Practice your docking with the ISS

Rick486 · May 13, 2020

justsomeguy said:
SPACEX - ISS Docking Simulator

This simulator will familiarize you with the controls of the actual interface used by NASA Astronauts to manually pilot the SpaceX Dragon 2 vehicle to the International Space Station.

iss-sim.spacex.com

It's engrossing. I lost control within 1 meter of the dock and crashed.

So sorry to hear. You will be missed......

mermike · May 13, 2020

Yeah that's harder than an ILS.

mermike · May 13, 2020

Don't rush it, especially at the end. I crashed.

WayneH · May 13, 2020

No Air resistance. You don't slow down just because you got off the throttle. I used to have a Space Shuttle Landing simulator app. In full manual, I managed to crash 10 out of 10 times. Funniest thing to hear the copilot request a "go around" on a dead stick bird. When I let the computer handle the speed brakes, I managed to land twice. One time without breaking the gear.

That last 2 meters is tough but I made it!

CrispyCringle · May 14, 2020

Nice little sim. I managed to do it on the second try. I felt robbed on the first attempt. It said I crashed when there was still over 1 m to go. If you like this program, there is a great rocket simulator called Kerbal Space Program. You can design your own rockets, go into orbit, other planets in the solar system, etc. Its strong point is is very good physics model. I learned a lot about orbital dynamics. Worth checking out.