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Figured that this is an appropriate place to finally show this off to people since most of the parts are derived from the tantares Zenit. the engines are from Eisenhower and the other components are from various other places. The full album and mission report can be found here if anyone desires more images. Antares 240 Launches Cygnus Mass Simulator- December 01, 2023.

MISSION SUCCESS! - Antares 240 Launches Cygnus Mass Simulator- December 01, 2023. Last updated 9:54 pm, December 01, 2023 "The calm before the storm." (Above) A Northrop Grumman Antares 240 Rocket Lifted off from Space Launch Complex 19 At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Tonight at 6:50 PM Eastern Standard Time. Antares successfully delivered a Cygnus Mass Simulator to Orbit for NASA’s Johnson Space Center and Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems at 6:58 PM Eastern Standard Time, Approximately Eight minutes and forty-three seconds after launch. CubeSats Alexander, Graham, And Bell were also Delivered to orbit on behalf of NASA's Ames Research Center. Tonight’s Mission was declared complete at 7:15 PM, Approximately Twenty-Five minutes and thirteen seconds after launch, when the Cygnus Mass simulator stopped sending telemetry data to Cygnus Mission Control, Located in Dulles, VA. This is the first flight of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 240 rocket, Which soon will be used to launch Commercial and Government payloads to orbit, and will also eventually be used as part of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Contract with industry partners to resupply the International Space Station. The next mission for Antares is anticipated to be NROL-8, Otherwise known as the Space Technology Experiment or STEX. NROL-8 And the Second Antares mission are scheduled for either late December of this year or early next year. Tonight's Mission dedications are in the spoiler below. This mission was dedicated to The Antares Team, Jack Northrop and Leroy Grumman, and NASA Astronaut Mary L. Cleave, who passed away on November 27, 2023, at the age of 76. Images Received from the Cygnus Mass Simulator's Prototype Docking Camera (PDC) can be found in the spoiler below. Launch Photography can be found below. Launch Image Captions:

MISSION STATUS UPDATE FROM ANTARES LAUNCH CONTROL- This is Antares Launch Control at L-30:00. All systems remain nominal for tonight’s Antares 240 Launch from Launch Complex 19 At Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla. Both Antares and the Cygnus Mass simulator (CMS) Are in great shape for tonight’s mission, and are powered on and stable. GO ANTARES! GO CMS! GO A-ONE! (Northrop Grumman Photo) Not actually!

Will do.

Thanks for the link! I'll take a look at your post, but that sort of makes sense. I might uninstall it just to be safe. if you find a limit to the amount of ports, let me know if you can.

PRESS RELEASE- ANTARES 240 TO LAUNCH ANTARES A-ONE FOR NORTHROP GRUMMAN INNOVATION SYSTEMS AND NASA/JSC Northrop Grumman News Release (Not actually!) (CAPE CANAVERAL SFS, FL) A Northrop Grumman Antares rocket is set for launch on December 01, 2023, with a window beginning at 5:00 PM EST and ending on December 01, 2023, at 11:59 PM EST from historic Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Antares will be carrying a Cygnus Mass Simulator (CMS) to orbit in order to verify the vehicle’s performance while carrying a similar payload to Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, which will be used to supply the International Space Station starting next year as part of NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services Program. Also Tagging along for the ride are Phonesats Alexander, Graham, and Bell, Developed by NASA’s Ames Research Center and using unmodified consumer-grade off-the-shelf smartphones as their basic satellite bus. Friday’s launch is the first flight of Northrop Grumman’s Antares 240 Launch vehicle and the first launch in almost sixty years from historic Launch Complex 19 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. MEDIA CONTACT: u/CollectingSP On the KSP forums LIVE VIEWING- None. Pictures will be released after the launch on the forums. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- After launch Events- NG-A-ONE (December 01, 2023) MAX Q- + 1:30 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MECO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SEI SECO-1 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Payload Deployments- Beginning 01:00 After SECO Confirmed ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SECONDARY- Phonesat Deployment (Alexander, Graham, Bell) 1:00 After SECO ---------------------------------------------------------------------- PRIMARY- Cygnus Spacecraft Mass Simulator Separation- 3:00 After SECO CMS Flying under own EC/SAS/RCS (n/a) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Primary Mission Objective Complete- Payload Sep confirmed SER-1 (Deorbit Burn)- Secondary objective, Non-Critical- 15:00 After SECO SECO-2 (After De-Orbit Burn) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Cygnus Spacecraft Mass Simulator Depletion of battery/LOC- Undetermined Time, Estimated 1-2HR after Launch ----------------------------------------------------------------------

Where's the HTV From? Also- scary to hear about the issues with DockingCam KURS as I'm starting to build my ISS Soon and I was planning on using it.... Mod conflict perhaps?

The title says it all. I’m stuck on this, and can’t find any really good explanations on the internet. Is there a way I can achieve Geostationary/keostationary orbit above a specific point in a stock game using an autopilot system such as mechjeb?

Antares A-ONE Completes Static fire in preparation for early December launch - Nov 22, 2023 "(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida) Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems' First Antares 240 Rocket is seen standing on its launchpad during a static fire test at Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, On November 22, 2023. Antares Will Launch a Cygnus Mass Simulator to orbit on behalf of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services Program on Friday, December 1, 2023, at a time yet to be determined. (NASA/Kim Shiflett)" (Please note this was not actually taken by this NASA Photographer) Photo ID KSC-20231122-AT-002

Gotcha, it’s all good. Totally understand.

Any update on this? Trying to upscale a minotaur fairing from BDB for my Antares recreation.

Delta IV Undergoes Wet Dress Rehearsal in preparation for NROL-1 Launch - Nov 20, 2023 "(Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida) A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket is seen during its wet dress rehearsal, Monday, November 11, 2023, at Launch Complex 37B, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, In preparation for launch of the NROL-1 spacecraft for the United States National Reconnaissance Office. The NRO collects and delivers the best space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance content on the planet. NRO data supports the National Security Agency, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and other NRO mission partners to produce intelligence products for the President, Congress, national policymakers, warfighters, and civil users. Delta IV DV-007 And NROL-1 are scheduled for launch NET December 5, 2023, From Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. (United Launch Alliance)" (Please note this was not actually taken by this NASA Photographer/ULA)

Didn’t know I needed that, thanks.

Maybe someone can help me with this. For a while now I've wanted to use the minotaur rockets that are part of BDB to launch payloads but I have never been able to due to the fact that well, they're solid boosters. Meaning I have no idea how to determine how much fuel they should have in them to achieve a desired orbit, say 500 km. I'm in a stock game and if anyone has any idea how to do this I'd very much appreciate it if they could let me know how to tweak the fuel in the boosters that way they have the burn times I need. going along with this, I no longer see an option for BDB safesolid, so I can shut the boosters down prematurely.

It’s a 4,4 Variant of Delta IV, which technically doesn’t exist (but I don’t see why it couldn’t.) Also, what’s the mod you’re using for the docking camera a couple posts up?

Yeah, that’s probably why. It just upped the loading time of the game and made it a tad laggier, that’s all. My Memory use would spike as soon as I’d load up the game with tweakscale and recall vs without it. Definitely something on my end. I’m upgrading my PC soon anyway, so I should be able to use tweakscale then. thanks for all your help!

Actually, @Lisias, It appears to have no effect on my load time. the amount of module manager patches is also the same as before, hovering around 32k. ended up uninstalling, which i don't really want to do. Not sure where it's applying all of these patches from....

Thank you! Much appreciated!

@Lisias, Is there any way to only have tweakscale for one mod? I only need it for the solar panels in Near future tech, and it terribly slows down my game when i have it installed since it's being applied to every part. Thanks!

Antares 240 Goes vertical on LC-19, Cape Canaveral SFS, FL - Nov 8, 2023 (Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida) Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems' First Antares Rocket is seen during a series of fit checks at Launch Complex 19, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems is currently renovating Complex 19 to support Antares Flights from Florida's Space Coast starting in December of this year. Antares will be used to launch Commercial and Government payloads, and will also eventually be used as part of the Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) Contract with industry partners to resupply the International Space Station. (NASA/Kim Shiflett) (As always, not actually taken by him, just fun to have as a make-believe caption.) Photo ID KSC-20231108-AT-001

Comprised of multiple different KK Mods. The launch site itself cannot be found in any specific mod. It was completely fabricated and custom made by me to support my Delta IV launches. Involves a lot of math and precision to construct- took me a day or two but the result is probably the best LC-37 I’ve ever seen built with KK Imo. … If you look closely you may be able to se the remains of LC-37A, which was never used and is only a concrete mass today. The area is used for storage of miscellaneous items. the blockhouse is currently used as an office for Delta IV workers as far as I’m aware. It was once proposed to be used as a crew safe haven (CSH) when ULA proposed Human rating Delta IV. Of course, this didn’t happen, but you can find old resources that describe the setup of the pad in this case. I could not find an analog for the LH2 Burnoff mast, near the LH2 tank on the pad IRL, But I might use a light pole- it’s close enough to the shape and size of the one IRL. one last thing, there are still some other tiny details missing but I can’t really replicate them in game due to size constraints and available static’s.

Probably installed it wrong. i had this happen a few years ago. use CKAN or make sure you are copying the contents of the gamedata folder, not the folder itself.

Pad 39B Undergoes fit checks to support Delta IV- Nov 5, 2023 "(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket is seen during fit checks at Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to verify the launch vehicle's compatibility with new systems installed to support NASA's upcoming Orion Spacecraft during a period lasting from March 2021 to November 2023. This Particular Delta IV core, DV-008, will launch GPS-IIF-1 in support of the United States Space Force's GPS Directorate from Pad 39B later this year. (NASA/Joel Kowsky)" (Please note this was not actually taken by this NASA Photographer)

Delta IV DV-008 Undergoing a Fit Check at pad 39B, Kennedy Space Center, FL. "(Kennedy Space Center, Florida) A United Launch Alliance Delta IV Rocket is seen during fit checks at Launch Complex 39B, Kennedy Space Center, Florida, to verify the launch vehicle's compatibility with new systems installed to support NASA's upcoming Orion Spacecraft during a period lasting from March 2021 to November 2023. This Particular Delta IV core, DV-008, will launch GPS-IIF-1 in support of the United States Space Force's GPS Directorate from Pad 39B later this year. (NASA/Joel Kowsky)" (Please note this was not actually taken by this NASA Photographer) More images from this event can be found in my other post, linked here

CollectingSP's Kerbalized Space Program- A Mix Of Realism, Fantasy, and Make-Believe Bureaucracy CollectingSP's Kerbalized Space Program is Thread of the Month for April 2024! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello all! In my program, there are many alternate historical timelines and fantasy components. It's been semi-active since August of 2020. The major agencies and corporations represented in my program are many of the world's real-life agencies and corporations, such as NASA, Roscosmos, ULA and SpaceX, NGIS, and more. Most notably, I'm a fan of the United Launch Alliance (ULA) And their Delta IV program. Payloads Launched by the contractors in my program include payloads for the Air Force/Space Force, NASA, and Commercial Customers. In my program, I practice what I like to call EELV MADNESS! ( AKA The Practice of Using Expendable LVs for everything because I find them cool.) The major (current) launch contractors- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ United Launch Alliance, Inc. Info About United Launch Alliance Launches- About Delta IV- "The Workhorse."- 10 Launches to date Delta IV Launches are conducted from Launch Complex 39B at Kennedy Space Center, FL, and Launch Complex 37B, at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, FL. About Launch Complex 39B- Leased to ULA, Owned by NASA. Complex 39B Previously Supported the Space shuttle and Constellation programs. In my timeline, After Constellation was canceled, ULA signed a lease to use this pad for their new Delta IV launch vehicle in 2018, and it was renovated to support the vehicle. Vehicles processed for launch from Pad 39B are processed in either high bay three or four of the vehicle assembly building, and then transported to LC-39B on Crawler-Transporter-1, which was leased from NASA and heavily modified to support Delta IV. Pad 39B was closed from March 2021 to November 2023 for upgrades to the Complex's fixed umbilical tower (FUT) to allow the Complex to support NASA's upcoming Orion Spacecraft, which will be launched on top of ULA's Delta IV Heavy Rocket from Complex 39B. This gives the FUT The appearance of the IRL SLC-6 Delta IV launch tower, at Vandenberg AFB, CA, with the addition of a Crew Access Arm. Complex 39B will also be used to launch American components of the International Space Station, Which in my timeline has not been constructed yet. About Complex 37/Pad 37B- Leased to ULA, Owned by USSF. Dormant since the early years of Apollo, Pad 37B Was reconstructed From a period ranging from 2022 to 2023 as ULA realized the need for another dedicated facility on the cape for Commercial and Military Delta IV missions, as Launch Complex 39B gears up to support Orion and the upcoming International Space Station Program. One note, as they are not built by NASA, the Russian Components of the ISS will use pad 37B as their launchpad, and Delta IV as their rocket, excluding Pirs, Poisk, and Prichal. Vehicle Numbering Scheme- Each Delta IV vehicle is assigned a sequential "Delta Vehicle," or DV number, to differentiate Delta IV vehicles from Delta III and Delta II vehicles processed by United Launch Alliance. This number usually looks like "DV-###." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems Info About Northrop Grumman Launches- About Antares 240 and Complex 19- 2 Launch(es) to date Antares is manufactured by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems, which intends on using it to launch Commercial and Government Payloads, as well as to resupply the International Space Station. Specifically, the new 240 variant will be used for launches from Florida's space coast, in which the Castor 30 second stage has been replaced with a Liquid-fuel second stage powered by an RD-120 Engine. On November 06, 2023, Pad 19 was officially reactivated for use by Northrop Grumman Innovation Systems for use by their Antares Rocket, which is expected to have a first flight soon. The facility was originally leased to NGIS in December of 2022. Existing derelict Titan II hardware has been removed or demolished by NGIS, and a lightning protection system has been added for Antares Flights. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Disclaimers and notes- The year represented currently in my program is the current year (2024) and all launch dates, vehicle processing, and payload processing are experienced in real-time, mostly because I've got a life outside of KSP and it's easier for me this way. I will edit this post to include more information after I write it- It is DYNAMIC and always changing. PLEASE NOTE- EVERYTHING HERE DESCRIBED IS FICTION. WHILE IT MAY BE INSPIRED BY REAL-LIFE EVENTS, THE ACTIONS OF SAID COMPANIES/AGENCIES DO NOT REPRESENT THEIR REAL-WORLD OPERATIONS. (Going along with this, all company logos used in images that are posted in this forum thread are the property of their respective owners and are being used for entertainment purposes only. no copyright infringement is intended.)