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June 24, 2023

On 6/22/2023 at 5:33 PM, Raptor22 said:

Perhaps they can have a stripped-down Apollo (Maybe a Block III?) carried up in the Shuttle's cargo bay and berthed to the zenith port of Skylab? IIRC, back in the early days of planning Space Station Freedom and later the ISS, there were proposals for reviving the Apollo capsule as an Assured Crew Return Vehicle to be kept at the station; its role was later replaced by Soyuz.

There was another ESA proposal for a scaled-up Apollo that held 8 crew and had a funky Soyuz-Alike system with no service module below it, but rather a small one above it that had the docking adapter and propulsion, and would be jettisoned before re-entry. It would have looked something like this:

Note the manipulator grapple nodes located on it. It seems that it would have used a CBM docking port, which Skylab here doesn't have.

The easiest option, IMO, would be having a Block III Apollo carried inside the Shuttle's cargo bay. It uses a roughly 1/3 to 1/2 sized Service Module, which is enough for short orbital jaunts (perhaps to another nearby station and back? IIRC, during the beginning of Mir, a Soyuz was used to carry crew from Mir to Salyut 7, grab some equipment, return back to Mir with it, and then return to Earth), or for returning back down to Earth / Kerbin.

Just attach some manipulator grapple nodes on there - or, optionally, fly it unmanned out of the orbiter's cargo bay - and dock it to Skylab. With the position that the shuttle docks at, it would be incredibly easy to move it from the bay to the zenith port, since the bay would be directly facing it. Using the 5-seat pod, it could be used such that a crew can remain on the station continuously; 7 astronauts can launch on the first shuttle up with it, and 5 stay behind while 2 return. Each launch after, five swap out with five new ones, and 7 return back. With the Apollo Crew Return Vehicle docked there, the 5 full-time crew can stay there until the next shuttle arrives, with the assurance that they can evacuate the station and return back home at any time using the ACRV.

Currently, that port is either empty or used for holding the TRS, but seeing as the Power Tower has four structural docking nodes (which currently aren't used for anything), and the TRS doesn't require a pressurized connection, any future stowage of one could probably be put up there, allowing the Crew Return Vehicle to occupy the remaining Apollo-Era cone-and-drogue port.

Scott Manley did a video on the various ACRV proposals. The pic he used for the Apollo variant looked a lot like the Block III Apollo, so I agree it would be a good stand-in. https://youtu.be/82YHM12n2JI

He mentioned the Apollo ACRV at 7:55.

April 13, 2023

On 4/4/2023 at 8:20 AM, TrackerAerospace said:

A flexible 3 stage launch vehicle, with an optional HAPS monopropellant 4th stage, Pegasus is the ideal smallsat launcher. As long as you have a carrier vehicle, you can strap Pegasus to it and launch from anywhere, to any inclination!

Pegasus is also suitable for a variety of mission requirements as it doesn't require a fixed launchsite! If your payload fits, Pegasus will get it to space.

Available along with the Minotaur/Minuteman rocket family, in the development branch of BDB!

Where'd you get the parts for the L1011 Tristar?

April 11, 2023

43 minutes ago, CobaltWolf said:

Sorry for the delay in finishing up this set of parts, I'd rather have had them finished by now. IRL has been hectic lately (Nothing that isn't being handled!).

Anyways, I'm not sure if I shared what I have so far here, so here's a peek. The proportions are a bit whack but there isn't much I can do while keeping diameters.

Vega on a diet.

February 23, 2023

I'm excited for the new reentry effects and parachute opening animations.

September 8, 2022

1 hour ago, Admiral Fluffy said:

I like the shuttle

I like the shuttle

September 7, 2022

It would be great if you could rebalance the capsule and SM parts so that the SM has more monopropellant than the capsule. I think 400 units in the smaller SM would be good. The COM is pretty far forward on the Constellation variant of the spacecraft, so if you could add more mass to the smaller SM, I'd really appreciate it.

August 25, 2022

How do I land the smaller spaceplanes with the landing skids. Every time I try to land, the skids just rip off and the craft is destroyed. This happens no matter how slow Iand.

August 19, 2022

11 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:

Initial testing of this new-fangled "Munar Flying Vehicle" ended early...

But by the second flight (once I'd properly configured the darn RCS...) I was able to land 100m from a base after taking off over 20km away!

Is this planned to release with v.1.11? Will it be deployable from the LEM like the LESS? Its really cool!

July 27, 2022

Is there a specific configuration for the RL10 descent engines meant for the lander? The BDB Inon doesn't have a CECE variant

July 17, 2022

On 4/1/2022 at 8:55 PM, Talverd said:

STS - 8, December 29th - January 4th, 1981 - 82
International Cooperation

Intrepid's debut:

The rollout of the space shuttle is beginning to become a common sight at Cape Kennedy, with most getting used to the spectacle. However, todays rollout is different from the norm. Instead of Pathfinder returning to the pad once again for another flight, OV-103 "Intrepid" sits in its place. Named after a famous Akerimian scientific vessel from the early 1800's, it is the second space-worthy orbiter to join NASDA's shuttle fleet. Its first voyage into space is certainly one of significance, as it will carry the first non-Akerimian payload to be launched on the shuttle. The payload in question is a pair of geostationary communications satellites named Huwako 1 & 2 from the Kalionian Republic. STS-8 will also be the first mission to conduct an EVA from the orbiter itself and the first to carry the Arcadian developed robotic manipulator system. The external tanks weight has also been significantly reduced through various means, allowing the orbiter to carry heavier payloads in the future.

Crew:

Commander: Layne Kerman

Pilot: Raywise Kerman

Mission Specialist: Bob Kerman

Mission Specialist: Jack Kerman

Mission Specialist: Valentina Kerman

Left to right: Layne Kerman, Raywise Kerman, Bob Kerman, Jack Kerman, Valentina Kerman.

"Liftoff of Shuttle Intrepid and it's mission to strengthen our relations on Earth and in space!"

OMS - 2. (OMS - 1 not photographed.)

"Intrepid"

Huwako 1.

Huwako 1 spin-up and deployment.

Huwako 2.

Huwako 2 deployment.

Huwako 1/2.

Following the deployment of both satellites, Bob Kerman and Jack Kerman begin preparations to exit the orbiter and begin their 2 hour EVA.

Bob emerges from the shuttle's airlock.

Bob & Jack working in the payload bay, one hour into their EVA.

Bob trailing behind Jack on their way back to the airlock.

Preparing for de-orbit burn & re-entry.

Retro burn.

Re-entry. Due to game issues, there is a massive skip between screenshots as runway approach was not photographed.

Touchdown.

Intrepid's maiden voyage is concluded, welcome to the fleet!

Post-Mission Briefing:

Before anyone mentions it, I am aware that the shuttle in real life was not capable of flying over a new years due to computer issues. Just imagine that this issue doesn't exist in this. Also, please excuse any spelling mistakes as I am writing this while I am very tired.

Holy crap! I had no idea the shuttle computers couldn't handle a flight on new years. I think this pretty much sums up the real world shuttle program.

July 12, 2022

It would be awesome if you could release a standalone mod with the LRV contained in this mod! I think its the best version of the LRV I've seen so far.

June 27, 2022

4 hours ago, Forked Camphor said:

Do you by chance have Persistent Thrust installed?

Yup. I uninstalled it and it worked. Thanks!

June 26, 2022

Hi. I'm having a bit of an issue with the engines. Whenever I activate them and throttle them up, they start to pulse their thrust very rapidly form 0 kN to max thrust. This applies to all of the engines. Any assistance with this would be greatly appreciated.

May 4, 2022

Can someone make a stock scale confing for this mod?

February 17, 2022

16 minutes ago, Cheesecake said:

No, I mean in VAB. Do you try to attach the two AJ10 separately or do you change the symmetry to 2?

I tried to attach the two engines separately. Even if I can solve this issue for the shuttle using symmetry, that still leaves the fact that I can't attach the engine to the ReDirect Orion SM, because it only has one node.

February 17, 2022

9 hours ago, Cheesecake said:

Do you add both at the same time or separately?

I downloaded the sharedassets zip file from GitHub, extracted it, and moved it to the gamedata folder of my KSP install. I had already had a copy of sharedassets from downloading several other Benjee10 mods, so I selected replace all files in destination when the dialogue asked me what to do with duplicates. It should be completely up to date now. I can try deleting the sharedassets folder and then copying the updated version from my downloads folder if you think that would help.

February 17, 2022

13 hours ago, OrbitalManeuvers said:

I believe this is an issue with having an outdated shared assets mod. https://github.com/benjee10/Benjee10_sharedAssets/releases

I tried updating the sharedassets mod, but the problem still persists.

February 16, 2022

I've been having an issue with the AJ10 engine. Every time I try to place it, it disappears, and disbles placing any more parts. I have the sharedassets folder from the spacedock download installed.

February 15, 2022

14 hours ago, septemberWaves said:

Did this ever have Buran parts, or am I thinking of a different mod?

You're probably thinking of Kerbolrise.

February 9, 2022

Is this vehicle compatible in size with the Saturn V from Bluedog Design Bureau?

January 24, 2022

What is the "redacted" in the roadmap?

January 24, 2022

This will be the end of an era. This may be stupid, but I'm genuinely crying.

June 11, 2021

Atmospheric Fluid Spectro-Variometer:

From the surface of Earth

A rapid change in the content of Earth's atmosphere seems to have occurred. While previously, the gasses which comprised the atmosphere had been mostly Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon, and other miscellaneous gasses, approximately 22 hours ago, this gas mixture was rapidly and completely replaced with a liquid saline solution similar to that which exists in the tear ducts of the planet's tertiary intelligence, humans*.

* Primary and secondary inteligences being Dolphins and Mice

Reward for Transmitting: 3,650 Science

Reward for Recovery: > 2,000,000 Science

Possible gain from processing in a Science Lab: %07

June 9, 2021

4 minutes ago, Rocketry101 said:

Also whats berersheet lander on roadmap?

The Beresheet lander is in upcoming features. It was an Israeli unmanned lunar lander that crashed on the moon due to a guidance or engine failure.

Israel's Space Module Beresheet has successfully entered Moon Circle before the moon's landing next week – Okklu

June 9, 2021

3 minutes ago, Rocketry101 said:

update already WTH?

But you said not for a few months!!!!!

Gojira Mk 5 (SN15), LADEE, and Octopus Revamp were moved from V5.0 to V6.0. I guess Damon changed their mind about what should be in the update. We appreciate it though! Better to have a bunch of new content now so that we can get used to the new parts than to have a ton of new stuff all at once.

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