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Ideas for smallish LKO Missions


Sauron

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I've made my first (really) successful SSTO recently. It can take 1.5-2.5 tons to LKO with 1-3 crew with 500-750 m/s of delta v to spare for brute-forcing rendezvous, boosting to higher orbits, and deorbiting. After creating a variant with a KAS winch, a robotic arm, and a novel elbow-shaped decoupler, and launching some small stuff, I realized that there isn't actually much to do in LKO. So I'm looking for some ideas for some smallish 'missions' and challenges :cool:

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I usually drop a space station or two. You could also spam small orbital habitats and build a "neighborhood" up there. Add a refueling station...

If only I could lift little inflatable habs on the ssto :P. At the moment I shrunk the Hitchiker to create a 1.25m, 1-kerbal storage can. I should probably install remote tech. I've fitted a rack of 3 comsats on the back of the SSTO, and I have enough DV to do phasing hops so I can place everything correctly.

Also, I've decided to launch an SSTO base in LKO so I don't need to add parts for reentry to my interplanetary ships. That should cut down on mission weight a bit.

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