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Topic: Joliet Area Historical Museum (LM simulator)
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space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 06-08-2009 09:36 AM
   
The Joliet Area Historical Museum is completing a new exhibit highlighting the contributions of John Houbolt, a Joliet native, to our nation's space program. As a young NASA engineer, Houbolt championed the Lunar Orbit Rendezvous concept for the Apollo Program as the best way to achieve the lunar landing goal.I have just completed installation of a Lunar Landing Simulator as part of that new exhibit. The simulator uses new software by Historic Space Systems that improves upon software used earlier. The scenes through the windows are quite realistic with thrusters and forward landing gear visible, the control panel gauge displays are in their proper locations and integrated with the panel graphics, and the LM flight profile closely matches the actual trajectory. The overall simulation is the most realistic Apollo lunar landing experience to be found anywhere.  The entire exhibit is scheduled to open in mid-July. ------------------
John Fongheiser, Historic Space Systems |
MCroft04
Member Posts: 1634
From: Smithfield, Me, USA
Registered: Mar 2005
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posted 06-08-2009 08:15 PM
Looks great! This view reminds me of listening to Jack Schmitt standing in the LM mockup at JSC explaining what he was doing during the A17 landing. |
SpaceAholic
Member Posts: 4437
From: Sierra Vista, Arizona
Registered: Nov 1999
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posted 06-09-2009 10:57 AM
Glorious...I need one of these in my collection room.  |
nasamad
Member Posts: 2121
From: Essex, UK
Registered: Jul 2001
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posted 06-09-2009 05:08 PM
I need a collection room! |
ilbasso
Member Posts: 1522
From: Greensboro, NC USA
Registered: Feb 2006
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posted 06-09-2009 06:48 PM
I would trade my home office for one of these! Beautiful work, John! |
space1
Member Posts: 853
From: Danville, Ohio
Registered: Dec 2002
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posted 06-10-2009 07:10 AM
Thanks for all the compliments. As I'm sure you would know, it was a labor of love. |
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