Deadstick: Land the Space Shuttle

Deadstick: Land the Space Shuttle is a 1-player technical simulation of landing the space shuttle.

The player attempts to land the space shuttle through the process of approach and landing, or can set custom characteristics of their approach. The player controls the pitch and the roll of their shuttle, and the approaching runway and shuttle angle are displayed on the screen. The game displays indicated airspeed, mach number, angle of attack, altitude, altitude rate, distance to runway, the angle of the approaching shuttle, and relative bearing. There are 4 levels of difficulty: chimp, rookie, astropilot, and ace. On chimp, the computer performs all maneuvers, while in rookie and astropilot the player receives hints for landing.

At the end of the game, the player receives a score based upon their approach, landing, and level of difficulty.