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[Link]Pilots Information for spacecraft pilots: About Orbiter – an overview Orbiter tutorials – your first flight, how to fly to Mars, etc. Orbiter add-ons – ships, instruments, bases, orbital stations and even planets Orbiter cockpits – guides for interfacing hardware to Orbiter FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions Astrodynamics – how a ship behaves in space List of Acronyms and Abbreviations – all those mysterious TLAs Glossary – list of terms Community links – Orbiter all around the world Companies using orbiter – a portal for professional use of orbiter [Link]Developers Information and documentation for developers: Add-on tutorials - various tutorials on making your own add-ons SDK documentation - Orbiter API documented Tools - a list of tools which may be useful to add-on developers References - blueprints, schematics, etc. Add-on etiquette - some guidelines Libraries - developers' libraries

[Link]Random add-on The XR2 Ravenstar is a high-performance spacecraft created for Orbiter by the Altea Aerospace team. The XR2's concept, mesh, and sound effects were the work of Steve "Coolhand" Tyler. Coding work to add multiple subsystems, failure modes are done by Douglas Beachy, as with the other vessels in the XR series. The initial 1.0 release came on October 8, 2008, the most recent being 1.10 on February 20, 2018. (More...) [Link]Random article Intuitive Atmospheric Reentry. It is a common complaint on the Orbiter message boards that the aerodynamics on the Space Shuttle model are screwed up. This is usually reported after a person deorbits the vehicle, puts it in the right angle of attack... and then bounces off the atmosphere several times and overshoots the Cape. I know, I've done it myself. Here's how to enter the correct way. (More...)

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