All-Purpose Stupidly Powerful Direct-To-Solar Rocket (Slow PC Friendly)[Stock]

[iplop]

This Rocket was designed to achieve solar orbit quickly and with enough fuel to do whatever afterwards -while using under 300 pieces.

Launching this rocket is basically a hands off affair except for ejecting spent stages. The only orbits you need to worry about with this rocket are Solar/Destination.

Just remember to enable ASAS before liftoff and go straight up.

Lander and space stage:

Engines on the stage that achieves solar orbit:

Liquid/SRB Kerbin stage:

Engine shot:

Full View:

SRB/Kerbin Stage:

First Liquid Stage (clears Kerbin's atmosphere):

Solar Orbit Stage (achieves solar orbit/empties at 3,500m/s):

Engine view (The 6 little engines were added to control this stage):

Space Stage (can go pretty much anywhere -including outside of the solar system):

Lander/"Oh Sh!t, I'm going too fast!" Stage:

Engine view:

File:

No Launch Scaffolds (278 pieces): [ATTACH]34199[/ATTACH]

With Launch Scaffolds (290 pieces): [ATTACH]34200[/ATTACH]

*Scaffolds aren't necessary for this rocket

Edit_1:

This is the ship's predecessor: http://imgur.com/a/sYsgE

But it was a lagfest on launch, at ~450 pieces. Even though that ship brought ~25,600L of fuel into solar orbit, the new ship is more capable in every respect.

Edit_2:

For Giggleplex777:

File: [ATTACH]34211[/ATTACH]

It's not quite as versatile as the 278 piece version. As such, you'll have a smaller margin of error.

Anyways, the rocket manages solar orbit with enough fuel in the space/landing stage to go pretty much anywhere.

Edit_3:

For joedude69:

File: [ATTACH]34328[/ATTACH]

Stage 3 of this version ends at around 3,900m/s (A tad excessive) O.o

-and I'm afraid that's as small as that line of rocket gets.

Edit_4:

Scratch that

File:[ATTACH]34334[/ATTACH]

Much more stable, too.

Edited October 6, 2012 by iplop

[Giggleplex777]

Slow PC friendly? My PC can't even take anything over 170 parts!

[iplop]

Slow PC friendly? My PC can't even take anything over 170 parts!

Ouch!

Since I still run a Core2Duo, I figured not many people would have a slower PC than me. :x

Launching ships becomes a slideshow right around 375 parts for me (in v.17 -in v.16 that number was around 200).

...170 parts

Challenge accepted!

Edit_1:

Completed!

Edited October 4, 2012 by iplop

[lemonhands]

This thing is absolutely massive!

[iplop]

This thing is absolutely massive!

I'll take that as a compliment

Thanks!

The Saturn V rocket used for the Apollo missions was ~69 times more massive!

(I'm assuming Kerbal units = metric. ;D )

[OceanFire]

So a sun dive rocket. Cool!(?)!

[iplop]

So a sun dive rocket. Cool!(?)!

Not sure if this is what you meant but...

I lost that extra 1k m/s due to a sub optimal launch/initial burn. :/

[joedude69]

Slow PC friendly? My PC can't even take anything over 170 parts!

I know the feel. I can only handle 150

[iplop]

I know the feel. I can only handle 150

Here you are:

147 piece version: [ATTACH]34328[/ATTACH]

Stage 3 of this thing ends at around 3,900m/s

-and I'm afraid that's as small as that line of rocket gets.

Edited October 6, 2012 by iplop