World of 2001: A Space Odyssey add-on

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World of 2001: A Space Odyssey is an add-on creted by Erik "Sputnik" Anderson, Alain "80MilesHigh" Hosking and Wolfgang "Nautilus" Schwarz for Orbiter - a closed source freeware space flight simulator by dr Martin Schweiger. This add-on features a number of spacecraft, stations and ground infrastructure that is based on the concepts presented in Arthur C. Clarke's books (2001: A Space Odyssey, 2010: Odyssey Two, 2061: Odyssey Three and The Lost Worlds of 2001).

Contents 1 Add-on scope and dependencies 2 Add-on history and evolution 3 References 4 See also

While developing the add-on the authors took some liberty to include items that were not mentioned in neither source novels nor films^[1]. A the same time thay had to take some decisions to resolve a number of inconsistencies and conflicts between those sources^[2].

[edit] Add-on scope and dependencies

The add-on is distributed as a .zip package that contains:

• spacecraft:
  • Orion II / III shuttle
  • Titov V shuttle
  • Aries Lunar and Mars Landers
  • Taurus Orbital Tug
  • Aquarius Transport
  • Polaris 1-XE eXperimental Engine vehicle
  • Moonbus
  • Rocketbus
  • Boeing 2707 SST
  • EVA suit
• space stations and satellites:
  • Space Station V
  • Cytherean Station One
  • Military Satellites
• spaceports and bases:
  • Clavius Base
  • Tchalinko
  • Planck Crater Lunar Observatory
  • Emergency Depot #3
  • Tycho Base
  • Serenitatis Base
  • Port Lowell
  • Phobos Base
  • Prime Base
  • Cape Canaveral
  • Baikonur
  • Washington
  • Moscow
  • Canberra

All spacecraft have .dll plug-in module, config file, mesh and texture files.

[edit] Add-on history and evolution

The addon has been under development since XXX. The first public realease (Version 1.0) has been publised on XXX. The author gives credit to a number of other Orbiter developers for inspiration and code.

[edit] References

1. ^  World of 2001: A Space Oddysey Version 3.0 and Bases of 2001: ASO - documentation of World of 2001: A Space Odyssey add-on by Erik "Sputnik" Anderson, Alain "80MilesHigh" Hosking and Wolfgang "Nautilus" Schwarz.

1. ^  Specifically the authors included Serenitatis Base which is not mentioned in any sources for The Space Odyssey series and which can be traced to The Sentinel - a short story written by Arthur C. Clarke at Christmas 1948 for a BBC competition.

1. ^  Examples of conflicts include:

• example
• example

[edit] See also