Posts: 3307
From: Houston, TX
Registered: May 2001

posted 10-05-2005 08:40 PM               

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I can't believe I haven't heard of this until today, but there is a completely FREE and very good space launch, flight, probe, etc simulator called Orbiter:
http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/orbit.html

Click on "download" on the left menu. Included are directions for downloading and adding the (also free) high resolution features and updates.

Here is a movie simulation that was created with it, and this was done without the new high res add-ons (I believe the audio was added by some other means):
http://www.moonport.org/freedom7.ram

I messed around with Orbiter for about an hour and I don't think I've even had a taste of what 1% of it can do. There are even scenarios where you can take a tour of the Solar System.

Check it out. Has anyone heard of this program?

Posts: 2113
From: Staffs, UK
Registered: Aug 2002

posted 10-06-2005 04:54 AM            

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I'm sure we've mentioned this before - its been around for a while now

It is good

Phill
spaceuk

Posts: 436
From: Switzerland & France
Registered: Nov 2003