Mindri 30t payload SSTO

[Thor Wotansen]

The Mindri is a cute little SSTO I made a few months ago that can haul 30t to LKO in a Mk 3 form factor.  Due to an optimized design, it uses only four Rapier engines, which helps keep the cost down.  The Mindri had no crew accommodations, relying instead on a probe core for control.  It handles well in flight and is quite controllable during reentry and landing.  Attitude control on orbit requires planning, since the onboard reaction wheel is quite small and the RCS system is intentionally under-powered in order to keep propellant requirements down.  The Mindri has no provisions for docking to a space station or fuel depot, but it can be used to recover hardware with either a Clamp-o-tron or Clamp-o-tron Sr., as long as it fits in the cargo bay and isn't too heavy.  The max downmass for this design has not been tested, although it should do fine with anything less than 15t.

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