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[WIP] DEM Duna Excursion Module / Stabilotron etc.

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Thorenn

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Old Versions.

DEM

Download link https://www.dropbox.com/s/9vg8najmivg1edz/GameData.rar

.craft file https://www.dropbox.com/s/xpeqtp6uua45da5/DEM-2.craft

Radial-Engine & RCS-Ball (The Ball will be reworked to a single Thruster)

Download : https://www.dropbox.com/s/14hytg4aoqkxxip/Radial%2BRCS.rar

RCS

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fi2wwrpyxqarww0/rcs-ball.rar

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finally! another one!

remember a long time ago some other guy made one, got as far as making the models, animations, and everything(no textures), but it suddenly disappeared. It's nice to see a replacement

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i will rework the lower section at first. (The colliders for the ramp`s and solar panels make me mad :D )

its also planed to desingn a frigth verson.(No return stage inside) for bigger frigths as rovers etc.

ther are 4 gimmick nodes in the lower section, the first gimmick will be a probe for scout dutys.

maby a inflatable Hab.

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Middlestage reworked (Solar Panels and Ramps from the Big Hangar). Locks more "stockish" now.

Problems with Solar Panels & Collider solved. (i Hope that i can post somme scatfab in a few houers)

Scoutprobe ready. (Start from the DEM Hangar , decoupling & launch test todey)

Next is the Landing Stage (Heatshield & Engines)

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Oh nice, I'll play with it tomorrow. I love the Mars Excursion Module.

It's probably my most favorite spacecraft that never got built.

My version was built from about 70 modded parts and was very difficult to put together.

This will be much easier to use.

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Atm. the entire Module has 41 Parts, 18 are Engines (Stackable to be putt inside with 1 klick).

The Downloadeble "Demostrator" is a bit tricky, brakes easy apat (Ascent Stage from the Landing Stage).

Seek a flat landing site :) and don`t land to rugh :P

(To big acceleration at launch from Kerbin with a Rocket is also dangerous)

I hope the new version solves this Problems :)

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Ahh :) but locks impressive. Awesome Work.

Should i built a extra Heatshield ? atm. it`s a part of the descant stage. (Holds the Part count lower)

My sidetanks are 8, stackable by 1 klick and selfdecoupling capable.

It`s much simpler, but te entire original MEM is simply a complicated techno marvle :D

First try of me with the Mod...

Start at Kerbin , docking on a space tug, orbit Duna...

Now the Dem...

1. Land on Duna all ok. Ful remained in the descant stage 5L :D

one ramp/solarpenel of the hangar broken...hill to high on a side.

2. Ascent stage...all fine..sidetanks decouples nicly...oh...very mutch fuel unused...

no return to the tug...try to return directly only with the ascent stage.

wau..reaching Kerbin Orbit ascent stage decoupled 0 fuel.

pod fule at 4,5 L :D vector for KSP reached. (my luck on the top node a chute, normaly not necessery)

3. reentring all fine 0 fuel but i hav a chute...chraslanded direkt on te VAB building pod destroyed...nodepoint to weak for the chute..all kerbs ded.

survived a voyage from kerbin to duna and back, died on the last 500m.. ;.;

Damn my English must be horrible.

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Should i built a extra Heatshield ? atm. it`s a part of the descant stage. (Holds the Part count lower)

My sidetanks are 8, stackable by 1 klick and selfdecoupling capable.

It`s much simpler, but te entire original MEM is simply a complicated techno marvle :D

Damn my English must be horrible.

I'll always vote for keeping the part count low :) And don't worry about your English, every non-native speaker has to struggle with it on an international forum :P

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Nibb31

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I really really like it! It needs a bit of polishing, but it's really nice !

However, there are a couple of illogical things with the design.

- I'm not getting the point of having a heatshield on the ascent pod. Surely it has to dock with some sort of Duna Transfer Vessel to get back to Kerbin,

- I'm not sure how practical it is to have the docking port on the side, at 45°.

- It really only needs one ladder.

- I'd rather have the docking port on top, and the parachutes hidden in the aeroshell of the pod (as in the picture below)

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Oh, and a cargo version !

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Awesom Nibb31 :) never thougt to design it in this way :) the solution with te chutes is genius.

quote "Surely it has to dock with some sort of Duna Transfer Vessel to get back to Kerbin, "

Thats my big mistake :D it can return solo :D to mutch Fuel (But it is the same sitze like the Stock Tank ant the Engines are lik te Stock lnv`s)

I thougt 2 Heatshields 1 for Duna 1 for Kerbin.

And the 2 Docking Nodes, offen i`m docked on a Tug and need to undock to refulel etc. (the chute in the .craft was only an idee :) )

The entire Thing is atm only a Demonstrator, i work on the 2`nd release.

@ DarthVader

you mean that thing ?

locks neerly like Orion ? :) shur, with some time no Problem.

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The Destroyer

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Hmmm, this has potental. Also, you could probably get the part count down.

EDIT: Very neat, but I cannot put this on a launcher for crap. Subassembly managaer dosen't want to load the connection node, and I can never seem to place the command pod- always no matter what shows red.

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I just launch the DEM 2 and it all went well. Landed on the VAB roof too, no damage.

The solar panels seem to be detecting the Sun in the wrong direction.

If I pointed the solar panels away from the Sun they generated electricity, but when point at the Sun they did not generate electricity.

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