Minimalist Interplanetary Vessel [0.17 Stock]

[Maxed-Rockets]

Hello all, Max of MAX AEROSPACE here with a surprisingly practical design. We saw great potential in the new nuclear engine, so we just sort of shoe-horned it into a regular rocket and by golly it worked!

Here is an album of a mission to Duna in a slightly modified version:

http://imgur.com/a/hftRL#0

We have more pictures as well as a detailed account of a botched mission to Jool here:

http://imgur.com/a/qYxbK#0

This rocket is a great option for lower end computers, and is the favorite on my laptop.

Edited September 22, 2012 by Maxed-Rockets

[Luxmaster-CZ]

:-O Excellent idea!Thank you so much for this! (talking about aerospike on decoupler on nerva)

[kevinlacht]

??? So small craft and it can reach Jool?!

[Maxed-Rockets]

  kevinlacht said:

??? So small craft and it can reach Jool?!

Reach Jool and land on a moon. Return not guaranteed. Or expected.

I accidentally missed my phase angle by about 5 degrees, so I wasted a lot of fuel getting back.

[Maxed-Rockets]

Quick update, I have successfully landed on Duna with this!

http://imgur.com/a/hftRL#0

[honza97]

  Maxed-Rockets said:

Quick update, I have successfully landed on Duna with this!

http://imgur.com/a/hftRL#0

Good one! Thumbs op :-)

[hotmailcompany52]

Neat, finally a reasonable sized ship that can reach a planet like jool and land on its moon.

[zapy97]

we need more designers like you

[Maxed-Rockets]

  zapy97 said:

we need more designers like you

I originally used the engine on decoupler trick for a spaceplane, but I used a jet engine then.

I am almost annoyed that this design that I built to test the properties of the nuke engine works better then any purpose designed ship I have made so far.