Clamp-o-Tron Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Honestly if Timberwind gets *checks notes* 890 seconds of Isp at 1 atm, it would be an excellent surface-to-orbit engine for late-career surface to orbit deliveries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 41 minutes ago, Clamp-o-Tron said: Honestly if Timberwind gets *checks notes* 890 seconds of Isp at 1 atm, it would be an excellent surface-to-orbit engine for late-career surface to orbit deliveries. 49 minutes ago, biohazard15 said: This partucular design can launch the Juno stuff at about 100 km suborbital, and Sergeant stack is then able to put it into 100km x about 1200km orbit. So yeah, it's not just ugly, it's actually (and somewhat surprisingly) functional You can add one (or more) 3.75m pancake tanks for better result. Ah I really DO NOT like the new forums editor.... Not as friendly for mulit-quotes as the old one! Anyway I am calling the NEST teams on both of you Clamp-o-Tron and Biohazard15... trying to irradiate those poor Kerbals on the surface with Nuclear rockets! How dare thee! Edited November 20, 2020 by Pappystein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clamp-o-Tron Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 6 minutes ago, Pappystein said: Ah I really DO NOT like the new forums editor.... Not as friendly for mulit-quotes as the old one! Anyway I am calling the NEST teams on both of you Clamp-o-Tron and Biohazard15... trying to irradiate those poor Kerbals on the surface with Nuclear rockets! How dare thee! It's only on Duna... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biohazard15 Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 1 hour ago, Pappystein said: Ah I really DO NOT like the new forums editor.... Not as friendly for mulit-quotes as the old one! I agree on that. In fact, I would like to know the exact coordinates of devs who made this atrocity - in order to call an RVSN strike on them. I'm sure RVSN will undestand and accept and gladly launch a Topol-M at them once they experience these forums. Edited November 20, 2020 by biohazard15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alverro Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 On 11/18/2020 at 4:51 PM, biohazard15 said: Remember kids, don't overfeed your Juno I! Petition to ban this man from ever accessing the forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhelperdude Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 10 minutes ago, alberro+ said: Petition to ban this man from ever accessing the forums. The Juno help service approves this: ''We approve this'' said Approvus Kerman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobaltWolf Posted November 21, 2020 Author Share Posted November 21, 2020 23 hours ago, Delta dart said: Anybody here heard of Mercury-Scout? Nobody who I've talked to that knows about spaceflight has heard of Mercury-Scout. It would make a cool addition to this mod but speaking practically I really don't see a purpose for it because since it was used to test ground stations and you don't need to test them in KSP it would probably be as useless as it was in reality. It's just a Scout right? That's already in the mod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAPFlyer Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 Yep. Actually about to fly that mission for History of Spaceflight. Since it ends after 43 seconds, I understand why more people *don't* know about it. Between delays in readiness and the failed launch, it became a one-off oddity of the Mercury program since the Mercury Atlas and Mercury Redstone boilerplate launches were already occurring and using the real equipment to test the tracking systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pappystein Posted November 21, 2020 Share Posted November 21, 2020 2 hours ago, CobaltWolf said: It's just a Scout right? That's already in the mod. A Scout with a fixed attached Cubesat without solarpannels basically. Pretty much easy to make with parts from Coatl on the Scout. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJdude Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 The craft files provided in the release aren't read as compatible by 1.8.1 when loaded in the VAB since they're marked with higher version numbers. The quick fix is going in and editing the number myself, but the list is pretty huge and I'd rather not have to do that with every release if it can be helped. Could we get an alternate version of the craft files with 1.8.1 compatibility, or are there more things going on under the hood preventing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta dart Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 On 11/21/2020 at 9:52 AM, CobaltWolf said: It's just a Scout right? That's already in the mod. Not exactly but I can't describe it so I recommend reading the Wikipedia article on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury-Scout_1 (It also was a Blue Scout [funny how Air Force space programs would begin with "Blue" Blue Scout, Blue Gemini, ETC]) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delta dart Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Kid: Can we have Mercury Scout? Mom: We have Mercury Scout at home. Mercury Scout at home: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhelperdude Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 If you use the 2. stage as the third and the short algol as the 2. and 4 algol radials as boosters this could maybe get to orbit (ang remove the vanguard third stage) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geonovast Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Some content has been removed for being off topic as well as posting in fonts that obscure other posts. Please keep it on-topic and ensure that your posts do not interfere with other content. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM23 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 60 years ago today... Spoiler https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TIROS-2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Friznit Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 (edited) 19 hours ago, GJdude said: The craft files provided in the release aren't read as compatible by 1.8.1 when loaded in the VAB since they're marked with higher version numbers. The quick fix is going in and editing the number myself, but the list is pretty huge and I'd rather not have to do that with every release if it can be helped. Could we get an alternate version of the craft files with 1.8.1 compatibility, or are there more things going on under the hood preventing that? Zorg and I spent several hours updating and testing all the craft files for the release version of KSP. As you say, the list is pretty huge and it's not within our capacity to maintain two sets of craft files, so we'll only support the latest version I'm afraid. There could potentially be the odd issue with older versions of KSP as they've not been tested so YMMV (e.g. possibly things like B9 Partswitch variants or SAF) Edited November 23, 2020 by Friznit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wallum61 Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 21 hours ago, GJdude said: The craft files provided in the release aren't read as compatible by 1.8.1 when loaded in the VAB since they're marked with higher version numbers. The quick fix is going in and editing the number myself, but the list is pretty huge and I'd rather not have to do that with every release if it can be helped. Could we get an alternate version of the craft files with 1.8.1 compatibility, or are there more things going on under the hood preventing that? There is an even quicker fix. Use Notepad++ and open all the craft files at once. Do a find and replace for "version = 1.10.1" (or whatever versions happen to be there) and replace with "version = 1.8.1". There is a button for 'find and replace for all open documents'. Much easier to resolve version incompatibilities. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornadri Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 Hey guys, quick question concerning the SLV-3D, how do i configure it for the OAO payloads? i'm genuinely confused what fairing to use.l thanks in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 20 minutes ago, bjornadri said: Hey guys, quick question concerning the SLV-3D, how do i configure it for the OAO payloads? i'm genuinely confused what fairing to use.l thanks in advance. OAO-1 launched on SLV-3B with the Agena and subsequent ones on SLV-3C Centaur D For SLV3B build out the payload and Agena, place the SLV3B adapter section to adapt the agena to the Atlas, cancel out the stock fairing on the adapter, and then place the dedicated SLV3B fairing on top of it. For SLV3 C Centaur place the 1.875m fairing base below the centaur avionics and choose the Atlas Centaur fairing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornadri Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 2 minutes ago, Zorg said: OAO-1 launched on SLV-3B with the Agena and subsequent ones on SLV-3C Centaur D For SLV3B build out the payload and Agena, place the SLV3B adapter section to adapt the agena to the Atlas, cancel out the stock fairing on the adapter, and then place the dedicated SLV3B fairing on top of it. For SLV3 C Centaur place the 1.875m fairing base below the centaur avionics and choose the Atlas Centaur fairing thanks for the quick response, been breaking my brain on this for quite a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 (edited) 6 minutes ago, bjornadri said: thanks for the quick response, been breaking my brain on this for quite a while. no problem, there are also craft files for most common builds in the download. And a lot of stuff is detailed in the wiki maintained by Friznit as well although I dont think the correct fairings are mentioned for everything yet. Either Friznit or I need to do that at some point. https://github.com/friznit/Unofficial-BDB-Wiki/wiki Edited November 24, 2020 by Zorg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornadri Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, Zorg said: no problem, there are also craft files for most common builds in the download. hate to do this but one more question. for the OAO 1, what goes on the bottom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minmus Taster Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 22 hours ago, Delta dart said: Kid: Can we have Mercury Scout? Mom: We have Mercury Scout at home. Mercury Scout at home: Remember kids don't UNDERFEED your Juno 1! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorg Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 34 minutes ago, bjornadri said: hate to do this but one more question. for the OAO 1, what goes on the bottom? Im not sure what you mean, the bottom of the probe? The adapter part? The SLV3B craft file in the download has a full AOA-1/2 build together with the rocket itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjornadri Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 the OAO consists of 3 hexagonal components according to friznits wiki, i'm wondering what the bottom one is supposed to be, and if its the secondary telescope, what the difference is between OAO 1 and OAO-2 stargazer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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