Orbiter Sim Gets You Spaced

Posted by simoniker on Monday June 9, 2003 @10:41PM from the marvellous-day-for-a-moonwalk dept.

stinky wizzleteats writes "Ever wondered why a space flight simulator never really got off the ground in the PC simulation scene? The answer is that it needed to be free. Dr. Martin Schweiger started the ball rolling a few years ago with Orbiter, a freeware Win32 DirectX based space flight simulator, in which you can fly orbital rendezvous, lunar landing, and even interplanetary missions. The current version has excellent graphics, including atmospheric descent and re-entry effects. There's also a burgeoning community of add-on developers, creating everything from sound add-ons and interplanetary navigation aids to complete working Apollo/Saturn 5 spacecraft. Virtual space agencies have even sprung up, using Roger Wilco and remote telemetry software (virtual mission control) to do Orbiter missions online. You can find the basic Orbiter files at Avsim or Sourceforge."

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Hypersleep? by SaintElmo · 2003-06-10 01:16 · Score: 3, Funny

Just what I always wanted! A simulated flight to Alpha Centauri. Only 43092850943275209384709632 days left to go!

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Isn't that a Shame by kalidasa · 2003-06-10 02:00 · Score: 2, Funny

It will only run on Windows. And works best on Win98. It's like if the bare ceiling of the Sistine chapel had been made out of Kraft Macaroni and Cheese packets, and Michelangelo had painted his masterpiece on that.
Re:I always thought ... by torpor · 2003-06-10 02:24 · Score: 2, Funny

Dude the whole point of MMORPG's is to give Geeks something boring to do in the name of 'fun'.

Sheesh. Where do you get your Geek Pride?

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