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TimothyC

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  1. And here is the NASA AMES study that was the source of the above images
  2. The current Inon engine mount supports both single and double engine operations. The covers that used to exist on the double engine mounts for single engine ops are not there any more, and vice versa (I should log an issue on the github for this), but you can use it for both versions. Also, the B version does fit under the Inon decoupler.
  3. I haven't played with NF or SSPxR in a while, but I do say, I love the parts and IVAs.
  4. I place an octo2 on a cubic strut between the two OMS engines, and I angle it to 15 degrees. I also have an action group set up to control from this point. The goal is to have it thrust through the CoM, and have the probe lined up with the CoT. This goes roughly where the drogue is on the Mk2 orbiter, so I place said 'chute on probe to help hide it.
  5. The final/definitive version of the LRBs modeled here (the late 1990s saw flyback LRBs proposed, but did not receive the serious consideration the earlier ones from the 1988-1991 time period received) called for a production run of 28 LRBs per year (14 flights per year was considered the post-Challenger max), with no reuse as it wasn't cost effective. Economies of production were expected to drive costs down (28 tank sets and 113 STME/RS-68 analogs per year lets you set up a true assembly line).
  6. As you have discovered, the hatch on the airlock is located on the end of the part and is axial relative to the part's orientation.
  7. The Castor-30 that Antares uses is already included in the mod. For the Antares first stages, that would require parts that are not on the BDB roadmap at this time. Edit: Well, sort of. The NK-33 engines would have about the same amount of thrust as the E-1s would have, and there is 2.5m tankage on the roadmap (for Kolyma's Shadow's Miranda launcher).
  8. It is new, and offers a proper base for a 1.875m docking port. It also works as a good MOL/MOS adapter.
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