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London, 16 January 2005
Orbiter Edition 2005 (v.050116) has been released today. Hot on the heels of Huygens' successful touchdown on Titan, the new version of the successful space flight simulator has landed! A Press Kit, including feature list and screenshots, is available.

London, 16 September 2004
I have had the opportunity to present the upcoming Orbiter 2004 edition at the the 2nd ESA Workshop on Astrodynamics Tools and Techniques, 13-15 September 2004, at the ESTEC facility in Noordwijk, The Netherlands. I am grateful to ESA to for the invitation and the chance to present Orbiter in front of a professional audience. The presentation, including a practical demonstration of a beta version of the new release, was very well received, and since the talk may be of interest to a wider audience, I have uploaded it here in PowerPoint and PDF format.

 Orbiter in the press

Le Monde.fr Le Monde, October 27, 2001 "Un simulateur spatial complet, a mi-chemin entre le realisme et la science fiction..."
FlightXPress FlightXPress, No. 10, October 2001 "Insgesamt ist die bei einem solchen Programm ueberaus wichtige Anleitung hervorragend umgesetzt. Hier koennen sich so manche kommerzielle Produkte ein Vorbild nehmen!"
PCFormat PC Format, August+September 2002 double feature "Fly the Space Shuttle - This is probably as close as you're going to get ..."
PC Pilot PC Pilot, issue 19, November/December 2002 "The visuals are wonderful, especially the view of Earth from space, and the whole launch and re-entry sequences look fabulous."
Computer Pilot Computer Pilot, April 2003 "Orbiter is an in-depth simulation, based on complex physics models for space travel, planetary motion and atmospheric effects ..."
Micro Simulateur Micro Simulateur, August 2003 "Si vous cherchez de nouvelles sensations de pilotage, alors Orbiter est fait pour vous..."
Espace Magazine Espace Magazine, March/April 2005 "Orbiter space flight simulator, mettez un vaisseau spatial dans votre PC"
PC Answers PC Answers, July 2005 "Orbiter 2005 - Take control of a variety of spacecraft in this highly realistic flight simulator."
PC Gamer PC Gamer UK, November 2005 "If you're still reconciling the dream of being an astronaut with the reality of life, then try Orbiter. It's a horrifically detailed simulation of the near-future of space travel."