Goddard TX-2 Sentry construction rover

RedDwarfIV · July 13, 2013

The TX-2 Sentry was developed as an answer to the problem of how to move habitats on the New Safiran Laythe colony, after the habitats of Laytheshot 1 and Laytheshot 2 landed 3 kilometres apart with no way to move them closer together. After adding docking ports to the undersides of the Laytheshot 3 habitats, a long and arduous development program began for a vehicle that could pick the habitats up and relocate them.

After many iterations, this was the eventual solution. [These two rovers had already been dropped with their carrier from 14,000m to test their parachutes.]

A battery pack had been shorn off after the vehicle jumped onto the runway at full speed. No other damage was received. One test had involved jumping it off the rocket launch pad. It survived with no damage despite swerving to a halt after landing at an awkward angle.

The Laytheshot Test Vehicle simply flies up to 1Km, tilts over and drops a habitat.

It was decided to make use of the Laytheshot Test Vehicle by moving it to the KSC Anomaly Research Base.

Obligatory photo of the final position.

Download for launch vehicle:

http://www.2shared.com/file/OTairxGZ/Construction_Rover_Carrier.html

Tips:

Whilst the vehicle is pretty stable unloaded [capable of full speed turns on flat ground], it is recommended that longer, slower turns be made when carrying a payload.

Vehicle has an internal Probe Core. Can be driven without a pilot.

Edited July 13, 2013 by RedDwarfIV