DRDH - Domestic Rendezvous and Docking Hauler

[longbyte1]

Let me make this short and sweet.

The DRDH (Domestic Rendezvous and Docking Hauler) is a small, multipurpose spacecraft able to dock with a space station (but it's kinda hard to dock with its own kind). It's inspired by Scott Manley's 4-engine atomic lander. My lander uses 3 engines. It has a decent launch vehicle that consists of a simple liftoff stage, an orbital stage, an optional payload stage, and then the lander itself. It has plenty of fuel to go to the Mun, but make sure there is a well-stocked space station in LKO for a full fuel tank. The TWR is a bit low on the lander, so it is recommended that you put down the legs while landing and/or activate the parachutes. Currently, 1 activates the lander engines.

Screenies:

The full launch system in the VAB

A crash. Note that everything was destroyed except for the command pod!

Some more images:

More to come!

Download: http://filesmelt.com/dl/VPL-01.craft

Edited May 5, 2013 by longbyte1

[longbyte1]

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[Francesco]

uhmmm... those landing legs seem a bit short compared to LV-N's nozzles...

[Loocas]

It seems nice, but are you sure those landing legs are in the right position? It seems like the NERVAs touch the ground before the legs. (I'll download it later, homework sucks)

[longbyte1]

uhmmm... those landing legs seem a bit short compared to LV-N's nozzles...

I'll replace them, or you can replace them yourself.