netbumbler Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Fun with SSTO development. About 4 tons of cargo to 100K with 460 m/s delta V left. Coming home safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpacePixel Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Size isn't everything... ...but it sure does help 24-RAPIER behemoth carrying up to 200 tons of payload into LKO in D5x22 meters cargo bay, Blue Whale is by far the largest vessel by SPAS. Clocking at up to 600 tons fully laden, it is supported by 28 wheels when on the runway and way too overengineered wings when in the air. Upon reaching orbit the entire tail assembly swivels upwards to make way for cargo to egress from the payload bay. And all that is operated by one daredevil sitting in the cockpit with virtually zero visibility near the very tip of the nose of the spaceplane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 (edited) Today Yesterday was all about getting my Duna fleet on its way - this will be my first manned interplanetary mission in JNSQ (with TacLS to make it more interesting). I also just discovered I never clicked the submit reply button last night The highlight, of course, was "Red Scout" departing with the veteran crew aboard Due to the blistering 0.18g acceleration at full load, the burn was split into two maneuvers Kelrik also performed the first EVA in the new suit to mount some science gear that was stowed for the launch Before and after, a series of departures: Spoiler Station tender Another fuel tanker Life support supplies Duna rover Duna station core And the Duna outpost Edited June 9, 2021 by Cavscout74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JorgeCS Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 21 hours ago, Martian Emigrant said: @MinimalMinmus Sounds like you broke the game. No, you broke it. Come on, just 3 science points from a crew report from the surface of the sun? That's definitely broken, ME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 There's always time in the busy day for a little ScanSAT Cartography... Do you fly from a land Dununda? (Dununda Airport Kerbin Side Remastered) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormpilot Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Plane on plane (IDK I got bored): Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavscout74 Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Had the final departures of my Duna fleet, followed a trio of other departures - a deep space relay, and the Moho & Lindor Pathfinder probes. Then it was time to start adding course corrections to everything - between 104 & 118 days out for the Duna fleet, 328 for the Lindor probe. The Moho probe had an immediate course correction of over 300 m/s upon leaving Kerbin and will reach Moho in just 79 days. My pair of Eve-Kerbin IR observer probes also made their final orbital corrections to keep them between the two planets and the Jool probe made a quick course correction on it's way to the green giant. There was also a Nara window coming up, but I have doubts any of my currently researched antennas will reliably maintain communications to a probe that far out, so I'm skipping this one The highlight was the Red Scout and the veteran kerbonauts becoming the first to leave Kerbin's SoI. SIRO-B jettisoning the spent transfer stage Spoiler Ike lander Duna lander Third fuel tanker Deep Space relay Pathfinder-Moho Pathfinder-Lindor We also recruited a new pilot & scientist to make a third 3-kerbal crew (already had an "extra" engineer at KSC) and sent them up to Kerbin Station for two weeks of zero-g training Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Started designing and balancing preliminary Pod Racing parts. Spoiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Bob's Baobab Botany Buggy... Bob is off in search of the famed baobab tree He spots one on the horizon A quick scan and the valuable scientific data is gathered... That can only mean on thing now.... TREE CLIMBING TIME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 I made a pod racer. Out of a reconfiged Space 1999 part pack buggy and reconfiged stock parts. Steering is sensitive but otherwise all good. I wonder if anybody would like to try it out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Here is the link to the pod racer configs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigStar Aerospace Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 I found out I have Kessler Syndrome! During launch, when I reached 80 Km (the normal height for my communication sats), I ran into a satellite (more like it ran into me) and it ruined my launch, luckily the crew could get home safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipcard Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 1980-10-12 - The Advanced Marine Investigation and Ground Observation Satellite (AMIGOS), also known as Aomidori Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apelsin Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) Finished making some super secret stuff Release inbound soon TM Edited June 11, 2021 by Apelsin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Took the redesigned Latitude Lux out for a flight to Hazard Shallows Naval Air Station. Many thanks to the work of @Hotel26 and @swjr-swis on the improvements. This version flies great! Latitude Lux on KerbalX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotel26 Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 8 minutes ago, Caerfinon said: This version flies great! Team effort working under the Chief Architect, Caerfinon. (Fun was had by all.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcake... Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Called in the space plumbers. Cupcake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dafni Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 26 minutes ago, Cupcake... said: Cupcake... Cupcake!!! So good to see you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cupcake... Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 28 minutes ago, Dafni said: Cupcake!!! So good to see you mate You too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) In the Navy... Back in the rescue business again... Naval aviators... honestly. And in the middle of an eclipse as well. Step one. Extraction from a ditch in the drink. Step two... return to base. (for extra credit set down on the VAB!) Step three. Certification complete. time for a brew or two H1 Rescue on KerbalX Edited June 11, 2021 by Caerfinon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdJ Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Caerfinon said: In the Navy... So cool. wish I could do stable helicopters that don't have jet tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dientus Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 6 hours ago, Caerfinon said: In the Navy I am in the same .... BOAT as @ColdJSee what i did there??? Even using mods my helicopters are just rotating death traps bound for the VVAB literally... Like pow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 @ColdJ @Dientus The twin rotor from Airplane Plus helps a lot... very stable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparkyFox Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 this is very helpful, the bottom egg thing records temperature and pressure, the top egg records temp, the fin top records atmospheric stuff and at night the ball tracker helps find the runaway and the front probe stick thing auto pilots aswell as transmits the data then we got space tours, just kinda strap thumper on the bottom and get to 71-77km then gently float back down and get paid this plane can fly around kerbin one and a half times before running out of fuel, i was very proud of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caerfinon Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 On Official Business Transporting VIKs (Very Important Kerbals) for the United Knations... boy it takes a lot of staff to pick up one guy! On approach to Baikerbanur Inland Kerbal Space Center Pick up the VIK.. OK enough posing get on the plane! Fly this guy up to Uberdam Airfield and drop him off at the terminal.... It's been a long day's flight SkyCourier modified from original design Accelereze by @blackheart612 on KerbalX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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