SLS 130 t

[Ozymandias_the_Goat]

Continuing my little series on SLS, I have made a replica of the SLS 130 ton config and used it to launch a little space station, Skylab style ( ya know, let's load a station into the faring of a gigantic rocket! Totally!)

On the Launchpad

Shortly after liftoff

Whoops! Too much pitch, not enough struts. Back to the VAB

After MOAR STRUTS and a second good launch, v2.0 is flying, with  the EUS (Exploration Upper Stage) in action during circularization maneuvers.

The EUS presents itself for a closer look after separation of Station 1, shortly before it deorbits itself to avoid making space junk.

The station in orbit now awaits its first crew. It was a bit of a rush job as I just wanted something to launch. It can launch stuff that's quite a good deal heavier than this, but the first stage was running a little slow, so I would use this design to send a light mission to a faraway target as the EUS had a ton of juice left in it.

[max_creative]

Awesome! Now do it with my 500 ton station! (May need a bigger rocket)

[Ozymandias_the_Goat]

Indeed. PS the whole rocket was 317 tons fully fueled, so we may indeed need a much bigger rocket. MOAR BOOSTERS, anyone?

Or we could use a bunch of smaller rockets to launch multiple components to orbit and dock them like CIVILIZED PEOPLE!

[TopHeavy11]

Actually...look sls rocket on google.

[Kerbin vonKerbal]

2 hours ago, TopHeavy11 said:

Actually...look sls rocket on google.

Actually... His SLS is fine. It's a core stage and upper stage with 2 SRB's strapped to the side. Looks close enough for me. OP never mentioned it being a lifelike, 1:1 scale replica with matching colors and payload fairings and all. 

[Nich]

Wait a second you launched 130t with a 317t rocket?

[Wallygator]

I like this. A singular mission documented in an easy to consume style.

More of this please.

Well done sir!