Orbiter Screenshot Thread

[JonnyBGoode]

I decided to get Orbiter out again and load up a bunch of asteroids (I've got about 20 main belt rocks loaded at the moment; might add Trojans and Jupiter's moons...), and play Expanse (well, except for the Epstein Drive part).

I put a base in Occator crater (what better place than the big bullseye you can see from space?) and then decided to put Papy's Bar in geosync (ceres-sync?) over the same latitude. Which wasn't easy to do, but I figured it out. Altitude is 719.4 km.

(And yes, I know my graphics are crap. I still haven't upgraded them yet...)

 

[Challenger007]

I look at the photos and don't understand how some of them were made. It seems that it is computer graphics. Some photos are like from science fiction films. I am new to space exploration, so I don’t know what opportunities exist for space exploration at the moment. I'm just on my way to finding out about it.

 

[JonnyBGoode]

I look at the photos and don't understand how some of them were made. It seems that it is computer graphics. Some photos are like from science fiction films. I am new to space exploration, so I don’t know what opportunities exist for space exploration at the moment. I'm just on my way to finding out about it.

These are all screencaps from within the sim. So yes they're computer graphics; either people just showing awe-inspiring images of their voyages or showing off their modding work. On mine (above your post) I was using the Ceres Level 8 add-on and the Papy's Bar add-on.

 

[predattak]

Time to bring my offerings to the Gods of this thread

 

[Owenmck]

The XR2 has always just felt so nice to take for spin, definitely one of my favourite ships

(And it looks amazing)

 

[DaveS]

Columbia heads towards the Hubble Space Telescope on the first mission of 2002, STS-109/HST SM3B after waiting out 24 hr delay due the forecast of cold temperatures at launch time on February 28.

 

[jalexb88]

NASSP CM Virtual Cockpit work-in-progress. The CM VC was made by another NASSP developer many years ago and up until now has been static. Work has finally begun to bring her to life

 

[JonnyBGoode]

NASSP CM Virtual Cockpit work-in-progress. The CM VC was made by another NASSP developer many years ago and up until now has been static. Work has finally begun to bring her to life

Just as long as "SCE to AUX" works...

 

[n72.75]

Just as long as "SCE to AUX" works...

 

[Owenmck]

Hmm, never seen this before...



Easter egg for Haloween?

 

[GLS]

Where are you going with my ship?! ??

 

[jedidia]

Easter egg for Haloween?

Exactly!

 

[Owenmck]

That's absolutely golden!

Wonder if there is anything for April fools?

 

[PhantomCruiser]

That's absolutely golden!

Wonder if there is anything for April fools?

There's one for New Years.

Edit---
Actually let me clarify that. There is an New Years "egg" for you in Orbiter Sound.

 

[Sbb1413]

A successful aviation flight of Delta Glider, all without joysticks.

Ready to takeoff.​

Full throttle (56.6 m/s).​

Nose up and takeoff (20 m alt; 182 m/s vel).​

Roll right (280 m alt; 236 m/s vel).​

Kennedy pads 39A and 39B (1.36 km alt; 264 m/s vel).​

Cape Canaveral pads 41, 40 and 37 (1.88 km alt; 297 m/s vel).​

Missile Row (2 km alt; 300 m/s vel).​

Exterior view, with Vehicle Assembly Building and Shuttle Landing Facility in background.​

Now its time for runway approach (2.1 km alt; 219 m/s vel).​

Aligning to the runway.​

 

[Sbb1413]

Successful landing!​

 

[Owenmck]

Short flight on Mars to Olympus base, taken on OMP

Anyone else just randomly use OMP so they can't be tempted to timewarp? Just me? Ok...

 

[Owenmck]

Hmm, It's not supposed to do that...

Bit of an accident with an XR2 on take-off

 

[Sbb1413]

After several outtakes, I have finally landed the Atlantis Space Shuttle (OV-104) without joystick (I don't really have a joystick in my home).

Final approach of OV-104 begins (10.57 km alt; 316 m/s vel).​

Aligning with the runway (8.34 km alt; 308 m/s vel).​

Exterior view, with Vehicle Assembly Building in background. Speed brakes deployed, PAPI lights indicating we are slightly above the glide slope (1810 m alt; 211 m/s vel).​

Final flare, landing gears deployed (70 m alt; 118 m/s vel).​

Rear and front gear touchdown (62.1 m/s).​

Wheels stopped. Welcome home Atlantis!​

 

[Sbb1413]

I shall try the vertical landing of Starship on the Moon. I can't do this on Earth due to the atmospheric friction.