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What your donation actually pays for Keep it real: donations don’t “make someone rich.” They keep the lights on and reduce friction so updates …
Main download: S3 (Space Shuttle Simulator) What it is: the simulator software you actually run. If you only download one thing, it’s this. What you …
This page is built for one job: give you usable media for Space Shuttle simulation. Not random “cool clips” - media you can use to (1) understand phases like …
Why you need checklists (and why memory will fail you) The Shuttle cockpit is a workflow. During ascent and entry, the timeline is tight, the workload spikes, …
Flight deck basics: what the real Shuttle cockpit looked like The Orbiter crew module had two levels: the flight deck on top and the middeck below. The flight …
A Shuttle sim becomes useful only when you stop “flying” and start running a mission profile. The Space Shuttle was operated in phases with clear …
The hardware target: a cockpit you can operate under workload A Space Shuttle flight deck is dense by design. The commander/pilot arrangement exists because one …
Progress philosophy: build what you can actually operate Most cockpit projects fail for one reason: people build for photos, not for operation. They chase …
1) Core NASA technical references (start here) Space Shuttle News Reference (NASA NTRS) https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19810022734 A detailed Shuttle vehicle …