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Do you make the booster set-up before you make a space shuttle, or the shuttle first?


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I've not tried a shuttle, but from what I've heard they're among the hardest things to get right.

Crucial is that the orbiter's engines must thrust through the centre of the mass of the whole thing, or as near as you can get them. That means the orbiter's main engines are going to go on last. (Unless you take the approach of two external tanks so it's balanced, which looks kooky but can work.)

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My vehicles always start with the payload (shuttle in this case), then either use one of my standard launch vehicles or have a new one built for them. I can't think of any reason I'd want to make anything that looked like the US space shuttle.

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Well, here's my first shuttle (although it's an SSTO itself, too).

Enjoy!

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EDIT: I forgot to add that I made both the SLS and the "Shuttle" in the SPH. I found it was easier having a horizontal symmetry as opposed to a vertical one.

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I've only built one shuttle, but here is a youtube video that walks through all the concepts. I used this as a starter point, but like I said, I don't have a lot of shuttle experience.

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