The "Loki"-Program [KSPX] - Landing on new worlds

[Spanier]

The Loki - Program

The "Loki"-Program is a Kerban initiative to savely transport Kerbals to distant celestial bodies. The program is based on its own expandable eponymous rocket family.

All rockets feature multi-stage technology and suppress the advent of space-debris under correct usage.

Loki I _{ver. 1.0.1}

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This rocket features a "Bifröst"-Capsule for Crew-Transport and a "Mani I"-Münar Lander. The third stage is used for the TMI-Burn. After leaving LKO, transposition, docking, and extraction can be conducted in retrograde position, so the KDS can be disposed on the Mün.

Mani I

Bifröst

MechJeb ascent path:

• Orbital Altitude: 75 km
  
• Turn Start: 7.5 km
  
• Turn End: 60 km
  
• Turn Shape: 50%
  

Action Groups:

[1] Toggle "Bifröst" Engine

[2] Toggle "Mani I" Engine

[3] Toggle "Mani I" RCS

[5] Undock

[6] Open Docking Port

[7] Open Solar Panel

[8] Toggle Ladder

[9] Open Parachute

[0] Remove LES

Download Rocket

Download Payload (47.7 t + 250 m/s)

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Loki II _{ver. 1.0.1}

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This rocket features a "Bifröst"-Capsule for Crew-Transport and a "Mani II"-Minmus Lander. The third stage is used for the TMI-Burn. Before arriving at Minmus, transposition, docking, and extraction can be conducted in retrograde position, so the KDS can be disposed on Minmus.

Mani II

Bifröst

MechJeb ascent path:

• Orbital Altitude: 75 km
  
• Turn Start: 7.5 km
  
• Turn End: 60 km
  
• Turn Shape: 50%
  

Action Groups:

[1] Toggle "Bifröst" Engine

[2] Toggle "Mani II" Engines

[3] Toggle "Mani II" RCS

[5] Undock

[6] Open Docking Port

[7] Open Solar Panel

[8] Toggle Ladder

[9] Open Parachute

[0] Remove LES

Download Rocket

Download Payload (43,9 t + 300 m/s)

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To be continued ...

Edited April 29, 2013 by Spanier

[ZingidyZongxxx]

Awesome looking craft! I love the fairings!

[AkiraSpace]

Where do I find the excape tower addon?

[Spanier]

It's the KSPX mod from Claira Lyrae http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/0-18-4-kspx-parts-expansion/

The rockets theoratically could do without it, but it looks cooler, and gives the 3-segment tanks (I don't like the orange ones on rockets)

Mani II needs the radial tanks from the mod too.

[Wait- Was That Important?]

It reminds me of the old Titan-Centaur rockets:

I especially love the stock fairings, they look better than anything I've seen so far!

[Spanier]

Thanks, they would even work better, if Squad would fix the Structural Pylons, so you could activate them via an action group.

If they do so, new unmanned stuff will come up

And I was very surprised, how perfectly flush these structural panels fit together in a pattern of 12.

[Spanier]

Update:

I now changed the rocket a bit, so it now splits the fairing in just 2 parts, what saves 0.8 t in total, but the fairing isn't perfectly flush anymore now.

[AkiraSpace]

How did you make the panals surrounding the Mani landers?

[Greywind]

Amazing craft! Form and function is the way to go.

[Nephf]

You know that the gravity on Minmus is such low that the Jetpack of the Kerbals is enough for Landing and restarting to orbit But nice lander!

Edited August 4, 2013 by Nephf

[Nephf]

Loki III? Landing on Duna?

Greetings from Falcon Heavy

Edited October 19, 2013 by Nephf