HASDA - my virtual, (mostly) Japan-inspired space program (non-Kerbal)

[Pipcard]

 

 

HASDA (Hatsunia Aerospace Science & Development Agency*) is a fictional alternate-reality version of JAXA/NASDA (Hatsunia being an alternate-reality counterpart to Japan - an entire country of Hatsune Miku fans).

It is also known as the "Hatsunese Space Program."

Instead of using KSP, I am making add-ons for Orbiter (space flight simulator).

Launches are conducted from Negishima Space Center, a (completely fictional) island spaceport located near the equator in the western Pacific Ocean

The first orbital launch occurred on August 31, 1967 with the Negi-1 launch vehicle carrying HATSUNE (High Altitude Test Satellite Using Numerous Experiments) (based on the Lambda-4S and Ã…Å’sumi, respectively)

Today, HASDA uses the M-II and Negi-5 launch vehicles (based on H-IIA and Mu-V, respectively). Commercial launch services are actually provided by a company known as Hatsunespace, and the vehicle components are manufactured by Mikubishi Heavy Industries, Crypton Future Aerospace, and Yamaha Heavy Industries. The M-II can optionally have 2-4 solid rocket boosters or 2 liquid rocket boosters.

HASDA's manned spacecraft system is the Reusable Crew Vehicle: a lifting body which mostly takes its inspiration from an experimental JAXA aircraft (LIFLEX), but is also inspired by Kliper and Dream Chaser. The first RCV is also known as "Hatsune" (RCV01). In-universe, the first launch took place in 2007, but I started making it several weeks ago.

HASDA also has a space station and is planning a manned lunar landing, but I haven't gotten around to making them yet.

 

 

*(retconned from Hatsunia AeroSpace Development Agency)

Edited April 6, 2016 by Pipcard

[The Destroyer]

I like it! Keep going.

[FanaticalFighter]

Those look epic. Especially the Reusable Crew Vehicle, that one is just awesome.

How do you make these things? I've always wanted to get into Orbiter rocket making.

[Pipcard]

Thank you. Lifting bodies are awesome because they can still fly without actual "wings." The RCV can carry up to five astronauts.

I make the models from scratch using Wings3D (it's free; another free one that some add-on devs use is Anim8or).

Textures are made using GIMP and Inkscape (they are also free).

In order for things to work in Orbiter, you can use C++ programming, if you know it. But there are alternative plug-ins that have less functionality, but don't require programming knowledge (you just have to manipulate .cfg [configuration] and/or .scn [scenario] files in a way similar to basic part files in KSP):

-Velcro Rockets, or Multistage2* for launch vehicles

-Spacecraft3* for spacecraft, of course

*the original website of those plugins (made by Vinka) is down, but here's an alternative website in Italian (just click on the .7z link and use 7-zip to unzip into your Orbiter folder).

Edited October 20, 2014 by Pipcard

[Pipcard]

(modified Orbiter screenshot with increased contrast, decreased brightness, and some increased saturation)

[Pipcard]

RCV01 on M-II

[Nahim]

Do the vocaloid dreams of eletric sheep?

Loved the concept, and the design. A Space center on an pacific island! Aelsome!

Please tell more about the history of the agency. How did it survived the virtual world cold war? You know, that thing with eagles landing and bears tetris...

[Tommygun]

It looks like a fun idea.

I have Hatsune singing fly me to the Moon stuck in my head now.

[Pipcard]

Do the vocaloid dreams of eletric sheep?

Loved the concept, and the design. A Space center on an pacific island! Aelsome!

It looks like a fun idea.

I have Hatsune singing fly me to the Moon stuck in my head now.

Thanks!

Please tell more about the history of the agency. How did it survived the virtual world cold war? You know, that thing with eagles landing and bears tetris...

Like the real-life Japanese space program, it wasn't actually a participant in the Cold War space race (because of late development). Hatsunia launched Negi-1 in 1967 but there was already a liquid-fuel rocket in development to be launched in the early 70s.

In fact, I'm not sure about Hatsunia's role in a "Cold War," or whether it actually happened in Hatsunia's universe. I was thinking that it was neutral, but they did have MiGs* somehow...

(*MiG fighters seem to be unofficially associated with Miku in some Japanese fan art probably due to a pun: ミグ (Migu) looks and sounds like ミク (Miku))

Also, Lockheed's supersonic jet concept would totally be a Hatsunese aircraft.

Edited November 12, 2014 by Pipcard

[Rainbowtrout]

You and I, good sir/madam, are going to be good friends.

[astropapi1]

I don't know what that whole Hatsune thing means (and I don't really care to be honest), but I love these things. You should consider importing them to KSP for the people of RSS to play with. They're lovely!

[Pipcard]

If you're asking about who, she is basically a virtual character that represents a singing synthesizer software. If you're asking what the name means, it means "first sound" (Miku means "future")

Think of Hatsunia as a country with 139 million Miku fans.

Some people have associated her with space flight.

I'm not ready to import it into KSP as of this moment.

You and I, good sir/madam, are going to be good friends.

(the Pip stands for Piplup, by the way)

Edited November 13, 2014 by Pipcard

[OrbitusII]

Awesome stuff here Pipcard! This song in particular might be incredibly relevant:

Subscribing to this thread, I'll watch this to see what you do next (maybe take some inspiration from the name of the song? I dunno...)

Edit: My roommate (who's also a fan of vocaloids) just pointed out that your island space center is in the shape of a leek. Excellent choice of island.

Edited November 13, 2014 by OrbitusII

[Pipcard]

Which is why the eventual manned Hatsunese Moon landing will be called "Project Moon" (uncreative name, I know) (but that's not on the near-term itinerary for my Orbiter add-on development).

I prefer this remix:

Negishima literally translates to "green onion island."

Edited November 13, 2014 by Pipcard

[Pipcard]

Just a short test clip. (landing gear animation and some RCS bursts)

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RCV01 "Hatsune" approaching Negishima Space Center's runway.

[RobotsAndSpaceships]

Yes. I like this very much.

[King Arthur]

I lost it at Negishima. Keep it up! (￣▽￣)ノ

[Pipcard]

Note: the "RCV" initialism and its logo are based on the CV (Character Vocal) singing synthesizer software series by Crypton Future Media.

Edited December 20, 2014 by Pipcard

[Special Agent Sigvan]

Even in fictional video games set in alternate realities, Japanese stuff looks better than American stuff.

I am not surprised.

[Pipcard]

Atmospheric re-entry:

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Comparison with the Dream Chaser (not my add-on)

[Pipcard]

I made a slight retcon to the acronym: now it stands for Hatsunia Aerospace Science & Development Agency. I made this change because I felt that the star-shaped A shouldn't just stand for "Aero"

Actually, HASDA's logo in 2012/early 2013 looked a lot more like NASDA than JAXA (but it is not canon anymore).

Edited January 12, 2015 by Pipcard

[Pipcard]

RCV series:

RCV01 "Hatsune"

RCV02 "Kagamine"

RCV03 "Megurine"

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RCV01 on the launchpad.