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Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 12:27 am
by Space Nerd
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.

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 1:41 pm
by Benji
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.

Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:27 pm
by admcar222
Thanks Sara for that gender change

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:32 am
by SpaceCanada
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?

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 12:50 pm
by Benji
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.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 1:05 pm
by SpaceCanada
I thnk I need to get my paws on a copy of that Orbiter software. :D

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 4:39 pm
by Space Nerd
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. :lol:

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:01 pm
by meg
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this is what happens to you when you've spent too long at space camp. lol.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:04 pm
by spacecampaddict28
See, I was going to say that....but....it just seemed so special I just didn't know how to comment.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:06 pm
by meg
but im special. so it works. lol.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:07 pm
by spacecampaddict28
thats one way of putting it. 8O

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:17 pm
by Space Nerd
And once again i say ya'll are just jealous! :D

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:18 pm
by spacecampaddict28
I didn't know you say y'all. But anyway about Binary Star...

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:25 pm
by Space Nerd
Yeah, binary star... :lol:

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:30 pm
by Drumrollz
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.

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:35 pm
by meg
:D

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:36 pm
by Space Nerd
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. :D

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:40 pm
by Drumrollz
If I'm not mistaken, though, Space Camp uses the MS3 software package, right?

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:41 pm
by Space Nerd
I didnt check it out that much... :(

Posted: Mon Jan 10, 2005 10:49 pm
by spacecampaddict28
Um dan, did the Russian orbiter thing scar you? Haha you're only speaking in german russian now.