Whats your favourite rocket?

[0111narwhalz]

The Sea Dragon. True atomic age American enginnering at its finest. Two stages, each of which has one massive nozzle. I believe it was to be hydrolox, refueled and launched at sea by a nuclear aircraft carrier or three.
...Its ullage motors look to be almost as big as the Saturn V's first stage engines.

Though anything with the Orion drive occupies a special place in my heart. The same place stroked by Micheal Bay films.

[NSEP]

I also kind of hate and love the SLS, it is bassicly the Saturn V, but it looks soooo beautifull:

 

[Bill Phil]

31 minutes ago, NSEP said:

I also kind of hate and love the SLS, it is bassicly the Saturn V, but it looks soooo beautifull:

Eh... It's actually orange now.

[NSEP]

8 minutes ago, Bill Phil said:

Eh... It's actually orange now.

Does not matter still looks amazing!

Edited August 27, 2016 by NSEP

[Bill Phil]

Just now, NSEP said:

Does not matter still looks amazing?!

Looks like a rocket to me... I'm not one for aesthetics in rocket designs.

[NSEP]

Just now, Bill Phil said:

Looks like a rocket to me... I'm not one for aesthetics in rocket designs.

I just like the boosters on it. Thats it! (Please note it is just my opinion)

[Ken mason]

Depends on criteria, overall Saturn 5 but not because it WAS big, it was amazing on multiple levels. Next is Atlas, the only single stage to orbit LOx/Kerosene launch vehe. Yeah I can hear all you nah sayers w/o my computer but here's why.

Ground ignited engine plus ALL tankage goes into orbit. End of story Who cares if a few engines get dropped along the way, so does some propellant from those tanks which BTW were magnificent engineering marvels in themselves, cold worked 301 stainless steel 210 KSI tensile.

Thanks for your time,

KM

[legoclone09]

53 minutes ago, Ken mason said:

few engines get dropped along the way

...but the the whole point of SSTO is to not drop expensive engines....

[EVA_Reentry]

I rather like the Dragon V2 used in the hover test, the DC-X Clipper, and the old Titans with the massive SRBs

[SpaceEnthusiast23]

Falcon 9 FT

[Matuchkin]

If your favourite rocket isn't the V2 or the R7, you don't belong here.

[TheEpicSquared]

Falcon Heavy

[Spacetraindriver]

Stephensons'