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just wanted to offer you a high-five for TCA!
the thrust-balancing ALONE saved a modular mothership design id spent WEEKS working on (due to minor, but devastating issues with the mining/tanker shisp it was carrying to mun forcing me to throttle down to no higher than 35%. mj couldnt cope even WITH a gyroscope/reaction wheel in EVERY module/both ends).
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in thanks, here's a series of screenshots of the ship in question during assembly/LKO,transfer to munar orbit, and finally the payoff
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=761341766 Bridge module after achieving near-circular LKO and jettisoning the remaining engines
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762287300 habitation module in LKO awaiting arrival of orbital tug. last stage unjettisoned in order to transfer residual liquid fuel for a top-up.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762367814 autonomous unmanned orbital-Tug visible to the lower left after docking of science module
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762374191 -Docking-power module (with observation dome) in VAB shortly before launch
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762442407 -docking power/docking-module behind the command, habitation and science modules
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762374229 -closeup of the aforementioned. next time im designing it with better radiators/better heat transfer ability. the central hull in that segment has an ALARMING tendency to glow cherry-red under thrust/ when the reactor isnt dialled wayyyy down
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=762903702 -the MONSTER i resorted to in order to get the Propulsion section into orbit with clean underwear. the Nuclear lightbulb is great and all, but 4x 20 tones @_@. was surprisingly stable/very controllable on launch
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=763688247 -Complete in Low-Kerbin orbit
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=763762712 -under thrust whilst burning a Hohman transfer to the mun, with yours truly belatedly noticing the heat-transfer problem and panicking,as well as the Saviour of the Day, the TCA control panel!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=767113974 -and FINALLY, the payoff!
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