Project Ambitious [WIP]

[Xuixien]

I've begun designing the Ambitious in VAB. Current plan is to design the entire craft, and then build it in space at an orbital shipyard (because I realize my docking skills are too crap to do 20 launches and perfectly dock everything).

Current segment: Command and Habitation

Seen in this photo: The command and control module, agricultural pods, keribats and aeroponics, science module, and habitation ring.

Seen in this photo: Lander docking bays and observation:

Seen in this photo: Top docking bays for loading/unloading life support supplies, top docking bays for shuttles:

[Xuixien]

Things that will still be needed:

An ore processing hub (for making more fuel), a hub for launching and retrieving "scansats", liquid fuel tanks, nuclear propulsion engine cluster, a nuclear power hub (to cut down on part count re: solar panels), communications arrays, landers, mining ferry, shuttles.

[Columbia]

Wow, that's huge!

What mods will it be using?

[Xuixien]

Wow, that's huge!

What mods will it be using?

This is only 1/3 to 1/4 of the ship. I don't think I'll be able to fit the entire thing into VAB. Mods are here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/42j3w9y7vi7o275/mods.ckan?dl=0

[Pecan]

What't it for?

[Xuixien]

What't it for?

It's a kolony ship designed to stay permanently in space, exploring the system and resupplying from moons.

[Sirine]

Beautiful ship.

Just make sure you can part weld it.

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Things that I see missing. Sickness Avoidance System. Huge ship hard to turn.

[magnemoe]

Nice looking ship.

Power and perhaps communication seems to be an issue, 2.5 meter docking ports, I prefer to have them close to center as they are used for the heavy stuff.

One weak spot might be the centrifuge, to me it looks like the connection is a bit to thin, perhaps better to move up just after the bridge.

Orbital shipyard? perhaps adding the orbital shipyard modules on the mothership too?

[Xuixien]

Yeah, maneuverability will be an issue. When I put a power core/fuel/engines that COM and COT was all in the back. Maybe I could put maneuvering thrusters in the front? With the COM in the back I don't think the landers and small shuttles will be an issue.

I was thinking of a way I could return the ship to Kerbin, pick up MKS pods, and land them on, say, Duna. But I have no idea how to deliver MKS pods yet.

[Jett_Quasar]

You stole my design before I even had a chance to think of it!

Seriously though, that thing is really awesome!

JR

[Vanamonde]

This craft-sharing thread has been moved to the craft-sharing subforum.

[jackboy900]

nice, looks really cool. Have you considered an orbital shipyard aboard the ship which can build SCANSAT probes and science probes and land them for research.

[Xuixien]

How is this craft sharing when I haven't shared my craft file? Ah well.

Project ongoing, will update later tonight.