Apollo 18
Taurus Littrow Mission
Tips & Walkthrough
by Dave Cockrell (stick@charter.net) November 1999
Developed by AIM Software (www.aimgames.com)
Published by Project Two Interactive (www.project2.com)
Distibuted in USA and Canada by GT Interactive (www.gtinteractive.com)
***** TIPS *****
1.Dock with LM Phase 1:
Click forward (fwd) ONCE until distance from LM is about 35. Click
reverse (rev) ONCE to stop between 30-35. Click arrows to line
up EXACTLY with the white dot in center of LM. Click forward ONCE.
2.Dock with LM Phase 2:
For some reason, the dot on the radar is not centered when I dock.
I go down and forward to dock. I do not thrust along the X axis
(the left and right arrow buttons). Make sure Z Vel=-0.75 when you
touch the LM. Then reverse to pull the LM out. Click CSM 3 button
after you see the GOOD JOB - COMPLETED DOCKING message.
3.Using the star finder:
Move around until you find the three bright stars that match the
pattern on the star finder, then put those stars inside the
circles on the star finder. Then click on the STAR FINDER button.
4.Landing Phase 1:
Click left or right arrows until x=133. Get to 133 as quickly as
possible. Wait until y=130 or maybe 120. Click reverse 6 times so
that you come to a complete stop when y=100. Get to y=100 as
quickly as possible. Then quickly set thrust to 40%.
5.Landing Phase 2:
Drop thrust to about 15-20%. Make sure when you touch down that
you're not going faster than 30, and within 20 of the RTT.
6.Docking with CM Phase 1:
Click forward ONCE until distance from LM is 30-35. Then click
reverse once to stop. Click arrows to line up EXACTLY with the
black space in center of CM. Click forward again.
7.Docking with CM Phase 2:
For a successful dock, the dot on the radar must be right in the
center. This means you will have to click the left arrow until the
dot is lined up with the y axis, then click the right arrow to stop.
Of course you must go down and forward some also.
8.Reentry:
Click the arrows as little as possible, just enough to keep the
corridor between -75 and 75. Click left arrow to increase number,
right arrow to decrease. Do not let temperature go above 2800 or
G force go above 10.
Gimbal Rates
------------
x= 0.15 0.27 1.10 2.21 2.25 2.70 3.11 4.19
y= 1.10 1.69 2.02 2.68 2.77 2.88 1.05 3.22
x= 1.46 4.03 1.17 0.28 (I've never used these four,
y= 1.72 1.19 4.68 1.82 but I include them "just in case")
Channels
--------
Primary 105 135 212 216 222
Secondary 195 225 121 217 215
***** WALKTHROUGH *****
CSM 1 CSM 2 CSM 3
----- ----- -----
go
Set Channels
CSM SYSTEM, DATA DISPLAY
IMU
PRIME COMP
GNCS
FUEL CELL 1, 2, 3
FUEL FLOW
OXID FLOW
MAIN PUMP
HYDRO FLOW
INVERT
BATT A, B, C
O-2 FLOW
BK-UP COMP
A, C, MAIN BUS
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
MAIN BREAKER
INT POWER
CAUTION WARNING, MASTER ALARM
SATURN S1 SII S4
MASTER ARM
Launch Escape
AUTO SECQ (Liftoff!)
ANT. MAST BRAVO
ASCENT TRACK
ECS RATES
Open Safety Release
S-1C JETT
LES ABORT
S2 JETT (S4B cutoff)
H2O STIR (go for rev 1)
ANT. MAST OMNI
TANK-A, B STIR (go for rev 2)
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
MASTER ARM
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
SATURN S1 SII S4
AUTO SECQ
MAIN PUMP
FUEL FLOW
go (confirm TLI)
ANT. MAST BRAVO (S4B shutdown)
RADAR SYSTEMS
Open Safety Release
PYRO ARM
S4B JETT
CSM RCS
ARM JOYSTICK
ALIGN SIGHT (Dock)
ANT. MAST OMNI
H2O STIR
STAR FINDER
MAIN SPS
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
SCS
ENGINE HEATER
TANK HEATER
MASTER ARM
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
AUTO SECQ
go
ANT. MAST BRAVO
STAR FINDER
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
MAIN SPS
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
MASTER ARM
AUTO SECQ (course correction burn)
ANT. MAST OMNI
TANK-A, B STIR
go
PANEL LM 1
LM 1 LM 2 LM 3
---- ---- ----
Set Channels
CABIN PRESSURE
LM SYSTEM
MAIN BREAKER
MAIN, A, C, BUS
A, C BATTERY
PRIME, BK-UP COMP
ECS
IMU
CAUTION WARNING
MASTER ALARM
G/N
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
FUEL SYSTEM
OXIDIZ FLOW
HYDRO FLOW
DESCENT, RCS TANK
RADAR
FUEL PUMP
RCS
DESCENT STAGE
MASTER ARM
AUTO SEQ
ENGINE BREAKER
ARM JOYSTICK
QUAD PORT, STARB
QUAD FWD/REV
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
GEAR LOCK (undock)
ABORT ARM
PGNS (PDI burn)
HIGH BAND
AGS
ALIGN SIGHT (Land!)
ROBOT ARM
ASCENT TANK
FUEL PUMP
ASCENT STAGE, RCS
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
ARM JOYSTICK
QUAD PORT
QUAD STARB
QUAD FWD/REV
OXIDIZ FLOW
HYDRO FLOW
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
MASTER ARM
AUTO SEQ
PGNS
RADAR
go (Liftoff!)
go
LOW BAND (LM engine shutdown)
go
AUTO PILOT
ALIGN SIGHT (Dock)
PANEL CSM
CSM 1 CSM 2 CSM 3
----- ----- -----
CABIN REPRES
PYRO ARM
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
MAIN SPS
CSM RCS
MAIN PUMP
MASTER ARM
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
AUTO SECQ
go
LM JETT
ANT MAST BRAVO (TEI burn)
STAR FINDER
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
MASTER ARM
MAIN SPS
CSM RCS
AUTO SECQ (TEI burn)
STAR FINDER
INPUT (x= y=)
SET GIMBAL
Set Thrust Duration
Set Thrust %
MASTER ARM
MAIN SPS, CSM RCS
AUTO SECQ (course correction burn)
ANT MAST OMNI
BUS TIELINE
BATT A, B, C
A, B, C BUS
PYRO ARM
SPS JETT
MASTER ARM
CSM RCS
ARM JOYSTICK
ENTRY TRACK
AUTO PILOT
PYRO ARM
REENTRY
go
CHUTES DEPLOY (Splashdown!)
WATER PACK BEACON