Newsroom

July 19, 2009
STS-125 new free mission has been released
 The new Service Pack covers the latest completed Space Shuttle mission: STS-125 + some goodies such as new environmental sounds in the flight-deck, mid-deck and Spacelab.Visit Here.

 

May 29, 2009
SSM2007 Ground Crew Launches Blog
 The plan is to offer a glimpse into the behind-the-scenes of the team's work, and its members' “points of view about this and that”. Visit Here.

 

May 10, 2009
Service Pack 3.50 has been released
SP 3.50 adds a new free mission - STS-100 - which in 2001 installed the SSRMS on the ISS structure. The Service Pack also includes new landing and guidance communications.

Apr 12 , 2009
Service Pack 3.10 + New Manuals have been released
This new release includes new features and functionality such as a Virtual 3D Mid Deck, Crosswinds, Weather reports, guidance communications during landing, new RMS rate hold function, and of course, updated manuals with proper references to the new features.

 

Mar 10 , 2009
Major Service Pack 3.00 has been released
Service Pack 3.00 has been released today. Among other improvements, it includes a fully revised HUD, guidance, launch, and comms. There are many additions, changes and fixes which makes this service pack a must-have for all SSM2007 "astronauts".

 

January 31 , 2009
Service Pack 2.45 + STS-47 Free Mission Addon has been released
Service Pack 2.45 has been released today. Among other improvements, it includes a new free mission - STS-47 - the first SSM2007 Spacelab mission. Although a "one star" mission, it includes a few surprises which reveal the capabilities of the SSM2007 simulator and offer a glimpse of the future.

 

December 24 , 2008
Service Pack 2.40 + STS-401 Free Mission Addon has been released
Service Pack 2.40 has been released today. It includes a new mission - STS-401 - and some new Special Effects and changes to make EVA, Free Cam, RCS and RMS ops more challenging, exciting and consistent. SP 2.40 and the new, required Commaders' Reference Manual are available from the Downloads page on the SSM2007 website.

 

November 21 , 2008
Service Pack 2.30 + STS-51A Free Mission Addon has been released
Service Pack 2.30 has been released today. Besides additional peformance optimization, SP 2.30 includes a new mission - STS-51A - and some new Special Effects.

 

October 19 , 2008
Service Pack 2.20 + STS-98 Free Mission Addon has been released
Service Pack 2.20 has been released today. Besides additional peformance optimization, SP 2.20 includes a new mission - STS-98 - and Virtual Cockpit enhancements.

 

September 12 , 2008
STS-32 Free Mission Addon has been released
STS-32 has been one of the longest and elaborate missions at the time. The mission highlights included the deployment of the SYNCOM Department of Defense Communications Satellite and the rendezvous and retrieval of the LDEF NASA satellite and returning it to Earth.

 

August 15 , 2008
Service Pack 2.0 + STS-124 Free Mission Addon has been released
The highly anticipated major Service Pack 2.0 has been released today. SP 2.0 includes a new mission - STS-124 - , new cool virtual cockpit additions and features, enhanced systems simulation and a significant increase in performance.

July 3 , 2008
STS-93 Free Mission Addon has been released
STS-93 has seen Col. Eileen Collins as the fist woman Space Shuttle Commander. The STS-93 mission highlight is the deployment of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory on a particularly elliptical orbit around Earth. Chandra's extreme resolution enables the Astronomy community to gather previously unreacheable information about distant nebulas and gas clouds.

June 27 , 2008
SSM2007 now supports Vuzix Iwear VR920 stereoscopic HMD
We are happy to announce that we have completed the development of native Vuzix iWear VR920 support. Currently, SSM2007 coupled with the iWear VR920 stereoscopic goggles and head tracking, is the closest thing to the multi-million Dollars NASA Virtual Reality Labs where Astronauts train for their ISS EVA missions. Just as in reality, you will be experiencing stunning stereoscopic effect. "Being there" has never been so close.

June 20 , 2008
Stereoscopic HMD support announced!
We are happy to announce that we have started development for including support for the Vuzix stereoscopic HMD (goggles). With Vuzix support, SSM2007 reaches extreme immersion and simulation levels unique in its class. The Vuzix support will be offered free of charge to all legal SSM2007 customers.


 June 6 , 2008
STS-99 Free Mission Addon has been released
STS-99 is particularly interesting to Flight Simulator fans as it allows you to recreate and fly the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) - the very mission which provided the necessary topography data to the Flight Simulation scenery builders. Now it is YOU who has to successfully complete this important mission and bring those trillion raw readings safely back to earth. Enjoy!

May 17 , 2008
STS-27 Free Mission Addon has been released
STS-27 is a still-classified DoD mission which supposedly put a Spy Sat on orbit. Our spooks have obtained information about that mission and now it is up to you to successfully complete it. We do not know how reliable our information about STS-27 is, but it is the best we could obtain so far without having the NSA knocking at our doors. Enjoy!


May 6 , 2008
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 named "Game of the Month" at Matrox
Also Matrox has set up a special section at their website just for Space Shuttle Mission 2007™. You can visit it here.


 

April 17 , 2008
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 on BBC Sky at Night Magazine
We are proud and honored to have our Space Shuttle Mission 2007™ simulator on the prestigious BBC Sky at Night magazine cover CD.

 

April 9, 2008
STS-122 Free Mission Addon has been released
STS-122 brings the Columbus module to the ISS and some ISS crew exchanges. See you in Orbit!




April 2, 2008
Space Shuttle Mission 2007 receives "Gold Star Award" from AVSIM
AVSIM - the premier international flight simulation website, has awarded Space Shutle Mission 2007 its highest recognition for excelence - the "Gold Star Award". You may want to read the review here.



March 16 , 2008
TripleHead2Go and nView support
Service Pack 1.27 adds support for multiple screen configurations for Nvidia nView and Matrox TripleHead2Go.


 

March 1 , 2008
STS-122 is the first free add-on
Work has started on the first free mission for SSM2007. STS-122 has added the Columbus module to the International Space Station and refreshed the ISS crew by exchanging two Astronauts.



February 15, 2008
Space Shuttle Mission supports TrackIR
With the release of Service Pack 1.24, SSM2007 now supports TrackIR. The support is evident in the 3D Virtual Flight Deck and during Extra Vehicular Activities first person view where the gamers can asssume the roles of Astronauts performing tasks outside the Space Shuttle and International Space Station.


Space Shuttle Mission 2007 LIFTOFF on Dec 31st 2007 /Jan 1st, 2008

At exactly UTC 00:00, with roaring (virtual) engines, the highly anticipated Space Shuttle Mission 2007 has left the launch pad on its way to the one-year mission on orbit until it is replaced by its successor - SSM-2010.



Space Shuttle Mission 2007 announced on September 15, 2007

Space Shuttle Mission 2007™ is officially announced while it enters Beta Testing . Space Shuttle Mission 2007™ is slated for release on December 2007.