Soyuz-Apollo orbital rendezvous

[Angorek]

Hi !

 

I`ve made a reconstruction of ATSP Apollo-Soyuz Test Project mission from 15th July 1975 !

The mission was a mile stone in a history of spaceflights. The moment when two ships docked, ended The Space Race, and the competition between Soviet Union and USA. 

Models are 100% stock, with few minor mods, that improve gameplay. 

Mission went great ! I had a lot of fun building, and designing these crafts, espcially Soyuz ! This rocket is just so beautiful with it`s 20 engines  

The first one to lift off, was Soyuz, 15th July 1975 12:20UTC. It was launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

 

 

 

First stage separation. The apoapis at this point was at 65km, with inclination of 51 degrees. 

Second stage separation ! 

 

And third stage separation ! 

 

Soyuz is ready for operation. 

 

The second one to launch was Saturn IB with Apollo and docking adapter. The adapter was needed not only because of different docking ports, but also because of different atmosphere composition in both ships. It was launched the same day,  19:50 UTC from Cape Canaveral. 

 

 

 

First stage separated.

 

 

And it is on orbit ! 

 

Houston... We`ve got Soyuz in sight. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to go home ! 

 

 

 

Orbital module jettisoned.

 

 

And Service Module too. 

 

 

We won`t be needing heatshield anymore.

 

 

 

Apollo is coming back too ! 

 

 

 

And lands safely in the Kerbaltic Ocean. 

 

 

Thanks for reading ! I`ll post craft files in a few days. 

Mod list :

Spoiler
- TweakScale
- Scaterrer
- Real Chute 
- Smart Parts (timers for Soyuz emergency system)
- Fasa Launch Towers
- Kosmodrome ( with Fix for 1.0.5 It can be found at the end of Kerbal Konstructs topic)
- Tweakable Everything 

Also Kronal Vessel Viewer screens if you want : 

http://imgur.com/a/MbTAP

 

Cheers ! 

 

[Orc]

Hi Angorek

 

All I can say is "FREAKING BEAUTIFUL". And "AWESOME".

 

Some of those screen shots could easily be confused for the real thing.This page is going straight into my saved (and backup-ed) folder.

 

Kind Regards,  

Orc

 

[EVA_Reentry]

scatterer andcosmodrome are unnecessary for the craft