[[1.3.0] OPT Space Plane v2.0.1 - updated 29/07/2017]

I thought some of you might get a laugh out of this:

So I just unlocked the S.U.R.G.E in my career game, and deciding to be prudent, tested it out in my sandbox.  I'm glad I did, because I now have to mount a rescue mission for an AIRCRAFT that is stuck in ORBIT.  I was really surprised at just how much thrust it got in the upper atmosphere.  I did NOT expect it to shoot the thing all the way to Iota's orbit (GPP).  I especially didn't expect it to get an encounter with it, let alone get a small gravity boost that put it into orbit!  So here I am, looking at an aircraft with an atmosphere-only engine, in a stable, if very eccentric, orbit, holding two Kerbals, no supplies, and the only thing in the way of habitation (MKS-LS) is the cockpit.  Time to start planning the rescue craft...

A beauty shot and screenshot of the orbit:

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[SpaceDock Development]

Keep up the awesome work!  I have a question, though:  are you planning to do any ground based structures for rovers & planes?  If you did, that would make this my one stop shop for construction spots!  Especially once ShipYard is further along...