David Knisely
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Here is a screen shot from the program: ORBITER
http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/
The first is liftoff of Atlantis from Pad 39B:
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David Knisely
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Next, here is a "look-down" shot shortly before the orbiter completes the roll maneuver to get the proper attitude for a flight to ISS:
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And here is an upward shot of the shuttle early in ascent:
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David Knisely
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Here the shuttle is climbing towards space before SRB separation:
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David Knisely
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Here is SRB separation:
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David Knisely
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And finally, here is the shuttle and external tank heading up the East Coast of the U.S. towards rendezvous with the International Space Station:
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David Knisely
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And, for those who wonder how good the simulation is, it is actually *BETTER* than what is shown here, as I had to downsize the image scale. In my 1280x1024 simulation, it looks pretty much like the real thing in a smooth realistic animation (and acts like the real thing, as the shuttle is rather tricky to fly and is *very* unforgiving). The graphics are good enough to see individual tiles on the shuttle, as well as the bolts which hold the window frames on the cockpit. Clear skies to you.
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LivingNDixie
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Cool!
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Preston
Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33 (on order)
It’s not finishing something when your tank is empty that makes you a stronger person. It’s brushing yourself off and refacing the foe that defeated you with the same determination and willingness to fight that you had when you began your journey.
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FAB
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Excellent!
FAB
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starramus
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You would think someone resurrected Chesley Bonestell for this art. 
Hard to believe that the "shuttle" was first envisioned in the 30s by Eugen Sanger.
Regards and clear skies,
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David Knisely
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Here is a closer shot of Atlantis in orbit carrying the Long Duration Exposure Facility in its payload bay (something only Challenger and Columbia actually did). This shows a little of the detail, although in this shot, you can't see the shuttle's Canada arm that is actually used in the simulator to deploy the LDEF payload.
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David Knisely
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And here is a shot of a simulated launch of Atlantis occurring just after sunrise from a point on the ground next to pad 39B:
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LivingNDixie
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I really need to download this program!
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Preston
Celestron 11" Nexstar GPS XLT
Lunt LS60T/Ha 60mm f/8.33 (on order)
It’s not finishing something when your tank is empty that makes you a stronger person. It’s brushing yourself off and refacing the foe that defeated you with the same determination and willingness to fight that you had when you began your journey.
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RandyR
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WOW!
SO how well does it work on a "VISTA" machine? I don't have room on my laptop for it, but my Vista desktop has plenty of room and LOTS of computer power...
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David Knisely
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I don't know if it will run under Vista, but it will run under some Linux distros. I do not plan on Vista anytime in the near future, as it is currently a "work in progress", so I guess I will have to be happy with XP or Mepis. Clear skies to you.
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David Knisely
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Here is a shot of an Orbital Maneuvering System firing (OMS-2) about 330 miles above Africa just prior to opening the payload bay doors and deploying HST:
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john D
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really cool! 
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Meade ETX-125
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Backyard Observatory
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Happy-Idiot
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I love the LDEF payload shot!
. So when does it land? 
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DoctorNoodle
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Beautiful stuff!
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“Facts are meaningless. You could use facts to prove anything that's even remotely true!” - Homer Simpson
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David Knisely
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Quote:
I love the LDEF payload shot!
. So when does it land?
How about in the middle of the day? (this is from the Demo)
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David W. Knisely
Hyde Memorial Observatory
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