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  1. Reddragon
    I see you have been working a lot on this pack Piwa. The models you made are extremely good!
  2. Reddragon
    This happens in space for some reason. I can see in the VAB that the CoM is not lined up with the thrust vector. I'll take some pictures or even make a video later. So here they are- A view from the top: RCS build also confirms the rotation:
  3. Reddragon
    Great to hear! Especially with the asteroids coming soon.
  4. Reddragon
    The descent stage tank's center of mass isn't aligned with the thrust vector and the LEM starts to spin. Did I do something wrong or it's something to be fixed?
  5. Reddragon
    Congratulations on making the new version, it looks very good.
  6. Reddragon
    Oh, designed for. Well, that's possible. But it was perfect for the Gemini.
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    Agena was an unmanned spacecraft for the earliest rendezvous and docking maneuvers. Just as in FASA...
  8. Reddragon
    You couldn't place it like how it should be attached then. That would require docking nodes on the side of the rocket to attach the tower umbilicals to. And they would be week.
  9. Reddragon
    I think by the time Saturn V and APollo CSM will be ready for release 0.24 is going to be out already. It shouldn't be that much far off.
  10. Reddragon
    The next update's new parts are working well. Until Lovad finishes the lander I will do some tests with DennyTX's FASA LEM. So all in all the Saturn I-B and Saturn V has almost been finished.
  11. Reddragon
    I understand, don't worry. I just wanted to clarify that shuttle and Soyuz are two very different type of spacecrafts.
  12. Reddragon
    The shuttle was a 70t heavy vehicle which was able to make orbit with 24-25t of payload with 7 astronauts. That's almost 100t to LEO with the STS (!) with three RS-25 engines and two of the 4 segment SRBs with a cryogenic tank. The Soyuz is a launch system for approx. 7t to LEO which includes a frequently used transportation vehicle for a crew of 3. A shuttle launch cost was about 450 million dollars (2011) and a Soyuz launch is about 150 million (2011) so for a 14 times bigger launch capacity the STS is a heavy if not a super heavy launch system whereas the Soyuz is maybe a middle. The two are not the same category and weren't designed for the same variety of missions. The shuttle has never been used with full capacity (for eg. it could achieve a polar orbit and return safely). For ISS crew support missions it may have been a waste of money to send the shuttle but to deliver huge payloads with a service crew at once to orbit it wasn't.
  13. Reddragon
    This topic belongs to 'The Space Lounge' threads and not here. I totally agree.
  14. Reddragon
    I haven't realized that there is any 'race' on the forums. Piwa is Russian and his only mod is a very good Saturn V for RSS (yet). So is Lovad who created Apollo parts alongside a Mecury Atlas and the Japanese H-II. And Bobcat also made the American pack with Constellation parts and sort of helped in the Component Space Shuttle mod. The reason for interest Soviet/Russian crafts is simply because they have a rich history and has always been relevant in space exploration.
  15. Reddragon
    The unfolding method of the rover itself has been done by Bobcat. The correct separation from the LM descent stage is very problematic.
  16. Reddragon
    Raw video of the Saturn V and the Apollo CSM in Mun orbit. Works well so far.
  17. Reddragon
    Test of the Saturn I-B for the upcoming update.
  18. Reddragon
    For me it doesn't work. The nodes don't want to move with the model.
  19. Reddragon
    The next update of KSP will include an upgraded part connection system which will help with this issue. Though we don't know when it's coming. Until that only struts and Kerbal Joint Reinforcement can help.
  20. Reddragon
    I can help in testing.
  21. Reddragon
    Obviously, thats what I meant...
  22. Reddragon
    That won't be a problem scince this is their only work so far.
  23. Reddragon
    As far as I remember Ares I-X had difficulties with rezonance at ascent and it also damaged the launch pad. Two parachutes also failed before first stage splashdown which made the the SRB a dent at the bottom. ATK planned to continue it under the name Liberty but NASA didn't chose it for the Commercial Crew Program.
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    That's true. i've read earlier that it was 'Apollo on steroids'. I think it meant the budget as well. First when I heard about Ares V I thought it's gonna lift a mass a Saturn V could maybe. When I heard the plan was 180mt I almost fell from my chair. Anyway I also have to congratulate you on the work you made on this mod. I tried the the Orion and it's working for me.
  25. Reddragon
    Well, Ares V payload capacity to LEO was planned to be about 250kmx250km was 170-180mts which is incredible. Note, that SLS is a variety of launch vehicles and not a single design. Block I crew variant is of course to send the Orion MPCV to the Moon or beyond. Ares V was designed mainly to put Altair to LEO and be able to perform a TLI after Orion docked and at least a decade later for assembling MTV components maybe. Since the Moon is not a goal any more (because of the asteroid retrieval) SLS Block 2 is a more economical choice for any other payloads which wouldn't need a powerful launch vehicle as Ares V. Also there was little to no foreseeable economic security for Constellation after the return to moon anyway.
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