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Topic: SpaceX's ISS Docking Simulator (online)
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Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43790
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-12-2020 01:49 PM
   
SpaceX has added an ISS Docking Simulator to its website: This simulator will familiarize you with the controls of actual interface used by NASA Astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle to the International Space Station.  |
Robert Pearlman
Editor Posts: 43790
From: Houston, TX
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 05-12-2020 05:39 PM
I docked on my second try (hint: read the instructions before attempting a docking).There's an easter egg if you stray far enough away from the space station (with credit to Doug Ellison who spotted it first):  |
oly
Member Posts: 1025
From: Perth, Western Australia
Registered: Apr 2015
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posted 05-13-2020 05:29 AM
I also docked second try, you can also do a fly around the ISS as long as you maintain proximity to the station. |
OLDIE
Member Posts: 275
From: Portsmouth, England
Registered: Sep 2004
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posted 05-13-2020 06:32 AM
What a fascinating experience. All went well until the last few minutes, then things got very hairy! FAILED at first attempt. Still it passes the time in lockdown. |
Headshot
Member Posts: 909
From: Vancouver, WA, USA
Registered: Feb 2012
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posted 05-13-2020 01:44 PM
Very nice sim and great marketing ploy by SpaceX. They just made lockdown more tolerable. Kudos to SpaceX for a fun/educational experience.Maybe they should add a propellant gauge to show us how efficient we are or aren't. I would definitely fall into the latter category. |
328KF
Member Posts: 1257
From:
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted 05-13-2020 06:53 PM
This app was so cool. I've some success, and some failures. But once you figure it out it's great. I still can't seem to get close in without having to constantly thrust in pitch up and down to keep it centered. It doesn't seem to just get settled. It will be fun on docking day to watch the approach and say, "Oh yeah... I've done this. Doug needs to watch his inputs and take it slow." |
Larry McGlynn
Member Posts: 1272
From: Boston, MA
Registered: Jul 2003
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posted 05-13-2020 08:42 PM
Did anyone else find the red Tesla coupe yet? I found while working myself into an unrecoverable multi-axis spin flying away from the ISS. |
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