You win some, you lose some. Well, you lose most, actually.

[Vanamonde]

Feel free not to care, but this is a big deal for me. I suck at planes, but this is the first time any of my SSTOs have delivered a non-test payload, other than personnel. (I've only flown one personnel mission, for that matter.)

The plane.

Arrives at the station.

Delivers the payload.

Returns intact.

And what was the payload?

A pair of self-deploying colored light assemblies to illuminate the station.

So I was all happy to post that, then realized I needed one more screenshot for this report, and in getting it discovered...

They rip themselves apart the instant I un-claw them. ;_;

[Mister Dilsby]

Arghhh nooo! I totally feel that, started building a station into an asteroid recently, and when I undocked a ship in the neighborhood that asteroid zoomed away perpendicular to its orbit at 1800m/s relative. Incredibly frustrating. I was able to rebuild the orbit from a save, very sorry yours did not go so well. FWIW, your plane and station design look fantastic. You'll rebuild

[Starhawk]

I, too, feel your pain. I know the thrill of victory, followed by the agony of defeat.

Best of luck with rebuilding the lighting modules.

Happy landings!