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NASA can no longer afford to maintain the 1,100-foot-long Hangar One at Moffett Federal Field in California that was designed in the 1930s. It was used to house the reconnaissance dirigible USS Macon, with its associated Sparrowhawk aircraft that literally hooked onto the airship in flight, and the USS Akron. The Macon used its 4,500 horsepower to cruise at 85 mph. Both eventually crashed, leaving the building without a mission. The Navy transferred the naval air station to NASA in the 1990s to become part of Ames Research Center. Now you have a chance to save a piece of history. NASA is taking bids on a contract to replace the siding of the huge hangar and operate the private airport that has controlled public use. The winner gets to develop the property, gain financially from the use of the hangar when it is restored, and operate an FBO on the airport. NASA wants to eliminate its operating costs. The siding of Hangar One was releasing PCBs into the interior at levels that threatened human health. Siding was removed and the bare steel frame was covered with epoxy. A contract will be awarded in September. NASA took the siding off Hangar One, the huge, 1,100-foot-long, eight-acre building meant to house U.S. Navy dirigibles in the 1930s.
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fsx-ms Spaceflight dynamics module for FSX
Team_P3DSpacePort posted a topic in MS FSX | FSX-SE Forum
Hello all, I've been working on this project for quite a while now, and as of a few months ago, I've overcame a major go-nogo hurdle, so I am extremely excited to announce this: I've coupled FSX with a SimConnect DLL that utilizes a third-party fully-featured physics library to create an add on that will allow FSX to simulate spaceflight through a high-fidelity ballistic astrodynamic flight model. The physics model has highly capable set of features which will allow FSX users to define launch "stack" architecture in minute details, utilizing existing FSX SDK tools to create content and expand on the FSX functionality to push FSX into Earth orbit and outer space. This is NOT slew-driven engine; this is a completely new flight model that overrides FSX's existing flight model and re-defines the object using astrodynamic properties. Major features of the spaceflight dynamics module: deterministic, non-iterative dynamics solver fully-featured, high-fidelity collision engine precise point-force modelling (not just torques applied over major axis) ability to assemble a launch "stack" and simulate launch, staging and orbit insertion ability to build (assemble) and maintain persistent orbital structures ability to dock with other objects in orbit, and to swap user control User will be able to design content with all the usual FSX SDK tools, and expand it with a set of spaceflight-specific features to define it as a spaceflight object, be it payload, manned capsule, cargo, booster, main lifter, mating adapter, or whatever. While the current FSX limitations prohibit venturing too far from Earth (but far enough to have fun :wink: ), I've been exploring ways on how to simulate trip form Earth to other solar system bodies and I've had a few promising results. That, however, is a long term plan. For now, I'll include a few screenshots of the test scenarios I've been running while developing this engine. Enjoy!- 1 reply
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Nasa's just provided a nice shot of their two modified 747 that used to ferry the Space Shuttles in formation.This can be seen on their facebook page (no need to register) : Quite a nice view of these aircrafts with those very specific modification done to be able to ferry the shuttle, I think it must have been quite a great task for Boeing to come with such airplanes that have a really completely different use than other 747. Cheers. Aurélien
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A great read over at The Seattle Times. http://seattletimes....dontgiveup.html It spins a bit around whether the engineers knew or not. But lets assume you, some engineer, knew about the fate that damage causes. Lets assume you could clearly say that there's no way the crew can enter the atmosphere and survive and there's no kind of repair possible within that time and, well, space. Would you tell them? I thought that an answer to this was easy. I was wrong. :unsure: Video on the event. A very sad one in the history of space flight. And on the investigation.
