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Not released yet unfortunately :( I\'ve been testing it for a friend of mine. He didn\'t want to release it without folding landing gear, so hopefully it\'ll be ready soon.

It\'s based on the NASP: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_X-30

Yeah, the key is to get the first two as close as possible. By the time I got up there with the third they had drifted a couple of kms apart, so a bit of switching is involved.

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Obviously, the next step after the simple rendez-vous is the triple rendez-vous.

The technique is pretty much the same, the challenge is to keep the two ships already in orbit close together. To do so, I stay focused on those ships and play with RCS, and only switch to the incoming ship to execute important maneuvers and the final approach.

It helps a lot to have the two first ships on a quasi-circular, zero inclination orbit. MechJeb is also your friend here for the information panels.

Once together, it\'s pretty hard to keep the three ships close, since there\'s always one that is slowly wandering away.

Anywho, here\'s 9 kerbals enjoying a beer at 8,085 km/h. Hopefully, when docking is implemented, they\'ll be able to party all night long.

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