Orbiter reviewed at MiGMan's Flight Sim Museum

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Orbiter

Orbiter is a amazing free 3D Space Simulator written by Dr. Martin Schweiger, Ph.D. Orbiter contains accurate math and orbital physics, and has an extensive community support base.

Chino reported : " I stumbled on an incredible piece of freeware by Dr. Martin Schweiger, Ph.D. - Orbiter.

It's an amazing spaceflight simulator with very accurate physics and amazing expandability. I've just installed it (with optional but recommended 3d party sound pack) and so far have only run a couple of the demos, but the Atlantis Space Shuttle launch demo alone is worth the effort (the price is free! but install and activate the sound pack first). This has great obsession potential.

Amazing that it's freeware as it seems to be Microsoft Flight Simulator 2004 level in quality, depth, accurate physics, and expandability. It's really a flight sim too as the fictional spacecraft have atmospheric flight capability and you can land them (powered) at KSC or even land the Shuttle (unpowered!). New 2005 version as of Jan/Feb with a lot of new goodies.

Missions

In orbit over the USA and Australia
Apollo 14
International Space Station

"Go Play In Space" (Second Edition) - an Introductory Tutorial manual for Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.

"Go Play In Space" (Second Edition)
Fun with Martin Schweiger's Orbiter Space Flight Simulator.
an Introductory Tutorial manual for Orbiter - written by Bruce Irving.

Read excerpts and more here

DOWNLOAD "Go Play In Space"
on this page

International Space Station over Chino...

Apollo screen caps from Apollo Lunar Mission Tutorial by John Dunn www.jdkbph.com/ALMT/index.htm

Other screen caps by Bruce Irving with standard Orbiter 2005 installation, plus high-resolution "level 9" earth textures, well worth installing (free of course, all Orbiter stuff is amazingly free) - search for orbiter mods

Links

Links and 3rd party mods

2000s - Space Flight Sims