Since I work the night-shift, I often spend a lot of time challenging myself in Orbiter going to different places, usually using one of my [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=789"]Chapman probes[/ame]. Since these probes only have so much DeltaV, it can be quite challenging finding ways to get places, and I'd like to share some these journeys by challenging people to make the same ones.
So, I present the 1st ever "Chapman Challenge." I don't know if I will do this every couple of weeks, or every month, or longer, it depends on peoples interest in this idea. For all the missions, you have to be able to make your own scenarios (although for the first two, you can get the scenarios from the default Chapman addon). For missions to asteroids, or where you can pick the destination, you will need the [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1436"]MPC Database Viewer/Exporter[/ame]. For the first one, I've started with 3 levels or difficulty (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), and after this one I will narrow it down to 2 (regular, and advanced):
Beginner: Launch a Chapman-1 probe from Baikonor to the moon. Launch date: July 1st, 2010
Intermediate: Launch a Chapman-2 probe to 90 Antiope (Bonus, try and pass between the two bodies). Launch date: Anytime after January 1st 2011
Advanced: Launch a Chapman-Outer probe to orbit a Jupiter Trojan asteroid (I used 2001 DZ3, but you can pick any one). Launch date: Anytime after January 1st 2011
So, I present the 1st ever "Chapman Challenge." I don't know if I will do this every couple of weeks, or every month, or longer, it depends on peoples interest in this idea. For all the missions, you have to be able to make your own scenarios (although for the first two, you can get the scenarios from the default Chapman addon). For missions to asteroids, or where you can pick the destination, you will need the [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1436"]MPC Database Viewer/Exporter[/ame]. For the first one, I've started with 3 levels or difficulty (beginner, intermediate, and advanced), and after this one I will narrow it down to 2 (regular, and advanced):
Beginner: Launch a Chapman-1 probe from Baikonor to the moon. Launch date: July 1st, 2010
Intermediate: Launch a Chapman-2 probe to 90 Antiope (Bonus, try and pass between the two bodies). Launch date: Anytime after January 1st 2011
Advanced: Launch a Chapman-Outer probe to orbit a Jupiter Trojan asteroid (I used 2001 DZ3, but you can pick any one). Launch date: Anytime after January 1st 2011
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