Build a Space-faring Ship

[Tim_Barrett]

This challenge is a little more general, but I have always wanted to see what other people could do in this area of KSP.

Basically, you must build a good-looking (but flyable) ship that can get into space. It must look like a ship meaning not a rocket or simple cylinder design. There are many kinds of ways to can approach this, and a lot of you probably already know what you are going to try to build. Bonus points if it can also function as a boat, a gigantic plane, or both!

- All mods allowed

- Only minimal structure .cfg changes allowed

Please ask any questions to make this a clearer for everyone else, I would appreciate it.

[Mattvader]

Challenge accepted

[Tim_Barrett]

Challenge accepted

That\'s what I like to hear!

[Mattvader]

im working on a solarpowered spaceplane atm. but i think this might look good

[Tim_Barrett]

Damn, good luck! Another thing I might want to add, it will be rated on size.

1x launch tower - mini

2x launch tower - small

3x launch tower - medium

4x launch tower - large

5x launch tower - extra large

[Mattvader]

mines laggy at x1 lol

[Tim_Barrett]

mines laggy at x1 lol

You can use things like C7 if you\'d like. It\'s not impossible.

[Markus Reese]

My heron design. Getting stable boosting can be such a hassle. Might re-design something more with better looting initial tanks.

Edit: Was actually getting ready to fly when you posted challenge. Plane is landable too, but I missed the runway and landed on grass, crashed on taxi before screenie.

Another boostered vertical takeoff space plane, this one landed on the minimun. Cute and short thing, but is lunar ready. That includes acheive orbit of kerbal on launch, and then return, as well as getting a stable orbit of either Mun or miniMun.

[Tim_Barrett]

Well, you would win for a spaceplane challenge, but the challenge asks for something along the the likes of this:

[Markus Reese]

Aaah! On it!

[Mattvader]

Aaah! On it!

what mods are in that?

[Tim_Barrett]

The main ones are the C7 Pack, KW Pack, and gabyfulix quick and dirty parts pack.

[Radion]

Trust me, I\'ll be back. (Challenge Accepted).

[RedDwarfIV]

They call me the Terminator.

Because of my sunglasses.

I\'ll be back.

[Markus Reese]

Good for those long term flights, dang these big ones are tough to launch. At the limits of my PC for this one. Hopefully more optimization will run it smoother, so this could be made more functional than flashy.

Capable of mun landing and return after jettisoning the main habitation components on the outside.

[Tim_Barrett]

Haha that\'s extremely kerbal! It\'s a huge wad of metal and engines in a fashionable matter - you currently have first place! Can you give us a shot of it next to the launch tower?

[Markus Reese]

Launch pad! I might do a modded one to cut down on overall objects so I can go bigger.

[Tim_Barrett]

Impressive! I thought no one would be able to do this but you obviously proved me wrong. So far you are in the lead!

[Coccalime]

I built a very small one. maybe not so much a ship as a plane but i like it . Fits in the mini catagory.

Also only used stock parts

Link: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=14679.0

[sss]

I saw the USS enterprise once. looked good.

[Souup]

I\'m in. Time to give this a shot.