GoldForest

So... yeah, as you guys see above, the station decided to self-destruct... thankfully, I was able to revert to VAB, so it's fine, for now. I honestly don't know what caused it to blow up. I'm assuming it's the robotic parts for some reason. They were moving around, even while locked. Anyway, the mission was complete, and I have all the pictures, but that happened, and I got angry so I decided not to post it, but I will go ahead and post them now. Just know that the modules are not currently on the station, but I will try to add them again, but if it explodes again, I'll have to figure out why. If I can't, this project might be ending with this mission... I don't want it to, I have a few more modules I'd like to add and a few glamour shots I'd like to get. If this project does come to an end, I'll start up a new one. I have a few ideas in mind. Alright, without further ado... SISS 25: Shuttle Docking Modules S1/P1 and PMA-3,4,5 and 6 - August 8th, 1991 Flown by Saturn VI SISS 25 sees the revival of an ancient launch vehicle, modernized. A private company set out to bring the Saturn family back to life with it's project, The Saturn Revival and Modernization Project, or SRAMP, pronounced Sir Amp. The project is almost entirely privately funded, with some public funding through donations. NASA does contribute a small amount to the project, but not much. The first vehicle to come from this project is the Saturn VI. The Saturn VI uses a widened third stage with 2 J-2T 400Ks. The second stage is a regular sized S-II, but powered by 5 J-2T 400Ks. The first stage is a 9m stretched S-IC with 6 F-1Bs. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Ah, I am using the upgraded version yeah.

Weird. I'm sure waterfall works for the other J-2s. I'll do some investigation later.

Huh, I am using waterfall, but as you can see, the arrospikes still have their aero plume.plumes. Is my install bugged? You said you made a vacuum plume for the J-2 aerospike, right?

@CobaltWolf @Zorg Could we get a vacuum plume for the J-2 aerospikes? Kind of jarring how they remain in atmospheric plume no matter what alttiude.

Saturn is correct! Though, that you mention Nova.... *evil grin*

Oh, and here's a hint for the next launch vehicle, if anyone would care to guess:

"This isn't even my final form!" Thanks, but I'm far from done. I have quite a few launches to complete.

Hmmm? All BDB Probes save? ==================================================================================================== SISS 24: S4, S5, S6, S7 Truss segements - June 25th, 1991 Flowny By Titan LDC Barbarian Another rocket loan from the DoD to test the capabilities and see how well the rocket does in flight. Said rocket is a Large Diameter Core Titan codenamed Barbarian. This behemoth of a rocket consists of a enlarged Titan Core with 5 main egines and 5 Titan SRBs. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

So apparently I forgot a docking port on the S3 truss... or it destroyed itself... so yeah, SISS 24, which I actually planned to have out today as well, is now delayed while I send a repair mission.... *sigh*

SISS 23: RM2 - June 3rd, 1991 Flown by Zenit Duo Russia launches Research Module 2 to SISS aboard a Zenit Duo. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

SISS 22: Research Module - April 20th, 1991 Flown by Proton A simple Proton Launch carrying the Research Module destined for the forward port on the Universal Docking Module's docking hub. Ordinarily, autopilot would dock the module, but with the difficult position of the fore port, cosmonauts aboard the station will take manual remote control to guide the module into place. All crews will be in their capsules ready for emergency undocking should the worse come to pass. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Yeah, my mistake. I'll fix it when I can get on a computer. Also, you woke up to greatness!

SISS 21: Shuttle Docking Module N0 - March 31st, 1991 Flown by - MDD Barbarian (Delta Barbarian) The DoD has lended NASA one of their rocket launches. The DoD wants to test the lifting capability of a launch vehicle they have contracted from McDonnell Douglas. Said launch vehicle is a monster. It uses hydrogen upper stage atop a Delta II core with six Delta IIs surrounded it. It also has three shuttle SRBs attached to the outside of those six Deltas. The launch goes off without a hitch and SDM N0 gets delivered on schedule. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Wrong again. Think bigger and crazier. It was a design meant to launch a certain laser satellite.

No. It's a Delta II design.

Gahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!! The PMM is flinging itself off the station for some reason! Great, now I got another problem to solve! And it broke Node 3's berthing port off with it! Hey! Get back here!

Well, shoot. I thought Double Barrel Delta would be able to lift the payload I teased, but it's not having it... I guess I have to use ANOTHER cursed Delta concept... Anyone care to take a guess what that may be?

No it's fine. It is cursed lol.

An irl concept for the Delta 2 called the Two-Barrel Delta.

SISS 20: PMM - March 1st, 1991 Flown by - Ares IB Ares I returns with the launch of Ares IB. Ares IB will replace Ares IA in crew launches. Ares IB uses an LRB instead of an SRB. Said LRB features 2 F-2Bs. With 2 engines, it eliminates the vibration problem and also offers greater chance to abort if the case of an emergency. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet Teaser image:

@benjee10 Just noticed the Cupola doesn't have a white variant. Was this an oversight, a bug in the config or did you not bother giving it a white variant?

SISS 19: S2 and S3 - February 22nd, 1991 Flown by Ares V + Aardvark-2 Ares V makes her operational debut after a one month delay due to engine issues. SISS 19 was originally slated for January, but due to an issue with two of the new RS-68 engines on Ares V's core stage the launch was delayed. It took a while for Rocketdyne to track down the problem and to make sure the other engines didn't have the fault as well. Once the problem was dealt with, Ares V was rescheduled. Ares V is NASA's newest Mun rocket, at least, it's one of the runner ups. NASA has been thinking about cancelling the Ares Program and going with another program. The DIRECTv3 program is very promising, the Jupiter 130 already having proven itself with 4 launches, 2 of them delivering SISS modules. DIRECTv3 has two heavier launch vehicles in proposal. A tame 246 and a monstrous 3552 configuration. NASA was interested in both, though the latter with some heavy criticism. The 3552 would use a new central stack with STS stacks bolted on to the side of it. For now though, NASA was focused on one vehicle, Ares V. Ares V roared to life, the 6 RS-68 engines and 2 5.5 SRBs lifting the monster of a launch vehicle off the pad and into the air. Ares V was a little slow, but not too slow. It didn't "Jump" off the pad like the Shuttle or Titan, but NASA didn't need it to jump. They just needed it to reach orbit. Everyone watched as the giant orange rocket got smaller and soon disappeared into the great blue yonder. Aardvark 2 also makes her debut with this launch, finally retiring the Apollo style SM. Instead, Aardvark 2 now uses an Orion derived SM. Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

Heh, I figured it out. It was my own fault. It was a outdated config file conflicting with a newer one. But the Ares V launch will have to be delayed. I spent all my available time tracking down this issue.