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    The Integrated Program Plan | A reconstruction of NASA's follow up to the Apollo program from 1969

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    28 minutes ago, CDSlice said:

    These are some beautiful crafts and pictures! I do have a question though. Why is the fly back booster manned? It doesn't seem to have any upsides since the crew wouldn't be going to orbit while keeping the downsides of needing crew to launch a cargo mission along with the risk of having your crew die if something goes wrong. Did NASA not think they could have autonomous landing technology ready at that point in time?

    I can't speak with any certainty, but I don't believe autopilot technology had advanced enough to allow for autonomous landings, and even with such capabilities, the Astronaut corp put immense pressure on NASA not to include it, as they did not want NASA's flagship spacecraft not to need pilots.

    [1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.13.0 "Забытый" 13/Aug/2023)

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    17 hours ago, DaveyJ576 said:

    1001... A BDB Odyssey! :lol:

    Anyway, if NASA had actually built and flown the Big Gemini, it seems to me they would have picked a more dignified name for it other than "Big Gemini". What should it have been called?

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    @CobaltWolf, @Zorg BTW this is my 2nd test flight, and I can confirm that the 2.5m decoupler works, but it seems to have zero push force in it. The umbilical flaps come open and it seems as if I can see a sliver of light between the heatshield and the decoupler, but it doesn't go anywhere. If I tap the RCS the movement of the spacecraft will then throw off the retro section so I know it has detached.

    For my Big Gemini save I thought it would be funny if NASA decided to call it the "Orion" capsule...

    [1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.13.0 "Забытый" 13/Aug/2023)

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    On 2/13/2022 at 12:50 PM, Beccab said:

    The Integrated Program Plan (1969)
    Manned martian landing, part two

    Friggin BadS!!!!

    I'd love to see your take on a full IPP moonbase mission if you're up to it, though obviously not until after a well-deserved break!

    6 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:

    Some more update images on the Big G. It's going to have it's own upgraded parachutes and nose, since that was a complaint a lot of people shared about the current half-implemented Big G.

    Could you also add a proper launch escape tower for it as well? I believe that was part of the plans for Big BasicallyCleanSheetInGemini'sClothing

    [1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.13.0 "Забытый" 13/Aug/2023)

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    8 hours ago, Beccab said:

    The Integrated Program Plan (1969)
    Manned martian landing, part one
    Screenshot_10171.png

    The IPP, and in particular Grenning's Maximum Program which this recreation follows, was a grandiose plan laid out by NASA as a follow up to Apollo spanning over 14 years; it includes, but isn't limited to, earth-to-orbit shuttles, nuclear shuttles, space bases with a crew of 50 people, permanent lunar outposts, 41 INT-21 launches and finally with humanity setting foot on mars as early as 1982 on which this post focuses on.

    -snip-

    I wish I could super-like this, it's so friggin awesome to see the IPP architecture in its full glory

    (RDM, you should have taken notes!)

    [1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.13.0 "Забытый" 13/Aug/2023)

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    10 hours ago, Beccab said:

    I believe in Season 2 they were just trying too hard not to be another Apollo program alternate history and budgetary restrictions made them to use the Shuttle for as much stock footage as possible. I loved season 1 though

    I think they just used the TTL shuttle design as an iconic thing that viewers would recognize, rather than because it made sense. Maybe some concept artist was showing off pictures of the DC-3 anf some non-technical person said "but that doesn't look like the shuttle!"

    [1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.13.0 "Забытый" 13/Aug/2023)

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    2 hours ago, pTrevTrevs said:

    Apollo 9: Out On a Limb

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    So I can't believe I never noticed this before, but apparently LM-3 Spider did not actually have the RCS plume deflectors installed. As a matter of fact none of the LMs before LM-5 Eagle featured them. I have no idea why, but maybe someone more knowledgeable than I can explain more.

    Anyway, here's the rest of the gallery:

    Man, Apollo 9 was quite possibly the most beautiful apollo mission in terms of photos...

    Space Station Freedom - A Kerbalized recreation of Space Station Freedom from Eyes Turned Skywards

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    4 hours ago, ra4nd0m said:

    Thanks for an answer! But I have another question!) For docking between Freedom modules APAS is used correct? So why are they continue to use Apollo docking system between mission module and capsule? 

    They actually use CADS, an international docking system developed between NASA, ESA, and NASDA in the timeline for docking between Freedom Modules and Apollo. The old Apollo Probe-and-Drogue is still used on the actual capsule because it would require so many changes to alter the docking system (Especially since CADS has a wider diameter) that you'd basically have to redesign the entire capsule.

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