[stock .14] The GPV series. (General Purpose Vehicle)

[hubbazoot]

So, I started working for a Kerbonaut 'Shuttle' vehicle and came up with the GPV. The GPV is designed to be able to do a Munar orbit/landing, orbital rendezvous, and even got tested on a 'straight up' burn and got into a low orbit around the kerbol at 5mill m.

Staging is a bit complicated, but it\'ll get to Mun with the whole center cylinder, if you aim right.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/51788563/GPVPack.zip

Staging:

The first stage is the most 'complex.' Wait until the 12 outermost boosters run completely out of fuel. Should be somewhere near 13km.

After that, wait until you have 6 empty fuel cans and then jettison that stage. Usually the other 6 stacks are enough to get me into a Munar orbit.

Has 8 landing struts, rather heavily overengineered. It IS designed for a powered landing on both Mun and Kerbin, landing on Mun should require next to no fuel from the lander, depending on how you land, etc.

Use parachutes for braking on re-entry, ship has plenty of fuel, so use the main engines on a full burn to help brake, too.

Edit: The IX version (highest numbered) is the 'most stable.' Earlier versions may or may not wobble, fall apart, etc. I\'m pretty sure I tossed in one that explodes from some internal strut failing partway through launch, but watching it looked like it just spontaneously and completely exploded.