Let's Play Orbiter 2010: Space Flight Simulator

Tomorrow, May 16th 2011, Space Shuttle Endeavour STS-134 is scheduled for its final launch at 8:56am EDT (12:56 UTC). Be sure to watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv or http://spaceflightnow.com/shuttle/sts134/status.html

I mentioned Orbiter in an earlier Minecraft video, and figured this, the day before an actual space shuttle launch, would be the best time to try a first impressions let's play of it! Its very difficult to install and get configurated to even start playing, but I do my best to at least show you through a tutorial mission of launching the Space Shuttle.

If you'd like to try yourself, you can get Orbiter here: http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/

I went ahead an synced up my video with that of an actual launch of space shuttle Atlantis. It works pretty well! http://bit.ly/lteyfG

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• lets play
• video game
• first impression
• orbiter
• space
• flight
• simulator
• nasa
• space shuttle
• launch
• thrust
• international space station
• not a game
• serious business

[DavidWCourtney]

It's a free space simulator, but it's not Open Source. (You can't download the source code.)

[kurtjmac]

@DavidWCourtney Oops! Thanks, I've added a notation with the correction.

[kurtjmac]

@XanMoores Tell your teacher to give you an A+! Then, have them install Orbiter on your computers so you can study orbital mechanics and space flight awesomeness!

[12345Achoo]

How do you start your main boosters?

[Clubpenguinrocker100]

awesome. i have the Apollo Saturn V Rockets

[DeathStarBH2011]

Hi mate!

Are you using Orbiter's default KSC scenery? It seems better than mine.

[TheBoysFromTheStreet]

Does enyone know how to leave the Earths orbit?

I always fly to the top of the Earth and after some time i start falling back to the Earth.

[GamerDave17]

just wanted to know out of all space flight GAMES,lol witch would you recommend?

[dantheman12345ize]

actually the universe is better then most games. it looks like youre realy in space. on your couch...

[agentHOTTIEMAN1]

If you land in a different part of earth would it be accessable or can you only land in one place in earth

[KalilaVespers]

I think it's funny when people complain about Kurt's long commentary. -That's- why a lot of people are here; his charm is in his conversational rambling. I love it! For the rest of you... 8:10 .

[SpartanD1000]

"lets go back inside and see how that looks...whaaaooo" lol

[0neUps]

Humm... this is not a accurate game, never will the space shuttle perform a booster release like that.. If ya really wanna learn some about space and the sts missions go for Space Shutle Simulator 2007, very accurate and alot more a "simulator'...