The First Docking in History! | Reentry: An Orbital Simulator

[@videogenics86]

This actually happened to Neil Armstrong. You basically went through the same troubleshooting that Armstrong had to. So Kudos! You know this spacecraft really well.

[@ReentryAnOrbitalSimulator]

That was great, and this really puts pressure on you, happy to see some debugging before disabling the OAMS by triggering the RCS. Your reasoning in the post analysis is correct, the OAMS thrusters got stuck and was causing unpredictable behavior. By enabling RCS, you shut down the OAMS entirely, and can use it to regain control. Not sure why the roll stopped as I usually have to correct that myself but hey, you made it down, in the games hardest mission yet. Apollo will be easy after this :)

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Apollo will be easy after this you say? Well alright then! Bring it on! :D

[@ReentryAnOrbitalSimulator]

@@N9GamingOfficial I like this attitude! :D

[@ghostdog688]

Having a multicrew option would be a fantastic step for this. Imagine N9 and Beardy running a Gemini mission together.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

That would be a blast :D

[@williamsplays8528]

@@N9GamingOfficial lunar ascent is way harder. But otherwise it's pretty easy.

[@Mrbluedude85]

Armstrong turned off OAMS and used RCS to stabilize the craft.

[@ibluap]

Dear N9 Gaming, Neil Armstrong an Dave Scott were presented to the same unexpected rolling in Gemini 8... Neil also undocked Agena, thinking that this might be caused by some Agena's thruster. However, just like you, the rotation worsened after undocking, by which Armstrong deduced it was them that had the self thrusting thruster. Normal orbit thrusters are located in rear Service unit, while Gemini Capsule had a copmplete complement of thrusters to manouver when the rear service unit had ben deleted, just before re-entry. A smaller amount of thrusters, so, propellant reduced significantly, the time they could use these new propellents. So, what Neil did just that to separate the Service Unit (the greatest part of the white rear adapter structure of the spaceship) and discard it, including the ill thruster, and begin to use the small thrusters complement. That cold blooded way of thinking saved their lives, but put an end to the mission, since those thrusters did not have enough propellant to keep on and fuel cells for getting energy, were in the failing and discarded unit, beside the oxygen provision. They had just time to communicate the problem to Earth and to fire retro-rockets in the small white unit still attached to the capsule to de-orbit, and pray to fall outside North-Viet Nam borders. Fortunately batteries and oxygen supply was enough to get out of the "deaf" area and reach another spot of communications relay ship covered zone, so they could contact Houston. That was it, and they could rapidly plan a fast re-entry in the Pacific close to a US Navy ship nearby. Then, when ready, Armstrong fired the retro-rockets to de-orbit, then released the last part of the rear white adapter structure with the retro-rockets and managed to position the re-entry attitude, now exposing the heat shield for re-emtry. That's how Neil Armstrong saved the day for NASA that day!

[@athane8358]

Exactly like watching First Man! great episode.

[@ReentryAnOrbitalSimulator]

haha, yeah! :D

[@RandomYT05_01]

Well, its been 4 weeks so I know the new for all kerbalkind episode is gonna be good. Hopefully within the next few weeks. Really love the series. Really do.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Thank you! Uni is taking 102% of Beardy's time right now, hopefully soon!

[@RandomYT05_01]

@@N9GamingOfficial yeah. Btw, do you know where to find realism overhaul? Thinking of trying out the mods myself, seeing as its so real. Stock ksp doesn't have failing engines or anything that can ruin missions except for my own incompetence.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Yes! Simply look up KSP RO wiki, and you should find the Realism Overhaul github, it has all the info you need (:

[@delawarepilot]

Never seen this simulator before. This looks awesome.

[@jeremycox2983]

I can’t wait for the Apollo missions videos

[@hadorstapa]

As so often happens, orbital rendezvous is an exercise in the concept of "more haste: less speed."

[@filakyle3663]

I think there must had been an xenomorph onboard Egina that cut throw wires causing a spin... Great video and cool knowledge there.

[@Danbearpig]

Oh geez, that's a wild ride. One thing unfortunately that a game like this can't convey is how much you'd be tossed around the cabin and getting dizzy while all this takes place.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Oh absolutely, I'd love a full sim of a spacecraft, G forces and all

[@astillia6073]

Crazy that the Agena Roll Error happened in real life. That would scare me to death.

[@DarkStar666]

Even having watched this I struggled to remember what to do in the moment. I need to try to rerun this

[@basfinnis]

Great you did that. For some reason the sim thinks I've achieved docking with Agena. I should be proud but I didn't even do anything 😕

[@mystic0maggot401]

aaaaaah, I wanted to scream so loud to turn off OAMS and activate reentry RCS but then I remembered it isn't live.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

I figured it would work, but I wanted so desperstely to shut down the problematic thruster, but it was impossible

[@andrewadams6208]

I was yelling at the video myself and yelling the same commands . the 2 astronauts that this mission telly happened to was Neil Armstrong and Dave Scott . if im not mistaken Neil talked about this mission in any interview .

[@merryjerry69]

yo i know all the comments seem like they are already in the loop on these types of games but as a casual gamer this makes me shit my pants lol😭🙏

[@nls.135]

Never heard someone pronounce Agena that way before, interesting.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Classic Wisconsin accent I guess idk!

[@williamsplays8528]

@@N9GamingOfficial ayyy. I'm from there too

[@calibranese]

How do you pronounce it? ah-jay-nah? ah-jee-nah? ah-guh-nah? a-gee-na?

[@orbitervehicle103]

@@calibranese ah-jee-nah

[@nls.135]

@@calibranese Like the kind of pants jeans. A-jean-a

[@ghostdog688]

Just remembered I have this and a VR headset… I should give it a shot I think

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Yes most definitely

[@ghostdog688]

@@N9GamingOfficial they’ve also started a Mission Control setup, might be a fun way to interact with you on a live stream (time zones permitting)

[@N9GamingOfficial]

That would be yeah!!

[@gaywilliam_johnson]

if this is the first docking in history then explain what me and my fun uncle did when i was 11

[@ReentryAnOrbitalSimulator]

I still find this video amazing:D

[@N9GamingOfficial]

I've been missing playing the game, I gotta make some more videos next year :)

[@jaymac7203]

This looks so realistic 😮 I've never seen it before 🤔

[@christopherbrown5338]

Neil had to figure this out pretty quickly or the G's from this roll would have caused blackout.

[@845SiM]

Multiplayer in this will be bonkers!

[@diamondzoyd]

This, in vr, with hand tracking & a hotas setup would be amazing, I might forget I'm even in a game, except no G-force of course lol

[@N9GamingOfficial]

It does have VR Support ;)

[@otk-8746]

Nice

[@williamsplays8528]

When you activate rcs it's cuts the line to oams for some reason. But you forgot to set rcs to acme, I think you also powered acme off as well.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Ahh makes sense

[@ghostdog688]

The OAMS line severing is done with a seperate switch, but this is a fail-safe in case of a stuck thruster (which is what this failure is). Pyrotechnic guillotines cut the line by force, preventing the OAMS and RCS from conflicting with one another. Because RCS is a very finite (and seperate) fuel source, NASA policy at the time was that it’s an automatic Mission abort once RCS is enabled, because without OAMS and RCS, the capsule is not able to be controlled, leading to a very good chance of being stuck in orbit or tumbling and burning up during reentry. The events of Gemini 8 are also the reason why the RCS in Apollo is so complex as it has 4 quadruple redundant RCS thruster packs, and also a seperate RCS source for the CM. NASA wasn’t screwing around with that again.

[@williamsplays8528]

@@ghostdog688 I am aware of that. But the line is severed when pressing the rcs as well. It does the same thing, and I just think it was for human-design orientation. In an emergency the two buttons signal different things in the brain, ultimately doing pretty much the same thing with the exception that the rcs button also pressurized the forward fuselage.

[@grimacegaming7350]

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

[@Jessie-z6f]

You're a trendsetter, everyone wants to be like you.

[@orbitervehicle103]

gemini roll food roll sandwich corned beef sandwich on gemini 3

[@albertpietrosanu2667]

Nice missions!

[@solinus83]

Are there really feet units? I cant believe they would use such obscure unit system in something so serious as spacecraft lol

[@grimacegaming7350]

Ahhhhh

[@grimacegaming7350]

Yeaaaahhhhh!!

[@845SiM]

In space, you are never in control, just lucky 🤣🤣

[@Umanflyumanfly]

Looking Outside the window ... You are in the Mercury or Gemini Capsule .

[@pixels8100]

You had to release this at 3 am? Lmao np

[@N9GamingOfficial]

;)

[@limo1795]

KSP hardcore mode

[@SikandarDurrani]

I’m not sure if someone has already said anything but the docking target was pronounced “a-geena”

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Acknowledged, but close enough :P

[@danielwenzel3877]

:D

[@christopherbrown5338]

Have you had trouble with trying to "requesting a plane change burn"? When doing "Missions" - "Project Gemini" - "Scenarios" - "Agena Docking", this starts from launch then circulize orbit, then after my orbit is circular, I try to request a plane change burn of 28.91 degrees but I get no response at all. I get catch up burn info & rendezvous info but no plane change response. Have you had this problem with this? Thank you very much!

[@N9GamingOfficial]

I have not encountered this to my knowledge, does it fail to respond to that command every time you fly that mission?

[@christopherbrown5338]

@@N9GamingOfficial Yes, I request it but nothing happens

[@TonySpike]

Some form of gimble lock?

[@grant2053]

How is this not a VR title....

[@N9GamingOfficial]

It does have VR support built in :)

[@grant2053]

@@N9GamingOfficial But does it have VR controller support is the question? Because on the steam page it mentions neither of these

[@N9GamingOfficial]

@@grant2053 I used the HTC Vive, it uses controllers yep! No other way to do it in VR, you have to flip all the switches after all!

[@anonanon5146]

Was it dry docking or wet docking?

[@N9GamingOfficial]

@@anonanon5146 I.... huh? XD

[@SuperBroomBrooom]

switches simulator

[@Leon-jp1sl]

But this mission isn't first orbital docking in history...

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Ah had the Soviets done it already? Mb! haha

[@tex_the_proto2880]

Please tell me this is vr

[@N9GamingOfficial]

It is! Yes!

[@draeath]

@@N9GamingOfficial How's it work? The UI text around the setting game me the heebee jeebies so I haven't given it a go.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

The VR only works in flight if that helps, I forget the settings

[@CaptVirtual]

Do you understand the word pitch vs roll?

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Yes?

[@NithinJune]

if you were confused guess how confused we were 😭

[@TheOpacue]

Ooh I love this, but I understand sooo little of what you do or say. Couldn't you make an episode where you explain like.... Everything? What does all those words mean, what is happening, what are all the buttons for and so on...

[@N9GamingOfficial]

I cant dedicate time to it right now, but that would be fun to do :)

[@The_Hampter_Aviator]

How is your character moving like that?

[@N9GamingOfficial]

TrackIR, a small sensor that makes my head movements move the camera in game!

[@Sharkerous]

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[@orbitervehicle103]

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[@msidc1238]

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[@dobby6841]

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[@sonnyburnett8725]

It’s “AGENA’. Not AJANA.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Tell that to NASA :P

[@milktots6933]

bro really pronounced Gemini like Jiminy Cricket.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Y'all forgot how NASA pronounced that way, I got it from them :D

[@SackyX]

Too bad it doesn't support VR.

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Reentry? It absolutely does

[@KennethMcConkey]

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[@Royallblu]

This feels like Gemini 8, while the mission you did before is probably Gemini 9 (or to be more precise 9A). Interestingly they let you play the later mission first, but I don't mind, this makes a better storytelling anyway. See you with Gemini 10, where almost everything worked flawlessly?

[@N9GamingOfficial]

Actually there appears to be no more Gemini campaign missions! Might fly a free play for fun though (: