Borg Cube

[Spock_Kerbin]

Hmmm I think I melted my PC trying to launch this

it's mostly stable (physically) but I begin having trouble staging at 12,000 in that engines begin to fade and I lose too much power to ascend much higher

Advice & critique ?

[GusTurbo]

Could we get a better look at the engines? That should help to figure it out.

[Spock_Kerbin]

your wish

25 Mainsails, 50 Orange cans and 25 smaller

I think theres about 40 Solid boosts too

[Spock_Kerbin]

it flies... I'm not lying

[Jason_25]

You say your engines begin to fade? You lose acceleration? Generally, you gain acceleration up until you stage. Are all your engines still running when you lose acceleration?

[Spock_Kerbin]

Ive not done the asparagus very well, and theres decouplers between two layers of fuel tanks.

My question would be, do you think, looking at it, if its worth trying to keep getting it up, lol.

Or if it just won't lift

[Jason_25]

It's hard to say if it's worth it to lift. How many parts is the cube itself? How many parts is the cube + launcher? What is the weight of the cube? I have not made a launcher that makes use of the rockomax multi-point connectors. They are kind of heavy though, and that could be limiting you. You are using an awful lot of boosters there, the cube must be heavy. Have you considered defueling the cube before launch and fueling it back up with a tanker once you reach orbit?

[Spock_Kerbin]

The lower section is just engines

Top half is the station, i didn't see that the multipoints were so heavy, which is a shame as i think it looks cool,

Despite making my pc go at 3 fps and lag like crazy lol

[Sheherezade]

perhaps build one layer at a time and join them in orbit?

[deker13]

that would break apart and twist like crazy if you try and move it.