The K Prize - 100% reusable spaceplane to orbit and back

[WafflesToo]

Crashing through the gates to this party with "Swallow"

(Sorry Booly, just can't do stock aerodynamics anymore )

Edited August 15, 2014 by WafflesToo
got the planes name wrong, doofus...

[GoSlash27]

I suppose I should swing by and claim my k-prize.

http://wikisend.com/download/448306/EVE%20express.craft

This little vehicle comes equipped with a pressurized capsule for 1 crew member and a clamp-o-tron jr. for docking and refueling. It does SSTO easily from Kerbin, and my goal is to make it SSTO from Eve as well.

It weighs 2.2 tons, has enough DV to fly direct to any other body with an atmosphere, and can dock in orbit or land on the runway.

Best,

-Slashy

Edited August 15, 2014 by GoSlash27

[Overfloater]

Hi, i'd like to to submit one more entry ]

Astro-Cruiser again...

Craft file

To Moho and back with landing on SSTO

I made it , after several unlucky tries, Jeb made round-trip to Moho on space plane "Arctic tern"

Brief stats:

Start mass/dry mass - 31.22 t / 9.36 t

Details - 107

Crew - 1 brave kerbonaut

Engines: 2 turbojets (4 intakes per engine) + 1 atomic engine

dV on LKO - 8700+ m/s

http://i.imgur.com/6UFgL59.jpg

(for details, click on picture)

Dang...! . _ . no one can compete with you can they...

Moho was my next target, but i still haven't figured out a good Eve fly-by maneuver x-D

didn't think about getting captured. Very clever.

[NecroBones]

Here's my submission! Spaceplane took off from the runway, achieved a 133km x 133km orbit, then came back around and landed on the runway. Engineer/MechJeb used only for informational displays. All parts are stock, as are the aerodynamics. Other mods were visual-only.

Parts: 77

Mass: 18.4 tons (before launch, rounded to tenths)

Cost: 61506

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Edited August 16, 2014 by NecroBones

[KandoKris]

Yeah I'd like to include my little Roger Rrescue - Finished the tech tree ages ago but this little dude is so much fun to fly I cant stop using it

More pics here

All Stock just visual mods cost 36621 part count 55

[boolybooly]

So Kando, I like the look of your technicolor ship collection, unless I am mistaken the album doesn't seem to show a complete mission and you have not stated that you did. So your word is good and I just need to know if you claim the K-Prize, i.e. have you taken off, made orbit and landed safely?

Congratulations and thanks also to NecroBones, Overfloater and Mesklin for your K-Prize mission reports. Logged and linked.

WafflesToo you are right that is definitely a gatecrasher! The robotic look worked though.

GoSlash27, did that land safely? (second screen has a preflight timecode FYI)

It'snorocketscience, your enthusiasm is welcome and I won't take offence if you want to create a related challenge building on the K-Prize theme also I am happy to be consulted by PM and discuss ideas for such with anyone who wants to do that, though if you want to use the badge art you will have to talk to WafflesToo, who kindly made and donated the K-Prize badges. HF

Edited August 18, 2014 by boolybooly

[RocketscientistV]

I just noticed, On the front page it doesn't say Utilikerbal distinction on the falcon b, when it launched the Cube sat.

[GoSlash27]

GoSlash27, did that land safely? (second screen has a preflight timecode FYI)

Yessir. No runs, no drips, no errors.

I think the clock reset because I went EVA for the photo op.

Best,

-Slashy

[boolybooly]

Thanks for explaining GoSlash27. Congratulations on completing the K-Prize mission with the innovative ion powered EVE express.

Sorry RocketScientistV, fixed.

[RocketscientistV]

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It's Called the Manley.

[Stochasty]

To Moho and back with landing on SSTO

Nicely done! Glad someone else managed to make it.

[djnekkid]

is "space planes plus" conciderd stock now?

[boolybooly]

Are you trying to tell us something djnekkid? Would you like to publish a gatecrasher?

Thanks for your mission report RocketScientistV and congratulations for completing another K-Prize winning mission, with a safe landing at the KSC runway earning the highly regarded Advanced Pilot Precision Award with Manley... a touching tribute to the enthusiastic Scott?

[Gravaar]

Hi all

Way back in 0.21 I entered the Spider Mk v

Here is the Spider Mk XVI

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Spaceplane:- Spider Mk XVI

Cost:- wet 218688 Dry 214494

Weight Wet 71092 KG Dry 29062 KG

Has 6000 Dv if full of fuel in orbit

Parts 309 including the Rover, Can fly by itself without rover as it has a probe core

I Also run a modified science version

All Stock no mods or part clipping

Edited August 24, 2014 by Gravaar
Typo

[Damaske]

is "space planes plus" conciderd stock now?

Are you trying to tell us something djnekkid? Would you like to publish a gatecrasher?

Not sure if boolybooly knows about it, But the mod Space planes plus is being made stock with ksp! It was announced Tuesday i think it was. I think djnekkid was asking if we are allowed to use those parts from the mod as if they are stock or will we have to wait for that update to come out with the sp+ parts in the stock install...

[Overfloater]

Spaceplane+ will be stock when Spaceplane+ will be stock ;-b

They said the pack will be slightly modified, so craft with Sp+ mod parts probably will not be compatible with .25

And who knows what they plan to change...

[Cmdr. Arn1e]

After a long, long time working on my SSTO SpacePlanes, I may have come up with one that actually meets the challenge!

Will post later, IF I manage to land it hehe

[Gravaar]

Look I just "found" it painted like this and me and the others took it out for a spin

Yes ...yes ...I know now we hafta get the other 9 back from orbit but I told em if they wasn't back by the time the sat was deployed I wasn't waiting for em

And anyway watta ya mean it aint stock? I found it like that !!!

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STATS:- Mod Spaceplane +

10 Kerbals to orbit (pilot + 9 others)

cargobay with sat loaded

4 turbojets and 2 aerospikes

Edited August 25, 2014 by Gravaar

[Samniss Arandeen]

Question before I make my challenge attempt: I know it has to be all stock parts (which means no Spaceplane Plus, even if it's future stock), but does it have to be stock aerodynamics too? I currently have FAR installed and don't want to go breaking the rules.

[cakepie]

I usually play with FAR, but since I've been testing stuff and doing a few challenges in stock aero lately I figured I should get my K Prize while I was at it.

The Kolibri: 6.5t, capacity: 1 kerb; One turbojet, two intakes; two Rockomax 78-7S. LF:381 Ox:283 plus the 7.5 monoprop built into the cockpit for docking manoeuvres.

Today, we'll be flying with a small ion-powered science probe and ... a couple of chairs? you know what's coming, right?

Launch preparations; Jeb with the preflight checks. Payload works out to 580kg.

Horizontal takeoff, zoom climb, then level out to a more moderate climb in the mid- and upper-atmosphere. Rockets on at 21km, turbojets off crossing 31km or so.

Coast to apoapsis.

Circularization to approx 70.5km circular orbit.

Payload deployment. The drone should be capable of taking care of itself from here on out.

 

Here, have a couple of random pretty pictures

Next stop, Unity Station.

Disclaimer: This being a fresh stock save, I cheathaxed the station into orbit beforehand.

 

Matching inclination, because the SSTO launch was just slightly off.

Waiting to catch up to the station from below, then burning towards its altitude, aiming for approx 1km separation or so when we begin the final approach.

Approaching the station.

Note to self: pack an OX-STAT next time, reduce concerns about reaction wheel power consumption.

Stationkeeping about 50m away. Docking port deployed in preparation.

Docking manoeuvres. On hindsight, the arrangement of RCS blocks at the front only is a bit inconvenient...

We're here.

Why are we here? To pick up Bill and Bob, of course.

All set for departure.

Boy are Bill and Bob happy to be going home.

Unity station slips ahead under us as we burn retrograde to slow down and drop behind it.

Entering the atmosphere. The boys seem to be enjoying the ride...

... a little too much, perhaps.

Lose a bunch of altitude and turn back toward KSC.

Now you're complaining? I don't get you, Bob.

Let's get this baby back on the ground.

Some post flight fuel / craft stats...

Obligatory photo op.

tl;dr: to 70.5km orbit with small probe payload, docking with station at 80km, return to landing on runway 27.

Edited April 17, 2018 by cakepie

[Fengist]

Ok, so you may disqualify me for this... but.

1 launch, 3 landings.

Yea, I uncoupled but ONLY after I achieved orbit. Consider the two outer ones to be ummm... payload. Yea, payload.

[boolybooly]

Sorry Samniss Arandeen... FAR is currently treated as non stock so it doesn't qualify for a K-Prize.

Congrats cake>pie on your Advanced Pilot Precision Award 1st Class.

Fengist did the middle craft make it to orbit without using the thrusters or fuel on the "payload" craft?

Gravaar did you want a gatecrasher link for your second? With a successful K-Prize mission you have the right to choose to have the gatecrasher removed or linked.

[Fengist]

Fengist did the middle craft make it to orbit without using the thrusters or fuel on the "payload" craft?

Well, you see, the fuel and thrusters WAS the ummm payload and I had to make sure they worked properly. I mean I wouldn't want to detach those two guys and have them try to fly home with engines that don't work. That would be ummm silly.

But hey, they were all one plane when they went up, they just came down at different times.

[Gravaar]

Gravaar did you want a gatecrasher link for your second? With a successful K-Prize mission you have the right to choose to have the gatecrasher removed or linked.

Yep Gatecrasher for the second

And The entry was Spider Mk. 16

the Spider Mk. 5 was entered way back in 0.21

[cakepie]

Congrats cake>pie on your Advanced Pilot Precision Award 1st Class.

I brought a payload too, should be good for Utilitarial Commendation, right?