Corvus II CTV - you WILL go to space today!

[Ravenchant]

Are your stations empty, or overcrowded? Do you absolutely, positively need to put three or fewer Kerbals into orbit? Is cleaning up messes left by rapid unplanned disassemblies becoming a chore?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, I have just the ship for you! Using an inefficient sleek design and "able to return without leaving junk up there", the Corvus is a great workhorse for those flights when the goal isn't getting far, but getting there safely.

Features:

- An overcomplicated elaborate launch escape system and a simple fairing

- Soyuz-style retrorockets. Yes, Kerbonauts can now do landings over solid ground without breaking their teeth...not that they have many

- Auto-deorbit feature for the final stage. Starring engines for ants^TM!

EDIT: gallery is slightly outdated. It now looks like this (Freud would be proud)

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Download here. (right click -> save file)

Edited January 21, 2014 by Ravenchant

[spacehelicopters]

Really nice! Are the fairings doing anything other than providing support and gratuitous style?

[Ravenchant]

Actually just gratuitous style - there are struts inside

But the payload is only meant to go to LKO anyway, and the lifter had a bit of delta-v left, so...

[spacehelicopters]

Hey m8, there is a serious problem with your dropbox

[Ravenchant]

Hey m8, there is a serious problem with your dropbox

That's the file Right click -> save page as should do the trick.

[Ravenchant]

Sorry for the slight necro.

File updated! The new version has a better launch escape system and tweaked retrorockets (your capsule now shouldn't bounce off the ground - 50% less nausea-inducing)

Also, there are now action groups which can deorbit the injection stage without needing to switch vessels.

Hope you like it!

Edited January 21, 2014 by Ravenchant