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After a carefully executed series of rendezvous maneuvers, the Shuttle Orbiter is parked near the gleaming Hubble Space Telescope. You are at the controls of the Shuttle's robot arm, ready to grapple the telescope and park it in the Shuttle's cargo bay for servicing. The mission's success depends on your skill and steady hands...good luck!
Features
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Standalone operation - no attendant required
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Operates on standard, off-the-shelf PC hardware
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High throughput (approximately 3 minutes per flight)
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Beautiful, detailed 3-D scenery including the Earth, Hubble Space Telescope, Space Shuttle Orbiter, and Remote Manipulator System (or RMS, the Shuttle's robot arm).
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Realistic RMS control and satellite contact dynamics, illustrating some of the challenges of interacting with objects in a free-floating environment.
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Unique dual-screen presentation, with one screen showing an exterior perspective view of the operation and the other showing the view from the robot arm's end effector (its "hand").
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Target Audience
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Show Sequence
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Attract Sequence - continuous loop of graphics and audio; calls visitors' attention to the exhibit. The guest moves the joystick to start the show. (Note: The venue logo can be integrated into the Attract Sequence graphics.)
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Mission Briefing - hosted by computer-based "Roger," this audio-visual briefing describes the grapple mission and instructs the pilot on how to use the robot arm controls.
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Flight Sequence - the guest's hands-on grapple attempt. If the attempt succeeds with time to spare, the guest is further allowed to park the Hubble Telescope in the payload bay berthing mechanism.
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Wrap-up Sequence - "Roger" thanks the guest, offering congratulations if the grapple was a success. The show then returns to the Attract sequence.
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