So, in an attempt to *gasp* start moving my craft-building repertoire more towards high-tech exploratory craft, I've tried my hand at making a two-stage lifter with an advanced crew pod (which holds 4). I'm still ironing out the kinks, but it'll hopefully serve me well as a station-taxi, and maybe as a potential return ship for interplanetary missions. The upper stage w/ the "Icarus" NCV (next-gen crew vehicle): Hopefully I can evolve this into a full series of craft, but who knows?