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ElChristou
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posted 07-20-2008 09:23 AM
   
Here are some models I've done in the frame of a project to reconstruct in real time 3D within Celestia the Apollo 11 mission. These models are part of many others necessary for the task; we will begin with the extraction of the LM from the Saturn V 3rd stage by the CSM, the whole flight, the moon landing (we will see all the instrument dispatched on ground) and the return to earth with the splash down of Apollo capsule. As we are a very small team and are not specialist of the topic it's a long and hard work but the models released this week can show you that we want it well done! What about a few pictures?  
Now for those interested, you can find more info about this project here and you can download the models here. For those who don't know Celestia, it's a real time astronomical visualization software of a very high level of expertise. It's an OpenSource project so it is available to everybody. Hope you will enjoy and comments are welcome! |
Jurg Bolli
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posted 07-20-2008 01:12 PM
Amazing.
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Robert Pearlman
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posted 07-20-2008 05:53 PM
I agree Jurg, though I haven't had a chance to run Celestia for myself the screen shots look phenomenal. I'm also glad to see this offered on a cross-platform package as so many prior efforts have been limited to just one operating system. |
cspg
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posted 07-21-2008 12:59 AM
Since Celestia is based upon the Hipparcos satellite data, some might be interested in this publication: Astronomical Applications of Astrometry: Ten Years of Exploitation of the Hipparcos Satellite Data by Michael PerrymanChris |
ElChristou
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posted 07-21-2008 06:49 AM
Someone here have some info about the sequence of extraction of the LM by the CSM? Till now I was thinking the CSM took a distance of security before the opening of the SLA; am I completely wrong? |
alanh_7
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posted 07-21-2008 06:42 PM
There is some really nice working there. Great stuff.
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ElChristou
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posted 07-22-2008 07:28 AM
Thanks! Guys, concerning the extraction procedure we have found the info. Thanks anyway. |
ElChristou
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posted 07-24-2008 05:16 AM
For Windows users, you can download here a fresh build of Celestia fixing a bug in the code guilty of some strange misplacement of the models. |
ElChristou
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posted 07-26-2008 01:56 AM
We are searching for any blue print or good drawing or good close up shot of the central part of the articulation of the SLA's panels (between the hinges). If anybody know a doc it would help a lot to continue the modelling. |
ElChristou
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posted 07-27-2008 02:33 AM
S-IVB model in progress. Hope not to have to stop this work because of the missing SLA detail... (Click to enlarge)  |
ElChristou
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posted 07-30-2008 01:57 AM
As the interest for fine models seems pretty low I will focus news on the dedicated forum.See you! |
alanh_7
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posted 07-30-2008 06:12 AM
I have been following your progress on both this web site and the Celestica web site with a great deal of interest. You guys are doing an fantastic job. Keep up the great work. Best regards
Alan |
tegwilym
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posted 08-04-2008 11:49 PM
I just downloaded the spacecraft and installed them on my Linux machine. Beautiful work! When will the S-IVB stage be done? Tom
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ElChristou
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posted 08-06-2008 03:08 AM
We are still searching for missing details... So no idea when the whole stuff will be ready... |
ElChristou
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posted 08-13-2008 03:51 AM
Tx to Mike Jetzer (member of this community) I have now plenty of good docs to complete the model. Also from another source we finally find out some docs on the ullage rockets od the S-IVB so I have now plenty of homework! |
heng44
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posted 08-13-2008 04:30 AM
Don't know if this has been mentioned before, but when the LM was extracted from the S-IVB the four panels were not in the open position but completely jettisoned. For the rest the pictures look amazing. |
ElChristou
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posted 08-13-2008 08:23 AM
Yep, the shot above is just a quick test; in the final release you will see the correct sequence. |
ElChristou
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posted 08-20-2008 01:28 PM
A little pict of the actual state.  (Click to enlarge)  |
ElChristou
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posted 03-29-2009 09:48 AM
Some fresh new highly detailed models by James R. Bassett have been released for Celestia.You can grab them (free of charge as always) at Celestial Matters under my section. Enjoy! Little Preview:  |
ElChristou
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posted 03-29-2009 05:25 PM
Ok, as I see the Mercury thread has been merged with the Apollo thread I have to give some news about the later...Well, it is still on standby because I had to work on a new ISS model and THAT's a big work! So sorry, people waiting for the Apollo mission need to have some more patience; I wish I could do this stuff faster but... |
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