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Applets
A Screenshot from the Creator Applet
A Screenshot from the Creator Applet
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     This is the Creator applet. The Creator applet will let you interactively learn about gravitation by adding your own bodies into the applet and modifying their properties. You should read about gravitation while using the Creator applet.

A Screenshot from the Docking Game
A Screenshot from the Docking Game
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     In this game you must dock your spacecraft on a satellite that is orbiting the Earth. You will interactively learn what is required in order to get into an orbit. You can change some of the parameters of the game and make your mission easier or harder.

     The following three games have been separated so that you can learn about each one individually. The last game on the page combines the three games. From any of the applets below you can jump to any game (except in the first two, in which asteroids are turned off), but in order to learn how to play each of the games you should go to their respective pages. It is recommended that you go in the order provided, and then play all the games at the end. You can experiment with options from all the games using the last applet on this page.
A Screenshot from the Moon Orbiter
A Screenshot from the Moon Orbiter
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     In this game you must take your spacecraft and orbit the moon. In order to orbit the moon, you have to dock on a satellite just like you had to in the previous game. This satellite will be orbiting the moon, not the Earth, so there will be some differences in the process.

A Screenshot from the Lunar Landing Game
A Screenshot from the Lunar Landing Game
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     This game is a continuation of the previous game. In the last game, you were required to orbit the moon. In this game, you must perform the next step by actually landing on the moon. There is a fuel limit in this game, so watch out!

A Screenshot from the Asteroids Game
A Screenshot from the Asteroids Game
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     This game is the next step after the Lunar Lander Game. In this applet you have to navigate through an asteroid field. You have to avoid being hit while to move out of the system of asteroids.

A Screenshot from the Lunar Voyage
A Screenshot from the Lunar Voyage
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     This game is a combination of the three games above. In the game, first you have to fly through an asteroid field, orbit the moon, and finally land on multiple landing sites on the moon.

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