Speeding Mullet

Standard cup of tea in hand - Maybe I should invest in a thermos so it doesn't go cold while reviewing this thread! Apologies in advance for the brevity on the comments, but I'll try and be nice. Just got a heck of a load on working towards the end of the financial year is all: Yeah yeah, the amount of times I've heard the atmospheric refraction on a methane leak excuse! Well done on completing the mission, as I'm in a good mood I will pass your "sort of 2B" mission too! Another beautifully produced video @Fulgora. Seriously your entries are a joy to watch, and give me plenty of tea sipping opportunities. It's just a pity they aren't more widely viewed on YT to be honest . Very nice stock entry once again, and that was also a seriously nicely put together Hubble so well done: You know where they are if you particularly want them For STS 5-8 that was seriously nicely done, and I do particularly like the OMS pods you designed there, that's an intelligent use of parts, as it is across your station too, which is equally nicely designed. Well done, hope you enjoyed designing and assembling the station! That's awesome, welcome to the challenge! Safe, sound, but upside down is just right for STS-1, and I can see from your initial design that you are well on your way to being an accomplished shuttle builder. Well done! Ah yes the temporal anomalies. I do tend to experience them quite a bit! Burans can in fact be more difficult to design, particularly if you are shooting for an original re-make. That whole shuttle plus payload hanging off the side with no thrust to support it can really throw the balance off! Well done with both missions - great run!! Always enjoy your videos Alchemist, they are very descriptive and interesting to watch. Then there's your totally within the realms of possibility creations . Thanks for sharing!!

Hi everyone sorry for slacking off, been mega busy with annual reviews for my team and myself. Will try and catch up either tonight or tomorrow when I return from work SM

Just stopping in to answer some questions, will probably review stuff tomorrow You can go where you like, but to access the interplanetary missions you have to have completed STS 1-9. 2B is not a mandatory mission so you don't have to do it to progress. If you've already sent a fuel pod up there, the idea is to retrieve that one. If it's no longer in space for some reason you can smash one up there using hyperedit, or a rocket or something if you like. Yes, Yes, Yes. Yes. The shuttle has to go and get the Asteroid, but most people launch with some sort of tug or apparatus in the cargo bay that they use to help them during the mission. Yes. You would just be in the modded category which isn't an issue. SM

Should this be in "Mission Reports" SM

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It's something to do with Unity for sure, but that's where my ability ends. Have a look at this post: http://answers.unity3d.com/questions/1228083/box-colliders-and-negative-scales.html I guess for someone to step in with more information, it would be good to know under what circumstances you are receiving this message. SM

STS-9 is the gateway to interplanetary greatness. Go get me a potato! SM

Whatever you call it, that is both beautiful and elegant in its simplicity of design, and a great solution to the grand tour. Very nicely produced video too! Congratulations - You never need to build anything else in KSP now you have this . SM

there's heaps of links to Texture replacements in the Texture Replacer OP: There's also Greenskull's idiot proof instructions linked there for you. Good luck! SM

Very nicely done! I can only award you Pilot for STS 3 as the orbit was not inclined or above 500km, but I liked the telescope, very interesting design! For STS 4 the requirement for pilot is for an orbit of above 200km, so unfortunately I cannot technically award you the badge They are both as challenging as you want to make them, play the game however you like. This challenge has gone well past the realm of "real" in it's current form and with some of the submissions (I mean someone thunder-punched a shuttle to orbit with a gigantic pair of fire fists for Kraken's sake) so yeah, seriously just have fun and do what you want, no one is going to break down your game-play style, especially in this thread. You've answered your own question twice there matey - "Multistage" and Staged Boosters". If things drop off (Intentionally) you are good to go. OK seriously though - The definition of a Shuttle for the purposes of this challenge is so loose these days that the only real caveat is "No pure-play SSTO". If bits fall off to get you to space I'm happy! If they fall off by accident it's funny, but you might not get a badge SM

Ah yes! Very clearly a shuttle. Got to be careful you see - Some sneaky Kerbals try and sneak secret SSTO's past me . Have a badge, and again welcome to the challenge! SM

This is not "parts of me probably went to space today" . I will not go to space today because I don't have time to play KSP today SM

Ah I think you did it anyway. No worries I had a look back through previous versions of the challenge which had done something similar so not to worry! Have a badge! Also commendations on the space burger Ahha, do I recognize this from the weekly challenge? Nope that was @ShadowZone: Anyway great effort! I'm sure that it's been done lighter/smaller but this thing is so cute! Much shuttle, so badge! Welcome to the challenge! Can you post some pictures of the craft in the VAB/SPH or on the launch pad as there's no pictures of your launch vehicle which the mission report mentions. Just want to see it so I can award you the badge SM

It's supposed to be separate MMU's I'm afraid! Hail Kraken indeed! Excellent story and mission report well done! I like the Mohawk stabilisers Firstly - Skunkworks just for doing the payload extraction and installation using an actual vehicle designed to do the job rather than a click of the button. Mullet Dyne in the face of losing millions of are willing to forgive this small loss of payload in light of the oohs and ahhs it brought to the event. Excellent rescue mission, and a well earned badge! Can't wait to see your station!

I guess you can have one support launch for going outside of LKO! @Alchemist is of course right again. thanks Alchemist! Very nicely done, you are proving your shuttle worthy. Have fun with the next mission Backwards to space in a Shuttle. Possibly, but not guaranteed Look forward to the full mission report! Yeah use interstellar if you so wish. Definitely modded category. Take the Shuttle to another star system and you can have internet points! SM

Farting Simulator 2017 Get away with it in increasingly difficult situations SM

@Papa_Joe - Couldn't find an OP thread for Burn Together. Are you still maintaining it? If so any tips for @Enot02 SM

I guess Vens Stock parts does add a few parts and also includes new models etc. I know 98% is unchanged according to the OP, but that's a 2% part change which makes the shuttle non stock really. Sorry to be a stickler, but don't let it take anything away from your awesome shuttle! Got to love seeing two shuttles in orbit. Nice explosions by the way! Couldn't stay away hey? I wonder how far you will be able to get. I reckon with your skill you can go beyond LKO. I dare you infact, and seeing as you have completed everything already you can pick and choose your missions as you please with this one! Awesome effort and great looking shuttle. Now bolt a super ugly edifice to it and go land an asteroid Also, if you felt like thinking about a new mission (within one of the categories) I'm sure I would entertain the proposition! Welcome to the challenge - I foresee great things and lots of explosions To start with here's your badge: @qzgy is right - The biggest thing I could see instantly was that your tail needs to be much further back which will help you a lot with stability. The other thing you could do is to add a body flap to that shuttle. Check out this thread for some development tips also: (Really time I overhauled that thread and updated my Buran! Haven't flown a shuttle mission since V3 of this challenge, largely because of this challenge to be honest!) SM

Ya for sure, Skunkworks can be modded or stock SM

Let's crank out some reviews shall we! I thought it was a tiny shuttle, then I noticed the 3 man crew and the cargo bay. Good work and welcome to the challenge! I'm sure you'd run a fine challenge! But yes I said no to this, landings should be horizontal when returning to KSC. I missed this when I was reviewing your craft the other day. I must commend you again on the quality of your presentation and craft design! Solid video report, and obviously a very solid shuttle indeed! Enjoying the engine placement on this one! Your badge certainly gets upgraded, along with the Flight Director award, well done COMMANDER! Haha go for it! It's got to be pretty amazing to declare you are going to get the badge and actually get it though - Buyer beware! Yes those parts would sit you in the modded category, but honestly don't worry about it, there's no difference and you are still as awesome as anyone else. Some of the more "insane" shuttles have been the modded ones. Nice screenshots they are too! Looks like you sent two sats up there which sits you in pilot land right now: Haha good work! I'm not quite sure what to do with this one. It looked like a re-run of STS-1A just for the fun of it. Interesting design and you can have the commander and the pilot badge for the separate landings @Alchemist is correct on both answers. Bet you can land the fuel pod though, your shuttle looks really capable. Give it a crack! @qzgy is correct - Stock for this one. Very nicely done indeed! The Space telescope looks great and it was a nice mission report, well done! Need to make sure I'm keeping on top of this. It's so much less work to not wait until I need to review 50 things at a time! SM

The shuttle must land horizontally on the runway at the end of each mission basically. Also - Welcome to the forum! SM

Thanks very much! Credit to the original @inigma for really getting this challenge going back in Version 1 to be honest! That is a brutally massive shuttle and delivery system for sure. The badge is only small but still: To answer your questions: Yes you can transport the shuttle in the cargo bay, but only because I want to see that done haha. The shuttles don't have to be the same, you can picknmix CRAZY STUFF! Seriously good work. I did rattle through the images pretty quickly, but this is an amazing achievement. Have a badge - and also the Skunkworks badge for landing a shuttle in side a shuttle Overkill, from you? Nooooo chance! It's possible. I've awarded you those badges so many times you can just take them yourself now Welcome back with a shiny new shuttle! Looks like you had no real problems here which is testament to your (massive) shuttle design. Well done! Woot! Welcome back Looks like you launched some pretty large sats there! I'm the only one that needs to apologise on here for not reviewing missions quickly enough - Good to have you drop in again Well done on landing a class A right on the runway, that's really impressive work! Isn't it fun when you sep the ET and realise it's all down to the shuttle to land a potato from here... Phew, you continue to blow us away. Reckon you can automate an asteroid landing mission? Let me just review the video for you......Send the bill to Mullet Dyne?? Yeah we aren't gonna pay, got to chalk that one up to some dodgy accounting at Mullet Dyne Really nicely produced video mate. I see the mod list so thanks for providing that. Very happy with you sitting in the Stock category based on that. Nice work thanks for checking in! Unfortunately the "do any mission" was only for the duration of the weekly challenge itself, but I can award you the first badge for a successful mission: Yeah might just remove the FAR rule. I've never really paid any attention to it. It takes heaps of work to build a half decent shuttle, I'm sure everyone is this thread is with you on the iterations etc etc. Great work for putting in the hard yards! Thanks also for the mod list. I can't see any glaring parts mods in there so it looks like I can place you in the stock end of the spectrum. Yep - going to need a bit more imagery here. It looks like you literally went vertically upwards, but there's no detail of any of the mission between UP, and landed. Sorry no badge yet, but keep working on it, you will get there! Oh right, I see you posted the orbit photo just below here. Well I'm going to go out on a trust limb here and award you the initial badge, but for your future entries I will need to see an extended mission report showing all stages of flight. It needs to be a joined up thing really in order to judge properly. Really nice mission report, I like the effort and detail you put into it, with a little story line injected also. Lovely Space Telescope and again heavy on the detail. Forgive me if I'm just getting reviewers haze, but I could definitely see the STS 3 mission completed, but I'm struggling to see where the "rescue" is for STS 4 and 4R? Ah I get it derp. "Stay Tuned for the rescue mission" which presumably is incoming. I'll sit tight and in the meantime have a badge! Now all I've got to do is press "post" without anything going wrong and I am up to date after 1 hour 23 minutes and 2 cold cuppas! SM Mount it upside down and inside out if you like! In short yes go nuts SM

IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 30 Minutes of post writing foiled by a miss-placed button click. There's got to be a way for the post to auto save itself every 30 seconds or so, or a "are you sure you want to navigate away from this page" notice to be displayed to prevent fat finger attacks. My tea is also cold. . Forgive me for rattling through this with minimal comments. I'd written a lot but I just don't feel like writing a huge spiel for each post now: You have to go to orbit not just lift off and land sorry! Looks like good sea trials though so keep going and you will get there! Edit number 2 is correct sorry Loved it, nice Mark 2 shuttle! Interesting re-entry technique Welcome to the challenge! I wrote something about airbrakes and gave you a badge: I said that your shuttle looks like a packet of frankfurters until the 4 boosters come off in the first separation. I also badged you Yep this was a legit cross post - You already have your badges Affirmative on the cross posting, and you also have your badges. I'm fine with TAC Life Support being a stock entry. Stock really only goes as far as anything that alters the performance of the craft. If you are just adding the need for life support you are making things more difficult for yourself and not adding anything like modded engines or wings etc. I also said I miss @Lack for reasons unknown to me, something about the LLL mod and making things look pretty. I think this was where I got to before my pork sausage fingers foiled me. Another Mk2 Shuttle - Nice. Slippery form on that one, it looks like it would go fast and high as an SSTO! Nice work - Just eeked in for a runway landing there! Ah I didn't realise you went suborbital only sorry! It's definitely challenging so I'll make an exception and award you the badge - You can pick the commander or the pilot depending on whether you landed at KSC/Island runway etc. AWESOME JOB! You have really proved your shuttle worthy, and may now advance on to the sillyness of trying to land an asteroid! Great looking station and really well played out mission report! Boom nice work! 2 Missions in one is always a good thing when you can do it. I really like the lines of that shuttle too, the nose and cockpit, and the side profile viewed from a front quarter is really pleasing to the eye! Cross post verified, thanks for checking in. You already have your badge so I won't go digging it out again! Wow right, whole page reviewed, let's click post before I do anything silly! SM

I've got nothing on tonight and will review to get myself up to date with the challenge thread when I return from work in about 10 hours SM

It's what everyone calls the Bridge at KSC. Its part of the R+D facility SM