Directory of Space Simulation Resources

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• 3D Solar System Simulator

  http://www.3dinteractivo.com/
  A free Java application that shows an interactive 3D representation of the planets and satellites of the solar system.

• AstroFly

  http://www.anumajor.com/astrofly/index.html
  [freeware - Win 98/ME/2000/XP] Three-dimensional models of the Milky Way neighborhood.

• AstroGrav

  http://www.astrograv.co.uk/
  A precision solar system simulator that calculates the gravitational interactions between all astronomical bodies, so that the motions of asteroids and comets are accurately simulated. Superb interactive 3D views, and a huge range of features. [Commercial, free demo, multilingual]

• ChView

  http://members.nova.org/~sol/chview/
  [Freeware - Win3.x/95] A three-dimensional aid to viewing some of the nearer stars of our galaxy, navigating the distances between them, and accessing basic stellar information.

• Copernic Space Simulator

  http://www.regulus.ro/copernic/en/index.htm
  A freeware program that allows the user to navigate through the solar system neighbourhood at different times in past or future and see the sky in a stereographic projection.

• GrandTour

  http://www.faithreason.org/grandtour
  Accurate wireframe simulator for the Voyager and Giotto space missions, with animation capability. Developed at JPL for science/navigation, and filmed by the BBC/NOVA. Conveniently runs from any Windows/DOS. Freeware.

• Gravity Simulator

  http://www.orbitsimulator.com/gravity/articles/what.html
  [freeware - Win 9x/NT/2k/XP] Simulates orbits of planets and other celestial bodies.

• MPL3D Solar System

  http://www.mpl3d.com/solar.htm
  Interactive 3D space simulation of the close universe in real time.

• Orbiter Space Flight Simulator

  http://orbit.medphys.ucl.ac.uk/
  ORBITER is a free flight simulator that goes beyond the confines of Earth's atmosphere. It is not a space shooter, and aims to be as realistic as possible.

• Solar Kingdom

  http://www.silverfrost.com/
  [commercial, demo available - Win95/98/NT] A solar system simulator and planetarium, with planetary encyclopaedia.

• Solar System Applet

  http://www.burtleburtle.net/bob/physics/solar.html
  [online Java applet] This 3-d solar system applet can be rotated and zoomed with the mouse. Below it are links to other online gravity simulators and resources for building solar system simulations.

• Spacesimulator.net

  http://www.spacesimulator.net/
  Provides tutorials on how to program a 3d engine for a space simulation.

• Starry Night

  http://www.starrynight.com/
  [commercial - Win95/98/NT, Macintosh] A planetarium and solar-system simulator; lets you view the universe from anywhere in our planetary neighbourhood in the past, present, and future.

• StarStrider software 3D planetarium

  http://www.starstrider.com/
  [shareware - Win 98/ME/2K/XP] A 3D software planetarium. Photo realistic real-time 3D renderings of 2 million stars, galaxies, nebulae, and the Milky Way. Includes several educative tutorials.

• The Celestia Motherlode

  http://www.celestiamotherlode.net/
  The addon repository for the 3-D space simulator Celestia. It includes tours, spacecraft, asteroids and fictional universes.

• Universe Sandbox

  http://www.universesandbox.com/
  Interactive space simulator created by Dan Dixon. It includes the solar system, the nearest 1000 stars, the local group of galaxies and an unlimited number of fictional scenarios.

 

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