The expandable free and open-source real-time space simulator that lets you explore our universe in three dimensions.
Based on our record, Celestia should be more popular than X-Plane. It has been mentiond 26 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.
Oh, Thanks ! I wasn't expecting to be able to download on the WayBackMachine I tried on the old x-plane.com website with no success but it worked on boostair.com ! Source: over 1 year ago
Haha, yes I know I can just buy it from x-plane.com, but I was just wondering what the community had to say. Source: over 1 year ago
Has anybody gotten the "transaction failed (error 47)" message when trying to check out on x-plane.com? I've been trying to buy XP12 and I repeatedly get hit with this message :(. Source: over 1 year ago
Welp x-plane.com is throwing a 504 now so either the server got hugged to death or they brought it down temporarily for the imminent release. Source: over 1 year ago
What tf do you think a forum is for then? Personal thoughts and opinions are like the entire point. If you wanted straight facts you would go to x-plane.com lol. Source: over 1 year ago
I think Celestia could be a good one. I also thought about SpaceEngine, but AFAIK it was kind of terrible at generating realistic planetary systems, among other things (pricey, huge, etc.). Source: about 1 year ago
Celestia was something I played with before. Pretty interesting. Source: over 1 year ago
Celestia looks as though it would do it. Source: over 1 year ago
I'm looking for data and software to visualize the Apollo 17 trajectory (especially the "powered descent", lunar rendezvous and entry). I'm thinking of using celestia. I'm look for a data tables as well (time stamp, position for each part of the stack). Any tips are appreciated. Source: over 1 year ago
Yes, that's Celestia most likely. I'm not sure it is still maintained though. Source: over 1 year ago
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