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− | + | 1=[http://www.acsoft.ch/AMSO/amso.html ACSofts AMSO homepage]| | |
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[[Image:night17.jpg|300 px|right|thumb|Cernan, Evans and Schmitt blast-off aboard Apollo 17]] | [[Image:night17.jpg|300 px|right|thumb|Cernan, Evans and Schmitt blast-off aboard Apollo 17]] | ||
− | '''AMSO | + | '''AMSO (Apollo Mission Simulator for Orbiter)''' is an add-on for [[Orbiter]] 2010, created to reproduce the flights of the American Apollo Program, exploring the Moon from 1968 to 1972. The addon currently simulates missions from Apollo 8 to Apollo 17. |
The main purpose of AMSO is to give users the possibility to live in first person this great challenge of our century, letting them, at the same time, choose the way they prefer to succeed. | The main purpose of AMSO is to give users the possibility to live in first person this great challenge of our century, letting them, at the same time, choose the way they prefer to succeed. | ||
− | The user will be able to accomplish his mission flying the vessels completely manually (and this is a big challenge), or with the aid of some clever autopilot programs, that reproduce some features of real Apollo guidance system, created by LazyD; those will assist the Commander in some crucial phases of the flight, without depriving Orbinauts of their fun. | + | The user will be able to accomplish his mission flying the vessels completely manually (and this is a big challenge), or with the aid of some clever autopilot programs, that reproduce some features of real Apollo guidance system, created by LazyD; |
+ | those will assist the Commander in some crucial phases of the flight, without depriving Orbinauts of their fun. | ||
− | One of its greater qualities is the astonishing graphic made by Luis Teixeira, which allows the user to enjoy a complex meshing and texturing work without losing notably | + | One of its greater qualities is the astonishing graphic made by Luis Teixeira, which allows the user to enjoy a complex meshing and texturing work without losing notably Frames Per Second; |
− | an example is the accurate | + | an example is the accurate Virtual Cockpit for both CSM and LM, for the moment unusable, but so accurate that gives a great immersion in phases of flight like docking and landing. |
For Docking manoeuvre, a full-working and realistic Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) is provided on both CSM and LM. | For Docking manoeuvre, a full-working and realistic Crewman Optical Alignment Sight (COAS) is provided on both CSM and LM. | ||
− | Complex moon scenarios will allow pioneers to explore the surface of historical landing locations, with craters, mountains, rilles and particular soil characteristics; astronauts, with completely new meshes and fully movable visors, will have the possibility to plant a flag, deploy SWC and ALSEP experiments, drill the soil and collect rock samples dynamically generated, and on the way back to Earth, during J-type missions, to retrieve useful materials from the fully simulated CSM Sim-bay. | + | Complex moon scenarios will allow pioneers to explore the surface of historical landing locations, with craters, mountains, rilles and particular soil characteristics; |
+ | astronauts, with completely new meshes and fully movable visors, will have the possibility to plant a flag, deploy SWC and ALSEP experiments, drill the soil and collect rock samples dynamically generated, and on the way back to Earth, during J-type missions, to retrieve useful materials from the fully simulated CSM Sim-bay. | ||
And if a malfunction occurs? | And if a malfunction occurs? | ||
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'''Improvements''' | '''Improvements''' | ||
− | ====Version 1.22 ==== | + | ====Version 1.22 (Current) ==== |
'''Improvements''' | '''Improvements''' | ||
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==== Saturn V ==== | ==== Saturn V ==== | ||
− | [[Image:saturn_pad.jpg|thumb|Saturn V sitting on Pad]] | + | [[Image:saturn_pad.jpg|200 px|center|thumb|Saturn V sitting on Pad]] |
− | The “little child” of | + | The “little child” of Werner von Brown, a three-staged, liquid propelled, 111 meters tall rocket will send you in a parking orbit around Earth at first, expending the first two stages, and will then use the remaining fuel of the third stage to shoot you toward the Moon. Lots of small and big details make this rocket a real piece of art, starting from explosive devices to the interstage rotation when hit by flames. |
The stages of the Saturn V from bottom to top are the massive S-IC stage with its five [[F-1]] [[Rocket engine|rocket engines]], the S-II stage with five [[J-2]] engines and the restartable S-IVB stage with its single J-2 engine. | The stages of the Saturn V from bottom to top are the massive S-IC stage with its five [[F-1]] [[Rocket engine|rocket engines]], the S-II stage with five [[J-2]] engines and the restartable S-IVB stage with its single J-2 engine. | ||
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This 3rd J-type mission concluded the manned exploration of the Moon; after a night launch, Eugene Cernan and the geologist Harrison Schmitt (the first scientist to go to the Moon) explored the valley of Taurus-Littrow, remaining on the surface for 75 hours; using the last LRV, they conducted deep geological studies, discovering a particular orange soil made of melted silicates. | This 3rd J-type mission concluded the manned exploration of the Moon; after a night launch, Eugene Cernan and the geologist Harrison Schmitt (the first scientist to go to the Moon) explored the valley of Taurus-Littrow, remaining on the surface for 75 hours; using the last LRV, they conducted deep geological studies, discovering a particular orange soil made of melted silicates. | ||
It was December 1972. | It was December 1972. | ||
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== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
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* [http://www.acsoft.ch/tmp/AMSO3.wmv Video of the Apollo 11 landing] | * [http://www.acsoft.ch/tmp/AMSO3.wmv Video of the Apollo 11 landing] | ||
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− | [[Category: | + | ==See also== |
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− | [[Category: | + | * [[NASSP]] |
− | [[Category: | + | * [[Saturn V]] |
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+ | [[Category:Add-ons|Amso]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Vessel add-ons|Amso]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Realistic add-ons|Amso]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Historical]] |