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Reentry: An orbital simulator

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Never heard of it until somebody mentioned it on SOH. It's still in early access, but apparently already very usable. The development team consists of a handful people at best and the program is made in Unity.
While complex space simulators and in-depth simulations of procedures and systems are nothing new, as some Orbiter add-ons, Flight Gear's Space Shuttle and Space Shuttle Mission have proven, but this one is extremely interesting for its scope: Mercury, Gemini and Apollo.
I've long wanted a simuation that pays its dues to Gemini, which is more often than not overshadowed by the program that got lots of cool guys to the moon and back and this seems to scratch the itch really well, even modeling the turbopump whine during the ignition sequence of the Titan GLV.
If the menu items are any indication, the plan is to include historic missions as well as community-driven stuff (Apollo Applications, anyone?).

I'm not one to get excited over computer games (anymore), but this was an instant buy without regret. Especially as it's only $20 (at the moment).
However, I haven't yet had time to channel my inner [insert astronaut name here].


https://store.steampowered.com/app/882140/Reentry__An_Orbital_Simulator/

Some videos: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=reentry+simulator&sp=CAI%3D
 
Yep, that looks very interesting.
As a ten year old in Southern California, where at the time there was a large Aerospace community, the Gemini program taught me how to use an alarm clock to get up early enough to watch the launches on my hand me down 1956 Zenith Television (our family's first TV).
I would lie on my back on the floor, with my legs up on a chair to mimic the Astronaut's reclining position in the Gemini capsules, and then rock back and forth as the launch took place.
My mother was an Aerospace worker and parts she was involved with were in the capsules, so we always were excited on launch days. Good times, watching history unfold.
1956 Zenith.jpg
 
Managed to get Mercury-Atlas into orbit.

Actually...it got me into orbit. The degree of automatization in that thing is surprising.
 
I also bought it and going through the lessons. Extremely well done. This is something that I've wanted for years. 727 thank you for bringing this to my attention!
 
Well, sometimes I wish I was Boeing's masterpiece, but most of the time, I'm not.
 
I thought it was only the Mercury capsule. Just had a second look. Its got the Apollo's. Nice....

I wonder what sim platform its on?
 
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