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21 <h1>OpenRocket — an Open Source model rocket simulator</h1>
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51 <p><strong>OpenRocket</strong> is a Free, fully featured model
52 rocket simulator written in Java. It can be used to design and
53 simulate rockets before actually building and flying them.
55 <p>OpenRocket features a full six-degree-of-freedom simulation,
56 realistic wind modeling, a multitude of different components
57 including free-form fins and canted fins, clustering and
58 staging. Read more about its <a href="features.html">features</a>.
60 <p>Best of all, OpenRocket is Open Source—its source code is
61 freely available to study and extend. Anybody wishing to
62 contribute to the project can do so according to the
63 <a href="license.html">GNU GPL</a>. Simply
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66 package</a> to begin designing and simulating.
68 <p>OpenRocket is still considered to be <strong>beta
69 software</strong>—there will still be bugs and occasional
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93 <p><strong>28.11.2009:</strong> Version 0.9.5 is
94 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
96 <p>This release <strong>fixes a serious bug in 0.9.4</strong> that
97 prevented adding a tube coupler and centering ring to the same
98 body tube, in addition to a few smaller additions. Users of
99 0.9.4 should upgrade immediately!</p>
101 <p><strong>24.11.2009:</strong> Version 0.9.4 is
102 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
104 <p>This version adds support for through-the-wall fin tabs,
105 attaching components to coupler tubes, material editing, automatic
106 update checking, in addition to fixing numerous bugs.</p>
108 <p><strong>1.9.2009:</strong> Version 0.9.3 is
109 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
111 <p>This version includes lots of bug fixes and new features including
112 data exporting, showing flight events in plots, example rocket designs,
113 splitting clustered inner tubes and automated bug reporting.</p>
115 <p><strong>13.7.2009:</strong> Version 0.9.2 is
116 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
118 <p>This version includes <strong>bug fixes for imperial unit
119 conversions</strong> and UI improvements for motor selection.
120 <em>All users of imperial units should upgrade!</em></p>
122 <p><strong>9.6.2009:</strong> The
123 <a href="documentation.html">Master's thesis</a> for which OpenRocket
124 was written for is now available!</p>
126 <p>At the same time version 0.9.1 was
127 <a href="download.html">released</a>. This release fixes various
128 file handling bugs and adds small UI enhancements.</p>
130 <p><strong>24.5.2009:</strong> First version 0.9.0
131 <a href="download.html">released</a>!</p>
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