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Orbiter Screenshot Thread

Here's my Apollo 17 Europa landing!

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I launched into LEO as normal, then used the Relativistic Warp to get me to Europa. I used the SIVB for orbit insert. LandMFD then put me down right at the UCGO Base Europa! Can't wait to drive the rover around a bit!
 
Here's my Apollo 17 Europa landing!

apolloeuropa.jpg


I launched into LEO as normal, then used the Relativistic Warp to get me to Europa. I used the SIVB for orbit insert. LandMFD then put me down right at the UCGO Base Europa! Can't wait to drive the rover around a bit!
I can hear Heavy shouting "YOU DID WELL!" :rofl:

Or maybe "WRONG MOON, DUMB:censored:!"
 
OK HOUSTON, THE CHALLENGER HAS LANDED!!!

Uhm Houston, where has the Challenger landed?
 
I finally got into a sucessful orbit for the first time:

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Here's the S-IVB firing to get into a higher with Cape Canaveral in the background:

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Here's a view of Asia from the S-IVB:

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A "semi-deorbit" burn to slow down the lunar stack and to get into a lower orbit:

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Separation of the SM and the LM:

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Because of the low orbit, the LM-Probe stack had no chance of getting into orbit, so I de-orbited it:

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Low friction re-entry?:

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High friction re-entry?:

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"Houston, we've had touch-down in the ocea-" *radio cut-off*:

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Sadly, the LM with the :probe: sank into the ocean before the rescue helicopter came. The early re-entry was caused by an "engine burn error":beathead:.
 
The Almighty :probe: can`t sink, when The :probe: touches sea surface water becomes solid so The :probe: can land safely.

:hail::probe:
 
Nice astrovan 80mileshigh. Is that just a mesh or is a UCGO add on?
 
Are you going to release that, 80mileshigh? I planned to make the Astrovan years ago, but now as you already made one there's no need for that anymore. Beautiful! :thumbup:
 
Nice astrovan 80mileshigh. Is that just a mesh or is a UCGO add on?

The mesh is too high-poly for UCGO. I'm releasing it as a Spacecraft3.dll vehicle for now. When I started this UCGO didn't exist, so I had no real motivation to restrain myself! I'd be thrilled if anyone wants to compile a dll for it that gave it turning/rotating wheels etc. Otherwise I might clamour for the ability to add such features in orbiter shipyard so I can do it myself.

By the way, I anticipated the inevitability of UCGO related questions in writing the readme, but my comments were not directed at anyone specifically - I wrote the doc before posting the screenshot. It makes a lot of sense to ask.:)


Are you going to release that, 80mileshigh?

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=4569"]Yes![/ame]
 
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80mileshigh's Astrovan gave me an idea for a UCGO landng convoy

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80mileshigh's Astrovan gave me an idea for a UCGO landng convoy

ucgo_landing_convoy.png

Nice one, garyw!:thumbup:


EDIT:Space exploration, to the max:

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Followed by a bad re-entry:

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Orbital sunrise with the latest OGLA client 100415. Fantastic!

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My first manned mission on its way to the moon with the Altair/Orion, using the new Ares V addon! Eileen Collins will be the first woman to set foot on the moon (if all goes well). I already landed a Altair cargo lander at Tranquillity ahead of time.

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The Probe having a nice ride on a Fregat. Launched from Baïkonur, successfully crashed on the Moon 5 days after at 1500 m/s. Unfortunately, it was on the night side, so there was not much to see.

:hail::probe:
 
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