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(STS) NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter V 2.3

This is a part of Struppey's and Tatz' Scenario(STS)
This ship is compatible with the External Tank, the left and right Solid Rocket Boosters
You find the (NOT PLANET READY) Orbiter Version 1.1 here


There it is! Our new NASA Space Shuttle Orbiter. You wanted us to build a hydrogen version of the Orbiter which has not been very easy but now it is completed and ready for launch! We had to redesign the whole spacecraft to make it fly in the atmosphere and space as well.

To launch it you have to connect it to the External Tank. Make sure you connect the ET Group “ET Thrusters”, the Timer “Left SRB 1” and the Timer “Right SRB 1” to the Orbiters Timer “STS Launch”. This will make sure that all engines ignite at the same time!

For Landing you just let gravity pull you down a bit.
The Orbiter has enough atmo thrusters to hover, but only a few to the front. So it will keep altitude but move forward all the time (just like an airplane).
As there is no aerodynamical physics available yet, this is a bit tricky and improvised but hey - this is engineering ;)
Just try it and let us know how you feel with that and what we could do better.
Try to make a smooth approach to the runway.
Lower the gear (8-2) and touch down as smooth as possible. You can use the Group “Landing Thrusters” (8-4) for Touchdown – this will deactivate some of the thrusters that hold you in the air and therefore increase your rate of descent.
When on the ground use the group “Ground Thrusters” (8-5) to put more weight on the wheels and activate the parachute (8-6). DO NOT SWITCH OFF THE ENERGY! This will also switch off all atmospheric thrusters and damage your landing gear – it can not handle all the weight!
Press the Brakes (8-7) top stop.


Features and Improvements:

- Planet-ready
- Survival-ready
- Oxygen-ready
- atmospheric thrusters
- ability to land on a planet like an airplane (this due to 49 small atmospheric thrusters which will simulate “aerodynamics” and enable the Orbiter to hover
- 3 Large Hydrogen Thrusters
- completely redesigned interior and exterior
- Space for 7 brave astronauts



Bugs:

- unfortunately we had to remove the Remote Manipulator System for now. The Piston and Rotor physics in the game does not work properly yet – so at certain speeds the RMS would separate and crash the ship. We are trying to solve this!
- we had to remove the airbrakes for the same reason


Mods: - none - (business as usual)

Scale: 1:1

Mass: 288 020 kg


Shortcuts:

Group 1
1…………..….. Timer STS Launch……….…..…… START
2…………..….. ET Thrusters................................. DECREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
3 ….….………. ET Thrusters................................. INCREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
4 ….….………. Timer External Tank Separation… START
5 ….….………. Orbiter SSME Thrusters................ DECREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
6 ….….………. Orbiter SSME Thrusters................ INCREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
7 ….….………. Orbiter FWD Ion Thrusters............ DECREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
8 ….….………. Orbiter FWD Ion Thrusters............ INCREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
9 ….….………. Timer Emergency Shutdown......... TRIGGER NOW


Group 2
1 ….….………. Payload Bay Doors……….…..…… REVERSE
2…………..….. Payload Bay Doors…….....……….. ON/OFF
3.......................Landing Gear Payload Bay............SWITCH LOCK
4.......................Landing Gear Payload Bay 1.........SWITCH LOCK
5.......................Landing Gear Payload Bay 2.........SWITCH LOCK
6.......................Landing Gear Payload Bay 3.........SWITCH LOCK
7.......................Spotlights Payload Bay................. ON/OFF
8.......................Camera Payload Bay Back............VIEW
9.......................Camera Payload Bay Front...........VIEW

Group 3

1.......................Spotlights Airlock........................... ON/OFF
2.......................Camera Airlock ..............................VIEW
3…………..….. Connector Air Lock……................. ON/OFF
4…………..….. Connector Air Lock……................. SWITCH LOCK
5…………..….. Connector Air Lock……................. THROW OUT ON/OFF
6…………..….. Connector Air Lock……................. COLLECT ALL ON/OFF
7 not used
8 not used
9…….....………All Rotors………….......................…Off


Groups 4, 5 and 6 are not in use (used to be the RMS Groups)


Group 7
1 ….….………. Atmo Maneuver Thrusters…..…… ON/OFF
2 ….….………. Ion Maneuver Thrusters….....…… ON/OFF
3 ….….………. Orbiter FWD Ion Thrusters............ ON/OFF
4 ….….………. Orbiter FWD Ion Thrusters............ DECREASE THRUST OVERRIDE
5 ….….………. Orbiter FWD Ion Thrusters............ INCREASE THRUST OVERRIDE


Group 8
1 ….….………. Radio Altimeter………………...…. ON/OFF
2 ….….………. Rotors Landing Gear ................... REVERSE
3…………….... Rotors Landing Gear ................... ON/OFF
4………….…… Landing Thrusters…….….…....… ON/OFF (UP atmo thrusters to keep you on the ground)
5…………….... Ground Thrusters………...…....… ON/OFF (UP atmo thrusters for ground operations)
6………….…… Parachute Hatch ......................... OPEN/CLOSE
7………….…… Braking Thrusters…….….…....… ON/OFF


Group 9
1.......................Camera Main Gear....................... VIEW
2.......................Camera Nose Gear....................... VIEW
3.......................Camera Vertical Stabilizer............. VIEW
4………….…….Orbiter Beacon……...................... ON/OFF
5……….….……Orbiter Gyros…………............….. ON/OFF (switch them off when transporting the Orbiter)
9 ...................... All Rotors ..................................... OFF