zakkpaz Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 There's a small bug with the block 3/4 service module, when the the block 3 is selected the block 4 stays version visible and overlaps with it version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaintedLion Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 Are we gonna be getting the 5-man Apollo soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHN Posted October 29, 2021 Share Posted October 29, 2021 13 minutes ago, TaintedLion said: Are we gonna be getting the 5-man Apollo soon? Unless Cobalt wants to spice it up somehow, it should just be a new config file. The five man IVA already exists, and the model and textures are the same as the normal one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pTrevTrevs Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/26/2021 at 5:00 PM, TaintedLion said: Also I asked earlier but it got buried, I want to switch out the IVAs for Mercury and Apollo with the ones from FASA, how would I go about doing that? I was able to do this with Mercury and Gemini a few months ago, but recently it stopped working for me and I reverted to the standard IVAs. It reminds me though, it would be nice to have a version of BDB that has the FASA IVAs as standard. Don’t get me wrong, I’m grateful we even have IVAs, but for parts like Gemini and the LEM the ones BDB offers just can’t hold a candle to what’s already been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudragon Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 7 hours ago, Jcking said: Despite the tripropellant's very high specific impulse, it has a rather poor mass fraction, so a pentapropellant configuration was investigated using hydrogen, fluorine, oxygen, lithium, and beryllium (with hydrogen, fluorine, and oxygen stored as liquids, and lithium and beryllium stored as solids not dissimilar to SRMs). despite performing all around weaker than tripropellant configuration it did have a small advantage in the long duration mission consisting of a 8000 fps burn after a 205 day coast. However, both were inferior to gelled hydrogen-lithium/fluorine, and bi-propellant hydrogen-fluorine in both direct injection and long duration missions. I love how a lot of the bad spy dramas (and comedies) of the era were all about the 'secret rocket fuel formula' whereas these days it's just Liquid methane/hydrogen and liquid oxygen. I'm over simplifying, but a lot of the high end crazy chemistry seems to have left the industry on the grounds of 'yeah it works, but there's too high a chance of the pad rats getting their faces eaten off'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 On 10/28/2021 at 4:18 PM, Jcking said: And here was the engine to power it (Bell Model 8031, built for the GE Apollo Entry though it seems that they eventually went to Hydrolox). Hum, Looks like a derivative/predecessor to the XLR81 from the Agena. Is that report available on the net anywhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jcking Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Pappystein said: Hum, Looks like a derivative/predecessor to the XLR81 from the Agena. Is that report available on the net anywhere? It is available on the internet as part of the GE Apollo submission (volume IV, book 3) https://web.archive.org/web/20100524230228/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064289_1973064289.pdf The rest of what's available on the internet from that report is below. https://web.archive.org/web/20100520070427/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19780072063_1978072063.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100516120917/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065795_1973065795.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100523193832/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073704_1974073704.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525062904/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065788_1973065788.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100514224911/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064288_1973064288.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525025513/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064275_1973064275.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525035554/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064274_1973064274.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525033405/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064286_1973064286.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100524032720/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073596_1974073596.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100527081941/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064728_1973064728.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100514011213/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065791_1973065791.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100519143022/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073801_1974073801.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100524163533/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064290_1973064290.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Jcking said: It is available on the internet as part of the GE Apollo submission (volume IV, book 3) https://web.archive.org/web/20100524230228/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064289_1973064289.pdf The rest of what's available on the internet from that report is below. https://web.archive.org/web/20100520070427/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19780072063_1978072063.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100516120917/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065795_1973065795.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100523193832/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073704_1974073704.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525062904/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065788_1973065788.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100514224911/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064288_1973064288.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525025513/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064275_1973064275.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525035554/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064274_1973064274.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100525033405/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064286_1973064286.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100524032720/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073596_1974073596.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100527081941/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064728_1973064728.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100514011213/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730065791_1973065791.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100519143022/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19740073801_1974073801.pdfhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100524163533/http://ntrs.nasa.gov/archive/nasa/casi.ntrs.nasa.gov/19730064290_1973064290.pdf Thank you kindly! Getting sick of reports that have nothing to do with weapons being classified as weapons. Then again, I used to mod/support a Video Game that was classified as "Munitions" as well so SHRUG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pTrevTrevs Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Apollo 4: All-Up Really been anticipating the chance to fly the new Saturn as part of my current KSRSS campaign, and I'm happy to say I didn't experience any problems except with the Mobile Launcher, which isn't related to the mod. Not much to say other than that, because this mission was just a typical Apollo 4 flight profile. Quote I love the F-1's spool-up noises, but they aren't exactly new, are they? Only thing that could make this screenshot better would be for KSP to have a realistic shader/shadow system. Regardless, it gets much better once I'm high enough for the sunlight to be be refracted into a dim orange. I bet with the KAL controller from BG (or just KOS) I could set up a proper inboard-out system without needing to do the cutoff manually, but at least this way I have something to do during ascent. Since my trouble flying Thor/Delta I've let MechJeb handle almost all my ascents. Next time I'll try to get a screenshot to mimic the iconic skirt separation film from Apollo 6. Also the new command module texture variants are pretty great; Can't wait for the new SM textures to hit the GitHub so I can do a proper all-white Apollo 6. Apollo 4's S-IVB launches it out approximately half the distance to the Moon's orbit, where the spacecraft performs a series of SPS firings and other maneuvers. The mission lasts about two days, as opposed to the eight hours it took in real life. This is because I wanted to test the spacecraft's fuel cells to ensure they could support a crewed flight of a week or more. One of Apollo 4's primary goals was also to test the Apollo heatshield at a near-lunar reentry speed, something the Saturn 1B flights the previous year were unable to do. That's one of the reasons the Saturn V put the spacecraft on an elliptical orbit instead of a typical LEO. For some reason the parachute cover didn't break off like it was supposed to, but that didn't hinder the chutes in any way. My best guess as to why this happened would be that I used the Block I nosecone, or maybe I had part clipping turned on when I assembled the vehicle and accidentally attached it to the wrong node. Either way, will investigate and fix on Apollo 6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sudragon Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 2 hours ago, Pappystein said: Thank you kindly! Getting sick of reports that have nothing to do with weapons being classified as weapons. Then again, I used to mod/support a Video Game that was classified as "Munitions" as well so SHRUG Headtilt Hmm what else was being developed in the 50's - 60's? Was it perhaps Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles? which used a LOT of the same technology as the space program. (see also my comment on secret rocket fuel mixes). Any rocket technology was classified because improvements in thust or isp meant bigger payloads or longer ranges. Guidance is guidance, whether it's landers on the moon or warheads on Washington. Manned tech? Propaganda material. Everything was important, so everything was classified. There was a war on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeaKaka Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Apollo-ing about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhelperdude Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 imagine you work on skylab IRL and see this picture of skylab with apollo block 3, USAF big G, GATV and interceptor soyuz that rammed skylab, killing all soyuz crew members Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 14 minutes ago, Starhelperdude said: imagine you work on skylab IRL and see this picture of skylab with apollo block 3, USAF big G, GATV and interceptor soyuz that rammed skylab, killing all soyuz crew members For All Mankind vibes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kass__XAP Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 Rescuing a dead CSM in Lunar Orbit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beccab Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, Pioneer_Steve said: Rescuing a dead CSM in Lunar Orbit. "Activate the engine" "What engine?" "Jeb, again?!?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhelperdude Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 25 minutes ago, GoldForest said: For All Mankind vibes. the soyuz I used here has a small interceptor probe (basically a space missile at the front) but I found it more effective (and more risky) to just ram stuff like solar panels with soyuz itself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kass__XAP Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 20 minutes ago, Beccab said: "Activate the engine" "What engine?" "Jeb, again?!?" hahaha, it was such a fun mission to do, I crashed the LM into the SPS when i tabbed out. Fun times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobaltWolf Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 More Saturn/Apollo dev happening! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 8 hours ago, Sudragon said: Headtilt Hmm what else was being developed in the 50's - 60's? Was it perhaps Inter Continental Ballistic Missiles? which used a LOT of the same technology as the space program. (see also my comment on secret rocket fuel mixes). Any rocket technology was classified because improvements in thust or isp meant bigger payloads or longer ranges. Guidance is guidance, whether it's landers on the moon or warheads on Washington. Manned tech? Propaganda material. Everything was important, so everything was classified. There was a war on. except none of it is classified. It WAS classified. Then it wasn't. 20+ years after declassification, it was considered a Munition. By definition a Munition is a weapon of war. So the History of the Saturn Space program is automatically a weapon of War. If Kerbal Space Program had been made in the US (by a US company) *IT* would have likely fallen under the "It's a Munition" category. Seem right to you? That is how pervasive this is. "This game deals with rockets... Rockets are Ballistic missiles... this game is a weapon of war" I don't want to get into this further here as it isn't the right venue. Instead I will just say, it is very hard to find data on the Saturn C-2, C-3 as well as the earlier Saturn A and B series because of this. While I get the A and B series (they were after all Titan and Atlas missiles on top of good old ABMA Cluster... The C series was not, and was, by design, NOT part of the Ballistic missile system (except for using the tooling to make the tanks for Cluster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceman.Spiff Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 42 minutes ago, CobaltWolf said: More Saturn/Apollo dev happening! Any chance of Orange Boi Saturn 1C? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 CADS on github. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobaltWolf Posted October 30, 2021 Author Share Posted October 30, 2021 Good timing getting the CADS in game, Zorg. We have more stuff to use with it! Stuff from the stream today: Length switches for the S-IVB! SOFI switch for the S-IVB: Apollo Block V from Eyes Turned Skywards - solar panels, HGA, and a mesh switch for the SM engine mount: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 41 minutes ago, CobaltWolf said: Apollo Block V from Eyes Turned Skywards - solar panels, HGA, and a mesh switch for the SM engine mount: Showing off Apollo Block V but attaching a Block IV module to the top of it. That is the definition of KSP imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billbobjebkirk Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 31 minutes ago, GoldForest said: Showing off Apollo Block V but attaching a Block IV module to the top of it. That is the definition of KSP imo. The Block V did fly with a mission module for Freedom expeditions, unless I'm missing something and it had a noticeably different MM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoldForest Posted October 30, 2021 Share Posted October 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, billbobjebkirk said: The Block V did fly with a mission module for Freedom expeditions, unless I'm missing something and it had a noticeably different MM? Oh right. I forgot about that. Derp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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