Question Landing STS-101

[144001]

I am capable of achieving orbit, launching a satellite, and re-entry, which all goes smooth.
As all of these information are in the orbiter manual. But there is nothing
about how to use the aileron in order to land, so I always end up smashing into the earth :facepalm: at speed of 200-250m/s at an angle of 70-90 degrees.
Does anyone know how to land the orbiter???

 

[Hurricane]

Do you make sure to activate the control surfaces?

 

[Luke Skywalker]

Try going at an angle of 10 or 20 degrees

 

[144001]

How do I activate the control surfaces? I use ctrl + F4 and then select remote vessel control, but that gives you rcs thrusters and main engine control only.:shrug:

 

[ADSWNJ]

I am capable of achieving orbit, launching a satellite, and re-entry, which all goes smooth.
As all of these information are in the orbiter manual. But there is nothing
about how to use the aileron in order to land, so I always end up smashing into the earth :facepalm: at speed of 200-250m/s at an angle of 70-90 degrees.
Does anyone know how to land the orbiter???

I think you'll find a couple of people here that can land anything in the Orbiter fleet :thumbup:

Describe what you are flying, and where you feel it goes out of control, and let's see if some of the guys here can give you some pointers.

 

[ED_4]

And lots of practice. You don't get to land first try unless you're already experienced with it. And the only way to do that is through lots of practice.

 

[Wolf]

You might also find some info here.

[ame="http://orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=5582"]Shuttle ECAL/BDA Aborts[/ame]

The tutorial is not just about landing the shuttle but there some guidance on how to perform a nominal approach and landing (page 22 onwards).

Hope you'll find it useful

Happy landings!

 

[144001]

All of the answers are very helpful :tiphat: , but it still does not answer the question. The simple thing is that I am using a Laptop, and cannot control the sts-101 in the atmosphere after reentry, I know what to do, just not HOW to do it. e.g. shortcut key to make it turn left or right.