Rutabaga's project of the day.

[Rutabaga22]

I'm going to be doing a daily project where I have a single goal and try to reach it that day.I will give updates about the project throughout the day when I work on it.
Suggestions for daily projects are welcome and appreciated.
Here are my current mods:
[Mod list pending]

For today's project I'm going to attempt to make an ssto!

Edited September 5, 2022 by Rutabaga22

[Rutabaga22]

First test went wrong because I forgot air intakes so, my rapiers were auto closed cycle

With intakes this went a lot better, hopefully this will be orbital

I think I might be going a little too fast too early, I'm already heating up at 10km

Edited September 5, 2022 by Rutabaga22

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This is about how High I made it before losing control at about 26km

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The kerbals are coming back to the ksc after that failed orbital attempt.

Just Barely missed the ksc 

Any tips on how I could improve it? 

Edited September 5, 2022 by Rutabaga22

[Rutabaga22]

SSTO is not my thing and I'm not very skilled, but through my testing I made it to 70000 before losing fuel. I will be remodding my game and therefor won't continue work on the ssto, but I may work on making one as a later project of the day

[Watermel00n]

23 hours ago, Rutabaga22 said:

 

Any tips on how I could improve it? 

More fuel, more rapiers. Make sure to use shock cones!

[Rutabaga22]

Project of the day will be something small and/or stupid today because I am having mod troubles

[Rutabaga22]

For today's project I will be recreating SLS!

[Rutabaga22]

Just finished orion!

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Just finished the ICPS!!

Update: I clipped the ICPS engine in to the tank so it looks a little better.

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Orange rocket good! 

She's on the pad and with less hydrogen leaks than the real one! 

We have liftoff!

Excuse the lack of visual mods, I haven't installed any (Other than Parallax)

This shot is amazing!

Getting ready to go orbital!

Beginning orbital burn!

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Dropping first stage!

No caption for this one.

Beginning TLI.(TMI?)

Edited September 6, 2022 by Rutabaga22

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Separating the ICPS from ESM

just a nice lil' pic of the orion

Beginning mid-course correction burn

Orbital insertion burn.

Munar orbit achieved.

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Beginning the burn to send kerbals into the highest orbit ever!

A slight overburn sent the kerbals on an escape trajectory 

Leaving the mun, jeb has a plan...

Beginning deorbit burn while on an escape trajectory.

Had to do a second mun flyby to return home.

ESM detached perfectly!

I don't take pictures of my HUD often, but this is proof of the super fast orion reentry

Slowing down and cooling off

[Rutabaga22]

Deploying the drogue chutes.

Main chutes deployed.

Splashdown! 

That's the end of today's project. If you have any suggestions for tomorrow tell me, I need more ideas!

[Rutabaga22]

Today I will be attempting rendezvous and docking, lot's of quicksaves will be required.

[Rutabaga22]

Built the target vehicle with Vernor engines for directional control, and reaction wheels for attitude control.

[Rutabaga22]

I just built a generic launch vehicle for this and other missions.

Target vehicle liftoff target orbit is circular at about  200km.

Beginnning gravity turn!

leaving the atmosphere!

 

First stage separated!

Edited September 7, 2022 by Rutabaga22

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Beginning circularization burn!

 

Separating the target vehicle from the second stage.

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Decided I'm going to use this first docking attempt as the base for a space station, time to add docking ports to the crew segment!

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Here's the manned docking piece

The massive rocket sit's on the pad, ready for launch, kermal, and tamemone are ready.

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First kraken attack of this series!

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I have decided that manned dock/space station creation is too much right now,  I will be using another target vehicle for the docking. 

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The second docking vehicle sit's on the pad, ready for launch.

Lfitoff!

Leaving the atmosphere!

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Made it to orbit, now time to attempt the burns!