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http://gajitz.com/science-you-so-crazy-transparent-aluminum-made-in-lab/ Maybe the crew of the Enerprise really DID travel back to the 20th century..... :blink:

The other day, I had a weird thought go through my head. Kind of like how some of us wondered what we would call the new "ought" years (2001 through 2009), and if we would call 2000, two thousand, or twenty hundred (lol). So right now - we have 1 moon that really matters to us here on Earth...

This is a little bit of a flight of fancy, so indulge me if you would be so kind. :) Let's say you had an object weighing about 4lbs moving at roughly orbital velocities (rough estimates, 1.75kg @ 7600m/s). Now, lets say you could have that slam into something without the effects of...

I've tried it (for the first time) in Orbiter 2010 the other day and it would not load for me at all. The application crashes as soon as it tries to load. I've tried it in Orbiter 2006, thinking it might just be something in the version change. Same problem. Here is the Orbiter.log entry -...

..... and you wanted to set up your own space program, what would be the most cost effective existing tech to launch cargo into orbit? In fact, let's narrow the question down some - of existing Orbiter addons, IF we assume that construction can/will be handled (meaning ignore that - focusing...

The title pretty much says it all. I am at work, and my work machine is a Dell Optiplex 780, Pentium Dual-Core [email protected], with 4GB of RAM, and Intel Q45 Chipset Video. It's running Windows 7 Professional, 64bit. Orbiter 2010 works just fine. And even with OrbiterSound 3.5 installed, just...

I finally made it and rendezvoued on stock fuel settings. :) (thanks to a lot of help from tblaxland in getting the ISS positioned better) But I ran out before I could dock. Any SSU experts out there up for making a detailed tutorial (even video)? One thing is, even with the updated ISS...

I have been running 1280x960x32 for some time now. And I haven't updated anything (auto updates are turned off), but yet, even on a new install, every time I select that resolution, it drops to 1280x720. And it seems to want to reset to 8x6 every time I load the launch pad. System is...

I'm trying to use the UCD to mount 1 small plane on the back of another larger one. I got this to work. Got UCD linked to the host plane, got the cargo mounted where I wanted and oriented the way I want, everything's golden. Except..... I can't get it to start the scenario with the cargo's...

I just spent some time searching and wasn't able to find much. I understand that Orbiter 2006p1 renders all planets as smooth spheres, and that's why we have Orulex and that other libProcTer(?) that are trying to add elevation features to planets and such. But my question is... let's say I...

I'm not sure if this is the right spot, but this is a strange problem, hopefully someone can help. I just built a machine for a friend of mine who is really into Orbiter. It's a Dell desktop, I can't see which product line, but I would guess Dimension (the home-line). It's a P4 1.8GHz, with...

I know there isn't much to do in Project Mercury, especially since they actually had autopilots, that worked most of the time, but still, it's SOOO well done, it just sucks you in. The panels give the impression of a 3D pit, so much is modeled and functional, the failures spice things up, and...

I just installed Energia, and that thing ROCKs, but it's pretty serious overkill for something as small and light as an XR2. I've got it tweaked down to where it feels reasonable for it's size and fuel load, but that means it won't make orbit, so I'm looking for a launcher. Something...

I sure hope not. That's not only an oxymoron, but the last thing in the world I want to see is for Windows to become as pretentious, insulting, stubborn and limiting as Mac OS. I'm surprised to hear you guys griping about Vista. It rocks. Stable, fast (with a crappy video and sound card but...

Hey guys :) I've been daydreaming about addons and a bit of "role playing" in/with Orbiter, and something that is really cool is all the companies that have sprung up around the addons. But I've not seen any complete list or timeline of them. I thought it would be cool to have, and also help...

Is it possible? The stock one is cool, but it would be nice to be able to change it too.

Not sure if this is the right forum, as it could concievably go in multiple sub-forums. Anyway, I just downloaded and installed this the other night, and think it's pretty sweet. At first I thought it would fill the role I was really looking for - something that could carry multiple types of...

So I can generally make it back down, especially in the XR series with it's awesome AoA attitude hold. And final touch-down isn't a problem either. And I can change Inc. to have my orbit cross the target base..... But how do I know when to do my burn and for how long? I've searched this and I...

I snagged SubOrbMFD when I saw it, didn't really read it too closely though, I thought it was for ANY suborbital flight on any body, and it was just too cool an idea to pass up. But last night when I tried to use it and realized I needed to look through the docs, I saw it was for a...

I'm a sucker for realism in sims (and to an extent, in RPGs too). We could argue about the nature of the term, but versimilitude(sp) is a good word too. lol I absolutely LOVE the XR series. Some of the coolest looking planes out there, expertly coded, highly detailed, and apart from the static...