I will post a picture tonight but I stumbled into a viable rocket SSTO well viable in that I can one Kerbin up and return him from orbit. You need the following parts. 1x Command Pod Mk1 1x MK 16 Parachute 2x Mk2-R Radial-Mount Parachute 1x Rockomax Brand Adapter 1x Rockomax X200-32 Fuel Tank 4x Mk-55 "Thud" Liquid Fuel Engine arranged radially around the bottom of the X200-32 tank. With this I had excellent stability on ascent and was able to make a 80 to 90 km orbit with enough fuel for a deorbit burn. There is something about the Thuds that makes them an excellent engine for this. The most practical use is as a core stage. I space boosters between the Thud and/or built on top of the Rockomax adapter.
