MSM Mining Station Minimus

[fede16071995]

here we go, my first creation on the forums! It's a big mining station with surface to low orbit transport for fuel. completely automated no need to put kerbals in danger.

It's still being built and i will post more pics as the construction goes on. Here what the station will gain in the future: more storage for ore and fuel as well as a place for some kerbals to live and start to explore minimus and the rest of the system.

let me know what you guys think of it!

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phase 1 complete, now i need to add the living quarters for kerbals.

this is the rocket i used to get it to minimus :

Edited May 3, 2015 by fede16071995

[Wjolcz]

Nice. I like the solar farm. How many parts so far?

E: I would also like to see the system that brought it there and set everything up. I'm planning something like this myself and wpuld like to see your solution.

[fede16071995]

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Nice. I like the solar farm. How many parts so far?

E: I would also like to see the system that brought it there and set everything up. I'm planning something like this myself and wpuld like to see your solution.

i edited the post, the only thing is that bringing big stuff like this to minimus is pretty hard, the rocket has a tendency to flip. i solved the problem by changing the ascending path a little bit.

[Muxje]

Very nice station! But how do you manage to assemble all these components on Minmus?

[Rokmonkey]

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i edited the post, the only thing is that bringing big stuff like this to minimus is pretty hard, the rocket has a tendency to flip. i solved the problem by changing the ascending path a little bit.

Those fins on that rocket? Pull them ALL the way down to the bottom. I prefer using the Big S Strakes though, they are cooler.

Also, I agree with the sentiments expressed so far, how did you assemble it all together on Minmus?

[fede16071995]

Very nice station! But how do you manage to assemble all these components on Minmus?

RCS, on minimus is so easy to have enough trust to lift things and 8 RCS ports will do the job. also, the lv 909 is capable to put the fuel storage into orbit using very little fuel (you end up with one full orange tank and 650 units of RCS) so my next step will be to build a space station around minimus to refuel my missions.

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Those fins on that rocket? Pull them ALL the way down to the bottom. I prefer using the Big S Strakes though, they are cooler.

Also, I agree with the sentiments expressed so far, how did you assemble it all together on Minmus?

i completely agree with you on the fins, the reason why i putted them there is that otherwise the rocket would flip out of control once i ignited the second stage.

[Rokmonkey]

i completely agree with you on the fins, the reason why i putted them there is that otherwise the rocket would flip out of control once i ignited the second stage.

Try putting big ones on the bottom stage, then put smaller ones (Smaller than you have now) on the second stage.