[0.17] RV Space Construction Pack - Geodesic Domes

[Rev]

It's actually my very first attempt to release a mod. There are many incredibly useful Space Station/Deep Space Construction packs (Nova's BACE and kockaspiton's Deep Space Mission Pack to name a few), however I believe, that there is still a possibility to add something new and interesting.

This is my creation, a Space Construction Pack centered around Geodomes.

MkI Pod inside empty geodome. Empty geodome is probably the most flexible part since pretty much anything with proper size can be put inside.

Geodome with barrels full of rocket fuel.

This time with yellow stripped barrels with RCS fuel.

ZO2 system with delicate blue half spherical tank.

EPS batteries.

Lightweight nuclear reactor for those long missions.

Geosphere made of two empty geodomes.

Geosphere with connector, may require some rotating (no shift-rotating needed) to get the best results.

Two connected geospheres.

ErkleMod-compatible docking clamps.

Basic spaceship desing, from the front:

docking clamps, empty dome with Mk1 pod, ZO2 system, connector, batteries, nuclear reactor, connector, RCS tank, fuel tank, connector, 2 fuel tanks, connector and yet another fuel tank, this time connected to quadcoupler (2x 2.5m compatible.

A little more sophisticated design, or "put as many parts as you can, and watch how it blows", which due to lack of any control surfaces or RCS caused deaths of 3 Kerbals. Dead Kerbal happens.

This time from a different perspective, few seconds before touchdown, if splashing hard into the ocean can be called a touchdown.

Licensing and credits:

BasicPack is licensed under a CC-BY-NC-SA.

ZO2Pack includes Zoxygen and EPS mods, both made by l00, who licensed his work under a CC-BY-NC-SA, too.

ClampPack includes ErklesMod 0.5 made by Erkle64 and part of texture borrowed from NovaSilsko's BACE, both licensed by their respective authors with only Attribution condition.

Download:

Basic Pack

-empty, fuel, RCS, quadcoupler and connector included

ZO2/EPS Pack

-nuclear reactor, battery and ZO2 system with DLLs

Zoxygene thread

Clamp Pack

-just Erkle's mod compatible clamp with experimental 0.5 DLL

Erkle's thread

NovaSilsko's thread with BACE Construction pack download

Edited October 2, 2012 by Rev
Description fixes

[Tommygun]

Fun idea, reminds me of that nuclear Orion project.

[togfox]

Nice. I think the texturing could be made more interesting but the idea/concept is great. Habitation domes could be a five person pod with a hatch in the shape of a dome.

Anyone good at texturing a greenhouse dome?

[ajshell1]

Cool.

I'm downloading.

[mrrpamplemousse]

My spaceport projet is now posible!!!

[BigD145]

Interesting. We could use more unconventional parts.

[Mekan1k]

could you make a part that is shaped like the half-sphere tank, that lets you stick kerbals in it?

[Rev]

I have been working on some kind of habitation module for the pack, but it is still not ready yet. As far as I know it requires adding a ladder and a hatch using PartTools, certainly something I'm going to do.

[Lazurkri]

attack of the Buckyballs!

Lolz. I HAVE to land one of these on each planet now...