{"id":9173,"date":"2014-11-05T15:21:00","date_gmt":"2014-11-05T20:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9173"},"modified":"2014-11-09T00:25:26","modified_gmt":"2014-11-09T05:25:26","slug":"space-crowdfunding-eclipse-capsule-simulator","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9173","title":{"rendered":"Space crowdfunding: Eclipse capsule simulator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceoperationsinc.com\/about_us.html\" target=\"_blank\">Craig Russell<\/a> at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceoperationsinc.com\/\" target=\"_d\">Space Operations Inc.<\/a>\u00a0in Huntsville, Alabama points me to a Kickstarter campaign they have initiated to fund a simulator for their <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceoperationsinc.com\/eclipse.html\" target=\"_d\">Eclipse spacecraft<\/a>, a two person module\u00a0modeled after the Gemini capsules\u00a0:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/spaceopsinc\/eclipse-2-seat-orbital-spacecraft-first-step-simul?ref=category\" target=\"_d\">ECLIPSE 2-seat orbital spacecraft; first step: simulator by Space Operations Inc.- Kickstarter<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The crew procedures simulator will be a used to train people for orbital missions in the ECLIPSE spacecraft. SpaceOps will upgrade the existing cockpit layout and procedures from NASA&#8217;s successful Gemini spacecraft of the 1960&#8217;s. All avionics will be replaced with current qualified technology. Some new equipment will be added to the ECLIPSE that did not exist before, such as GPS.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>This simulator will be a simple table mounted modular design to allow for easy relocation of panels and components to determine the best interior layout for a modern 2-seat orbital spacecraft. As we progress from the initial testing through final design of the actual ECLIPSE spacecraft, we will be upgrading this simulator along the way until it is certified to train crewmembers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/spaceopsinc\/eclipse-2-seat-orbital-spacecraft-first-step-simul\/widget\/video.html\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"> <\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Craig Russell at\u00a0Space Operations Inc.\u00a0in Huntsville, Alabama points me to a Kickstarter campaign they have initiated to fund a simulator for their Eclipse spacecraft, a two person module\u00a0modeled after the Gemini capsules\u00a0:\u00a0ECLIPSE 2-seat orbital spacecraft; first step: simulator by Space Operations Inc.- Kickstarter The crew procedures simulator will be a used to train people for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=9173\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Space crowdfunding: Eclipse capsule simulator<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[35,14,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-diy-space","category-space-participation","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-2nX","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":13459,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=13459","url_meta":{"origin":9173,"position":0},"title":"The Orbiter 2016 Space Flight Simulator","author":"TopSpacer","date":"November 2, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"An updated version of the free spaceflight sim Orbiter is now available:\u00a0Orbiter 2016 Space Flight Simulator Explore the solar system on your PC!\u00a0Fed up with space games that insult your intelligence and violate every law of physics? 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