18 ton basic tech tree Low Kerbin Orbit capable rocket

[Mars Mullo]

This rocket consist of two RT-10 boosters with reduced thrust to lift a Liquid Fueled LVT-45 second stage.

The third stage is a LV909. The command pod is a Mk 1.

I use Deadly reentry and Real Chutes mods with this rocket and tweek scale.

All sections have parachutes as I use stage recovery and when playing in HARD mode this allows cash to be saved better.

The craft file is here

It is called KSP14

In game I had the basic launch pad and was limited in the VAB to 30 parts. This rocket sits right on the limits for weight.

It can make it to low orbit of 73km and was used to achieve a first orbit contract.

It can be piloted by a engineer or a scientist but a pilot is much safer.

When passing into the 50km zone on re-entry it is best to take hands off of the pitch controls and ride the hair-raising descent using the natural sway of reentry. It shouldn't blow up if a 45km periapsis de-orbit shape is made.

All parachutes need reset prior to launch - I set them to pre-initiate at altitudes of 4000m the default is 25Km. Otherwise you will loose your chutes and crash into the ground. Parachutes have been tweek scaled to be smaller for the returnable stages. They all work and their scale saves weight. Also you may want to go into the setting on the base view and set parachutes to arm on deployment unless you want to arm them individually in flight prior to stage separation.. which is really hard or impossible if you don't have a pilot at the controls.

KSP14

This design got me out of a money and tech pickle and pushed my limits of building.

The changes to the game with 0.90 are awesome and the risks are high.

Note: ignore the limits in the photo. The photo was taken after I had increased the pad tonnage limit from 30 ton to 140 ton with the improved launch pad.

[EladDv]

it's a nice one but you should ask a mod to transfer it to the spacecraft exchange forum here is the companies section where you come to ask for crafts, start/join companies

[burnoutforzai]

yep agreed.

[ZooNamedGames]

yep agreed.

mod contacted?

[Mars Mullo]

NO.. No moderator contacted... I'm not a company builder... I couldn't illustrate a logo let alone do full modded craft.

[Major999]

Join 999 Aerospace! We need someone who doesn't always melt CPUs!

(and someone who can provide modded craft)