The 'MPSV 3'

[Captain Tom]

This is the third iteration of my Multi-Purpose line of spacecraft, and this is THE most multi-purpose of them all! It is capable of going ANYWHERE in the Kerbol system and is able to return to Kerbin in almost all circumstances! I have used it for almost all of my inter-planetary voyages, and I have used it most recently to do a crew transfer on Ike.

This is it decending to the surface of Vall.

This is it CRASHED on the surface of Vall.

(You can find the full story HERE)

Here it is transferring crew on Ike.

It Has landing struts on the bottom if a return mission is planned, or alternatively, if you are landing somewhere where the single NERVA will be unable to bring it home, the crew pod can be separated from the drive stage and use its own landing legs and parachutes,

Off course this is for more than landing on other bodies, as mentioned it can preform rescues and also act as a fuel tanker, toting fuel long distances to refuel other vessels. It can connect to other things using the single docking port on the top and the large RCS tank.

IMPORTANT

1: The core part is the Octo Probe-Core under the docking port. It does NOT start with crew in the capsule. I use the Crew Manifest Plugin to 'Manifest the pod with crew.'

2: When burning out of Kerbin's orbit, the Mainsail will run out of fuel. So what I do is, before the burn, transfer all the fuel from the Interplanetary stage to the Mainsail stage and use it to rapidly escape the gravity of Kerbin, then transfer the fuel back. However this might not be as efficient as using just the NERVA, I am not sure.

3: When detaching the Mainsail stage and preparing to engage the NERVA, you must use the 'right-click' menu on the NERVA and select the 'ACTVATE ENGINE' option, for using the staging key will violently eject the fairing from the engine and potentially break off the landing legs.

This is the download link: http://www./?x4x5bczn8a5oewc

Finally, ENJOY! -Tom

Edited May 19, 2013 by Captain Tom

[Giggleplex777]

I think you might be interested in my LANTR Engine.

It has a built-in LV-909 that can increase the TWR of your lander when it is activated.