[1.12.x] [Breaking Ground] Shuttle Payload Delivery Systems [3.0]

[MATVEICH_YT]

Shuttle Payload Delivery Systems

This mod adds:

• IUS Airborne Support Equipment
• Centaur (G/G-Prime, II, III) Integrated Support System
• SpaceLab Pallet with two types of "shelfs"

 

Dependencies:

• Breaking Ground DLC
• B9PartSwitch
• ModuleManager
• Bluedog Design Bureau
• Shuttle Orbiter Construction Kit

 

What version of KSP is this mod for?

I tested this mod on version 1.12.3, but I think it will work with any version that BG works with.

 

What's next?

In future I want to add other shuttle payload things like SpaceHab, Integrated Cargo Carrier and more.

 

Recommended mods:

• SOCK Repainted by @Arthurism
• SOCK Recolored by @Invaderchaos
• reCOLOR by @MATVEICH_YT and @AstroMods

 

Screenshots:

Spoiler

Screenshots by @AmateurAstronaut1969:

 

Screenshots by me:

Screenshot by @Arthurism:

 

DOWNLOADS

SPACEDOCK

GITHUB

Available on CKAN

 

Special Thanks to:

• @CobaltWolf and @benjee10 for making BDB and SOCK
• @Zorg and @CobaltWolf for helping me making this mod
• And everyone who supports me during developing

 

Licence: CC BY 4.0

Edited July 31, 2022 by MATVEICH_YT
release 3.0

[Arthurism]

The madlad did it!

Congrats on the release

[Zorg]

Congrats! Some beautiful work here  

[Minmus Taster]

Incredible work!

[TheLoneOne]

amazing! excited to have better shuttle payloads finally!

[lemon cup]

12 hours ago, MATVEICH_YT said:

Currently I'm working on Centaur G/G-Prime adapter and SpaceLab Pallet. In future I want to add other shuttle payload things like SunShade, SpaceHab, Integrated Cargo Carrier and more.

10/10 cannot wait to see these and other things you have in store. 

Congrats on the release, and welcome! This looks astounding. 

 

[biohazard15]

Great work!

[Lucky21]

This is awesome! Are there plans for other systems such as the Payload Assist Module? INCREDIBLE work.

[Galileo chiu]

6 hours ago, Lucky21 said:

This is awesome! Are there plans for other systems such as the Payload Assist Module? INCREDIBLE work.

Use Bluedog DB for the PAM

[Future Astronaut]

Is it going to be on CKAN?

[MATVEICH_YT]

Some updates soon...

[MATVEICH_YT]

I created a dev branch on github and added some stuff for Centaur II and III to it.

[biohazard15]

CISS can hold stuff rather nicely.

Baby Centaur:

Shuttle-Agena (with large droptanks):

Delta-K (because why not?):

A small request - can you make a B9 switch for Centaur-specific tubes, to use CISS as a "generic" 1.875m holder (like above)?

Also, Centaur holding pins doesn't seem to work (from what I can see in files, there is no MM patch to add extra node to Centaur avionics).

[MATVEICH_YT]

29 minutes ago, biohazard15 said:

A small request - can you make a B9 switch for Centaur-specific tubes, to use CISS as a "generic" 1.875m holder (like above)?

Yeah, I've been thinking about it.

32 minutes ago, biohazard15 said:

Also, Centaur holding pins doesn't seem to work (from what I can see in files, there is no MM patch to add extra node to Centaur avionics).

Currently pins working only with big centaur avionics module.

[biohazard15]

8 minutes ago, MATVEICH_YT said:

Currently pins working only with big centaur avionics module.

Doesn't work for me, unfortunately. It seems I can't attach it anywhere at all, not just to Centaur.

[MATVEICH_YT]

21 hours ago, biohazard15 said:

Doesn't work for me, unfortunately. It seems I can't attach it anywhere at all, not just to Centaur.

Yeah, my mistake. All patches updated now.

[theonegalen]

Wonderful!

One of these days I'll actually use BDB, I guess.

[biohazard15]

For some future reference - a document on Shuttle-Agena: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/19720013177/downloads/19720013177.pdf

There aren't much in these - basically Agena cradle is just a truss with some fuel lines for emergency dumping. Agena was deployed by Canadarm(s). Still, this may have some uses, especially if you make variable diameter (B9PS) trusses, 0.625-0.9375-1.25-1.5-1.875.

Come to think of it... Surface-attached tiny decoupler part, which you put on your stage and then attach it to a corresponding node on truss assembly? This would help to eject payload from orbiter bay.

[MATVEICH_YT]

All Centaur II/III things is now in release 2.1. And now I'm starting to work on the 3.0 release. Here are some pictures:

[KeaKaka]

20 minutes ago, MATVEICH_YT said:

All Centaur II/III things is now in release 2.1. And now I'm starting to work on the 3.0 release. Here are some pictures:

SPACELAB PALLET

SPACELAB PALLET 

[TheLoneOne]

9 hours ago, MATVEICH_YT said:

All Centaur II/III things is now in release 2.1. And now I'm starting to work on the 3.0 release. Here are some pictures:

great work! looks amazing!

[MATVEICH_YT]

Big shelf coming soon

[Galileo chiu]

5 hours ago, MATVEICH_YT said:

Big shelf coming soon

yeah boi!

[Shantaboy]

Are your Shuttle Enterprise Window Covers going to be included in 3.0?

@Talverd has us all going crazy over them 

 

[MATVEICH_YT]

12 hours ago, Shantaboy said:

Are your Shuttle Enterprise Window Covers going to be included in 3.0?

No, it's already in SOCKrepainted mod in "Extras" folder

Edited July 30, 2022 by MATVEICH_YT