[0.16] KW Rocketry v0.5

[Kickasskyle]

Winston has being saying we\'ll pump some out when we get gimballing, so we might prototype the models beforehand\textures around the next full release.

So suppose thats a yes.

[Winston]

Launched the Challenger LEM atop my Rigel II heavy lift rocket:

Plonked the lander down with about 2 seconds of fuel left, just inside the rim of the biggest 'sea'.

Flew the ascent stage back into lunar orbit. Here it is just before the Trans-Kerbin Injection burn:

Jettisoned the ascent stage:

So yeah, we\'ll have it released pretty soon, then start work on some fairings or something.

We might have to do something about that descent fuel, that was cutting it very fine.

[Kickasskyle]

Low Resolution version of v0.4 and the LEM module are up on the post below the OP too.

[Luigibro606]

Winston, how did you get back to Kerbin with that tiny lander?

[Winston]

Winston, how did you get back to Kerbin with that tiny lander?

By pointing it at Kerbin and firing the engine.

[trvtannenberg]

Would be nice, if we have a command pod that better graphicaly fit to this lander.

[Kickasskyle]

We have one in progress.

[Zephael]

Hey, just noticed that the lowres pack has the thrust-vectoring stats commented out, but the highres pack doesn\'t. You might want to add a disclaimer about that or something.

[Respenus]

Great job on both the rockets and the lander. Yet as far as the latter goes, I\'ve been having difficulties keeping it stable. Any chance you might add a scaled down SAS module to make flight easier?

[Luigibro606]

By pointing it at Kerbin and firing the engine.

But how would it have enough fuel/thrust?

It\'s... sort of small.

[Winston]

But how would it have enough fuel/thrust?

It\'s... sort of small.

It\'s also very light, and the Mun\'s gravity is very weak and therefore easy to escape.

[Jarnis]

But how would it have enough fuel/thrust?

It\'s... sort of small.

Easily. Mun gravity is very very low. A pod + some fuel + some engine gets you home as long as you do not waste the fuel doing silly things. And yes, the thing you want to do is effectively point at Kerbin, fire engine. Once your apokee is something like 1000-1300km from the Mun, you *will* leave the sphere of influence and end up orbiting Kerbin. A simple retroburn from that orbit will do the rest. If you are tight on fuel, you may want to do a 'lap' around Kerbin and do it at apokee - that way the fuel needed is tiny.

[Kickasskyle]

Great job on both the rockets and the lander. Yet as far as the latter goes, I\'ve been having difficulties keeping it stable. Any chance you might add a scaled down SAS module to make flight easier?

We were going to do a ASAS module to put on it, so it can use the RCS\'s for stability.

What stage are you having problems with?

[zuff]

Launched the Challenger LEM atop my Rigel II heavy lift rocket:

Very cool rocket! Mind if I ask what other mods you used to make that?

[Winston]

Very cool rocket! Mind if I ask what other mods you used to make that?

Tanks, engines, SRBs and lander from Challenger with Sunday Punch\'s decouplers and fairings from Assorted Hardware.

[rocket2guns]

This pack really is outstanding! Thanks so much for making it.

[JuggernautOfWar]

This is by far my favorite mod I\'ve used. I\'ve got one fairly large complaint however. There are no transitions (cones or fuel tanks) to larger diameter ship parts it seems. Also there should be some engine fairings being as though LREs are ugly as hell.

[Kickasskyle]

This is by far my favorite mod I\'ve used. I\'ve got one fairly large complaint however. There are no transitions (cones or fuel tanks) to larger diameter ship parts it seems. Also there should be some engine fairings being as though LREs are ugly as hell.

It is on the list, probably start making some for the next version along with some fairings and other goodies.

[Festivefire]

just downloaded 0.4. i went through the engines in game, and realized that they weren\'t vectored. you have the thrust vectoring commented out of the .cfg

// thrustVectoringCapable = True
// gymbalRange = 10

when it should be something like

thrustVectoringCapable = True
gimbalRange = 10.0

without the double slashes, cause // means to ignore as code, and its just there to help the reader follow what the code is doing like

//this section controls engine gimbals
thrustVectoringCapable = True
gimbalRange = 10.0

meaning that the the rest of the line after // is ignored by the game.

[Winston]

just downloaded 0.4. i went through the engines in game, and realized that they weren\'t vectored. you have the thrust vectoring commented out of the .cfg

Are you using the low res version? I think that one has them commented. I shall tell Kyle when he appears as he does the low res things.

[Luigibro606]

The descent tank for the Munar Lander won\'t attach to it\'s decoupler. :\'(

Needed to add the RCS. Works now.

[Kickasskyle]

You\'re missing the RCS fuel tank module, which goes on before the tank.

Uploading the fixed version, it somehow managed to ignore me deleting the old archive when I made a new one so it came out with a older version.

All Fixed now, just redownload the low res.

[JuggernautOfWar]

It is on the list, probably start making some for the next version along with some fairings and other goodies.

ETA on new version?

[Winston]

ETA on new version?

6 years

I\'m starting concepts for new bits now.

[Festivefire]

All Fixed now, just redownload the low res.

cool, gimbaling works now.