Orion aka "Ol' Boom-boom"

[davros]

sorry did not get the images to work

Edited June 27, 2013 by davros

[davros]

the mark one nuke car

all the weels and the cabin fell off

not so good SO on with the mark 2

[Canopus]

Hey davros you could have just edited your post. Just a tip

[davros]

the Mark 2

more wheels

more things to go bang

still moves

and works wet

[nyrath]

So what you're saying is that orion would be more effective underwater...

Ah, no. I do not think that compression waves provide much thrust.

But the point is that the pusher plate will not protect the Orion ship from being crushed like an egg.

In real life, I have no idea what happens in the Kerbal physics engine

[Canopus]

Ah, no. I do not think that compression waves provide much thrust.

But the point is that the pusher plate will not protect the Orion ship from being crushed like an egg.

In real life, I have no idea what happens in the Kerbal physics engine

Considering that everything in KSP floats its hard to test that out

[nyrath]

Bravo Davros!

Just when I think I've seen all the weird things people can do with the Orion mod, somebody comes along and opens up an entire new category.

[Boosterspice]

Nyrath, if you give nuclear bombs and a dispenser to the Kerbals, what do you expect?

[Lazurkri]

Nyrath, if you give nuclear bombs and a dispenser to the Kerbals, what do you expect?

Massive carnage, chaos, and destruction.... And massive amounts of insane laughter!

[Canopus]

Massive carnage, chaos, and destruction.... And massive amounts of insane laughter!

Or just a working mission.

[nyrath]

Nyrath, if you give nuclear bombs and a dispenser to the Kerbals, what do you expect?

And I've learned that giving a nuclear bomb rocket to KSP players is like giving a platinum Visa credit card to a drunken teenager. But in a good way.

However, I'm still waiting for people to use the shocking amounts of thrust the Orion offers in order to boost outrageously huge space stations and stuff into orbit. There has been a bit of that, but I'm sure more is possible.

[Canopus]

AHowever, I'm still waiting for people to use the shocking amounts of thrust the Orion offers in order to boost outrageously huge space stations and stuff into orbit. There has been a bit of that, but I'm sure more is possible.

Were 8000 tons not enough?

[Lazurkri]

Or just a working mission.

How about a working mission WITH the aforementioned laughter and massive amounts of radioactivity?

[Canopus]

How about a working mission WITH the aforementioned laughter and massive amounts of radioactivity?

Has been done

[Boosterspice]

Must not forget insane contraptions!

[nyrath]

Were 8000 tons not enough?

Yes, as I said "there has been a bit of that". Your have done more than your fair share of pushing the envelope, others should see what they can do in the realm of heavy lift.

[Mecha Pants]

I've been building some Science fiction-ish ships lately, and I decided to take a crack at a "more reasonable" Orion drive spacecraft in that same style.

I haven't named it as of yet, and don't really plan to use it for anything, it's a slideshow even just sitting in space.

I has 3 6m long hangars for landers or spaceplanes with Large docking ports at either end, anything I loaded into them would come with some sort of sub docking gantry,

It also carries six greenhouse modules, to ease supply burden and to give its sixteen kerbals a relaxing green space to float in while not on duty.

Edited June 28, 2013 by Mecha Pants

[nyrath]

I've been building some Science fiction-ish ships lately, and I decided to take a crack at a "more reasonable" Orion drive spacecraft in that same style.

I haven't named it as of yet, and don't really plan to use it for anything, it's a slideshow even just sitting in space.

I has 3 6m long hangars for landers or spaceplanes with Large docking ports at either end, anything I loaded into them would come with some sort of sub docking gantry,

It also carries six greenhouse modules, to ease supply burden and to give its sixteen kerbals a relaxing green space to float in while not on duty.

Yow! That is one serious spacecraft. Lookit all the hangar bays. I like it!

[Kerbal01]

Has anyone tryed a DA to Mün with this, it'd be interesting to see.

[hoojiwana]

Has anyone tryed a DA to Mün with this, it'd be interesting to see.

I did one to Eve, that was fun. Got a few screenshots of that lying about somewhere.

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Edited June 28, 2013 by hoojiwana

[nyrath]

I did one to Eve, that was fun. Got a few screenshots of that lying about somewhere.

I'm running out of superlatives! That was wonderful! And yes, the re-entry shaders do look quite nice.

[nyrath]

and Markarian421 turned in this tour de force:

https://plus.google.com/101042352076384750112/posts/QNNZP3Rys4Q

Landing on Eve was routine.

Lifting off was anything but.

Eve's dense atmosphere prevented the nose from pointing skyward. The ship almost flipped over and augured in. He had to panic start the liquid fuel engines and fight to get the nose up.

Edited June 28, 2013 by nyrath

[crasher925]

And I've learned that giving a nuclear bomb rocket to KSP players is like giving a platinum Visa credit card to a drunken teenager. But in a good way.

However, I'm still waiting for people to use the shocking amounts of thrust the Orion offers in order to boost outrageously huge space stations and stuff into orbit. There has been a bit of that, but I'm sure more is possible.

plz plz give us nukes WWK and my "Karran Empire Program" could RLY use em.

[Canopus]

plz plz give us nukes WWK and my "Karran Empire Program" could RLY use em.

I hope you meant that as a joke. Detecting sarcasm in written form is very hard for me

[LaydeeDem]

I hope you meant that as a joke. Detecting sarcasm in written form is very hard for me

I think crasher is serious.