Orbiter

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(thing) by The Custodian (39.9 min) (print) ? (I like it!) Fri Jan 05 2001 at 6:34:09

Technically, this word may be used to refer to any object which is orbiting another. However, it is most frequently used to refer to the primary vehicle component of the U.S. Space Transportation System, better known as the Space Shuttle. The Orbiter is the actual spacecraft, and as such carries a name (Endeavour, Atlantis, Columbia, Discovery). It is mated with Solid Rocket Boosters and an External Tank to produce the Space Transportation System.

(thing) by uwhugo (3.3 mon) (print) ? (I like it!) Thu Jun 02 2005 at 19:42:43

Orbiter is a free space-flight simulator. It maintains a focus on realism as opposed to sci-fi, although there are plugins that betray this goal of the simulator.

Orbiter can be extended with plugins and is coded in DirectX 7 for Windows. The Orbiter website is located at http://www.orbitersim.com/.

Space Transportation System	STS-98	space shuttle	TAEM
explosive bolt	Why are we wasting money in space?	Orbital	speed brake
Blackstar	Warren Ellis	Space Shuttle Second Stage Ascent	Columbia
Orbital Maneuvering System	Once you have tasted flight: In defense of manned space travel	Challenger	Dunces who waste and lie: An attack on NASA's manned space travel
IKEA	Nevada	I'm too judgmental with people who are too judgmental	Inflight Crew Escape System
Neil Tennant	Vertigo Trades Bibliography	Neil Armstrong	endeavour

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