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The '''AMSO''' [[Add-on|add-on]] demonstrates the flight to the [[Moon]] and back like in [[Apollo]] missions.
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The '''AMSO (Apollo Mission Simulator for Orbiter)''' [[Add-on|add-on]] demonstrates the flight to the [[Moon]] and back like in [[Apollo]] missions. Your crew can die, if you exceed the limits of the spacecraft. [[EVA|EVA's]] can be performed on the moon.
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The [[EVA]] can be performed on the moon.
 
  
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==Basic features==
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* Simple user interface, consisting of only few keys
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* Complex mission simulation, especially covering the lunar surface activities.
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* Crew can die, terminating your whole mission.
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==Critism==
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'''AMSO''' is a pretty simplistic add-on, when it comes to the user interface, including the intended lack of a cockpit [[Panel|panel]] or a [[Virtual cockpit|VC]]. While it does a very detailed simulation of the mission profiles, it does not try to recreate the Apollo subsystems.
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Also, after initial experiments, it dropped the support for the collision detection system [[Meshland]], delaying such a feature until terrain collisions are implemented in the orbiter core itself.
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==Current version (Version 1.11)==
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[[Image:AMSO CSM1.JPG|200 px|right|thumb|CSM docking with the LM]]
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[[Image:AMSO Recovery1.jpg|200 px|right|thumb|Crew being evacuated by a Sea King helicopter]]
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The current '''AMSO''' version supports the whole basic mission profile, including detailed lunar surface activities and recovery. The landing sites got propped up with dynamically created rocks in various sizes.
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==Version 1.12==
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The next version of '''AMSO''' will see dramatic changes in its visual appearance, showing new photo-realistic meshes. The most dramatic change happened for the landing sites, now showing nearly realistic 3D terrains. Also the initially simple launch sequences saw great upgrades. Also the J-missions (Apollo 15 and following) now have a SIM bay which will can be deployed.
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* [http://www.acsoft.ch/tmp/AMSO.wmv Video of the new launch sequence, with focus on the LUT arms]
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* [http://www.acsoft.ch/tmp/AMSO1.wmv Video of the new launch sequence during night]
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* [http://www.acsoft.ch/tmp/AMSO2.wmv Video of a day launch in the new version]
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<gallery>
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Image:AMSO112-01.jpg|The new Lunar Module visual
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Image:AMSO112-02.jpg|Rendezvous in lunar orbit
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Image:AMSO112-03.jpg|The new Command and Service Module visual
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Image:AMSO112-04.jpg|Separation of the Command Module prior reentry
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Image:AMSO112-05.jpg|Recovery of the crew after splash-down
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Image:AMSO112-06.jpg|Hadley Rille from 50m distance
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Image:AMSO112-07.jpg|Hadley Rille from 500m distance
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Image:AMSO112-08.jpg|Hadley Rille from 7 km distance
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Image:AMSO112-09.jpg|Hadley Rille from 32 km distance
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Image:AMSO112-10.jpg|Hadley Rille from 100 km distance
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Image:AMSO112-11.jpg|Hadley Rille from 300 km distance
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Image:AMSO112-12.jpg|Apollo 12 and Surveyor III
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Image:AMSO112-14.jpg|EVA on the hull of the CSM
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Image:AMSO112-15.jpg|The transmission antenna
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Image:AMSO112-16.jpg|Leaving the CSM for EVA
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Image:AMSO112-17.jpg|The orange soil spot
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Image:AMSO112-18.jpg|The new SIM bay
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Image:AMSO112-22.jpg|Sub-satellite being deployed from the SIM bay
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Image:AMSO112-23.jpg|Day launch
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Image:AMSO112-25.jpg|Night launch
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Image:AMSO112-26.jpg|The new launch utility tower
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Image:AMSO112-27.jpg|Comparison shot of the real terrain around "Shorty" crater and how it looks in AMSO 1.12
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Image:AMSO112-28.jpg|S-IVB stage of the Apollo 8 mission, showing the mass dummy for the LM.
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</gallery>
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

Revision as of 22:05, 3 July 2007

Project home: ACSofts AMSO homepage
Author: Alain Capt
Current version: Unknown
Compatibility: Unknown


The AMSO (Apollo Mission Simulator for Orbiter) add-on demonstrates the flight to the Moon and back like in Apollo missions. Your crew can die, if you exceed the limits of the spacecraft. EVA's can be performed on the moon.

Basic features

  • Simple user interface, consisting of only few keys
  • Complex mission simulation, especially covering the lunar surface activities.
  • Crew can die, terminating your whole mission.

Critism

AMSO is a pretty simplistic add-on, when it comes to the user interface, including the intended lack of a cockpit panel or a VC. While it does a very detailed simulation of the mission profiles, it does not try to recreate the Apollo subsystems.

Also, after initial experiments, it dropped the support for the collision detection system Meshland, delaying such a feature until terrain collisions are implemented in the orbiter core itself.

Current version (Version 1.11)

CSM docking with the LM
Crew being evacuated by a Sea King helicopter

The current AMSO version supports the whole basic mission profile, including detailed lunar surface activities and recovery. The landing sites got propped up with dynamically created rocks in various sizes.

Version 1.12

The next version of AMSO will see dramatic changes in its visual appearance, showing new photo-realistic meshes. The most dramatic change happened for the landing sites, now showing nearly realistic 3D terrains. Also the initially simple launch sequences saw great upgrades. Also the J-missions (Apollo 15 and following) now have a SIM bay which will can be deployed.

  • The new Lunar Module visual

  • Rendezvous in lunar orbit

  • The new Command and Service Module visual

  • Separation of the Command Module prior reentry

  • Recovery of the crew after splash-down

  • Hadley Rille from 50m distance

  • Hadley Rille from 500m distance

  • Hadley Rille from 7 km distance

  • Hadley Rille from 32 km distance

  • Hadley Rille from 100 km distance

  • Hadley Rille from 300 km distance

  • Apollo 12 and Surveyor III

  • EVA on the hull of the CSM

  • The transmission antenna

  • Leaving the CSM for EVA

  • The orange soil spot

  • The new SIM bay

  • Sub-satellite being deployed from the SIM bay

  • Day launch

  • Night launch

  • The new launch utility tower

  • Comparison shot of the real terrain around "Shorty" crater and how it looks in AMSO 1.12

  • S-IVB stage of the Apollo 8 mission, showing the mass dummy for the LM.

See also

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