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Skylab 1 - May 14 1973
Part 1
After hard work since 1968 Skylab which was originally named Orbital Workshop (OWS) is finally ready to soar the skies, it is a historical day for NASA and the United States as it marks the last launch of the Saturn V, the first launch of an American space station, and the largest spacecraft ever built. Mans dreams long stays in space are about to become true.
Skylab 1 waits on LC-39A with Skylab 2 on LC-39B
Skylab 1 prepares for launch.
Swing Arm 3 retract.
Mark! T-1 Minute and continuing to count.
T-24 Seconds, Swing Arm 1 retract!
T-16 Swing Arm 2 retract!
12.. 11.. 10.. 9.. 8.. We have ignition sequence.. 6.. 5.. 4.. 3.. 2.. 1..
We have a liftoff! The Skylab lifting off the pad now!
Skylab has cleared the tower!
Mark T+18 seconds, pitch and roll program started, Saturn V currently now on flight path
T+ Minute, Display data shows stable thrust on all five engines
Roll program complete.Anomaly
S-II performing on the spot
Skylab Sep.Anomaly
Part 2 Coming soon!
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No Shortage of Dreams
Intro:
For around 3 months I have spent a lot of time researching the Skylab program and procrastinating about what an alternative history of Skylab would've looked like if it went right. This will be my own take based on what I love and dozens of studies, PDFs, concepts, etc from the various space agencies/companies pitched for Skylab, mainly the Reuse Study by McDonnel Douglas and the Power Tower studies by Lockheed. It will focus mainly on Skylab being a S&D station and extended by the Space Shuttle. The thread will contain 1 mission per post containing KSP Screenshots and diagrams.
Thanks:
@Talverd For their help with certain ideas, pure support, and the main inspiration for all of this, and please check out their fantastic "Chasing Dreams" alternative history.
@Kuiper_Belt With their Incredible Shuttle Adventures
The Beginning.
Skylab 1 and Skylab 2 (SLM-1) wait on their respected pads. May 14th 1973.
Mission List
Skylab 1 - Finished
Skylab 2 / SLM-1 - Finished
Skylab 3 / SLM-2 - Finished
Skylab 4 / SLM-3 - Finished
Skylab 5 / SLM-4 / TRS-1 - Finished
Skylab 6 / SLM-5 / STS-2 - Finished
Skylab 7 / SLM-6 / STS-5 - Finished
Skylab 8 / SLM-7 / STS-6 - Finished
Skylab 9 / SLM-8 / STS-7 - Finished
Skylab 10 / SLM-9 / STS-12 - Finished
Skylab 11 / SLM-10 / STS-14 - Finished
Skylab 12 / SLM-11 / STS-16 - FinishedSkylab 13 / SLM-12 / STS-18 - Finished
Skylab 14 / SLM-13 / STS-21 - Finished
Skylab 15 / SLM-14 / STS-22 - Finished
Skylab 16 / SLM-15 STS-24 - Finished
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@ZorgWhen could we see the twin-pole shield added? would be very nice to have I know you said a year ago you had plans for it
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3 hours ago, Ashiepoppy said:
The SRB and RS-25 plumes
For the SSME:
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On 5/4/2022 at 11:36 PM, CobaltWolf said:
LM Shelter is not on the GitHub... soooon
Good ol beehive
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Hope ya feel better <3
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Having the same issue as the other dude, when you place an IR part the IR toolbar icon is supposed to pop up and it doesn't for me. I am on 1.11.1, installed it off of github, using V3.0.7
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7 minutes ago, Kuiper_Belt said:
Never Has The Flamey End Looked So Good!
Fantastic work on these models!
Did you make the SOCK configs?
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On 4/8/2022 at 7:07 AM, Zoeille said:
NB: Next Aurora Space Center update is planned in some weeks, more details coming soon. (lot of great stuff!)
Any teasers?
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1 hour ago, Jcking said:
Skylab reboost mission
Reboost and De-orbit
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Could you add a cut version of the swing arm for Skylab?
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3 hours ago, benjee10 said:
I’d call it feature complete in that I’ve covered the scope of what I was originally planning. There are certainly things I’d like to add if and when I have the time, but don’t count on it!
Like Buran and Spacehab? :p :p
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13 minutes ago, Entr8899 said:
Was that a real proposal? How would it have been launched? Also, what about the Skylab reboost module, is that planned?
From the Skylab Reuse study and Cobalt has already said the reboost module will not be added
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1 minute ago, dababykerman said:
yeah no the craft files don't work, they're all incompatible and the saturn crafts are missing parts
They haven't been updated yet
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1 hour ago, Jim123 said:
NASA and USA/Flag logo look really nice. Ever considered publishing it or sending it to SOCK recolored
Just use ConformalDecals for those.
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Freedom my beloved
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Any updates for this? Excited for the H3
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14 hours ago, Unbreakify said:
And maybe adding a nameplate option for the cargo bay rather than the front.
Just use ConformalDecals for that
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4 hours ago, lemon cup said:
Hey thank you!
The Shuttle ET is something I've been tinkering with for a while. I started with NearFutureLaunchVehicles, using the 5m orange tank pieces and also a structural tube from ReStock. It has a few Procedural Parts and recolored parts using TexturesUnlimited. Altogether it probably has really terrible aerodynamics because of all the little parts
The Shuttle tiles you are seeing is just two custom flags I made, one for each main wing, to use with Conformal Decals.
This is just a pure beauty, can't believe it's SOCK
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3 hours ago, TaintedLion said:
Are we gonna get the white S-IVB IU that AS-201 and 202 had?
Invader made most of it but I have no clue what's happened to it..
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On 3/16/2021 at 5:42 AM, rogerwang86 said:
That is what I working on.
I won't make this part. But I will make 5 engine's adapter and 5m EDS.
Will this ever make a comeback?
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Truly incredible stuff, amazing work on everything!
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5 hours ago, GoldForest said:
Sir.
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My favourite mission so far!
No Shortage of Dreams | A KSP Skylab Alternative History
in KSP1 Mission Reports
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Sorry folks I've been busy, part 2 will be up either tomorrow or Thursday!