NASA Low Density Supersonic Decelerator Test, June 3 2015. And my KSP "replica" preparing for lunch.

[Goddess Bhavani]

NASA will soon launch their pie-shaped Low Density Supersonic Decelerator craft. It is designed to test landing technology for future Mars missions.

Here at the Kerbal Space Center, we are as enthusiastic as NASA in testing next generation technology and are preparing a revolutionary new spacecraft for lunch.

It is similarly shaped as the NASA Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) albeit a different type of food. Where the NASA craft looks very much like a pie, our Low Calorie Super Delicious (LCSD) has multiple layers of stacked buns, random veggies and a succulent grilled meat patty topped with American cheese. It has a similar amount of calories but tastes very much different. It is lower in calories than conventional snacks because we refrained from making a Wendy's Quad Stacker this time.

Still, the two craft bear an uncanny resemblance in the eyes of nuFAR's voxel-based aerodynamic simulation (both developing a ridiculous amount of drag, which aids greatly in spacecraft thermal protection) and we'll see how the two craft fare tomorrow. One will no doubt majestically soar into the stratosphere on a balloon before igniting its onboard engine and accelerate to Mach 2.35, while the other might just scatter an entire continent with super-sized fast food pieces as the tomato ketchup core reaches its target speed of Mach 3.14159265359.

[Feradose]

Now thats what I call a super fastfood, it looks hilarious!

[Archgeek]

Ah, complete with radially-attached bacon for added control authority. Very nice.

[DaPatman]

I think the Burger Mod is my favourite mod I don't use. I might have to rectify that by making an install dedicated to silliness.

[Goddess Bhavani]

I think the Burger Mod is my favourite mod I don't use. I might have to rectify that by making an install dedicated to silliness.

I recently done that to not clutter up my 'working' and 'recording' installs

Here's a video of the LDSD parody, proving a burger is really aerodynamically similar to the pie which NASA is going to launch tomorrow.

[PB666]

NASA will soon launch their pie-shaped Low Density Supersonic Decelerator craft. It is designed to test landing technology for future Mars missions.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/technology/ldsd/ldsd20140602-16.jpg

Here at the Kerbal Space Center, we are as enthusiastic as NASA in testing next generation technology and are preparing a revolutionary new spacecraft for lunch.

It is similarly shaped as the NASA Low Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) albeit a different type of food. Where the NASA craft looks very much like a pie, our Low Calorie Super Delicious (LCSD) has multiple layers of stacked buns, random veggies and a succulent grilled meat patty topped with American cheese. It has a similar amount of calories but tastes very much different. It is lower in calories than conventional snacks because we refrained from making a Wendy's Quad Stacker this time.

http://i.imgur.com/seUt4Qu.jpg

Still, the two craft bear an uncanny resemblance in the eyes of nuFAR's voxel-based aerodynamic simulation (both developing a ridiculous amount of drag, which aids greatly in spacecraft thermal protection) and we'll see how the two craft fare tomorrow. One will no doubt majestically soar into the stratosphere on a balloon before igniting its onboard engine and accelerate to Mach 2.35, while the other might just scatter an entire continent with super-sized fast food pieces as the tomato ketchup core reaches its target speed of Mach 3.14159265359.

On the ascethics scale both reset the lower limits. NASA's looks a cross between my sisters coffee table on laundry day and what one expects to find under the airbag cover in the steering wheel of a car. Yours gets style points for representin long forgotten diners, I would be polite since the fuel tanks give a salt and pepper impression and say that if condiments were the inspiration for the WWII pulse jet (v1) program, this might have been result. Although clearly a step above a coverted 1959 cadillac pretending to be a interstellar space craft might I make the following recommendation.

Without to much trouble you can flatten stock parts, including fuel tanks. the volume equation is pi r ^ 2 * h. Second is that you could do the same for heat shield, and convert it into a tank. In the second example stretch the y axis of the heat shield. Its not appreciably difficult to use size3 fairings into space, you could launch in two phases, on with drag breaking device that is elevated by Jet craft followed by a final rocket into space jettisoning the jet when the cease to provide lift. The

PL and fuel could be delivered and ported with the first in space.

I would do this quite differently I would have very low density sheild in front of PL and 3 behind to feather th craft. possibly 5 meters off axis. the middle fairing would be ejected by rocket thust and channeled off in two half circles. Once chute deploy speed is achieved I would release drogue chutes from the inside edge of the feather devices. The would be followed by oversized chutes on the outside edge that gradually extend the radius as the craft gets closer to ground. As landing thruster come online the extensions woul reach a distane of 15 meters from central axis. Finally i would have landing struts capable of stopping a craft going 30 m/s. much like the energy absorbing part in the front frame of modern cars.

[DuoDex]

This thread has been moved to the Science Labs.

[Goddess Bhavani]

Unfavorable conditions have led to successive postponement of the LDSD launch and the next launch opportunity is Thursday, June 4 no later than 7.30am HST.

In the meantime, Kerbal Space Center is debating whether to recover two of their LCSD burgers after they soft landed near populated areas to the north. Locals in the vicinity of the landing sites are expected to enjoy up to five tons of free lunches.

[PB666]

This thread has been moved to the Science Labs.

I think the 2 threads need to be merged.

[Goddess Bhavani]

The other thread is waaay more useful and informative though.

While I just wanted a quick snack in space