just an idea 😄
#SKYLAB or ASTP projects (assuming we get Soyuz of course)
winter yoke
lilac otter
Skylab would be awesome, and it would probably be easier to get three people rather then 6
past hedge
Yeah. Petri just added Skylab to the roadmap, I guess he forgot to previously or something idk
lilac otter
where can I see the roadmap?
past hedge
!roadmap
lilac otter
thanks
austere sonnet
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umbral goblet
Skylab is an awesome idea
winter yoke
It makes for a fantastic continuation of the series - and doing EVA’s to repair the stricken Space station would be amazing (as would seeing the interior)
austere sonnet
Yes, we need to implement EVA coming from the CSM for Apollo 9 , 15, 16 and 17 also .. lol
drowsy gate
Yes, we need to implement EVA coming from the CSM for Apollo 9 , 15, 16 and 17 a...
More stuff to do on EVAs would be great also. Both in orbit and on the Moon.
austere sonnet
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umbral goblet
using the Apollo Telescope Mount is gonna f--kin ROCK
lilac otter
maybe we can look at some solar flares (For All Mankind reference)
umbral goblet
(routine real life science experiment)
wow guys look FAMK reference!!1!!
lilac otter
have you watched season 2 of For All Mankind?
umbral goblet
Yes
lilac otter
there is a scene in Season 2 where a person looks at a solar flare, your comment about the ATM made me think of it
umbral goblet
I know
umbral goblet
I sent in a FOIA for the ATM manual vol 1, still waiting for a response back from JSC
drowsy gate
The thought of doing the Skylab SAW repair in VR sends chills down my spine but I still wanna try it.
past hedge
The thought of doing the Skylab SAW repair in VR sends chills down my spine but ...
Certainly sends chills down PCs
idle roost
Skylab would be great. Include the launch to place it into orbit...with an option that the solar panels and heat shield stay intact. ASTP as a docking adapter to dock to an ISS, or other space stations?
past hedge
Skylab would be great. Include the launch to place it into orbit...with an opti...
Skylab didn't use APAS, and I don't think the original APAS is compatible with the ISS-era APAS
idle roost
Skylab didn't use APAS, and I don't think the original APAS is compatible with t...
Could we stretch reality a bit and make it an ISS-compatible docking adapter? Just for fun. I don't know that Apollo could stay parked at the ISS for 6 months, either. And then...add the Saturn I-B for these LEO missions. Stretching reality a bit more...could a Saturn V with a full three stages but no Apollo, and some sort of docking adapter under a Skylab-like nose fairing, place a nearly fully fueled S-IVB into rendezvous with a Skylab and boost the Skylab to Lunar orbit? Why? Just for the fun of it. I guess there could be dozens of possibilities for "Beyond Apollo" missions using the Apollo-Saturn vehicles. Again, just for the fun of it.
idle roost
Anyway, my idea would be farther down the road than adding Skylab...if it got to the roadmap at all.
past hedge
Could we stretch reality a bit and make it an ISS-compatible docking adapter? J...
- Modern APAS on Apollo - I would be surprised if that wouldn't be theoretically doable. APAS-75 on Apollo used the DM and I don't think there's a substantial difference in diameter.
- Long term Apollo - Longest Apollo mission was 3 months IIRC, I'm not sure how much further it could be pushed
- Saturn IB - Quite doable, IIRC something on the roadmap
- Reboosting Skylab with an S-IVB - realistically I'm not sure you'd have the dV, and the docking-mechanism on Skylab had force-limitations that meant the lab was never reboosted with the SPS, let alone a J-2
- Skylab what-ifs - I don't think it'd be that hard to implement a variant with all solar-panels, though I'm not sure how much it'd affect the gameplay experience outside of visuals
- Apollo ISS - I think that's one of those weird alt-history holes where "what is known fits together in such a way that it could be implemented"
I don't think Petri has plans for alt-history stuff
but in terms of alt-history, I think Apollo with APAS-95 is close enough to what has flown that one can make reasonable assumptions. It's not like "Apollo to Venus" etc.
idle roost
but in terms of alt-history, I think Apollo with APAS-95 is close enough to what...
I wasn't thinking alt-history so much as "sand box". Another target to launch to...Skylab, ISS, a space station in Lunar orbit, etc. All using a vehicle (Apollo) that we would be familiar with. Yes, I suppose item 4, above, Reboosting Skylab to escape velocity might be too far-fetched. 😀
drowsy gate
1. Modern APAS on Apollo - I would be surprised if that wouldn't be theoreticall...
FWIW, in Eyes Turned Skyward we see a Block III Apollo built for long-duration earth orbit missions. No idea how feasible it would be in real life, but it’s cool to note.
stiff zealot
Would be cool to see shuttle-skylab program wayyy later on down the line in reentry