Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Launchable Skylab Space Station

File Description:
This is a launchable version of Americas Skylab Space Station (1973-1979). It uses Vinkas multistage dll for simple staging and access to space. Requires latest NASSP, High res Saturn V and IB meshes as well as vinkas multistage dll.

Filename:	skylab.zip
License:	Freeware, limited distribution
Added:	26th June 2003, 07:04:09
Downloads:	1,774
Author:	John Graves (use of vinkas multistage and mcdopes skylabmesh)
Size:	2.12 MB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Skylab Station

File Description:
The Skylab space station was launched May 14, 1973, from the NASA Kennedy Space Center by a huge Saturn V launch vehicle, the moon rocket of the Apollo Space Program. It was America's first space station. This addon compatible with Orbiter build 021202.

Filename:	skylab105.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	3rd December 2002, 01:33:46
Downloads:	6,490
Author:	Manuel Amorim aka McDope
Size:	1017 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Skylab 2 Mission

File Description:
The Skylab space station was launched May 14, 1973, from the NASA Kennedy Space Center by a huge Saturn V launch vehicle, the moon rocket of the Apollo Space Program. Sixty-three seconds after liftoff, the meteoroid shield--designed also to shade Skylab's workshop --deployed inadvertently. It was torn from the space station by atmospheric drag. This event and its effects started a ten-day period in which Skylab was beset with problems that had to be conquered before the space station would be safe and habitable for the three manned periods of its planned eight-month mission. skylab 2 25 May 1973 13:00 GMT. Duration: 28.03 days. Call Sign: Skylab. Backup Crew: McCandless, Musgrave, Schweickart. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB . LV Configuration: Saturn IB s/n SA-206. Program: Skylab. Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Payload : Apollo CSM 116. Mass: 19,979 kg. Location of Spacecraft: Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL. Perigee: 427 km. Apogee: 439 km. Inclination: 50.0 deg. Period: 93.2 min. Epic repair mission which brought Skylab into working order. Included such great moments as Conrad being flung through space by the whiplash after heaving on the solar wing just as the debris constraining it gave way; deployment of a lightweight solar shield, developed in Houston in one week, which brought the temperatures down to tolerable levels. With this flight US again took manned spaceflight duration record.

Filename:	skylab2mission.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	7th January 2003, 04:31:25
Downloads:	907
Author:	Ronald Dandurand
Size:	4 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Salyut 6 Station

File Description:
The Salyut 6 station has been one of the most successful russian projects before the Mir orbital station. This package contains the Salyut station launchable on top of a Proton class launch vehicle. This addon compatible with Orbiter build 030303.

Filename:	salyut17.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	8th May 2003, 19:41:32
Downloads:	2,421
Author:	Manuel Amorim, Felipe Comparini, Richard Croy
Size:	900 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Skylab Mission 2 Mk2

File Description:
Skylab 2 mission 003 release. For the new NASSP-1B-3_02 update with accurate fuel volume on AS-206 csm. Accurate skylab station orbit at 50:00 deg 427 by 439 km altitude. Thanks to Joe Bar for is wenderfull NASSP-1B-3_02 update. More stuff here: http://members.lycos.co.uk/flightsimmer/orbiter.htm

Filename:	skylab2mission_110598.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	9th January 2003, 06:19:12
Downloads:	6,554
Author:	Ronald Dandurand
Size:	4 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Space Station Freedom

File Description:
Add on space station for Orbiter Spaceflight simulator. Models the American Space Station Freedom concept from the 1980s that was to be built by shuttle. The International Space Stations prime configuration attributes were drawn from the remnants of "Freedom".

Filename:	freedom.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	22nd September 2002, 17:05:55
Downloads:	1,429
Author:	John Graves
Size:	850 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
Ares Space Station

File Description:
This a little creation of mine, decided a big space station should exist for future Mars missions orbiting Mars. Obviously fictional, I present you the Ares Space Station, which is twice as big as the ISS and has twice the number of solar-panels. It also has the ability to accomodate 7 ships with its docking ports. Currently orbiting Mars at 820km altitude makes it the perfect place to rendevous, pick up some fuel and head off for home.

Filename:	ares-space-station.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	13th October 2002, 14:36:05
Downloads:	2,491
Author:	Robert Stettner (Foxtrot)
Size:	182 KB

Category: Miscellaneous Files - Demos from Commercial Vendors
Space Station Manager

File Description:
Realize your dream of building a space station with this relaxing game. Enabled with an intuitive interface you will be building your dream station withing minutes. Let your creativity flow and apply you problem solving skills to master higher levels of station building lore. If you feel like taking a break you can just sit back and watch the earth flow slowly below.

Filename:	spacestationmanagerdemo_128633.zip
License:	Commercial demo
Added:	14th November 2003, 00:02:09
Downloads:	261
Author:	Mistaril
Size:	4.3 MB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
New Skylab 2, 3 And 4 Mission

File Description:
Skylab 2 25 May 1973 13:00 GMT. Duration: 28.03 days. Call Sign: Skylab. Backup Crew: McCandless, Musgrave, Schweickart. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB . LV Configuration: Saturn IB s/n SA-206. Program: Skylab. Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Payload : Apollo CSM 116. Mass: 19,979 kg. Location of Spacecraft: Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, FL. Perigee: 427 km. Apogee: 439 km. Inclination: 50.0 deg. Period: 93.2 min. Epic repair mission which brought Skylab into working order. Included such great moments as Conrad being flung through space by the whiplash after heaving on the solar wing just as the debris constraining it gave way; deployment of a lightweight solar shield, developed in Houston in one week, which brought the temperatures down to tolerable levels. With this flight US again took manned spaceflight duration record. When the meteoroid shield ripped loose, it disturbed the mounting of workshop solar array "wing" two and caused it to partially deploy. The exhaust plume of the second stage retro-rockets impacted the partially deployed solar array and literally blew it into space. Also, a strap of debris from the meteoroid shield overlapped solar array "wing" number one such that when the programmed deployment signal occurred, wing number one was held in a slightly opened position where it was able to generate virtually no power. In the meantime, the space station had achieved a near-circular orbit at the desired altitude of 435 kilometers (270 miles). All other major functions including payload shroud jettison, deployment of the Apollo Telescope Mount (Skylab's solar observatory) and its solar arrays, and pressurization of the space station occurred as planned. Scientists, engineers, astronauts, and management personnel at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center and elsewhere worked throughout the first ten-day period of Skylab's flight to devise the means for its rescue. Simultaneously, Skylab--seriously overheating--was maneuvered through varying nose-up attitudes that would best maintain an acceptable "holding" condition. Because of the loss of the meteoroid shield, however, this positioning caused workshop temperatures to rise to 52 degrees Celsius (126 degrees F). During that ten-day period and for some time thereafter, the space station operated on less than half of its designed electrical system, in the partially nose-up attitudes, was generating power at reduced efficiency. The optimum condition that maintained the most favorable balance between Skylab temperatures and its power generation capability occurred at approximately 50 degrees nose-up. The crew rendezvoused with Skylab on the fifth orbit. After making substantial repairs, including deployment of a parasol sunshade which cooled the inside temperatures to 23.8 degrees C (75 degrees F), by June 4 the workshop was in full operation. In orbit the crew conducted solar astronomy and Earth resources experiments, medical studies, and five student experiments; 404 orbits and 392 experiment hours were completed; three EVAs totalled six hours, 20 minutes. Skylab 3 28 July 1973 11:10 GMT. Duration: 59.46 days. Call Sign: Skylab. Backup Crew: Brand, Lenoir, Lind. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB . LV Configuration: Saturn IB s/n SA-207. Program: Skylab. Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Payload: Apollo CSM 117. Mass: 20,121 kg. Location of Spacecraft: NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH. Perigee: 422 km. Apogee: 442 km. Inclination: 50.0 deg. Period: 93.2 min. Continued maintenance of the Skylab space station and extensive scientific and medical experiments. Installed twinpole solar shield on EVA; performed major inflight maintenance; doubled record for length of time in space. Completed 858 Earth orbits and 1,081 hours of solar and Earth experiments; three EVAs totalled 13 hours, 43 minutes. Skylab4 16 November 1973 14:01 GMT. Duration: 84.05 days. Call Sign: Skylab. Backup Crew: Brand, Lenoir, Lind. Nation: USA. Agency: NASA. Launch Site: Cape Canaveral . Launch Complex: LC39B. Launch Vehicle: Saturn IB . LV Configuration: Saturn IB s/n SA-208. Program: Skylab. Class: Manned. Type: Lunar spacecraft. Spacecraft: Apollo CSM. Payload: Apollo CSM 118. Mass: 20,847 kg. Location of Spacecraft: National Air and Space Museum (Smithsonian Institution), Washington, DC. Perigee: 422 km. Apogee: 437 km. Inclination: 50.0 deg. Period: 93.1 min. Included observation and photography of Comet Kohoutek among numerous experiments. Completed 1,214 Earth orbits and four EVAs totalling 22 hours, 13 minutes. Increased manned space flight time record by 50%. Rebellion by crew against NASA Ground Control overtasking led to none of the crew ever flying again.

Filename:	skylab_mission.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	11th January 2003, 16:39:14
Downloads:	1,934
Author:	Ronald Dandurand
Size:	6 KB

Category: Orbiter - Orbital Stations
GSPIN Rotating Space Station

File Description:
The station consists of a habitat (9 ton) at the end of a 50 m wire, and a centre service module (6 ton) with a docking port, solar panels and a heat radiator. These two elements are connected by an inflated tunnel. The assembly was launched on a Delta 4 Heavy. The burnt-out upper stage is the counter weight (6 ton) at the end of 75 m long wires. The rotational speed is 2.5 rpm, resulting in a artificial gravity of 3.4 m/s², about 1/3 of earth gravity. This rotation is well within the 'convenience limit' of about 3 rpm. The effects of preventing bone degradation of the astronauts on long space travels shall be studied aboard this station. A spacecraft with a centre-line docking port (like the Delta Glider or the CEV) is required for docking.

Filename:	g-spin-v011.zip
License:	Freeware
Added:	13th July 2005, 23:27:26
Downloads:	450
Author:	Francis Drake
Size:	140 KB