8-Day Programme in Review!

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:27 am

Wow... Can i get a copy of binary star? lol. I think hes reffering to the orbiter sim from the internet but i could be wrong.

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:41 pm

We wanted to try it in a sim after a mission, but never got the chance. You can download Orbiter for free, though, at http://www.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/~martins/orbit/orbit.html.

admcar222 · Post by **admcar222** » Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:27 pm

Thanks Sara for that gender change

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:32 am

Benji:

One of the pilots on my tam had his laptop with the Orbiter software on it at camp. Every space moment we had, and that wasn't much time, he was trying something out and practising his take-offs and landings, etc. We asked him to try out some really silly scenarios too.

So, what DOES happen if you jettison the SRBs or ET shortly after lift-off?

Benji · Post by **Benji** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:50 pm

Well, when you jettison the SRBs, the orbiter hangs in the air for a few seconds before starting to fall. In the Orbiter software, it won't explode or anything, though I kinda assume it would at least break up or something. If you jettison the ET, too, it doesn't really go anywhere in relation to the orbiter, since they're traveling with the same relative velocity.

SpaceCanada · Post by **SpaceCanada** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:05 pm

I thnk I need to get my paws on a copy of that Orbiter software.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:39 pm

Speaking of binary star my math professor made us get into groups decided by majors. I talked my group into calling ourselves the binary stars.

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:01 pm

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this is what happens to you when you've spent too long at space camp. lol.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:04 pm

See, I was going to say that....but....it just seemed so special I just didn't know how to comment.

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:06 pm

but im special. so it works. lol.

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:07 pm

thats one way of putting it.

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:17 pm

And once again i say ya'll are just jealous!

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:18 pm

I didn't know you say y'all. But anyway about Binary Star...

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:25 pm

Yeah, binary star...

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:30 pm

so yeah, confessions time. I totally spent forever on Binary Star's website the other day, and it looks like they would be very, very easily able to add missions to mars and das moon.

Das moon.
Stupid russian-germans.

meg · Post by **meg** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:35 pm

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:36 pm

Confession time: I spent forever on binary stars website the other day too and you're right! They actually had a lunar program already made it shouldnt be too hard for them to configure it to space camps specifications.

Drumrollz · Post by **Drumrollz** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:40 pm

If I'm not mistaken, though, Space Camp uses the MS3 software package, right?

Space Nerd · Post by **Space Nerd** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:41 pm

I didnt check it out that much...

spacecampaddict28 · Post by **spacecampaddict28** » Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:49 pm

Um dan, did the Russian orbiter thing scar you? Haha you're only speaking in german russian now.