film. There are some great NASA Orion animation out there, but sometimes...
  5. Astro SG Wise

    Personal Watercraft Performance Program

    The AESD Personal Watercraft Performance (PWCP) program is an experimental program designed to study the uses and behavior of small marine craft. The AESD owns four PWC Sea-Doo vehicles, some reaching a predicted speed of over 60 miles per hour. Each mission will test a specific aspect of the...
  6. Astro SG Wise

    PWCP Mission 1

    On Sunday, July 12, 2015, the AESD completed the first Personal Watercraft Performance (PWCP) program mission. The mission objective was to test the maximum speed for the SeaDoo RTX personal watercraft. During the test, the PWC operator concluded that the top speed of the mission was 66 miles...
  7. Astro SG Wise

    A10-3T Hot Fire Test 3

    To see this post on the AESD website, click here. It includes an in-depth video of the test, as well as other information. The Administration of Exploration Systems Development conducted another hot fire test at Operations Complex 1A. The first attempt was scheduled for July 6th, 2015, but...
  8. Astro SG Wise

    B6-4 Hot Fire Test 2

    Hot Fire Test 2 was a test of the B6-4 solid rocket engine. The first selected date of the event was Sunday, June 28th, 2015. As the day progressed, it became apparent that the weather was not going to allow a good test, and therefore it was scrubbed (see previous update). The test was...
  9. Astro SG Wise

    Flight Communications Watch (FCW) Program

    This is my first AESD program. Soon to come, Basic Automotive Operations, General Aircraft Operations, and SOLO solid rocket programs! :thumbup: The AESD Flight Communications Watch (FCW) program is an air traffic communications advisory program, providing increased safety to pilots and airport...
  10. Astro SG Wise

    Program Selection

    (To read this entry on the AESD blog site, click here.) Program Planning and Screening Processes The Administration of Exploration Systems Development is screening some program proposals to start this summer quartile. The Basic Automotive Operations (BAO) program will start this...
  11. Astro SG Wise

    AESD Aerospace

    Greetings all. :hello: I have made my own engineering association dubbed the Administration of Exploration Systems Development. In this thread I will be putting rocket engineering updates, or other random engineering feats that I am currently conducting. Other AESD info on my Orbiter Forum...
  12. Astro SG Wise

    The Administration of Exploration Systems Development

    Greetings all. I have seen that some people have made their own fictional space programs, such as HASDA. I have made my own very small engineering assosiation called the Administration of Exploration Systems Development, or AESD for short. Basically, it's my way of making my science...
  13. Astro SG Wise

    Advanced Question ACES Bailout in a Capsule

    Hey, I was just looking at some sweet pictures of the Advanced Crew Escape System "pumpkin" suits, and I was wondering of some future designs, mainly for the Orion MPCV. The Orion mockups, conception designs, and images all have the crew in ACES suits. The shuttle, obviously much different in...
  14. Astro SG Wise

    Flight Question Houston, am I seeing Voyager correctly?

    Hello fellow orbinauts. Today I was looking at this Voyager page that tells where both voyager probes are relative to the Earth and Sun, and I discovered that Voyager 1 was moving closer to Earth every second, but farther away from the sun. Is earth ascending towards V1 in it's orbit path, or am...
  15. Astro SG Wise

    Flight Question Mars Transfer Vehicle.

    So, I understand that many of you are familiar with the CTV Pheonix mission pack on Pappy's Hangar. The pheonix lander, also known as the Lunar Transfer Vehicle. It has a good design and structure, but I have been thinking about alternative uses for it. I am very much interested in Mars mission...
  16. Astro SG Wise

    General Question Direct to Mars: Another cheap flight?

    I am bad at IMFD and TransX, and I am wondering if the Direct to Mars addon is a simple switch on the engines and burn way to get to Mars. Do I need directional help? Direct_to_mars
  17. Astro SG Wise

    Flight Question Re-entry using Orion MPCV

    I have attempted to re-enter the Earth's atmosphere before. I am a huge fan of the Orion MPCV, and I have francisdrake's newest addon for it. As I come through the atmosphere, I have the vehicle autopilot set to retrograde. Is this the correct way to re-enter? I have always thought that the...
  18. Astro SG Wise

    Flight Question ISS v3.2 Soyuz Controls

    I am starting to get used to using the new Soyuz on ISS v3.2, but I don't know how to separate the modules. If anyone could real fast tell me the main controls. I know how to change RCS pulses, views, and open and close the main engine cover, but that's about it. Controls that would be nice to...
  19. Astro SG Wise

    General Question Velcro: Does it work?

    Now, this title may be a little vauge, but a lot may read it and shoot here to say it does. :) Anyway, I was wondering if Velcro coding works with rockets that aren't necessarily velcro rockets themselves. Let's say I wanted to use velcro to attach payload to the Delta IV Heavy. Can I do it? I...
  20. Astro SG Wise

    General Question NTR Booster and TransX

    I am having a hard time, but I'll eventually learn how to get to Mars with TransX. Anyway, I want to assemble a more up-to-date stack to get to mars, with Orion and the Neeseys module in Pappy's hangar. I am using the NTR booster stage found on orbit hangar, but there is one problem. NTR takes...
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