[Mod Craft] Conceptual Saturns: Phase I

[JJJacksonTyler]

Hi Guys! This is my first pack released for other players, so I hope you enjoy.

I call it "Conceptual Saturns".

Being an avid Orbiter Spaceflight Simulator player, I found myself attracted to the idea of recreating some of the amazing Saturn family rockets in Kerbal Space Program.

So, using nothing more than F.A.S.A and TweakScale, I have completed the first of three Phases of launcher packs.

These, are the "Early Saturns". Leading up to the Saturn IB and Saturn V that eventually flew astronauts into space, these launchers never actually flew - but were considered greatly on the papers of the engineers down at the Marshall Spaceflight Center in the early 1960's.

Included in this pack are 5 unique launchers.

The Saturn A-1

The Saturn A-1 (never built) was to get large-booster capability as quickly as possible by using a Titan II first stage as the second stage, atop the Saturn booster. A Centaur upper stage finished the stack. Payload was an earth-orbital Apollo capsule, or a notional payload with fairing.

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The Saturn B-1

The Saturn B-1 (never built) attempted to build a larger booster with existing stages. Atop the S-I stage was a cluster of Titan second stages, then the S-IV stage, then a Centaur. Quite a tower of Babel, it was. However, I could not, for the life of me - ensure a stable design with the Saturn I stage under the cluster of 4 Titans, so I have made a special edit to this rocket to instead make the Titan cluster the first AND second stage - using 4 entire Titan II rockets, both stages and all.

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The Saturn C-2

The Saturn C-I used the original Saturn S-1 stage with the "high-energy" Saturn S-4 stage. This is the rocket which became the Saturn I, and eventually the Saturn-Ib. The Saturn C-2 would have upgraded the C-1 by putting a high-energy stage between the first stage and the S-IV upper stage.

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The Saturn C-3

The mid-size Saturn C-3 would probably have been the choice to assemble an EOR-based lunar mission. Basically a C-2, but with an upgraded first stage that used 2 of the powerful F-1 engines.

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The Saturn C-5

The rocket that launched Apollo...except, as originally conceived,

with only an S-IV upper stage.

***IMPORTANT***

Required Mods!: F.A.S.A, and Tweakscale.

This is for 1.0.4, and uses the latest versions of those mods (as of August 25th, 2015)

Each .craft has a detailed description in it's description box in the VAB, also included - a "test pilot's notes" on how the vehicle behaves, ect.

It is my belief that you should read these before launching. You may put any payloads you want on these, guys - they are yours to use.

Curseforge: http://kerbal.curseforge.com/ksp-mods/235389-conceptual-saturns-phase-i

Since I only recently uploaded it to Curseforge, in the event that is not working, here's a Google Drive link:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxjyYuBeDaJGZTRvYXRtdlFvb3M/view?usp=sharing

Thanks for paying attention, and I appreciate any and all feedback.

Phase II will focus on launchers being studied in the mid 1960's, while the Saturn V and Saturn IB were already late in their development.

Phase III will focus on Saturns being considered well into the 1960's - including massive post-Saturn V heavy lifters.

Edited August 26, 2015 by JJJacksonTyler