Araym Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 (edited) I'm keeping it classic...... so, my last station attempt is a more historical one (modded mostly from Tantares parts and TweakScale):MIR DOS-7 core moduleJeb and Bill volunteers to watch the constructionKvant-1 delivered with the TKM-E space tugTKM-E space tug leaving the assembled Kvant-1 on the Core Module... it's an ongoing project, so to keep it tracked go here:MIR replica Edited April 13, 2015 by Araym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zucal Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Skylab: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Exactly. It's actually a little bit tricky getting a near-perfect alignment, which they probably needed to dock with Endurance at that point (and it's pretty much how that whole situation started, anyway), but you can get close enough for it to not matter in KSP; the docking magnetism takes over.It's actually really fun to dock two rotating things together, and it looks cool as heck doing it; everyone should give it a whirl.Get it? Give it a whirl? Anyone? Fine, I'll leave...I just found this, and thought of you... Rune. LOLing so hard right now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketscientistV Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 How do you launch these into orbit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbloodystar Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 How do you launch these into orbit?http://i.imgur.com/jZuYr74.pngObviously, MOAR BOOSTERS.apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sampa Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Just make sure you don't accidently activate the boosters you're using as struts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueMason Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I just found this, and thought of you... Rune. LOLing so hard right now... Oh. OH GOD MY SIDES. WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? OW.That is... I'm going to screw in every light bulb like this now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 How do you launch these into orbit?http://i.imgur.com/jZuYr74.pngOk, I do have some experience on this kind of thing. First, make sure you can either use the fuel on the tanks, or you empty them. Not so incredibly massive then. Second, build two stacks of boosters inside the rings. You have the room, can use symmetry around the central spine, and if you don't use separatrons for staging, they will clear them with a bit of care. And probably the most important stuff... strut to kingdom come, from the last stage before orbit. Otherwise you will lose your structural integrity when you stage.The rest is just adding boosters like in any rocket (i.e make each stage mass a fraction of the ones "below") until KER spits out more than 4.5km/s.Rune. So yeah, MOAR boosters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nik_601 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landfish2 Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 capacity of 1600 kerbalsputting it into orbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trooperMNG Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 International Space Station - Expedition 42-43 (plus a little SpaceX Dragon v2 docked to PMA-2)Soyuz TMA-15M (Anton Shkaplerov, Samantha Cristoforetti and Terry Virts)Soyuz TMA-16M (Gennadi Padalka, Michail Kornyienko and Scott Kelly)Missing Progress spacecraft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockbloodystar Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Just a little one:Gilly Orbiter, with lander attached at one end and a four man 5km/s delta-v crew transport attached to the other:Full Mission Progress in signature.RBS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorkyBlah88 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Here's one of mine - I got it to orbit via persistent.sfs editing, because I can't fly to save my life.Please tell me what you think. Edited April 20, 2015 by HorkyBlah88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomassino Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Currently constructed on 100km LKO, this enormous station serves as scientific, commercial and refuelling outpost on Low-Kerbin orbit. Currently is inhabited by 15 kerbals. Main power supply is a gas-core nuclear reactor, which can be seen in lower left section. The rest of the station is shielded by unfolded radiation shield, just behind heat radiators. Station has 4 gigantic BALKA solar arrays, which serve more like a backup energy source, if the reactor would stopped working. The station has also 2 inflatable centrifuges, providing crew artificial gravity to reduce bone-loss while in space. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
selrik Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) Olympus Station in a 200km LKO. It is primarily a Science Station intended for research. I have a fuel tank still attached that gives it a secondary fuel depot use. It houses 2 large station labs, a mobile processing lab, a shanty habitat and can hold 18 Kerbals. It is powered by a Thermal Microwave receiver that gets its power from orbital reactors, and comes equipped with two Cyclotrons for orbital Kuarq experiments. An SSTO ferries the experiment pods to the Station, where the Cyclotrons bombard them with Kuarqs and I return them to KSC for the science. Edited April 22, 2015 by selrik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algwat Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 flex-o-rings....?? folded ring stations... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araym Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) Updates on my MIR reply assembly:MIR as Sofora Mast's Thruster Pack - Sep., 1992 - and Rapana Mast were added - Sep., 1993... I'm running to complete the whole assembly up to tomorrow sunday: I dubt that in KSP 1.0, from monday onward, I'll have all the mods used already upgraded.This will be my last effort on 0.90 (To follow as soon I update the status, link is on my sig ) Edited April 26, 2015 by Araym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
algwat Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 flex-o-rings....?? folded ring stations...http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eEAljG-dZUU/VTo0FLLMWtI/AAAAAAAABKE/p80N2XAA-WA/s1600/flexoring.jpgmore fun with wobbly flex-o-rings.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormKat Posted April 28, 2015 Share Posted April 28, 2015 First station with KSP 1.0! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deaf3279 Posted April 29, 2015 Share Posted April 29, 2015 Here mine pure stock modular.... No Mods.. YET! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sebskyo Posted May 2, 2015 Share Posted May 2, 2015 Last missing part of my second station in 1.0 is crew. But it looks nice right now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsgallup Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) My first station in 1.0, placed in low minmus orbit to research what color of sprinkles taste best on surface samples. Lander module collects science from the surface and brings it back up to the lab, easy science.Kinda wish i had the forsight to put some more docking nodes on it, it cant really be expanded unless i replace the lander, but i want to use it for mining operations as well instead of launching a completely new (expensive) station. Edited May 3, 2015 by nsgallup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AaronLS Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Kinda wish i had the forsight to put some more docking nodes on it, it cant really be expanded unless i replace the lander, but i want to use it for mining operations as well instead of launching a completely new (expensive) station.Can't you undock the lander and put something between that which has 3 ports, with two facing as needed to accomodate the 2 existing modules? Then the third port can be used for more modules. Just an idea, but perhaps I misunderstand what you mean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mapoko Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 (edited) Well, not a space station, but the foundation of my (vanilla) ground mining complex. Now sending out some VTOL tanks on wheels and starting to build my orbital station.P.S. Can somebody tell me what are the inclination and height of the orbit I need to be on Minmus, so I will always hover over my base ?Should have used the other antenna(Comms DTS-M1), but I guess I can fix that with KIS ?And this is my LKO station.The Lab in the middle acts like hub with 6 ports.The ship on the right was used to get science from Mun and Minmus and fill the lab, but now I am trying to find a purpose.The Orange tanks need no explanation.The big ship "Klaw-ed" to the tanks was used to rescue the 3 Kerbals (and the data) that landed on Ike, then got greedy and landed on Duna, then with the last drops of RCS managed to achieve Kerbin Orbit near the edge.Now the data is in the lab, they refueled just enough to land safely.The double claw tug is now used to complete contracts, where I have to bring Kerbals+Parts to Kerbin. Later maybe for moving asteroids.Basically planning to ditch the craft on the right and leave only the lab and the fuel cluster.Oh, yeah. There is also a rescue capsule in case something goes wrong and I have to evacuate the lonely scientist. Used to have engineer and a pilot there, but they landed a craft earlier. Edited May 4, 2015 by Mapoko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsgallup Posted May 3, 2015 Share Posted May 3, 2015 Can't you undock the lander and put something between that which has 3 ports, with two facing as needed to accomodate the 2 existing modules? Then the third port can be used for more modules. Just an idea, but perhaps I misunderstand what you mean.This is my new plan! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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