1. KEYBOARD CONTROLS

SELECT KEY SELECTS FLIGHT MODES

"L" INITIATES COUNTDOWN CLOCK

"E" PRESS TO START PRIMARY ENGINE ON LAUNCH PRESS AGAIN TO CUT ENGINE 
WHEN ORBIT IS ACHEIVED.

"C" CARGO DOORS OPEN/CLOSE TOGGLE

"ESC" PAUSE

"SPACE BAR" STATUS CHECK

JOYSTICKS PUSH UP AND DOWN FOR X-AXIS LEFT AND RIGHT ADJUSTS Y-AXIS. 
WITH FIRE DEPRESSED UP AND DOWN WILL ADJUST Z-AXIS.

2. LAUNCH SCREEN DESCRIPTION

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*COMPUTER THRUST SUGGESTED LEVEL--*
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          *STATUS BOX *
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*SSME  *  *          3 *  *RCS    *
*PLBD  *  *   2/----/  *  *RVZ    *
*GEAR  *  * /--        *  *C-W    *
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          LAUNCH PATH



3. LAUNCH SEQUENCE

A.) SELECT LEVEL 2 OR 3 NOT 1.  LEVEL 1 IS MERELY A DEMO MODE.

B.) PRESS START WAIT 8 SEC FOR SYS TO ACTIVATE

C.) WHEN CLOCK APPEARS PRESS L TO START COUNTDOWN.

D.) WHEN COUNT DOWN STARTS PRESS E TO ACTIVATE MAIN ENGINE.

E.) AT MET-004 PRESS RED BUTTON TO IGNITE MAIN ENGINE THEN USE THIS 
BUTTON TO KEEP T AND C BARS LINED UP.

F.) KEEP ON FLIGHT PATH BELOW STAUS BOX BY ADJUSTING JOYSTICK DIRECTIONS 
THEN AT 200 NAUT MILES ALT PRESS E TO DEACTIVATE MAIN ENGINE.

G.) WHEN ORBIT IS REACHED IMMEDIATLEY OPEN CARGO BAY DOORS BY PRESSING 
C.

H.) PRESS R TO ACTIVATE OMS ROTATIONAL ENGINES MOVE JOYSTICK BACK AND 
FORTH TO ADJUST PITCH TO -28.  THIS WILL ACHIEVE STABLE ORBIT.


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THE GOAL OF SPACE SHUTTLE IS TO DOCK WITH THE SATELLITE AS MANY TIME AS 
POSSIBLE AND THEN RETURN TO EARTH AND LAND.

1.) DOCKING SEQUENCE

MATCH THE POSITION OF THE SHUTTLE WITH THAT OF THE SATELLITES BY 
CORRECTING Z,Y AND X AXES INTHAT ORDER

A. PRESS T TO ACTIVATE RCS

B. CORRECT Z AXIS TO ZERO

C. CORRECT Y AXIS TO ZERO

D. CORRECT X AXIS POSITIVE MEANS SATELLITE IS IN FRONT NEGATIVE MEANS 
THAT THE SATELLITE IS BEHIND YOU.  PUSH FORWARD TO INCREASE SPEED PRESS 
BACK TO DECREASE SPEED.  SATELLITE SPEED IS ALWAYS MACH 23.9

E. WHEN YOU MEET THE SATELLITE, ALL AXES MUST BE ADJUSTED TO ZERO AND 
STABILIZED FOR 2 SECONDS YOU WILL THEN RECEIVE A RENDEVOUS SIGNAL THAT 
YOU HAVE DOCKED.


**DEORBIT BURN MANEUVER**

1.  ADJUST Z AXIS UNITL ALTITUDE READS 210

2.  PULL JOYSTICK BACK OR FORTH TO SED SPEED TO MACH 23.9

3. PRESS R TO ACTIVATE OMS

4. TURN SHUTTLE AROUND COMPLETELY BY JOSTICK LEFT/RIGHT TILL YAW=180.

5.  SET PITCH AT -004

6. PRESS FIRE BUTTON TILL MACH REACHES 19.0

7  TURN SHUTTLE BACK AROUND BY SETTING YAW=0


**REENTRY AND LANDING***

1. PULL BACK JOYSTICK TO SET +24 PITCH FOR PROPER REENTRY ANGLE.

2. CLOSE CARGO BAY DOORS.

3. FOOLOW REENTRY COURSE EXACTLY (THE GRAPH APPERING UNDER THE STAUS 
BOX) BY JOYSTICK MOVEMENTS L/R AND U/D.


**LANDING**

1.  WHEN YOU SEE MOUNTAINS MAKE A RIGHT TURN. LINE UP SHUTTLE WITH 
RUNWAY USING RADAR SCREEN.

2. FOLLOW THE GLIDE PATH INDICATORS AND STAY BETWEEN THE ARCHED LINES 
AGAIN BY USING JOYSTICK (THE GLIDEPATH INDICATOR AGAIN APPERS IN THE 
SCREEN UNDER THE STATUS BOX).

3.  PRESS FIRE BUTTON TO DISPLAY RANGE.

4.  WHEN RANGE IS NEGATIVE DROP LANDING GEAR.

5. PUSH STICK FORWARD TO LOWER NOSE.

6. WHEN SHUTTLE HITS RUNWAY PUSH FORWARD AGAIN TO KEEP NOSE FROM POPPING 
UP.


**LIST OF ACRONYMS**

AX AXIS
ALT ALTITUDE
FLT FLIGHT
MET MISSION ELAPSED TIME
MECO MAIN ENGINE CUTOFF
OMS ORBITAL MANEUVERING SYSTEMS
RCS REACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
RNG RANGE
SRB SOLID ROCKET BOOSTER
SP/M SPEED IN MACH
SSME SPACE SHUTTLE MAIN ENGINE
STS SPACE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM
TAEM TERMINAL AREA ENERGY MANAGEMENT
DAP DIGITAL AUTO PILOT


HAPPY FLYING!