what is FAR and SSTO

[koky123]

I don't know this cause I am new

[diomedea]

In KSP, FAR is the shortcut for "Ferram's Aerospace Research" mod.

SSTO in aerospace stands for "Single Stage To Orbit", so any vehicle capable of attaining orbit without staging (detaching parts).

[Red Iron Crown]

In addition to diomedea's response, many KSP players use SSTO as shorthand for single-stage to orbit spaceplane. It's technically not correct as non-spaceplanes can be SSTOs, but it is a popular usage of the term around here.

Also, welcome to the forums!

[Wanderfound]

In addition to diomedea's response, many KSP players use SSTO as shorthand for single-stage to orbit spaceplane. It's technically not correct as non-spaceplanes can be SSTOs, but it is a popular usage of the term around here.

To illustrate...

This is an SSTO spaceplane:

This is an SSTO that isn't a spaceplane (the bit that's detached is the cargo, not a booster stage):

Edited August 14, 2014 by Wanderfound

[Red Iron Crown]

Needn't even have wings or jet engines, this is an SSTO, too:

[Wanderfound]

Needn't even have wings or jet engines, this is an SSTO, too:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61004449/KSP/screenshot116.png

What navball mod are you using there? Is that just an option on Enhanced Navball, or something else?

[Red Iron Crown]

What navball mod are you using there? Is that just an option on Enhanced Navball, or something else?

Something else. Navball Changer with this texture, though many others are available in the thread. It's a hidden gem of a mod buried in the Add-on Requests forum, the author seems resistant to starting a proper release thread for it.

[Nurph]

Needn't even have wings or jet engines, this is an SSTO, too:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/61004449/KSP/screenshot116.png

The fact that thing is an SSTO just doesn't feel right :S

48-7S OP plz nerf.

[juanml82]

Well, put a sensible payload on it instead of a probe core and check how far it can go

[Red Iron Crown]

The fact that thing is an SSTO just doesn't feel right :S

48-7S OP plz nerf.

Heh, I think it can be done with an FL-T200, for that matter, but there's little margin for error. That one can reach the Mun.

Though really, just about any rocket engine can make an SSTO if the payload is only a probe core.