• From driving golf balls to landing a 'space shuttle'; Otis Park golf pro gets chance to fly simulator - Times-Mail [Bedford, IN] - Dec.19.05
• KSC launch ride has supporters, skeptics - Florida Today - Nov.29.05
• Orbiter Movie: "Stargazer" - Music of the Spheres - Nov.21.05
• Pyramid Design Releases A-OK! The Wings of Mercury 3.5 - Space-for-All - Nov.15.05
• Review: Orbiter space flight simulator - The Space Review - Nov.14.05
  
• Another World Is Here: Mars Simulation Project - WorldChanging - Nov.12.05
  
  • Mars Simulation Project - free software Java project to create a simulation of future human settlement of Mars.
• Man Pays $100,000 for Virtual Space Station - SPACE.com - Nov.10.05
  
  • Project Entropia
• Serious games in space: Working with NASA - GameSpot - Nov.1.05
  • SpaceStationSim - Vision Videogames - now available for sale on line
• Mars X-Perience "transports X-Plane pilots to a world 70 years in the future, with over 70 mars-ports available for trans-global flights. Several mars-ports support ILS and GS. All major landing sites are included with the apt.dat file: Gusev, Meridiani, Chryse Planum, Mie Crater, and Ares Vallis. Also included with MXP is the SS1-MARS shuttlecraft. A modified SpaceShipOne flight model, ..."
• Project Gemini 4.5 for Orbiter Released - HS Blog: Space-For-All - Oct.24.05
• HongYu Space Technology Releases Shen Zhou 6 Game Demo: Game being developed with Pyramid Design's A-OK! Spacecraft Simulation System - Pyramid Design - Oct.18.05
• L.V. Sim (Launch Vehicle Simulator) - English Trans - by Stéphane Querry - simulates launch of single or multi-stage rockets to orbit.
• Historic Space Simulator Still Looking For a Home - KIDK 3 - Idaho Falls - July.12.05
• "'Shuttle Experience' to launch tourists" - collectSPACE - July.6.05
• KSC launches $160M plan to lure tourists: Shuttle Launch Experience is Visitor Complex key - Florida Today - July.6.05
  
• Space center to launch fun ride: Attraction to simulate space shuttle experience - Orlando Sentinel - July.2.05
• A Code for the Heavens - Space.com - June.27.05
• Have Shuttle, Will Travel: Endeavour Takes Shape at Discovery Science Center - ad Astra/Space.com - June.2.05
• Traveling Space Museum Brings the Adventure to Earth - Space.com - May.11.05
  • The Traveling Space Museum "We Bring The Adventure Of Space To You!" - educational program with three full-scale simulators:
  • Odyssey Space Lab * Orion Shuttle * Mission Control
• Lunar Explorer will release in July a "fully immersive, interactive, Virtual Reality simulation of the Moon. It is a vivid and stunningly realistic visual experience of being on the Moon" - May.6.05.
• A Mesa company has worked with NASA to develop a simulator to keep astronauts in shuttle shape - Daily Arizona news - Apr.1.05
• FlightGear Flight Simulator this open-source program offers an X-15 and a shuttle module in the Downloads section.
• Games Join Space Race - Wired - Feb.3.05
• Vision Videogames Assists Raytheon in NASA Initiative to Develop Virtual Moon Vehicle - Vision Videogames -Jan.18.05
• Orbiter 2005 Edition Released - RLV News - Jan.18.05

2004

• Vision Videogames Seeks Game Testers for SpaceStationSIM Game- i-Newswire.com - Dec.20.04
• A-OK! The Wings of Mercury Price Break: New Price for realistic spacecraft simulation - Space Log - Dec.15.04
• Space Shuttle Simulator by Mike Lundberg
• Druantia, Vritual trip to Mars project - open source project that seeks "to create a full resolution, realtime and client-server based 3D virtual trip to Mars". It relies on Mars topography data from the altimeter on the Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft: MOLA Science Investigation - Nov.04
• Virtually traveling Mars - FCW.com - Oct.27.04
• Outpost Kalok - "a humorous space station tycoon game!" from NinjaBee.com
• LunarPilot - A things-to-come Flight Simulation - Due Fall 2004
• Another World Is Here: Angry Red Planet - WorldChanging - Aug.21.04
• Life (no death) on Mars - The Mizzoula Independent Online - Aug.19.04
• Virtual AGC - Apollo Guidance Computer Emulation - added Aug.15.04
• SpaceShipOne Simulator - Scaled Composites - description of the simulator used to prepare for the SS1 flights (pdf version)
• Vision VideoGames Intervew on G-4 Tech TV Friday July 23, 2004 - Vision-Play - July.21.04
• Disney attraction simulates blastoff - The Washington Times - June.3.04
  • Mission: SPACE
• Space Station Sim
  • Maryland Game Developer Vision Videogames Receives NASA Space Act Agreement to Develop Space Station Game - Vision Videogames - May.31.04
• ISS VRML Simulator - Philip Masding
  
  • Space Station
• StarStrider - The 3D-planetarium from FMJ-Software
• Earth impact effects simulator - gives the damage on earth for a hit by asteroid or comet of a chosen size, density, etc.
• Disney celebrates Mars rovers, ride - Florida Today - Apr.7.04
• GeoPlayer Mars Demo - "Navigate the whole planet of Mars, fly from location to location, explore the terrain, view the landing sites. Experience GeoFusion's amazing visualization technology yourself!"
• Unreal Film-maker of Martian Reality - Astrobiology Magazine - Mar.8.04
• Students build space station mockups: NASA has HUNCH program will inspire interest in science - Huntsville Times - Mar.5.04
• Outpost 8 - Mars colony in 2040 - web based role playing game
• Space Station Sim at GRS Games - in development.
  • GRS Games Develops Space Station:Sim with NASA Space Act Agreement - GRS Games - Dec.15.04
• Digitally Directed, The Mars Missions - Astrobiology Magazine - Feb.11.04 - how the simulated re-entry and landing was made
• Desktop Rover at Plantraco
• SGI simulates space - Federal Computer - Feb.7.04
• Universal exploration - Missoulian.com - Jan.28.04 * free TerraExplorer software
• Claim Stake - The Official Site :: Do You Feel Adventurous? - FAQ
• The Mars Game - On line participatory simulation of a Mars base: About The Mars Game (More Mars related sims)
• Dynamic Flight Simulator Lets Swedish Pilots Pull Gs - Aviation Week - Jan.4.04

2003

• For $1.65 million, this space module is all yours - HoustonChronicle.com - Dec.18.03
• Earth-Like Planets Common, Computer Simulation Suggests - Space.com - Dec.11.03
• A rough launch into outer space - Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Dec.10.03
• Video Game Maker Uses Satellite Imagery To Recreate Battles - Space News - Dec.1.03
• KSC hopes shuttle attraction will draw crowds: Visitor Complex duels with Disney for enthusiasts - Florida Today - Nov.29.03
• Smoke and Flames! - Meadville Space Center (Orbiter Add-ons) - Nov.6.03
• Orbiter Version 11-03-2003 Released! - Meadville Space Center (Orbiter) - Nov.3.03
• Astronauts Help Launch Disney's 'Mission Space' - wnbc.com - Oct.10.03
• ATV simulation facility will be first to 'fly' very complex mission - ESA - Oct.7.03
• Mission: Space, Systems Engineering Simulator - News 24 Houston - Oct.4.03
• Earth Simulator delights scientists - BBC - Oct.2.03
• Valador Answers NASA's Call for Help in Shuttle Tragedy - Washington Post - Sept.29.03 - simulations used for accident analysis by Valador
• Space ... just the latest frontier for Alameda firm - East Bay Business Times - Sept.15.03
• Annoucing the Mission to Mars Half Life 2 Mod - Mars Mod - Sept.03 - Mars Mod Half Life 2 builds on the Half-Life game engine and will simulate NASA's Mars reference mission 3.0. The project welcomes programmers who would like to contribute to the project. Checkout the Mars Mod forum for the latest info.
• "Mission: SPACE - Choose to go!" - collectSPACE - Aug.25.03
• "Disney launches Mission: SPACE" - collectSPACE - Aug.15.03
• Fly the Scaled Composites White Knight with SpaceShipOne - Download freeware PRE-Flight 2.00 from Simtel and SS1 Model from PreflightSim.com.
• All systems go for new Epcot ride - Florida Today - Aug.15.03
• Disney's new rocket ride `very realistic,' real astronaut confirms - HoustonChronicle.com - Aug.12.03
• Mission: SPACE Ready to Take Guests on Flights to Mars - Space.com - Aug.4.03
• Where no simulation has gone before: Mars test crew takes an eastward trek on Arctic island - MSNBC - July.26.03
• Austin & Goliath: One unorthodox programmer takes on Microsoft’s Flight Simulator. - Popular Science - Aug.03 issue (about the X-Plane simulator)
• Mood plays role in space simulation: Psychological factors studied during Arctic practice mission - MSNBC - July.22.03
• Space Station Manager Demo - Download.com
• SourceForge.net: Project Info - Spacecraft Simulation Framework. - This open source project seeks to develop "a collection of toolkits & libraries to assist in the modeling, testing & analysis of spacecraft." It was developed out of the master thesis by Andrew Turner at Virginia Tech. - July.18.03
• Home Video Shows New Disney Space Ride - local6.com (Fla) - June.12.03
• Virtual shuttle flight like real thing - KnoxNews - June.13.03
• Orbiter Sim Gets You Spaced - Slashdot - June.10.03
• 3-D Tour Puts Stars Within Reach - Wired - June.3.03
• See new entry about advanced shuttle simulators for schools and museums offered by former NASA developer James Dean.
• Space Thrill Rides - Transterrestrial Musings - May.21.03
• GrandTour: Voyager and Giotto Space Mission Simulator
• Project Gemini Add-on for Orbiter - Meadville Space Center at SourceForge - May.10.03
• White Knight X-Plane simulation at X-Plane.org.
• Flying Scaled Composites' SpaceShipOne Simulator - Aviation Week - Apr.21.03
• Embedded at NASA - SpaceRef - Apr.2.03 - Keith Cowing describes an intensive 1-day course on the Space Shuttle, including lots of time in the simulators
• Space Station Manager - Mistaril - strategy game set in an immersive near future.
• Mission Space - WDWMAGIC.COM - Feb.18.03 - new Disney World space ride.
• Some recent game type simulations added: EMRR's Rocket Games & SkyScopes Apollo Lunar Lander Game

2002

• Mercury space capsule simulator now supports OS X - MacCentral - Dec.19.02
• The Genesis Project - Terraform simulatior - Astrobiology Magazine - numerical program to test various parameters that affect the temperature and air pressure on Mars.
• Cyber Planets: Building Virtual Worlds to Explore Signs of Real Life - Space.com - Dec.10.02
• MirCorp will get you into the simulators at the Star City for the right price: MirCorp Adventures :: Orbital :: Citizen Explorer Training Program :: Simulators. In the meantime, you can try out their on line simulator programs.
• Space4Case - check out the spectacular Mars animations and landscape simulations by Kees Veenenbos who used elevation data from the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA).
• New Orbiter Release - Dec.2.02
• Space Camp aims for the stars - Huntsville Times - Dec.1.02 - new ISS simulation includes a EVA space environment.
• Center to offer shuttle simulation - The Cincinnati Post - Nov.29.02
• Rebuilding Tomorrowland [discusses Disneyworld's new Mission:Space ride] - Wired - Dec.02
• Full scale shuttle simulator (built for a school program) on sale at eBay - Aug.21.02

2001

• Space Shuttle Simulator - a full scale shuttle cockpit simulator developed at University School, Cleveland, Ohio.
• A new, improved Space Station Simulator now available from Focus Multimedia.
• SpaceGear.Org now online. The ambitious open source project aims to build a space simulation system that can be used by many simultaneous users across the internet. It will be easily extended and expanded in capabilities.
• Check out the open source Celestia. It's a "real-time 3D space simulation which lets you travel through our solar system and to over 100,000 stars in our neighborhood."
• YOU ARE GO! ships A-OK! The Wings of Mercury 3.0. - April.29,2001 - the new version of the highly detailed and realistic simulation of the Mercury hardware and missions is now available for sale.
• The 2nd Mars Medical Emergency Simulation took place at the National Space Society's conference in Denver, Colorado last May 23-27. At the 2001 conference was an intense and highly involving simulation, described in the March-April 2002 issue of Ad Astra, of a realistic emergency situation that could arise for a Mars mission team. The recent simulation built on what was learned from that one and made it even more challenging for the participants.
• Found the new URL for the abondonware archive Underdogs, which holds a number of space related programs.
• Eagle Lander -3D now available for downloading
• Solar System on a Floppy - Wired - Nov.7.01
• Mars pioneer says simulation isn’t just a game - MSNBC - Aug.8.01
• Students soar on school's 'shuttle' - The Seattle Times - June.8.01

2000

• Check out the new version 3.0 of A-OK! Wings of Mercury simulator -"accurate down to the last fuse!"
• Technology news on simulator for Mars mission and flight at Smithsonian Air and Space Museum.- Space.com - June.2.00

1999

• Teacher, seventh-graders ENGAGE in realistic space mission - Space Chronicle -Nov.1.99