RocketBoy1641

1199 pages. Man this mof has been epic....and continues to grow in how epic it is. Thank you to team BDB for the most amazing mod in KSP.

And yet another time someone could say "if only you took French instead of German in H.S." w Well, German served well enough when the Parisians didn't want to answer the American tourist asking questions in English. A quick restate in German and they promptly answered.... wait for it.... in English. As for inclusion in BDB, some of us better start doing understudy under BDB team if we want the ever growing list of wants to turn into more Gb of BDB2.

That's a good enough explanation.

Looking at the Viking III/Viking ELMS it looks like it would be relatively easy adaptation in modeling. So, @CobaltWolf, for us lay graphics people rough guess- how much work would go into the apparently one or two parts for legs with the rollers. I get that it is times three legs, but it looks like parts would just be a couple new ones that may be able to borrow from your experience with the LRV wheels. I am just looking for an idea that we can al understand.

Ah, thought you were the one that did the post of Viking III. Granted, I think I like what raptor22 posted better as a concept. Ya, I would check delta v requirement too. Just because twr is high enough doesn't mean you will have fuel to get off of duna

And a Viking follow up with rovers!

What is your power tower launch vehicle 34D? Also, what did you do for control to be able to autonomously dock? Ya, I know there is tons out there...just wondering as Napolian said "Professionals discuss logistics" and it happens to be on my logistics list for my Skylab B timeline. People seem to be missing the second paragraph. Yes, well aware of STS.

Anyone have any info about attempts to make stages recoverable/reusable in the 1960s/1970s? The only info I currently have at my fingertips is the ideas for the Strurn S1C and the STS. What I am more interested in info on Atlas/Thor/Delta/Titan/SRBs ideas.....preferably more than pipe dreams. TY in advance

They will get optimized.... some day.... maybe.

Program sorcery is good. If you make too many cracks about it, they might suggest you play vanilla KSP. BDB, and indeed ALL KSP mods are sorcery. I'm thinking: logs, craft files, mod list.... the usual (with the crat file being an extra).

http://spaceflighthistory.blogspot.com/2015/06/empire-building-ford-aeronutronics-1963.html?m=1 Pretty sure a multi purpose module with arms is discussed in that or the "After EMIPRE" article. They were both dreaming big ideas when the budgets didn't happen, they folded to smaller stuff. NASA has always been long on pitches, and short on closing the deal with the people that hold the purse strings. Odd to, because NASA projects can create the ultimate tool in the war on poverty that Johnson pushed for instead of NASA. That ultimate tool: JOBS.

Perhaps the multi-role SM from EMPIRE?

Has there been any consideration of Pioneer Venus multiprobe (1978)? Would a Nerva powered wetlab be something we could get (LH2 only tank)? Thinking of this for a Venus/Mars flyby. Asked and answered on the wetlab. Had been too long since I looked at it in detail. I see it has the full range of B9 fuel switches. But the real question becomes, what color do Kerbals glow?

I don't consider it Gospel; but it does at least provide some info where other sources... more reputable ones... may be harder to locate.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn_INT-20

That's not bad news. Thanks just life. Enjoy the trip.

imgrrrrrowling. They don't want to upload nicely with the URL insert tool. But, for what it is worth, here are the current pics of the Skylab B cluster as it would launch. The SpaceLab airlock gets mounted to the UP node of the rear docking assembly. I am still not settled on port types. Note: yes, I chose the skylab airlock module instead of the SpaceLab module because it never hurts to have an emergency airlock (after other modules are incorperated). Skylab 2 crew will bring the BDB airlock module.

Check for any life support related mods and see if you have the config files to make the two play nice together.

The widget will tell you when you are working with the thermal control system that is bundled. Part of it will be just how big of a tank you are keeping chilled as volume of the mass (and surface area) will come into play.

So, a few points on what I am cooking up Apollo 18 & 19 go ahead for Hyginus Rille and Copernicus Crater. One or both may get upscaled with a Titian III or Saturn I launched SheLab. These would be scheduled in July and December of 72. Apollo 15 would be treated similarly J missions but with a reschedule to Feb 72. Apollo 1 and Apollo 13 happen as historical. More work towards safety comes out of 13 than historical. Vietnam conflict has less political interference with military efficiency. A lot to be said here, but ultimately several events having to do with Tet 68 preparations turn it into a complete and TOTAL disaster for China, N. Vietnam, and the Viet Cong. This leads to an end similar to a truce as with the Korean Conflict. Costs draw down in 1968 ilinstead of rise. Apollo 20 is used to launch Skylab in May 73 (as historical). The Skylab 4 expedition gets the extra six days to make a full 90. Skylab 5 launches 6/74 and lasts 120 days using remaining supplies on station as well as supplies they bring, and one resupply mission with an Ardvark. Skylab B to commence fitting out as a resupplyable station with more advanced life support systems, use of the BDB CADs docking on the axial port, rear docking adapter with rear CADs, 2 Apollo docks and two other docking (yet to be decided for sure). Launch date TBD ESA Lab will be first add (axial dock). Later additions will include the power tower above Harmony, (ESA moved to either port or starboard as Harmony takes the axial), and Columbus as the balancing module. Space Shuttle- starts SLOW development on schedule, but at a sluggish pace. It is designed to be an augment instead of a replacement. It will do things that a shuttle is needed for. Repair, retrieval, construction that a rocket/pod can not. Initially TWO shuttles are built. Challenger accidnet does not happen. The Russians do build one shuttle (Buran) which is used operationally. This who Shuttle/Buran area has not been looked at much. Growth continues slowly through the 80s and 90s. TBD. Feedback welcomed.

Pretty sure that is the same one I was getting fatal errors from about 60-90d back. It was kerbalism side of things. I know there is a patch; but for the moment I just ditched Kerbalism. The weights just outweighed my interest in what it does for the moment.

SLS was pretty much guaranteed to not be a move back to a Saturn V with modernization. I don't recall if it started with Congress making a law; but it was forced to use as much shuttle derived tech as possible. You might say it was legislated or fiat (one or the other) pork barrel from the start.

Working up an alt timelines and the launch/assembly logistics for a Skylab B based advanced station that builds out to incorporate ISS, MIR and planned but unemployed elements from Freedom/ISS. Starting point will be Skylab V mission (expends remains supplies and some they bring). The mission will have a secondary goal of finalizing design for a new advanced Skylab (Skylab B) that makes use of the Oxygen tank (nearly 25% increase in pressurized volume), but most is devoted toward advanced life support systems. It will also use what I am approximating at the Common Berthing Mechanism or the BDB one that has the similar 50" wide passage as the lessons learned through Skylab & Salyut have suggested a large passage for equipment upgradablility or repair. More to come over time.... Edit: Note- point of departure may get bumped up slightly to incorporate the canceled lunar missions....or most of them.

Ok, sounding familure. Not getting time for much sleep let alone looking back at the back stuff in the tread. Look at the speed differences in that article. It really blows the mind just how much speed difference is involved in -just- that. What you did would have been many times faster.... so really hot entry. Do you happen to have any screenshots of what your inbound velocity was? Just currious.

My memory of the post was Duna. If it was Eve....same applies.