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Orbiter! Achieved my first orbit. WOW! (Read 228 times)
Dec 21st, 2003 at 9:52am

SabreHawk   Offline
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I know a few of ya'all have this Space flight sim, but I had it on my drive for a year but just never got around to flying it, so busy wtih all else ya know.
Got it out and was impressd with it, wow.........I made my first trip up to orbit,..........what a trip! This is the "Delta glider" and ya dont even have to launch in the usual way, ya just take off in atmospheric flight like a plane, and then...............pithch her up and hang on!!
Wasnt easy though, it gets kinda tricky handling it as you reach the upper atmosphere. Wink

Whew! Now I just gotta get down from here........ Shocked
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Reply #1 - Dec 21st, 2003 at 10:02am

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hehe nice!

Makes my brain think: Turn your head so you can see the picture upright!!! Angry

Grin Grin GrinPOst one of entering plz.
 

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Reply #2 - Dec 21st, 2003 at 10:03am

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Better yet! I dare you to go to the 'dark side'
 

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Reply #3 - Dec 21st, 2003 at 10:39am
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nice pic and good luck with the re-entry. Wink
 
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Reply #4 - Dec 21st, 2003 at 10:43am

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Well, by the time I had calmed down enough to take this shot I had already been on the dark side, this is a little after one full orbit( takes approx. half an orbit to get stablized, and do the final insertion)

Yeah, I'll getcha a shot of the ride down, soon as I figure out how do get down! Shocked

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Reply #5 - Dec 23rd, 2003 at 3:10am

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Well  made it back, after two failed attempt's I found out I wasnt doing the de-orbit burn nearly long enough.
I kept just going down into some dense atmosphere only to fly right back out of it again.

Did I make it to KSC?...................HELL NO!! I didnt even know where the hell I was then found I was about 200 miles off the coast of Africa, in the dark of course. Roll Eyes

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