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I had seen this when researching the HyperDart (based on the FDL-7) and put it in the back of my mind for another day, well the great work I saw on the MiG-105 brought it back up near the front. While checking out images, mostly one model of it...not much out there, I stumbled across a bunch of...

I actually had a bit of free time recently and decided to jump back into the HD. Nothing spectacular, just doing some additions based on P1 :) I spent hours trying to get them to work, nothing I did helped. then I realized that local lights were turned off in the launcher options...:rofl: So...

Taking control of the S3 MicroBooster. Orbit looks good, time to fire the main engine. And we're off! Hmm...the orbit looks right but wasn't where we wanted...time to talk to those math guys again! We'll bump the period up a bit to move the orbit where we want it, over Europe and western...

RMS deployed ready to help with the assembly of the micro-sat and booster stack. Tech specialist Kelly Lucas on EVA Getting ready to unpack the S3 Micro Booster from its container the booster is unpacked and everything checks out so far. The RMS is used to keep the booster from...

Here is a mission log for S3 HyperDart Mission 6 - IMMINT Satellite Launch. this is the mission where you launch a micro satellite and booster from the HyperDart. Of course playing it I noticed this mission isn't set up correctly, look for a patch soon that removes the telescope and adds the...

Over the last 5-7 years my job has transformed from 3D modeling to more video compositing and editing. I love the work, but when i see models like coolhand's I realize how much my modeling skills have atrophied. :( I decided I would do a little modeling exercise, trying to push polish my...

I'm working on a bit of code to determine sun angle to a set of solar arrays. Overall the code works but there is some weirdness. I'm sure it something simple, but I haven't been able to figure it out yet :) Here is my code: //Check to see what the angle between the sun and solar arrays...

Just a quick update to supplement the post in my hyperdart thread: I've managed to free up a bit of time (work and two kids pretty much sucks it all up!), so I've gotten back into the HyperDart(the needle in the title) and started yet another project. The Space freighter that i was previously...

I'm still wrapping up the HyperDart package. I've decided to fix a few things things and then officially release it. There is a multitude of items I'd like to change, but together they would require an almost complete rebuild, so I'm going to settle for it being my "freshman effort" and just...

******************************************* The latest version of the HyperDart package is located at: http://www.animatedexistence.com/orbiter/hyperdart/HyperDart_PB8.zip Over the 17+ pages of this thread you can see the transformation of this project from the first steps of add-on development...