KSR1 - Whatney - Ares Mars Direct Rover - as in The Martian

[selfish_meme]

Edit: Let's try that again, now with real stock parts, 100% less on load explosions, almost 50% fewer parts, 100% more science!, 100% more solar power! and Authentic RTG for heating.

Drive across Duna!

All your fellow Kerbals left you for dead on Duna?

Drive across Duna in a Rover towing another Rover, reach the Duna Ascent Vehicle and get home safe.

9t on the pad

24.5m/s top speed

Designed with active Suspension, and modified centre of gravity. It is not untippable but it is very well behaved for such a substantial beast. You have to actually try to tip it. Normal driving is easy. Warranty void if launched.

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Edited July 31, 2015 by selfish_meme

[selfish_meme]

Hmmm, sorry about that, it seems Ven's Stock Revamp does make a difference, it's not just the same parts with better textures. It seems the stock Rover is a bomb waiting to go off on load. Hang in there I will be back with a new version soon, using really stock parts this time.

[selfish_meme]

Let's try that again, now with real stock parts, 100% less on load explosions, almost 50% fewer parts, 100% more science!, 100% more solar power! and Authentic RTG for heating.

[pTrevTrevs]

I always imagined the rovers from The Martian as the concept for NASA's Constellation SPR Rovers. Do they show the rovers in the trailer for the movie?

[clivman]

I always imagined the rovers from The Martian as the concept for NASA's Constellation SPR Rovers. Do they show the rovers in the trailer for the movie?

I think so because these look familiar, there are also pictures onlline.

[Majorjim!]

Hey man. Do you have a reference picture?

[Cobalt60]

I loved the book! Also, I thought Watney had a balloon roof for the trailer. The rovers are great though! Good job.

Next make his inflatable bedroom.

[ndiver]

A remark: you mention "100% more science", but there is no scientific experiment on board. The suspension is interesting but IMHO not suitable for long distance ride at 20 m/s (I got nearly immediately explosions).

I would also suggest to activate the steering of more wheels (only the front ones have the steering activated)

[selfish_meme]

There was no Mobile Processing Lab before, so there is 100% more science now. The suspension is as good as I can get it, I only activate the front wheel steering so the turn is not as sharp and likely to tip the rover. It's top speed is above 20m/s, which is not what you should be doing across rough terrain.

Edit: As an example you can go up and down the runway sides without slowing, but the steep second slope at the end of the runway you will need to slow down.

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I loved the book! Also, I thought Watney had a balloon roof for the trailer. The rovers are great though! Good job.

Next make his inflatable bedroom.

Well he made his own inflatable roof on 'one' of the rovers. This is meant as part of a 'pre-accident' pack. I just finished Pathfinder which will also be in the pack.

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I always imagined the rovers from The Martian as the concept for NASA's Constellation SPR Rovers. Do they show the rovers in the trailer for the movie?

The ones from the Movie are more like the modern ones, but the original concept vehicles were different. There are a few different versions from different artists.

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Hey man. Do you have a reference picture?

I was going off the pressurised rovers on this page. Obviously I made changes for practicality and for the use of stock parts and keeping the part count down.