Pilots can spend hours launching payloads from Kennedy Space Center, visiting the International Space Center, or picking their way through the rocky rings of Saturn on a Delta-glider. This is not a demo, it is a completely free freeware fully featured simulator. This package has now been updated to the latest version edition.
This is the latest version released by the developer and also works with the latest version of Windows The package is quite a bit larger than the original release. Shows the Nasa Space Shuttle in orbit over the Earth in the latest version of the Orbiter space flight simulator for Windows. Orbiter was created in by developer Martin Schweiger. At the time, he wanted a simulator that accurately reflected physics-oriented flight modeling.
The most recent version was released in August of Orbiter is freeware, not open-source. The core code cannot be altered. However, developers can create add-ons like new spacecraft using the Orbiter Software Development Kit. It provides code libraries, sample code, utilities and documentation needed to produce original designs. There is a special add-on forum at the Orbiter site to help programmers get started on the right foot.
An excellent teaching tool, Orbiter is used by many science, math, and technology classes to help illustrate diverse subjects from space flight to trigonometry. To get the most out of Orbiter, it helps to have some knowledge of orbital mechanics. Robert A. Orbiter is a freeware space flight simulator program developed to allow users to operate simulated spacecraft using a detailed and realistic flight model. The developer, Martin Schweiger, felt that space flight simulators at the time were lacking in realistic physics based flight models and decided to write a simulator that made learning physics concepts enjoyable.
The simulator was first released on 27 November and several new versions have been released, with the most recent version released for free download on 30 August Orbiter has now been used as a teaching aid in classrooms, and a large community of add-on developers has created a multitude of add-ons to allow users to fly assorted real and fictional spacecraft and adding new planets or solar systems.
Orbiter incorporates planetary motion, space physics, and gravitation. Users will find it takes some experimentation to get used to how these dynamics affect space travel. Once mastered, navigation becomes smoother and easier. Orbiter has both realistic and fictional spacecraft. Newer users find the fictional craft easier to pilot. They are also able to travel to distant parts of the solar system conventional vehicles cannot reach.
The solar system consists of the sun, planets and large moons. The core product has no comets or asteroids. Embark on 60 missions spanning across 12 unique settings ranging from familiar planets and desolate moons to burning stars and alien worlds. Execute tricky docking maneuvers, manage your fuel consumption and use gravity to your advantage as you seek out your fellow astronauts before they run out of oxygen.
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After installing the core package and making sure that it runs without problems on your computer , you can add optional features such as high resolution planetary textures or essential 3rd party addons. The basic installation requires about 3 GB of space on the hard disk, but additional texture packs can take up significantly more space.
A fast graphics card is recommended. Orbiter can be controlled via the keyboard, but a joystick is useful for atmospheric flight. Orbiter is free for noncommericial and educational use - but donations are always welcome. Please make sure to read the Terms of Use before downloading the software.
For commercial applications, please contact the author. After installing the core package and ensuring that it runs without problems on your computer , you can install high-resolution replacements of the default textures for some of the planets and moons. This will improve the visual appearance in many situations, but requires more computing power and a lot of hard disk space. Please note that the planetary texture packs have been processed and assembled for exclusive use in Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.
For queries about other uses please contact the author of Orbiter. In addition to the basic installation, you can download 3rd-party addons that enhance the Orbiter experience.
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