Space Shuttle "Pythagoras" Mk I - 100% Stock shuttle with cargo bay

[JackRyanPL]

Hi everyone! It's my first post, and have to say, that my english isn't perfect, so sorry for my mistakes. I have to show you something. I build it few days ago, and people from polish KSP forum, said that is amazing. So here it is. Stock space shuttle! With 100% stock cargo bay!

It's about 15-25 tons and 180 parts, but it can fly very well in space and atmosphere. It's using special launcher. I can post a video how the cargo bay works, and how to send shuttle into orbit. I don't know what more I can say. Ask me questions, and I will answer it, if I can of course. Enjoy!

Full imgur gallery

http://imgur.com/a/Fi3Si/all

How cargo bay works

How to fly shuttle

Edited July 25, 2014 by JackRyanPL

[montyben101]

Awesome! +rep

Also can you post the craft file?

Edit: There also seem to be three different versions of the shuttle?

Edited July 25, 2014 by montyben101

[JackRyanPL]

Maybe I'll upload craft file. Yes, it's old video, because it's old version of old shutle.

[Majorjim!]

Wow a shuttle as first post, nice.

Good work on this. How long have you been playing KSP?

[JackRyanPL]

Two years. I made my forum account, after I start playing KSP, but my english wasn't good, and I was rookie. Now I have a lot more experience, you can see my other projects on polish KSP forum, reddit, and my steam account http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198058072371/screenshots/ I have about 5 or 6 shuttles, but Pythagoras, and other shuttle, which I can show you if you want, can fly well in the atmosphere. I won't upload craft file, because shuttles can blow up while I quickload. Kraken, i think. It's three versions of shuttle, because I made this

and this

, in april, and Pythagoras was made about one week ago.

[JackRyanPL]

Hi again! Check my new video - mission profile of space shuttle "Pythagoras"

[Nik_601]

Your cargo bay is realy interesting! Will you try to make it bigger?

[JackRyanPL]

No. When it's bigger, shuttle needs to be bigger. When shuttle is bigger, it can't fly in the atmosphere.

[Rune]

I see you control pitch with thrust and have an engine under the ET. With the new Vernors and a bit of care to make the thrust vector go roughly through the CoM of the combined stack, making more accurate shuttles is, well, not exactly easy, but easier. And you don't need to write a full page of launch instructions, just a note to keep RCS on at all times during launch.

Other than those two cents, awesome shuttle, I hope you like the little advice I offer, and you can check out either in my thread, on the shuttle showcase thread, or in the WiP thread (because I recently built a shuttle with a very similar payload bay, only longer), in case you want to look at how I went about it, for some inspiration or whatever.

Rune. Keep at it!

[JackRyanPL]

I built this shuttle two weeks ago, before 0.24. I prefer my technique of launching shuttles. I saw your shuttle too, and they're awesome. Also, thanks for using my idea for cargo bay.

Your shuttle - 25 april

My shuttle prototype - 5 april

[GusTurbo]

Awesome! You'll fit right in here.

[Majorjim!]

Yeah very nice cargo bay mate.

I'm not a big fan of shuttles but this one is impressive. rep for you.

[JackRyanPL]

Thank you very much!