Asteroid Spaceship

[Oradon]

Just made did this this morning and thought it was cool and wanted to share.

[EtherDragon]

ahaha!

That's awesome

[timsfitz]

Nice Well done sir

[Jasel]

Great way to hitch a ride to Duna!

[cantab]

Nice work! How have you got the centre section attached, it looks like you managed to clip it into the asteroid.

[KSK]

That rocks!

I'll get my coat...

[Taki117]

Nice work! How have you got the centre section attached, it looks like you managed to clip it into the asteroid.

More than likely another Claw.

[vger]

Makes me think of when I heard people refer to the shuttle as the "Flying Brick." Now we have the Flying Rock.

[EtherDragon]

Of course, I won't be satisfied until he turns that into an SSTO... =p

[vger]

Of course, I won't be satisfied until he turns that into an SSTO... =p

I'm waiting for someone to chain asteroids together and make an orbiting model of a caffeine molecule.

[Xacktar]

Well Done!

[katateochi]

nicely done sir! and as that was your first post; Welcome the forums. (way to make an entrance!).

[mellojoe]

She's a beauty, mate. You plan on parking her on Eeloo?

[Rowsdower]

Heck of a first post, Oradon. Your ship rocks. Get it?

I'll show myself out.

[BigD145]

So much dead weight.

[Camaron]

Welcome the Flintstones to the Space Age.

[KissSh0t]

And here I was trying to make a space plane to capture an asteroid when I could just make an asteroid into a space plane..

Very good first post/

[Kokanee]

I'm waiting for someone to chain asteroids together and make an orbiting model of a caffeine molecule.

I have tried to chain asteroids together to make a three-asteroid triangular shaped orbiting base, and unfortunately the sheer mass involved means even moving at 3-4m/s the asteroids simply destroy anything in their path and keep going.

[Oradon]

Thanks Everyone! I ended up landing the asteroid close to KSC. Then created a specialized airplane to bring it back to the runway. I can't believe how well this flies! lol.

[mellojoe]

That is the true definition of "kerbal".

Well done.

[Red Iron Crown]

Hard to imagine how people can say that stock KSP aerodynamics are unrealistic.

[Cmdr. Arn1e]

You, sir OP, are going to fit in well round here!

Congrats on 1) really interesting ship design and 2) making a flying Asteroid cage? transport? dunno what to call it, but I don't think it would fly under real physics! (I'm just jealous )

[s1l3nt_c0y0t3]

Post a save so we can all try it out.

[Oradon]

Post a save so we can all try it out.

Here it is. Take the asteroid for a flight around KSC. The plane is on the runway and the asteroid is parked off to the right in the grass in front of the hanger.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4TX0R4ykJ2yU2haUXVqaHg5cFU/edit?usp=sharing

[0Kev]

Sadly, I am not able to give you more and more +rep.