VictoryNeverFail
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I know the Soviets designed a spacecraft to do this, but it wasn't built do to funds. But is it actually possible to afford a direct accent mission to the moon, and if it is, do you think someone will actually use this method to get to th moon and back?
Personally, I don't think they will, but I wanna see what you guys have to say about it.
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Just wondering...
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I have an electric toothbrush that's blue and white
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Just wondering...
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On 5/21/2019 at 4:38 PM, Muetdhiver said:
Here is my entry : https://imgur.com/a/cGoReI3
What I did is two SRB's then 2xLFT400's under a capsule with decouplers to ditch them 1 by 1. Engine is on the top of the capsule.
No chute, Jeb has to do it old school soviet style with the personal parachute.
I was able to do a Minmus landing first (to improve TWR) then a Mun landing, then return to kerbin with ~200 m/s left.
I think it's pretty good
I go to LKO with 3750 dV left, so there is a lot of thing one could do, like multi planetary flyby's.
Thanks for the challenge, it was pretty fun and showed me that one could do a dual Mun+Minmus as the second mission in career mode (probably).
Jeb not using a parachute sounds about right, but you have completed the "Victory Appreciation" for you excellent achievement. Thanks for the design, it will really help with our... umm... budget problem...
-Victory Kerman
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basically, this is kind a like the history of spaceflight in the KSP save file. I hope you guys will support this series and I will try to keep this as active and new as possible. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this series!
-Victory Kerman
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7 hours ago, TM31D2475 said:
This is the official unofficial entry, because it has a SINGLE modded part.
Only Stock unmodded parts are allowed, but I love the design!
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8 hours ago, TM31D2475 said:
Actually..., I might take a try
I already have a small Duna^3-style rocket rocket capable of Minmus, now I need a launch vehicle to lift it to Minmus and back, and replace the solar panels and stuff...Good luck with it!
I can't wait to see what you come up with!
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18 hours ago, neistridlar said:
Minmus and back for
4,365. It's in 1.3.1, but I don't think that gives me any advantages in this case.
I would like it if there was more footage of the mission, but since you have followed all rules, and you used not even 4500 funds, we have decided that you didn't complete the "Advanced Luner" contract, but you have completed the "Victory Appreciation" Contract. This design will truly help us with our umm.. recent dept.. Thank you for making a rocket so cheap and officiant!
-Victory Kerman
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SpaceY's (Not SpaceX) Falcon 9 booster broke. Since they need it to get space crafts into orbit, they came to us. But Elon Kerman is a very impatient Kerbal and wants the spacecraft up there ASAP. Since our designers won't get off of "Human space program", we asked the internet to design and test a fast enough rocket. There isn't a specific time you have to compete the challenge by. Just try and do it as fast as possible.
CONTRACTS:
Basic Contract: Get something to space as soon as ASAP
Basic Orbital Contractl: Get something into a low Kerbin orbit ASAP
Advanced Orbit Contract: Get something into a Kerbin orbit above 400km above sea level ASAP
Munar Contract: Get an orbit around the Mun ASAP
Advanced Muner Contract: Land a Kerbal on the Mun and return him to Kerbin safely ASAP
Minty Contract: Get an orbit around Minmus ASAP
Advanced Minty Contract: Land a Kerbal on Minmus and return him safely ASAP
Interplanetary Contract: Escape Velocity ASAP
Dusty Contract: Get an orbit around Duna ASAP
Advanced Dusty Contract: Land something on Duna safely ASAP
Victory Appreciation Contract: Impress the Victory Aerospace Program by doing something outstanding in the fastest way possible (Basically Just Impress me)
The only rule is no cheats.
Good luck!
-Victory Kerman
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I guess no one is trying the challenge
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1 hour ago, vyznev said:
I was aiming for the Expert rank with this thing, but it's not quite there yet. Still, at least it makes it to space.
One issue I ran into that I really didn't expect was the lack of intake air. Normally, that's pretty much never a problem in modern KSP versions, but it turns out that things are different when you're trying to take off vertically at 0 m/s. I ended up with two Wheesley engines and six air intakes crammed into the cargo bay just to get sufficient thrust for a vertical takeoff.
Anyway, this design still definitely needs some tweaking to do what it's supposed to do. In the mean time, here's the craft file for this experimental vehicle: https://pastebin.com/pPvZj5zC
Also, here's some more screenshots: https://imgur.com/a/cERmVs7
The craft does look like a work in progress, but since you got it to space, I'll give you the "Basic Orbital Rank" good luck on aiming higher.
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1 hour ago, Orc said:
Greetings,
I am pretty sure I can do the Satellite and Kerbal to LKO.
But the Fly-by-Mun-and-Safe-Return, is that even possible? Can you cram enough Delta-V into less than 7000 funds? As for landing... well... I don't think I can even think about.
I look forward to seeing what people come up with.
Regards
Orc
I mean bit saw a guy on YouTube land on the mun and back using around 6000 funds so ya it is possible
Just now, VictoryNeverFail said:I mean bit saw a guy on YouTube land on the mun and back using around 6000 funds so ya it is possible
The trick to doing this challenge is to use small fuel tanks but even smaller engines
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Here at Victory Aerospace, the guy in charge of the money thought it would be a smart idea to waste it at the slot machine. Because of him we hardly have any money to build a space craft. We can't come up with a design for a cheap enough rocket so we asked other space programs to help us out.
CHALLENGE:
Launch a rocket that cost less than 7000 funds to a specific location
RULES:
All engines are allowed
No cheats (infinite fuel or low/no gravity)
Must use stock parts
Making history and breaking grounds parts are allowed.
RANKS:
Basic contract: Fly a satellite into a low Kerbin orbit
Appreciated contract: Fly a Kerbal in to a low Kerbin orbit and return him alive
Basic Lunar contract: Fly a Kerbal into space, get an encounter with the Mun, and return him/her safely
Advanced Luner contract: Land a Kerbal on Minmus and return him safely
Victory appreciation contract: Impress me
Good luck and have fun with the challenge!
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1 hour ago, swjr-swis said:
Does this one count?
https://www.dropbox.com/home/KSP/113/video?preview=KSP113-FlyingBrickToo.mp4
https://kerbalx.com/swjr-swis/FlyingBrickToo
Or this one
https://www.dropbox.com/home/KSP/113/video?preview=KSP113-SpinAgain1.mp4
https://kerbalx.com/swjr-swis/SpinAgain2
Maybe this?
https://kerbalx.com/swjr-swis/UFO-Mk2
Fair warning: they were all made several versions of KSP ago, so they may not work quite the way they did back then.
These are great crafts, but I'm kinda confused on what kind of rank you are going for, show me pics of the flight or a short video. For now, I'll reward you with the Basic Atmospheric Rank
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7 hours ago, Rocket In My Pocket said:
I'm hoping to maybe get the "impress me" award with this one lol. I built it awhile back, and I'm actually happy to get an excuse to share it before the stock robotics DLC comes along and makes it kind of not so impressive anymore lol.
Being a prototype, it barely flies, and doesn't even have enough fuel to comfortably make the island run. As far as being a VTOL, it isn't anything great, however; it has stock swing mount engines! (It's 100% stock really, besides the cockpit, which is the old Mk1 airplane cockpit before they changed it. I hope that falls within the "no mods" rule, as it is technically a stock part, it's just not in the game anymore.)
It's a bit awkward to fly and definitely still needs tuning, maybe a complete re-design. The concept is neat, and I hope; impressive, but it's definitely not practical lol. I think, whatever weight savings you get by using the same engines to VTOL and fly, is offset by the weight of the bearing assembly. The bearing mechanism however is quite robust, and fairly reliable. Usable mid flight, and only requires "jiggling" every once in awhile. (If it get's jammed because you forgot to set the actuators back to neutral though; "smoke if 'em if you got 'em", because you're going down.)
"TheSwordfishMk1PrototypeVTOL" (Not sure why I named it swordfish, it doesn't particularly look like one. Honestly I can't remember, lol. I'd be open to re-naming suggestions if someone had one.)
My final VTOL landing could have been a lot better lol, I started too high up, plus the whole thing is off balance towards the nose. (Protip: This is why you name things "prototypes" so you never actually have to finish them or make them work completely right.
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The prototype looks a bit awkward to control, but since you have completed the challenge, You get the Basic Atmospheric Rank for now. You can try the challenge again for a better rank if you want! Good luck with it!
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I know making history is mainly made to recreate the Saturn V, but if they are going to put in the Russian capsules, at least add parts so you can make rockets other than Vostok - 1. One of my favorite spacecrafts is Sputnik - 1, but I can't, first of all, the antennas are too short and the wrong color, also, the the unmanned command pod that is supposed to represent Sputnik has that thing at the bottom of it where you attach it, I want to be able to decouple it like you can with the Russian capsules. Plus I want parts that can recreate the N1, it's a cool rocket and I want to be able to make it easier. I really want them to fix this in Breaking grounds or future updates.
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37 minutes ago, Aeroboi said:
Even if you were to do SSTO, if you want to win the challenge a stageable rocket gets you a lot further anyway, so why choose a SSTO in the first place?
Idk. Maybe it's easier for them. Or they are trying to do the impress me challenge.
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7 hours ago, Ultimate Steve said:
So you have to stage something off every time you launch into Kerbin orbit, yes?
That's one of many ways you can do the mission, yes
So, a lot of people are confused about the no SSTO rule so you are allowed to use SSTOs.I did the challenge and it's hard enough with SSTOs. So SSTOs and space planes are allowed
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Ya see I don't have friends, and if I did they probably wouldn't do this challenge with me, and if they did they probably let me win and not play the game because I'm pretty sure they are not spending 30 bucks on something there are never going to use again.
I mean it's a fun challenge but it would also be hard to enforce the rules so no one cheats and plays when the other one is not playing.
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Here at Victory Aerospace, we think that VTOLs are underrated and want to use them more. But we are having a hard time coming up with a proper design and use. So we did the only logical thing, ask the internet for help!
CHALLENGE:
Make a custom VTOL and use it depending on the rank you want.
RULES:
You can't use a stock VTOL, you must build a custom one
No cheats (no infinite fuel or low/no gravity)
All types of engines are allowed
Making history and breaking grounds expansion packs are allowed
No mods except for Kerbal engineer
The VTOL must be manned
RANKS:
Basic atmospheric rank: Fly a VTOL
Advanced atmospheric rank: Fly a VTOL 60km above sea level or higher
Basic orbital rank: Fly a VTOL out of the atmosphere
Advanced orbit rank: Get a VTOL in a stable orbit around Kerbin
Expert orbital rank: Carry a satellite in a VTOL, get the VTOL in a stable orbit around Kerbin, release the satellite, and return the Kerbal operating the VTOL back to Kerbin safely.
Victorian rank: Impress Me.
Have fun with the challenge!
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1 hour ago, VictoryNeverFail said:
To be specific, you can use a space plane to get a space craft out of the atmosphere, but that's it, you can't use the space plane to get into an orbit of any kind (except a sub orbital trajectory around Kerbin), land on Minmus, or return to Kerbin from Minmus. Other then that, A space plane is fine.
Almost forgot, you can use a single stage/booster to get a space craft into orbit as long it's:
1. Only used to get into an orbit around Kerbin
2. Launches from a launch pad, not a runway.
Also, space shuttles are allowed and can land on the runway, as long as it follows to two rules above.
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Sorry once again that I wasn't specific with the rules
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30 minutes ago, Gargamel said:
I think you need to specify what you mean by SSTO. A SSTO is just 'Single Stage to Orbit'. A lot of my medium lift rockets are SSTO, and it would be fairly trivial (but expensive and inefficient) to make a SSTO heavy lifter. If you mean space plane, then you should specify that. A space plane with drop tanks is not a SSTO.
To be specific, you can use a space plane to get a space craft out of the atmosphere, but that's it, you can't use the space plane to get into an orbit of any kind (except a sub orbital trajectory around Kerbin), land on Minmus, or return to Kerbin from Minmus. Other then that, A space plane is fine.
4,365. It's in 1.3.1, but I don't think that gives me any advantages in this case.
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Is it possible to do a direct accent mission to the moon?
in Science & Spaceflight
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I'm not talking about the N1 I'm talking about the Universal Rocket.
Ok guys, I know direct accent is possible in reality, I know what the saturn 8 nova is, what I'm asking is it possible to properly fund such an enormous and powerful rocket. And if it is a practical to do direct accents instead of Apollo style or however other way you can land on the moon.