Likewise, the fairings have also been given a visual revamp, and will, too, have switchable texture configurations, but an image is worth a thousand words, so take a peek. The textures for the FL-R25 RCS Fuel Tank will be switchable as with other parts we’ve shown. Remember our FL-R25 RCS Fuel Tank? We, this is one of the parts that has been given a fresh new look. For instance, the team is working on adding Engine Plates to multiple Engine set ups, which, although still at the WIP stage, promises to give the set ups a fresh and mean look. Various parts are being wrapped up and have entered the testing stage, however they’ve also dived into the current part inventory and found ways to revamp some of them. The art team has also had their hands filled this week.
We remind you that both the expansion and the core game will be available in German, Italian, French and Brazilian Portuguese, plus all the languages that were included in Update 1.3. Besides, the localization of the expansion continues and so does the inclusion of the new languages into the stock game. The team is also busy working on the final UI assets and making refinements to parts of the UI/UX experience in the Mission Builder.
The task basically involves adjusting the Play Mission and Load Mission dialog to have extra information fields, the load meta structure of save files to include information for the Mission Widget button, and the code on the Play Mission Loader, so that it can handle errors and issues. Similarly, some of the developers are working on implementing the Standard Load for Missions, which includes the mission list, the widget and the error handling.
Coupled with that the team continues to work on the Tracking Station feature, which we mentioned last week - that will allow both players and creators to see an overview map of the missions they are playing. This week we’ve done work on improving the display of Mission Flow and Objectives across the various places it occurs in the Mission System. Let’s start talking about the development of the Making History Expansion. Meanwhile we can all start practicing with Mun landings on KSP. It seemed that after Apollo 17 humankind had forgotten about our only natural satellite, but with Google’s Lunar X Prize, China’s Chang’e missions and NASA’s Deep Space Gatewayproject, we’ll see a human presence back in the Moon in the upcoming year. On December 19, 1972, 19:24:59 UTC, the crew landed safely on Earth in the South Pacific Ocean and were then retrieved by a recovery helicopter and safely aboard the recovery ship 52 minutes after landing. Moreover, Apollo 17 was the only lunar surface expedition to include the Surface Electrical Properties (SEP) experiment to examine the electrical properties of the lunar soil. A mapping camera, panoramic camera, and a laser altimeter were also included in the SIM bay. Additionally, the Service Module (SM) contained the Scientific Instrument Module (SIM) bay, which housed three experiments for use in lunar orbit, including an infrared scanning radiometer to generate a temperature map of the lunar surface. For instance, it carried the Traverse Gravimeter Experiment to learn about the Moon’s internal structure. The mission performed several experiments. The moon landing took place on December 11, 1972, 19:54:57 UTC at the Taurus–Littrow Valley, which was chosen with the primary objectives of Apollo 17 in mind. Composed of an Apollo Lunar Module and an Apollo Command/Service Module - which by the way was last use of Apollo hardware for its original purpose (after Apollo 17, extra Apollo spacecraft were used in the Skylab and Apollo–Soyuz programs) - the J type mission included three days on the lunar surface, extended scientific capability, and the third Lunar Roving Vehicle. EST) on Decemfrom Kennedy Space Center’s Launch Complex 39 and was the only Saturn V night launch ever made. The mission broke several records: the longest moon landing, longest total extravehicular activities (moonwalks), largest lunar sample, and longest time in lunar orbit.Īpollo 17 launched at 05:33:00 UTC (12:33 a.m. It was the last time humans travelled beyond low Earth orbit, and was the final manned launch of a Saturn V rocket. With a crew made up of Commander Eugene Cernan, Command Module Pilot Ronald Evans, and Lunar Module Pilot Harrison Schmitt, Apollo 17 is the most recent manned Moon landing.
Yesterday was the 45th anniversary of the final mission of NASA’s Apollo program, we are talking of course, about Apollo 17.