Peter Dow
Registered Senior Member
Skyhook Equator
Skyhook space megastructures for launching from equatorial skies to Earth orbits. Orbiting Rotating Launcher Animator-Calculator.
Skyhook (structure) – Wikipedia
I was inspired to author my “Skyhook Equator” animator-calculator webpage by NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon – “for all humanity“.
Beta-testing begins today so bug reporting welcome - browser incompatibility issues, etc. Also if you want to challenge my physics - good luck with that too.
The web host only offers for free "http" not "https" so Chrome says "Not secure" but it's really not a problem since there is no confidential information asked for.
It's a computer script program so browser scripts must be allowed and enabled for the simulator and calculator to work. Pop-up blockers, ad-blockers, Noscript or anything at all which stops script programs working will stop it working. That's not a "bug" that needs reporting to me. It's really your choice to allow or disallow scripts as you please.
The attached screenshot shows what the webpage is supposed to look like, but you may have to zoom your browser out to see it like that. For best results view on a 3840 x 2160 monitor/TV. It's not designed to be viewed using a smartphone.
Suggestions for enhancements to the program are welcome.
Also if you want to discuss in this thread skyhooks or variations on the theme that would be appropriate in my opinion - including mentioning of alternative simulators, calculators for such things.
Skyhook space megastructures for launching from equatorial skies to Earth orbits. Orbiting Rotating Launcher Animator-Calculator.
Skyhook (structure) – Wikipedia
I was inspired to author my “Skyhook Equator” animator-calculator webpage by NASA’s Artemis II mission around the moon – “for all humanity“.
Beta-testing begins today so bug reporting welcome - browser incompatibility issues, etc. Also if you want to challenge my physics - good luck with that too.
The web host only offers for free "http" not "https" so Chrome says "Not secure" but it's really not a problem since there is no confidential information asked for.
It's a computer script program so browser scripts must be allowed and enabled for the simulator and calculator to work. Pop-up blockers, ad-blockers, Noscript or anything at all which stops script programs working will stop it working. That's not a "bug" that needs reporting to me. It's really your choice to allow or disallow scripts as you please.
The attached screenshot shows what the webpage is supposed to look like, but you may have to zoom your browser out to see it like that. For best results view on a 3840 x 2160 monitor/TV. It's not designed to be viewed using a smartphone.
Suggestions for enhancements to the program are welcome.
Also if you want to discuss in this thread skyhooks or variations on the theme that would be appropriate in my opinion - including mentioning of alternative simulators, calculators for such things.
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