macktruck6666

I'm not even sure it's possible to do a 2000 ton mission to the moon. Saturn V was 3000 tons.

Limitations of the rocket?

Or you can follow these instructions. There are a few updated versions of the mods he lists, but it's easy to find using the table on the RSSVE page. Not really sure how to make something unique though. Keep coming back to the SLS or Proton rocket disghn.

I would like to mess around with RO but isn't it a paint to get working? Thoughts everything was depricated.

Well, how would you design a refiner. Your highness....

Think you're mistaken. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DragonFly_(rocket)

Dragonfly is a technology associated with SpaceX's Dragon v2 capsule. SpaceX canceled the Dragon mission to mars and i'ts unclear how Dragonfly will be used int he future. They are focusing their efforts on their new concept, the BFR. The technology also never used propellers.

Well, the kraken keeps striking. Got all the way from Mun, Minmus, Duna (lost some solar panels) then when I was time warping on Ike to refine fuel. the landing gear glitched in the ground and everything explodes. Anyone know how to overcome landing legs glitching into the ground. I heard airbreaks might be better "landing gear" for time warping.

Ha Ha, jokes on you, I already designed a new version. Ha Ha

My current WIP Should get everywhere but Eve.

How do you accelerate you video. What software do you use?

Hmm... based on the title, i must get the entire falcon heavy to duna....

Seems like a pretty easy desighn. Single stage to kerbin orbit using KS-25, add a couple engines for low gravity bodies, add second stage for escaping eve. Leave tanker in orbit. Second refining lander to refuel tanker from low gravity bodies.

Make that huge wing out of stock parts without clipping or tweakscale and then you'll get an omg reaction from me.

Oh no. I was the first to submit for the jubo category. What did I start....

Because if you tried to make that large of wing with stock parts, it would take dozens if not hundreds of parts and most likely fall apart at one of part's attachment point.

So I did a little test flying myself. It took a long time for me to figure out mechjeb, but here is my journey.... Look at how little fuel is left. Didn't know if I was going to make it. Why don't albums work?

Now try to make that without tweakscale and in stock. BTW, whats the range.

Okay a discaimer about my plane. Check the struts on the end of the wing. Somehow one of them detached and kinda flops around. That wasn't inteded and probably a result from some saving glitch. That beeing said. I'm currenty testing the range of my aircraft. As of this post I'm at 7,200 kms while going west around the equator. It's a little questionable if I'm going to make it back to KSC before the fuel runs out, but if I do, I can complete the circumnavigation challenge this time. Game clock, which has been running at 1x speed the whole time is at 5 hours for the mission. Looks like I will be approximately 7 hours faster then my last cicumnavigation attempt which took 13 hours in real life to pilot.

The Lackheed Corporation would like to submit our Jumbo Jet, the L-1011. Our one and only commercial airliner. https://kerbalx.com/macktruck6666/L-1011 You can now fly on the much safer "tri" engine aircraft. The added redundancy ensures our costumers safety. The 79.1 liftoff/stall speed also makes for a great glide slope. Pilots can make their landings quicker by toggling switch number 1 which will reverse thrust of the side engines and cut thrust to the center. Just toggle the switch again to go forward. The cabin has carry 192 kerbals with extravagance and plenty of room Unfortunately those in the back of the aircraft do not have a clear view so order tickets quickly before window seats run out. It weighs slightly over 185 tons when fully loaded the 132 parts and fuel cost a meager 333,131,000 kerbucks. (333,131 ingame) It is recommended to climb and level off at 3km altitude when fully loaded to maximize fuel efficiency. Pilots may choose to climb higher when the gross mass of the craft has declined after extended fuel usage. Watch out for those mountains near Kerbal Space Center as the rate of climb is quite slow. So, come and join us in the air.... before this thing bankrupts us.

STS - 1a , no mods

Well, I made a shuttle, but I can't figure out how to make a rocket it works with. I have fuel in the shuttle so the rocket wants to always spin out.

I'm having trouble making a corp but whatever. The main reason I'm making a post is to give some suggestions some income ideas. Since this is supposedly to be somewhat realistic, I thought I would mention some current government contracts. Those who are fans of SpaceX might be familiar with NASA's COTS program. It basically contracted out commercial resupply and astronaut transportation to the ISS. There has been rumor about a possible COTS program for a cis-lunar or lunar base. Orbital ATK also finished parts of the COTS program. Those who hate ULA might know that as a part of USAF assured access to space directive. ULA gets 1 billion dollars a year subsidy to essentially be launch ready and do absolutely nothing. ULA and (very recently) SpaceX are the only US launch providers certified to launch USAF and NRO satellites. You may want to have requirements for unlocking USAF contracts like a reliability rate. Also, in the past week the USAF released a request for bids to develop new engines to replace the Russian RD-180s. SpaceX has recieved partial funding for a Raptor powered upper stage. Blue Origin has already received funding for their BE-4 engine. ULA has received funding for developing their Vulcan rocket that will use the BE-4 engine.

I defintely wouldn't start with that. The research cost would be enormous because of the amount of engines needed for any significant payload.

70km really isn't an ICBM. The first ballistic missle ever was the V2 that could only fly from France to England and it had 200km range. During the Cuban missile crisis when everyone was still using liquid fueled rocket, nuclear missiles had about 2500km range. While they can reach other countries, they certainly can't reach other continents. So, i suggest increasing the range. I would also suggest adding a dummy payload like an ore canister to simulate the dead wait of the warhead. Perhaps also having a separate division for solid fuel ICBMs. Also, perhaps no reaction wheels. Also, the warheads actually needed to be protected from re-entry head. so maybe heatshields? ICBMs also have bad accuracy. So hitting a specific target like a building is not the purpose of an ICBM. Also, there are no rules for it being ballistic. A ballistic missile is by definition at some point ballistic. This means there is no control. Did anyone know that both the soyuz and proton rockets were originally desighned to be ICBMs? Talk about overkill with the Proton. Yeesh.