Realistic Solar System Crafts - MEGATHREAD

[Captain_Party]

Bump. No-one out there?

[NathanKell]

Bumper-WAC:

All-solid, no attitude control (modeled on Lambda):

[Redrobin]

My current sample return mission launcher. All stock and gets about 2 tons to the moon.

[Redrobin]

Anyone sending any missions to the outer planets?

Also, does anyone have a table for all the transfer windows?

[Alfondoo]

I've been station building around Mars in preparation for a manned mission.

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Working on a reusable lander at the moment that will hopefully fulfill my little Kerbals dreams of walking on Mars.

Does anyone have a table for all the transfer windows?

Kerbal Alarm Clock works with RSS

[griffin247]

Space Launch System Block II with Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle

Here is the craft file for my rendition of the Crewed Space Launch System Block II. This has been tested to work with Modular Fuel System v3.2 with KATO engines.cfg. A cargo version of the craft is almost ready, I just need to fix a few things on it. I also plan to do more rockets based on real life designs.

Note that the SRBs might move away from the radial decouplers when loading the craft in the VAB. This is a bug with Stretchy SRBs.

Mods Required:

Stretchy SRBs (Stretchy Tanks v5)

AEIS

SDHI

Procedural Fairings

KSPX

Mechjeb

Novapunch

Action Groups:

1 - Deploy Solar Panels

2 - Deploy Parachutes

0 - Decouple Launch Tower and Capsule Faring (for use after Abort)

Basic Vessel Stats:

Vessel Takeoff Mass: 624.32 Tons

Stage 1 Thrust: 8561 kN

Total Vacuum Delta V 12417 m/s

Craft File Link

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/450653562129919078/2CA9B70F6A75EED84CA95A0918C52094BDEDD114/

i knew someone would beat me to it . Pesky kids heheheheheh

[maccollo]

I managed to make a stock(alike) space plane for RSS.

Well kinda. The plane part doesn't actually breach the Kármán line, also it can only launch 2 tons, but it's something =P

[Fox62]

That is brilliant. I'm trying to re-create Apollo, and the Apollo Applications Project, but it's slow going due to some bugs.

[Proxle]

Apollo missions are always fun, especially when you try to mimic the later ones with the rover.

[Redrobin]

75 ton stock launcher.

[Genius Evil]

So, I made another station -- a better one:

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[NathanKell]

Wow, that *does* rather look like Salyab or something

Nice!

[firegeek83]

Here's my attempt at a realistic approach at a reusable vehicle between the Kerbin-Duna run. I decided not to send any kerman until they overcome the weightlessness problem (yep, that's where I draw the line for safety). I've made it so its a two kerbal craft, hence the "escape pods". When it becomes outdated, this vehicle can detach the engine section for use as a station over Duna. Recycling for the future!

[Thrust]

Two of my latest rockets...

45t launcher

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and 70t

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[Hodo]

Republic of Africa Air Force (because I am using the flag and have my launch site in Pemba Africa)

Both are super sonic multi-role fighters and are quite agile.

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[Hodo]

So I built my first Mach 4+ aircraft....

FR-100

Topped out at Mach 4.225 at an altitude of 24.5km

Then there was a minor fueling error, that caused the aircraft to pitch up violently and uncontrollably. Forcing the crew to eject and glide away from the stricken craft safely.

Jeb and Bill safely back on the ground somewhere in central Africa.

Next step for the Republic of Africa's space program is to do a Linear Aerospike test on the back of the FR-100 and see if it can push it passed the 32km altitude it achieved in its maiden test flight.

One step closer to a working SSTO space plane again.

[Sparker]

I like the crew cabin. It's like a plane in a plane. Can it glide and land like a plane on its own?

[Hodo]

I like the crew cabin. It's like a plane in a plane. Can it glide and land like a plane on its own?

It has very poor glide characteristics. But it was able to turn 180deg and glide for about 20km before I had to deploy the chutes. Granted they ejected at Mach 3.7 so even a rock would glide quite well at those speeds.

[JT2227]

Genius Evil, that is really cool. Can you give me a list of the mods you are using?

[Thrust]

This prototype is called "X-7C Evolution" but the pilots call it Kerbal Killer (3 manned flights, 3 dead kerbals ). I plan to replace the engines and beat Mach5. (this is with AJE)

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[Overfloater]

My direct Moon lander, which is my biggest rocket! xD

I just had RSS, no FAR or any other mods...

[Sparker]

Nice. What is the start mass of the whole thing?

[Genius Evil]

Genius Evil, that is really cool. Can you give me a list of the mods you are using?

Glad you like it:)

The Realism Overhaul package (RSS, RO, FAR, Realfuels, etc)

Procedural Parts

KW Rocketry, Novapunch, and AIES Aerospace (with Reaching for the Stars configs)

FASA Gemini, with Red8vr's realism patches

ECLSS Life Support

Procedural Fairings

Blackheart612's Procedural Parts & Procedural Fairings textures (really great textures)

and Ferram4's Saturn and Nova Textures (also awesome).

Also there are some Kerbal Attachment system parts on the TKS.

[Fenisse]

This rocket may be a little overpowered...

Let me present you, the N1-SIV Centaur. 5794.924t on the pad. It packs a real punch at liftoff, about 63810 kN of pure NK-33s.

Created using a Atlas V Double-Centaur upper stage, a Saturn V SIVB third stage, a N1 Blok B second stage and a really uprated N1 Blok A. It lifts a Cryogenic Soyrion.

[Sparker]

Here are launch vehicles I use. I wanted to send payload to space, not invent new rockets, so mainly I copied existing launchers.

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You see, launching stuff into space takes even more boosters in RSS mod. The classical "add more boosters" technique couldn't help Jebediah any longer, so he invented a re-entry vehicle requiring less boosters.

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