Xing Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoboRay Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Hmm.. Rockets launched from balloons you say...(I had a lot of fun making this story up as I went along here. Oh god the amount of BBCode editing..)OMG, I was about to bust a gut. Great write-up! Yeah, rockoons are not a simple prospect, but it does offer some interesting options for things like Eve-returns. I've only done it for small-scale stuff, like putting satellites into orbit with only what would normally be my upper stage.There have been some real-world experiments... Edited May 14, 2013 by RoboRay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleorob Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I believe the PongSat crew is using a balloon lifter to get their rocket to 100,000 feet before ignition. Not sure how tested it is, however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) Hmm.. Rockets launched from balloons you say...Balloons are great for assisting rockets. This was the Totally Hypothetical Eve Launcher, testing the concept. (Named so because nobody wanted to scare the public by saying they were actually considering sending someone to Eve.)Engines were engaged, and folding the balloon straight away, or leaving it up, were tried in various combinations. Ended up on an orbit almost at Jool, I think. Looks like the scientists got their way that day, unlike in M5000's brilliant write up. Edited May 14, 2013 by Tw1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trux Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Nice eclipse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jedi Master Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Hmm.. Rockets launched from balloons you say...--EPIC SNIP--One of the most Kerbal things I've ever seen. A beautiful view of Minmus from the cockpit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzz Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Orbital Control 1Shuttle bring more crew (to work in two shifts maybe) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segaprophet Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 rovin' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Jedi Master Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Jeb is strangely fascinated by this Minmus rock...So is Scott..."Sepratrons? Bah. Who needs sepratrons?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 SSTO satellite: goes by itself all the way from launchpad to LKO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShachonianX Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 ssto satellite: Goes by itself all the way from launchpad to lko whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?too good to be true? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShachonianX Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 That could've made launching my first satellite easy. Took two tries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekL1963 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat?I was like that too... so I re-created it, tossed on a MechJeb, and got it to a stable 67x62 orbit with something like 4 units (total) of fuel and oxidizer left. WTG Francesco! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francesco Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 well you can actually go even smaller than that, I remember seeing something like this on the forums:that gets to orbit in a single stage as well.but I wanted something more aesthetically pleasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa1983 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Got some nice reentry pictures from my Duna base payload delivery yesterday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tada Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ha! Thats you I saw on youtube delivering that payload in that huge airplane to Laythe? :-O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pa1983 Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I designed the craft and did a mobile base delivery to laythe so that migth be me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tada Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 I´ve send you PM about that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SecondGuessing Posted May 14, 2013 Share Posted May 14, 2013 Not a very interesting image, but the fact that I have tweaked my favourite SSTO to have enough dV to get comfortably to the Mun and back without being refueled is joyful. I'm fairly certain it can be further cut down on mono-prop (which means I can have another fuel tank!) and I realised at about 60km that I'd left two of the intakes open, so there's still a lot of room for improvement.I love these little victories in KSP. Landing on the Mun for the first time was massive, but Mun landings have diminishing returns. Improving your favourite craft is always good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabbit1987 Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 I felt this picture looked pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zekes Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 This is my big "OH MOTHER OF JEBEDIAH WHERE NOT GOING TO SPACE TODAY" moment...A 960 ton ship ripping apart, the only launch failure of a Tripper in 40+ launches... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShroomOfDoom Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 The lightbulb...i mean the hab module has been delivered to the Lunar Eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kahlzun Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 This is the most Kerbal photo I have seen in a while. kudos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magnemoe Posted May 15, 2013 Share Posted May 15, 2013 Balloons are great for assisting rockets. This was the Totally Hypothetical Eve Launcher, testing the concept. (Named so because nobody wanted to scare the public by saying they were actually considering sending someone to Eve.)Ended up on an orbit almost at Jool, I think. Looks like the scientists got their way that day, unlike in M5000's brilliant write up.Balloons work great at Eve. Going up.Reduce the dV requirements to less than 6000 m/sTalking about Jool. Been where. All the way down.Getting out is pretty hard but doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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