Large LKO refueler, and update on the state of Exkalibur interplanetary vessel.

[Mrspoonman09]

Hello everyone. I've been rather industrious the past few nights on KSP, and I have a lot of exciting news and a new craft file for whoever wants it.

Large low kerbin orbit refueler: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/large-lko-refueler/

After some tweaking and optimization, I've completed an improved version of my Exkalibur prototype in LKO. The current design stays pretty close to the original. Most noticeably, the solar panels were removed to make room for outriggers which house another 12 LV-N's. (the new build now has 24 engines). The other major change was an overhaul of the ascent stage for the middle section, although this has no effect whatsoever on the craft once it is in space, this adjustment should make assembly of the craft much more user friendly once I release it to you guys.

On that note, I am ALMOST ready to let you guys try this thing out. I refuse, however, to put anything on the spaceport that i haven't had the opportunity to quality test yet. With this in mind, I plan to test the Exkalibur sometime this week with a maiden voyage to one of Kerbin's neighbors. If that trip turns out to be successful, I don't see any reason why I shouldn't upload the craft files.

Here is your chance to help me out. The current Exkalibur build sports a whopping 8.7k deltaV. which is plenty for a round trip with payload to either Eve or Duna. I have a couple of ideas for missions to either of these planets, so I think i'll let you guys decide where to go. Should the Exkaliburs maiden voyage be to Duna to drop rovers and landers on the planet and its moon IKE? Or should the destinations be Eve, for some satellite insertions and extreme EVAs on Gilly. Also, if there is enough interest, I would LOVE to stream the trip live on twitch, so let me know when would be a good time to do that this week. I promise the stream will be exciting, either because of a successful trip signaling the imminent release of some sweet craft files, or because of a spectacular 450 tonne fireball.

[Dynamo]

My word.... I've never seen anything of this size and elegance. You've got a better TWR/Delta-V ratio than i've seen with some modded craft on the forums, and i'd like to see more stats on this behemoth. It's definetely inspiring enough to get me back into the interplanetary designs (they're quite difficult!), but i don't know if i could even use it, the part count would probably give me a CPU meltdown!

Awesome job, and inspiring work. Any tips on interplanetary design are appreciated!