tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post113107528911976676..comments2024-03-23T11:23:29.270-04:00Comments on Music of the Spheres: Beating NASA Back to the Moon...FlyingSingerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12015886527228889332noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post-1131121573320931182005-11-04T11:26:00.000-05:002005-11-04T11:26:00.000-05:00Hey, if exploring small details is what interests ...Hey, if exploring small details is what interests you, that's cool. There are plenty of people who buy space books and videos to delve into the details of the Apollo program or whatever their interest. In Orbiter, you can learn about the switches in the CM or LM -- then use a near-original checklist to fly a simulated mission where you have to flip those switches in the right order as part of succeeding in the mission. I love the books and the videos too, but there's knowing, and there's doing, and "doing it" is a strength of Orbiter.<BR/><BR/>Besides, there's no space race in Orbiter, it's whatever you want to do with it, whenever you want. I spent a LOT of time with Orbiter the first couple of months, and I tried a lot of things, just my approach. But I still skipped a lot of things - I've done very little with Earth re-entry and landing, and some users spend hours on that alone, getting good and precise at it.<BR/><BR/>That's one of the things I like about Orbiter, and in fact I was thinking of a post on a related subject, maybe later today.<BR/><BR/>-BruceFlyingSingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12015886527228889332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18052302.post-1131119363160163342005-11-04T10:49:00.000-05:002005-11-04T10:49:00.000-05:00Nice set of pictures Bruce. Man, I feel like a rea...Nice set of pictures Bruce. Man, I feel like a real slowpoke with Orbiter! After over a month I still can barely make it to LEO, while so many newbies (not including you in that group, Bruce ;-) ) reach the moon in a matter of a few days of game!<BR/><BR/>Oh well, guess that's what I deserve for spending too much time on small details ...DarthVaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10091994918437634460noreply@blogger.com