Once again, KSP influences a new, real rocket

[hawkinator]

Um, this is definitely a necro....

Op wrote something sarcastic, and people thought he was serious, and the rest is history.

[gooddog15]

the ariane 6 looks kind of like the Carrack with the 2 strap on boosters from Eyes Turned Skywards:

edit: also just realized that this thread was created a year ago....

Edited September 3, 2014 by gooddog15

[cantab]

The most KSP-like feature in the Ariane isn't the boosters - I mean come on two's positively tame - but the struts that hold them to the core. It's like, how shall we make sure the boosters stay attached? Some nice sleek design that looks like it was always one piece? Nah, just stick some metal bars across the gap and be done with it.

[Kryten]

This design is just one proposal, made by CNES. The other major one is one proposed by the major subcontractors of the Arinae 5, Safran and Airbus; they propose basically an Ariane V with smaller solids and a smaller core stage. Right now it's looking quite likely theirs will be selected over CNES's.

[Javster]

Does no one on this thread understand it's a joke?

At least, I hope it's a joke, if it isn't, the OP is truly stupid/gullible/misguided.

[problemecium]

Sooo we have here a game that was made to roughly simulate real rocket parts and are shocked when real rockets look like the stuff in the game?

In other news, I think Honda stole their car designs from Mattel. And the brick is clearly inspired by Minecraft. ;P

[mythic_fci]

If the OP is serious: In newer rockets, the upper stages are most commonly deorbited, and not for KSP reasons. And compared to KSP, 2 SRB's is pitifully little. We need 24.

If the OP is joking: Well played

[Holo]

Everyone who disagrees with the OP is simply denying the Kerbals of credit for their untold many scientific advances. Where do you think solar panels came from, for example? Definitely not humans, that's for sure.

[problemecium]

No those were obviously reverse-engineered from the Transformers, like all modern electronics. After all, humans are wayyy too stupid to invent anything on their own without aliens to help.