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Mechjeb also allows for other things. I use the Autoland's 'predicted landing point' feature more than anything to make sure I'm going to be where I want to be when I come in to land at KSC before I even start losing altitude from de-orbiting. The Ascent Autopilot is also great to sort of standardize your flights, and test your designs when you do tweak after tweak, to easily see what differences and improvements you've made. There's also the Smart Ass which is invaluable. Try playing Orbiter without using KillRot/Prograde/RetroGrade holds. It's just an optional tool/aid some people love and some don't want to use. Kerbal and the community made content is flexible enough that anyone can play KSP however they wish, and that's a good thing, not bad

Finally made a decent sized shuttle, and orbiter that returns to KSC by gliding. The only problem is I have to put it in orbit with two 3.75m Rockets on either side, jettison them as I coast to my apoapsis, then use the Orbiter's engine to put me in LKO, and de-orbit when finished. Sorry for the lack of Anti-Aliasing, I dropped it to 2x in-game and was forcing FXAA through my video card, which doesn't show in the screenshots A look down into the cargo bay and the first module of a station. You can also see just behind the top RCS thruster near the front, an attach node. This is for a docking clamp that I had removed for this flight, since the module is a bit long Using the Boom to lift this thing out of the cargo bay. Given how heavy it is, it was a slow process. Bill Kermin in the shot gives a good size reference Using Mechjeb's 'AutoLand' for the predictions makes for extremely accurate de-orbiting. Turn Retrograde, burn until the predicted landing point is 13km West of KSC, turn Prograde and enjoy the ride in. I take over flying myself at about 15km in Altitude Safely back on the ground. The engines last used to De-orbit the craft, Jeb and Bob bask in the satisfation of re-creating what NASA did every shuttle flight, a 'Dead Stick Landing'

You don't happen to have any of these in 1920x1080 do you? Nevermind, They're way bigger than that, had to open in new tab to find that out. Using a few of these as wallpaper, they're great

Maybe it has a big plow on the end, it'll be fine

I try to do things other than blow stuff up ...which usually ends in stuff blowing up I've been trying to make a working Shuttle. A delta wing, that can glide back and land at KSC without engines at all, but can also take to orbit a heavy 2.5m payload. And I think I've finally done it. I'm just adding some glitter and glue here and there and it may just be good to go. It can take payloads the size of 5 2.5m Crew modules stacked on top of each other to Orbit, and a cargo mass of about 20.0

This is about 40 pages late, but I just noticed it after browsing through the thread looking at everyone's cool stuff http://www.filedropper.com/c-17galaxee I've removed everything (I hope) that isn't either Stock or part of the B9 pack. This includes the cargo, landing gear, lights, and other small things like the fuel transfer module to keep the fuel balanced as it's used. For those who don't know, it's this: It's one of the aircraft that comes with the pack, modified so the Cargobay is upside down for air drops. Without all the other minor things I put on it, that's basically the only change, with the wings re-applied. It's upside down in the SPH for ease of use with adding cargo. Just grab the cockpit and hit Q or E twice to right it before launch. This has been flown to the North Pole and back, never exceeding 12,000m in altitude, or 310m/s in speed. Great aircraft, and all credit goes to Bac9

Build a colony on the North Pole. Just as difficult as as any other on another planet, more so if you don't use parachutes

I'm pretty sure all the money that went into Apollo not only put us on the moon, but was easily re-made and spent by people and companies from all the stuff we learned and made with Apollo. Wall of Text incoming Cool suits, which kept Apollo astronauts comfortable during moon walks, are today worn by race car drivers, nuclear reactor technicians, shipyard workers, people with multiple sclerosis and children with a congenital disorder known as hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia, which restricts the body’s ability to cool itself. Special kidney dialysis machines were created as a result of a NASA-developed chemical process that removes toxic waste from used dialysis fluid. The process saves electricity and eliminates the need for a continuous water supply, granting the patient greater freedom. A cardiovascular conditioner developed for astronauts in space led to the invention of a physical therapy and athletic development machine used by football teams, sports clinics, and medical rehabilitation centers. Athletic shoe design and manufacturing also benefited from Apollo. Space suit technology is incorporated into a shoe's external shell, and a stress-free "blow molding" process adapted from NASA space suit design is used in the shoe's fabrication. Insulating barriers made of metalized foil laid over a core of propylene or mylar, which protected astronauts and their spacecraft's delicate instruments from radiation and heat, are now found in common home insulation. Vacuum metalizing techniques also led to an extensive line of commercial products, from insulated outer garments to packaging for foods, from wall coverings to window shades, from life rafts to candy wrappings, and from reflective safety blankets to photographic reflectors. Water purification technology used on the Apollo spacecraft is now employed in several spinoff applications to kill bacteria, viruses and algae in community water supply systems and cooling towers. Filters mounted on faucets reduce lead in water supplies. Freeze-dried food solved the problem of what to feed an astronaut on the long-duration Apollo missions. Freeze drying foods preserves nutritional value and taste, while also reducing weight and increasing shelf life. A hospital food service system employs a NASA cook/chill concept for serving food. The system allows staff to prepare food well in advance, maintain heat, visual appeal, and nutritional value while reducing operating costs. A hollow retroreflector, a mirror-like instrument that reflects light and other radiation back to the source, is used as a sensor to detect the presence of hazardous gases in oil fields, refineries, offshore platforms, chemical plants, waste storage sites, and other locations where gases could be released into the environment. A process for bonding dry lubricant to space metals led to the development of surface enhancement, or synergistic, coatings, which are used in applications from pizza making to laser manufacturing. Each coating is designed to protect a specific metal group or group of metals to solve problems encountered under operating conditions, such as resistance to corrosion and wear. The same fabric used in Apollo-era space suits has been spun off into a cost-effective, environmentally-friendly building material. Used on structures around the world, the Teflon-coated fiberglass strands create a permanent, tent-like roof. Less expensive than conventional roofing materials, the durable white fabric allows natural light to shine through, saving a significant amount of energy. Metal-bonded polyurethane foam insulation developed for protecting Apollo-era spacecraft was also applied to the Alaskan pipeline, where its temperature controlling properties were in high demand. In order to maintain its fluidity, the oil needs to be kept at relatively high temperatures (180 °F), a tall order in the Arctic. The NASA-derived insulation solved this problem. After a fire on the Apollo launch pad which resulted in the death of three astronauts, NASA worked with private industry to develop a line of fire-resistant textiles for use in space suits and vehicles. These materials are now used in numerous firefighting, military, motor sports, and other applications. So, Was Apollo worth it? Yeah, it was. Just because we spent all this money to develop a way to get to the moon doesn't mean that's all that came of it. Same with pretty much EVERYTHING NASA has ever done. Almost everyone has multiple items in their house that spawned from the Apollo program. Neil Degrasse Tyson said it best: 'NASA is an Investment.' Almost everything we put into it we get back in the long run. Certainly a less waste of money than funding and upkeep of 11 Nuclear Aircraft Carriers, and a Fleet of B-2 Bombers that are so expensive we're almost too afraid to use them

I took one of the ships from the pack, modified it a wee bit with landing gear, flipping the cargo bay, and a few other small changes, and I came up with something that Air drops large cargo loads

Trying to load the SSTO, I get the part not found error, with one called 'bxss' Anyone know what part this is?

Now that I've re-created my account... These parts are great. Bar none the best interior's available. All the parts are clean and fit together real well, in a lot of cases stock parts fit and blend with them pretty seamlessly Lowering the ramp, if it's going to come into contact with the ground and it still has room that it needs to drop, will sometimes lift the craft into the air from the back, or usually just completely shatter into all of its pieces. I haven't played with them too much but this is the only problem I've run into so far