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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by gtolle on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:34PM (#26962777)
If you'd like to try out some of these concepts on your phone, I've been working on a side project -- an iOS mobile game called Solar Express [1]. You can launch a rocket, rendezvous and dock in orbit, transfer between moons and planets, and land. It's a bit like a mini-KSP with real orbital mechanics, but more casual - no rocket building, and lots of delta-V to play with.

[1] https://apps.apple.com/us/app/solar-express/id1503449353

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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by mrspeaker on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @07:31PM (#26963430)
"Real orbital mechanics, real 3D simulation, real programmer art, real nerdy"

Made me smile, and made you a sale ;)

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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by lighttower on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @06:55PM (#26963023)
Do you have any android version?
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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by km3r on Tuesday April 27, 2021 @07:02PM (#26963096)
https://www.simplerockets.com/

Should work for android and iOS

(note: ive only played simplerockets 1, which was 2D, which I think I would prefer on a mobile device)

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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by gtolle on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:15AM (#26965527)
Sorry, it's iOS only, and likely will be that way forever (unless I'm suddenly blessed with a huge pile of free time again).

I second giving SimpleRockets a try, though.

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