@PearsonArtPhoto Yes the length is indeed much more accessible! How were you able to cut it down? Did you make a small Storyboard or outline?

I noticed you called the Earth "Kerbin" which is a bit distracting; blurring fantasy and reality. I was also wondering why Roadster's orbit didn't cross what looks like Mars' orbit in the video. Is that our solar system, or just a metaphor for it?

It isn't the same because I was using the KSP universe. No real storyboard.

There are small differences in the KSP universe.

I noticed that Scott Manley used Universe Sandbox in this video It has all kinds of cool features that seem suited to this!

@PearsonArtPhoto It doesn't seem terribly expensive, and once you invest the time to learning it, you can do non-Kerbal science (i.e. actual science)

@uhoh Yeah, I need to do more with that.

I own an older version of it.