YANFRET
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Chaka says that he really likes your Mun Base and that as long as the lander contains nice fuits then you have his complete support
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I spoke with Chaka about this personally. He said that, strictly speaking, he can not take credit for the mission scope of either lander, since Altair was designed by NASA and modeled by Bobcat, and NOS was designed by Boeing and modeled by NoOneSpecial. In other words, Altair is desgined for the Mun and has a structural capacity suited for that environment. The NOS lander has far greater structural loading capacity suited for Duna E, D, and L. Also it has nice snacks boxes, a wider platform and engines that are high from the ground to avoid kickup damage.
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Pre - Departure Selfies
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I was thinking maybe if it were longer it could be spun for some G's
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Monkey Transfer Vehicle Update This is the new two - launch version using the four SRB XLS vehicle to put segments B and C into orbit and then the classic MLS vehicle to put this revised habitat section up.
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Well hello station parts! Looking good! -
Sweet! Chaka's version of this configuration is ready to go with the next update. We might be able to do a beta patch to push it out officially before the update is ready
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Probably a linux thing. The ASET components have a strong testing resume.
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Been experimenting with using the 4 srb "XLS" launch vehicle to put Monkey Transfer Vehicle drive section as well as drop tank into orbit at the same time "MTV segments B and C". So far it works fantastic. Making some further improvements to the MTV design and experimenting with solar panels again
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There is a box in our basement filled with HPR parts and at least one nose cone from an Aerotech Astrobee. In 1999 we used a nice farmer's tractor battery to ignite a G motor in a field and it came down in the only tree for two miles. We tried to shoot it down with a shotgun and failed. The rocket is still in the tree to this day, G casing and all.
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What happened to the old avatar? You had that one since the first day Chaka was revealed to the world! - - - Updated - - - They tried but decided it would be easier to make the rockets in real life instead
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In the past we released an Orion + EMLV version, however those parts represent such a large footprint of the pack that you would loose more capability than you would memory use. Adding SLS to that light version would make it even less value. The parts licensed from contributing packs are all modified to fit and work with each other and have unique textures, sizes and configs. That said, we recognize that this is a high memory use pack, and we can look into separating Orion and SLS from the pack and see what size we get by the time the next update is ready. - - - Updated - - - Kartoffelkuchen released a Delta II which we were contributed some texture work and you can find it here http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/78741-1-0-3-Launchers-Pack-V-5-3-Career-Mode-support if that was on your mind
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This is a beautifully modeled vehicle and should be an example to the community of what is possible when professional grade techniques are applied to a project from start to finish. Chaka the monkey offers his "5 monkey paw stamps" rating of excellence!
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Yeah, that's actually a "Product Feature" on the Altair Pod. What happened was, during it's development process, the main working PC at NOS Technologies, LLC suffered catastrophic failure and the original files were lost before it was finished. So much work went into making it that we chose not to ask the vendor to re build the model from scratch. Therefor, we applied a hot-wire fix that allows it to function with the electrical issues as is. It's tricky with the 1.0.4 node interface, but if you are extra careful and move the mouse to the bottom of the green ball, the part will turn green and it will connect. Promise! The pod will continue to function even if the electrical readings are crazy. Have faith
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â–² I think the perforated aero ring on the final design as released a few days ago is even more interesting! MLS - Orion Plus X - Flight ready configuration
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Did that for a month when the Chaka project began, to gather up extra facts. Been on vacation for a bit, so it should'nt be too long. While on holiday, ran into an old friend:
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Yup. Those guys are great. Chaka the monkey is a proud supporter of nasaspaceflight.com and fully endorses their services lol Wow! That's really good data. I've always wondered where we would max out on that. I wonder if anyone thinks that carrying Orion all the way to Duna is worth the savings for a high delta return direct entry and then we could recover MTV on another orbit? Careful planning perhaps? Yep. Great news! They will be back in official capacity with the next update and have already been converted to DDS and had the nodes fixed, plus a few other tweaks.
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Move your mouse to the bottom of it's lower attachment node until it turns green, then click
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EMLV III: Orion Plus Optimal long duration transport to 1000 km orbit Designed to fit in with Intermunar Space Station assembly flow
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You're using the wrong fairing base and you must use an inverted upper base. These new parts were included in the beta zip. Also your Orion packaging looks ... problematic Okay! See how this bakes your chickens: SLS Block 1A - Orion Plus X And yes, before you ask we can do that in orange flavour as well
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once you add the inter fairing you must reduce the fairing size by right clicking on the base and sliding the bar left
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I'm struggling with that because it really doesn't make any sense to combine Orion with the payload unless its a small habitat module with a toilet. That itself us a compelling reason, but any more it seems better to launch separately
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Thanks! It's really cool that you find the launch vehicles useful and practical. It won't be too long before an update, but I want to get a lot of things right and not just ship it out the door half baked. Yep, it took a few days of messing around. The biggest piece of the puzzle was adding specific scale values for the larger fairing, so that the original part is stretched left to right but not up and down. Then we had to tweak and trim things just the right way for all the edges to line up the way we want. You're welcome to test it out with this beta zip of the CMES/Aero folder https://www.dropbox.com/s/goq872gds6jo7xn/Aero.zip?dl=0
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Experimenting with alternative configurations:
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Yeah I agree with that, I think the step we missed is that the service module bottom is the primary structural path up to Orion, that's why the heat shield cover has structural bits inside like an airplane wing. The mini upper we added is the Chaka 375 Express upper stage available in 3 sizes and it's totally off the shelf, having been implemented a few revisions ago as a lower delta alternative to our DCS/ICPS. It is used for example on all EMLV I vehicles. Adding it was an idea to fill the space inside the shortened angles failing with something shorter then the ICPS. As far as stage balancing is concerned, I think the lower capacity version would be more efficient overall than what we pictured above. Also keep in mind NASA can only show pictures if what the legislature says it can, the moon surface is not on the table and they are prohibited by law from showing pictures of Altair in any config, and reaching the moon surface without A) MLS style advanced boosters or a mini upper like we added, might restrict mission mass too far if the classic Ares lander baseline is assumed ( keep in mind that config used the Altair to get polar access )
