Inter-X

[KvickFlygarn87]

"My mighty ship will some day be floating in orbit, ready to transfer to another planet at need!" - Me, 10 seconds ago

I am making my first ship assembled in orbit, which will have its first stop at Duna, to search for Kethane and when Kethane is found, drop landers for a base. It will have four external big orange tanks and four Mainsail engines. The landers will have Kethane mining capabilities.

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Edited August 30, 2013 by KvickFlygarn87

[M4ck]

Mainsails? Bad idea for anything interplanetary(unless you only want the looks, not functionality), as it will probably run out of fuel somewhere on the way. Be sure to check the tanks+engines module before assembling everything in orbit.

[KvickFlygarn87]

What should I use then?

[M4ck]

Nukes. The one long engine that has ISP of 200/800(the only long, thin engine, I can't remember the proper name... LVN or something like that). It has the power much lower than the mainsail, but is very fuel efficient in space. And for interplanetary/orbital maneuvers you don't have to worry about thrust, only the fuel usage.