Jump to content

[1.12.5] Bluedog Design Bureau - Stockalike Saturn, Apollo, and more! (v1.14.0 "металл" 30/Sep/2024)


CobaltWolf

Recommended Posts

SAMOS PROGRAM PART 2

When the limitations of the Samos E-1 readout camera system became obvious, the program quickly pivoted to returning the film to Earth for study. Unlike the parallel Corona Program, Samos pursued returning not only the film, but the camera as well. This would require a large pressurized capsule, which was also intended to provide the basis for a DoD/ USAF manned spaceflight program. In many ways, the concept was similar in nature to the Soviet Zenit program. The E-5 camera system and film was contained entirely within the reentry vehicle, although there was an additional camera/reflector that was jettisoned prior to reentry. The program  also shifted to the more powerful and restartable Agena B for these flights. Below is a recreation of the Samos 6 mission on March 7, 1962. Launch was from Point Arguello LC 1-2. Atlas 112D with Agena B A2204 provided the ride to orbit. It was one of the first completely secret flights from the U.S.

Spoiler

d5Ojls4.jpg

A8555Xd.jpg

9NI23VP.png

GDWM0E9.jpg

Launch, BECO and skirt jettison, staging, and final climb to orbit went as planned. A 200 km x 90.89 deg orbit was obtained.

Spoiler

KYO3hXk.jpg

1FYCBVZ.png

06NqDfU.png

zw2wdSG.png

Solar panel activation, nose cone jettison, antenna extension, and payload activation went as planned. The recon mission was concluded successfully. What was obtained remains highly classified. Let's just say the Krussian's secrets aren't so secret anymore, and leave it at that. :wink::lol:

Spoiler

bPiW05K.png

XTsl4Nw.jpg

KKaRHlW.png

DFeSVir.png

cHPb04u.png

zBoq89H.jpg

The Agena did its work for the last time by performing the deorbit maneuver over the Arctic. Spacecraft separation was successful, followed by the jettison of the upper reflector/camera assembly. The spacecraft survived reentry and was picked up north of Hawaii.

In the real world, the Samos E-5 flights were almost total failures. This flight ran out of RCS propellent before it deorbited and the spacecraft could not be recovered. In the end the E-5 camera system did not do what was wanted, so the program pivoted once more to the follow-on E-6.

The capsule is a slightly Tweakscaled down Stock Mk1 pod. I really wanted to use the BDB Mercury, but it can't be Tweakscaled and I thought it looked just a little too big when compared to real photos of the E-5 capsule. It was a bit of a trick to get the parachute attached correctly. It required a lot of fiddling with the Move tool. I placed the main camera right over the window on the Mk 1 pod. 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I've never heard of this "Renovated Command Module" design. It looks interesting. Very reminiscent of all of the Apollo Applications proposals to reuse the LM pressure vessel for increasingly absurd ideas, only with the command module instead.

Edited by septemberWaves
Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, GoldForest said:

That Blk II Tunnel, is that a short variant of the docking tunnel? Or is it just embedded within the lab a little bit? 

uh I don't know. The cone half of the docking system is much smaller than it is in BDB, it's just that big to make sure the colliders don't get intruded on too much.

 

1 hour ago, Richmountain112 said:

I can't find the CSM lab on Github yet.

Anyways, why are the flags flipped upside-down?

It's on the 1.14 branch.

What flags?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

12 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:
15 hours ago, GoldForest said:

That Blk II Tunnel, is that a short variant of the docking tunnel? Or is it just embedded within the lab a little bit? 

uh I don't know. The cone half of the docking system is much smaller than it is in BDB, it's just that big to make sure the colliders don't get intruded on too much.

 

14 hours ago, Richmountain112 said:

I can't find the CSM lab on Github yet.

Anyways, why are the flags flipped upside-down?

It's on the 1.14 branch.

What flags?

The flags in the "Flags" folder are upside-down. That's what I'm talking about.

Edited by Richmountain112
Link to comment
Share on other sites

23 hours ago, Richmountain112 said:

The flags in the "Flags" folder are upside-down. That's what I'm talking about.

Oh, that's because they're .dds (game/memory optimized image texture) files. I don't know WHY,  but .dds files are stored flipped vertically. I even tried googling to try and give you a better answer than "that's just how they are" and didn't find anything helpful. But all the .dds textures for the parts are also flipped vertically, and I know that has been the case with most other games that use them.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 9/30/2023 at 10:16 PM, CobaltWolf said:

An initial commit of the Renovated Command Module Lab is now on Github!

You just keep finding wierd stuff to add, right? It makes my inner web dev go crazy due to bundle size). Maybe stuff should be further organized in "conceptual" "ETS" and "historical" folders to keep manual pruning managable?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

8 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:
On 10/1/2023 at 9:42 AM, Richmountain112 said:

The flags in the "Flags" folder are upside-down. That's what I'm talking about.

Oh, that's because they're .dds (game/memory optimized image texture) files. I don't know WHY,  but .dds files are stored flipped vertically. I even tried googling to try and give you a better answer than "that's just how they are" and didn't find anything helpful. But all the .dds textures for the parts are also flipped vertically, and I know that has been the case with most other games that use them.

Oh. That's why it's flipped. Otherwise it would look flipped in-game.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, Richmountain112 said:
11 hours ago, CobaltWolf said:
On 10/1/2023 at 10:42 AM, Richmountain112 said:

The flags in the "Flags" folder are upside-down. That's what I'm talking about.

Oh, that's because they're .dds (game/memory optimized image texture) files. I don't know WHY,  but .dds files are stored flipped vertically. I even tried googling to try and give you a better answer than "that's just how they are" and didn't find anything helpful. But all the .dds textures for the parts are also flipped vertically, and I know that has been the case with most other games that use them.

Oh. That's why it's flipped. Otherwise it would look flipped in-game.

According to an AI assistant (so this could be filled with errors):

The DDS file format was originally developed by Microsoft for use with the DirectX graphics API. Early versions of DirectX used a top-down coordinate system, meaning that the origin of the coordinate system was in the upper-left corner of the screen. As a result, DDS files were stored upside down so that they would be displayed correctly when used with DirectX.

When a DDS file is loaded into memory, it is typically flipped upside down before being used by the graphics hardware. This is because most graphics hardware uses a bottom-up coordinate system. Flipping the DDS file upside down during loading can improve performance by reducing the number of times that the graphics hardware needs to flip the texture during rendering.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

On 12/21/2022 at 5:49 AM, GoldForest said:

FRsLkJA.png

Hmmm, looks a little strange, can't figure out why tho...

rAecpxE.png

Nope. Still can't see anything wrong.

zDn3Aya.png

More experimenting with CameraTools. Decided to go from the side of the rocket instead of behind it so I don't get just giant SRB plume shots. :P

d83F6E5.png

This is how you do dual payload, right?

HzgXEXf.png

Hey! Wait for me brother!

Jn9Gc2o.png

Um, thee uh... calculations for reentry might have been a tad off. 

Full album: Imgur: The magic of the Internet

very cool! i'd love to see a triple payload design based on this

 

 

impossible-trident.png?ex=65343657&is=65

Link to comment
Share on other sites

While I'm here, not sure who maintains the USILS patches here - but if any of you have patches that enable USI-LS supplies to be loaded onto the Kanola and other cargo vehicles it'd be much appreciated.  Currently it's limited to MKS supply kits, ore, water, and hydrogen+oxygen, rendering the supply vehicle semi-useless with USI-LS. I would really appreciate it :D

image.png?ex=65344e19&is=6521d919&hm=adc

 

Edited by Pxtseryu
Link to comment
Share on other sites

9 hours ago, Richmountain112 said:

I would like for there to be a cargo version of the Kane command pod for transferring (and landing) Ore on the surface of Kerbin.

Just make the cargo section of the AARDVARK reenterable by slapping a heatshield under the probe. 

I made this real quick, so it's not perfect, but you get the concept. Make sure you have plenty of parachutes and maybe some landing gear... it may crush itself on landing. 

MDTn7Ym.png

Link to comment
Share on other sites

3 hours ago, GoldForest said:

Just make the cargo section of the AARDVARK reenterable by slapping a heatshield under the probe. 

I made this real quick, so it's not perfect, but you get the concept. Make sure you have plenty of parachutes and maybe some landing gear... it may crush itself on landing. 

MDTn7Ym.png

I think a cargo version would be cool, kinda like a primitive Dragon capsule, or like the already existing cargo Gemini.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

17 hours ago, Pxtseryu said:

While I'm here, not sure who maintains the USILS patches here - but if any of you have patches that enable USI-LS supplies to be loaded onto the Kanola and other cargo vehicles it'd be much appreciated.  Currently it's limited to MKS supply kits, ore, water, and hydrogen+oxygen, rendering the supply vehicle semi-useless with USI-LS. I would really appreciate it :D

image.png?ex=65344e19&is=6521d919&hm=adc

 

The Bungalow LEM lacks supplies as well, making its intended use as a long-term habitat impossible :(

Link to comment
Share on other sites

37 minutes ago, Pxtseryu said:

The Bungalow LEM lacks supplies as well, making its intended use as a long-term habitat impossible :(

I do not believe anyone has given us updated USI-LS configs since before that part was released. Someone needs to update them and make a pull request.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...