The ugliest thing you've ever put into orbit.

[Omegagoldfish]

Very simple really. What's the least visually appealing monstrosity you have ever defaced the cosmos with? (Vehicles made to look ugly don't count as much). If you remember, please state the purpose of that craft as well.

This is a space station module.

 

Edited August 14, 2016 by Omegagoldfish
Better thread, hopefully.

[Moose Rocket Science]

It looks like the polyus.

[Omegagoldfish]

38 minutes ago, Moose Rocket Science said:

It looks like the polyus.

The what?

[Moose Rocket Science]

a soviet battle station that blew up after 10 minutes.

[MedwedianPresident]

6 hours ago, Omegagoldfish said:

Very simple really. What's the least visually appealing monstrosity you have ever defaced the cosmos with? (Vehicles made to look ugly don't count as much).

 

Isn't so ugly at all.

[The Raging Sandwich]

Here's an Urlum probe that unintentionally looks like a totem pole.

[Omegagoldfish]

18 hours ago, MedwedianPresident said:

Isn't so ugly at all.

That's the side without the random docking ports stuck everywhere.

[StrandedonEarth]

[Omegagoldfish]

44 minutes ago, StrandedonEarth said:

What is that? A mobile base of some type?

[StrandedonEarth]

28 minutes ago, Omegagoldfish said:

What is that? A mobile base of some type?

It's to fill a few contracts for a mobile Boppin' base, a tourist Jool 5 tour, and an overpowered Tylo lander

[ZooNamedGames]

 

[foamyesque]

Hm.
 

I have a few that might qualify, but I think the winner is this one:

 

Edited August 14, 2016 by foamyesque

[luizopiloto]

this thing... ugly, but very functional...

[Omegagoldfish]

17 hours ago, luizopiloto said:

this thing... ugly, but very functional...

Jool 5 mission?

[eddiew]

"Ever"? Probably this thing from way back around the 1.0.2 era. I wanted hoop-wings and neon pink, ok? Don't judge me! 

[luizopiloto]

2 hours ago, eddiew said:

"Ever"? Probably this thing from way back around the 1.0.2 era. I wanted hoop-wings and neon pink, ok? Don't judge me! 

It's not ugly... It's exotic... why do you think it's ugly? ಠ_ಠ

6 hours ago, Omegagoldfish said:

Jool 5 mission?

nope... just for Laythe... had a lander on the back between the engines, and that 3 probes.. the probes in other hand was used to map all the Jool moons... using ScanSat.

[Omegagoldfish]

That burns my eyes. It passes.

[Colonel Cbplayer]

10 hours ago, eddiew said:

Spoiler

 

"Ever"? Probably this thing from way back around the 1.0.2 era. I wanted hoop-wings and neon pink, ok? Don't judge me! 

 

 

You should get that thing check out

[Core]

Ugliest thing I launched into space?

Mr. Kerman.

...

But seriously, I can't think of one I could rightly launch into space. Not at the moment.

[Mycroft]

The ugliest? Probably this: 

[Candlelight]

Sometimes...functionality over form, right?

[Rath]

My first orbit probably fits.

 

Too lazy to find the install though.

[Slam_Jones]

Really guys?  I wouldn't consider ANY of the ships posted so far to be ugly (in fact I'd be proud if I had designed at least a few of them posted here).  Mostly symmetrical, logical layouts for the most part, aerodynamic, etc.

However, if you really wanna see a rat's nest, then I present to you: Hobo Station (built it back in 0.90 I think)

No rhyme, no reason, no semblance of order.  The idea was just to get modules kind near each other, then use KAS to attach them together.

On half of em, I didn't even remove the upper stage.  Enabling SAS causes the whole thing to start oscillating and... well... pulsing.  If not for KJR it may have already ripped itself apart. 

Oh, and if I enable all the engines and activate them... well you see how they're all pointing different directions?

Edit: By the way, the purpose of this station was to see if it was more economical to forgo docking manuevers in favor of a rendezvous, then attachment via Kerbal.  I had thought that perhaps it would save weight on MonoProp, help the dV margins slightly, or otherwise make it all a little more efficient.  Long story short, it didn't.

 

Edited August 24, 2016 by Slam_Jones

[DaMachinator]

This is a good question - I've done plenty of things with no regard for aesthetics.

My first Minmus lander probably fits the bill, but I don't know if I still have any pictures.

[Guest]

On 16/08/2016 at 4:14 PM, eddiew said:

"Ever"? Probably this thing from way back around the 1.0.2 era. I wanted hoop-wings and neon pink, ok? Don't judge me! 

That is the most beautiful craft I've ever seen. Now I feel the need to make something like this for the STS challenges.

What's that mod to show drag?

Edited August 24, 2016 by Guest