Pappystein Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) 7 minutes ago, birdog357 said: What purpose does the separate nose cones serve on the front of the outboard engines? covers the Retro rockets So on the Subject of the S-IVC(NASA) I did another dive down the NTRS rabbit hole. Found document 19680020292 Which comes up every time I search for S-IVC or S-4C... Has the lunar HOPPER... The one man Hopper is propelled by it's LEGS like a Kangaroo! Looking over the info... it is not a vehicle I would want to ride... also heavier the the Rover.... the four outer legs are basically springs to keep you upright while adding to the "jump" force.... The fact that some engineer thought this was a good idea... sheesh Edited October 9, 2021 by Pappystein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Pappystein said: covers the Retro rockets So on the Subject of the S-IVC(NASA) I did another dive down the NTRS rabbit hole. Found document 19680020292 Which comes up every time I search for S-IVC or S-4C... Has the lunar HOPPER... The one man Hopper is propelled by it's LEGS like a Kangaroo! Looking over the info... it is not a vehicle I would want to ride... also heavier the the Rover.... the four outer legs are basically springs to keep you upright while adding to the "jump" force.... The fact that some engineer thought this was a good idea... sheesh Could that be the same as this, just better informed?http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1967-lunar-leaper-dr-howard-s-seifert-et-al-american/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Beccab said: Could that be the same as this, just better informed?http://cyberneticzoo.com/walking-machines/1967-lunar-leaper-dr-howard-s-seifert-et-al-american/ Potentially they are competing projects... I really should check the link you provide before I reply The Lunar Leaper itself is not in my report but every other piece of art work/drawings is. So yeah Same thing! Fun part about the report I cited... has the Fortran simulation program in the end... so if anyone has a Fortran IV system and has the punch cards to make the program... you could run the simulations that said this was a good idea yourself Edited October 9, 2021 by Pappystein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog357 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 47 minutes ago, Pappystein said: covers the Retro rockets More parts. I'm gonna need a bigger computer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Krieger_ Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, birdog357 said: More parts. I'm gonna need a bigger computer... It's built into the fairings, when you stage the skirt, or the S-IC mount the covers pop out automatically. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSheridan Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 17 minutes ago, birdog357 said: More parts. I'm gonna need a bigger computer... Had the same thought a while ago Modded KSP was one of the reasons for upgrading my PC so heavy this summer that the upgrade became more of a complete new system xD @Cobaltwolf: Your modding can become costly Thank you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy12 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 8 minutes ago, JoeSheridan said: Had the same thought a while ago Modded KSP was one of the reasons for upgrading my PC so heavy this summer that the upgrade became more of a complete new system xD I'm getting around 18GB of RAM usage when I load in then it settles to ~14GB of RAM. And my rig is overbuilt AF. I've got an I7-10700k, 32GB of RAM and a 3070TI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likasombodee Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 CKAN doesn't allow it to be installed on latest version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Lunar SIVB base Quote Next up either vertical lunar SIVB or station with Skylab sized modules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funnelton Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 (edited) https://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940020434/page/n75/mode/2up I just found this thing, a 6m tall and wide command pod! Edit: at page 105-106 and page 36 it talks about a... methane fueled RL10 wait its from... 1993 D: Edited October 9, 2021 by funnelton METHANE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 VFB mission module should have its SLA nodes adjusted to the new panels now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeSheridan Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 3 hours ago, davidy12 said: I'm getting around 18GB of RAM usage when I load in then it settles to ~14GB of RAM. "Nice" amount too, i get to 22-24 at the moment.... yes i use planet packs and yes i use a lot of mods. It´s around 18 after the loading. 1 hour ago, Beccab said: Lunar SIVB base Next up either vertical lunar SIVB or station with Skylab sized modules Nice one I like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy12 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 1 minute ago, JoeSheridan said: "Nice" amount too, i get to 22-24 at the moment.... yes i use planet packs and yes i use a lot of mods. It´s around 18 after the loading. Nice one I like it I use JNSQ, TUFX, and TextureReplacer. And my rig still runs like butter. Gonna try and make some space stations in a few days so I'll see how well it takes that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog357 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 4 hours ago, davidy12 said: I'm getting around 18GB of RAM usage when I load in then it settles to ~14GB of RAM. And my rig is overbuilt AF. I've got an I7-10700k, 32GB of RAM and a 3070TI. I have 8 gb of ram. My pc is over 10 years old and wasn't bleeding edge when I built it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer_Steve Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 S-IVB using LM & Skylab Hardware to land an observatory on the Moon. Had an absolute blast making this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurAstronaut1969 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 Uhhh hey @Zorg The new S-II fairings look really nice, however can I ask one small request? Would you be able to add a B9 switch to remove this truss from the middle of the 4.25m and the 6.25m fairings? It’s nice and it works well in lots of situations, however I think quite a lot of situations would benefit from just having the outside ring and the fairing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 27 minutes ago, AmateurAstronaut1969 said: Uhhh hey @Zorg The new S-II fairings look really nice, however can I ask one small request? Would you be able to add a B9 switch to remove this truss from the middle of the 4.25m and the 6.25m fairings? It’s nice and it works well in lots of situations, however I think quite a lot of situations would benefit from just having the outside ring and the fairing. What kind of situations? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AmateurAstronaut1969 Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 7 minutes ago, Zorg said: What kind of situations? I mean when I was making the S-II Wetlab that I posted on Twitter earlier, I wanted to have the top LH2 dome exposed so I can build on that. However when attaching the fairing, it completely converted the dome with a Truss. I tried to get rid of it by clipping the fairing in, but then half of it was in the fuel tank. Other people may have reasons too, but that’s a main one for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OrbitalManeuvers Posted October 9, 2021 Share Posted October 9, 2021 17 hours ago, Invaderchaos said: Can’t wait to get around to finishing the proper BDB Pegasus. Speaking of probes n stuff: do you happen to have a roadmap specifically for the pioneer 10 collection? just don't want to ask about stuff that's already on the to-do list. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidy12 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Just curious, will the S-IVB (200 version) APS get Waterfall support? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyJ576 Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Was it intentional to remove the scaling function for the revamp branch Saturn fuel tanks? It is still there for the engine mounts and interstages, but not for the fuel tanks themselves. I was trying to recreate the Saturn C series with the new stuff but couldn't scale the tanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invaderchaos Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) Some progress on Radio Astronomy Explorer: Edited October 10, 2021 by Invaderchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invaderchaos Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 (edited) 6 hours ago, OrbitalManeuvers said: Speaking of probes n stuff: do you happen to have a roadmap specifically for the pioneer 10 collection? just don't want to ask about stuff that's already on the to-do list. Pioneer 10/11 stuff is all modelled, textured, and balanced. Just config polishing and other work like that is needed. In terms of official release, RAE is the last probe I'm doing before I release all currently made probes as an update. After that I'm going to move on to Pegasus. Edited October 10, 2021 by Invaderchaos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 Apollo I+ Class Lunar Surveying (Fictional as far as I know) https://imgur.com/a/XWCAUEf A few highlights: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltshaker Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 The beast waits in its lair... Spoiler From top -> down: - Leo Command module with a heatshield rated for Iota re-entry (GPP) - 1.25m lab module and scientific equipment including a "Bloodhound" camera - Propulsion module with solar array and engines - LR-87 (LH2) for Iota departure - Core booster with 1 E-1 and 2 LR-101 verniers - 4 LRBs with 1 E-1 engine each Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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