Ion Engine Renamed by Ted.

[Whirligig Girl]

[Renegrade]

Obviously it was Dawn, the spacecraft going to Ceres.

I wondered what 6315 meant. I searched in google, no result. Probably just a random number. Nope! It's actually the sixth of the third month of 2015, when Dawn spacecraft enters orbit around Ceres. Pretty proud of myself for finding that out, before release even!

So we have the following now:

- IX-6315 "Dawn" Xenon Ion Engine

- LV-909 "Terrier"

- S1 SRB-KD25k "Kickback" (Gesundheit!)

I wonder what other names he's come up with.. 48-7S "Chihuahua"? Rockomax BACC "Price Fixer"? LV-1 "Voyager"? Heh.

[Norpo]

Personally, I would love - RT-10 "Trash Can" Solid Fuel Booster.

EDIT: Also, does the "IX" in the ion engine name mean anything? Roman numerals (9)?

Edited February 2, 2015 by Norpo

[undercoveryankee]

Personally, I would love - RT-10 "Trash Can" Solid Fuel Booster.

EDIT: Also, does the "IX" in the ion engine name mean anything? Roman numerals (9)?

I would guess that "IX" just comes from "Ion" and "Xenon".

[Sirrobert]

Do the numbers have anything to do with the fuel consumption rate? Just a random guess

[Whirligig Girl]

Do the numbers have anything to do with the fuel consumption rate? Just a random guess

Nope. It's probably just Ion Xenon or even just something that looks cool.

[Red Iron Crown]

I call it the "Patience" engine, but "Dawn" is probably a bit classier.

[Whirligig Girl]

I call it the "Patience" engine, but "Dawn" is probably a bit classier.

It has half the trust of the LV-1, not too shabby. If you use it on a small probe, you can get pretty good TWR out of it. Certainly higher than some insane LV-N designs. You can even use it on Manned craft if you design it well.

[PTNLemay]

The one I'm really looking forward to is the KR-2L. Every mega engine needs a good nickname, and it will never truly replace the Mainsail without a nick of it's own.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Kerbodyne_KR-2L_Advanced_Engine

[madbadger2742]

EDIT: Also, does the "IX" in the ion engine name mean anything?

Ix translates to "boy who is not able satisfactorily to explain what a Hrung is, nor why it should choose to collapse on Betelgeuse Seven"

...though I'm not really sure how that applies to an ion engine.

[Whirligig Girl]

...though I'm not really sure how that applies to an ion engine.

Might just be a easter-y reference.

[Starwhip]

Might just be a easter-y reference.

Perhaps. If there aren't any Hitchhiker's Guide references, there should be.

[magnemoe]

It has half the trust of the LV-1, not too shabby. If you use it on a small probe, you can get pretty good TWR out of it. Certainly higher than some insane LV-N designs. You can even use it on Manned craft if you design it well.

Yes, with ions you want minimum weight, probe core, some batteries (the small are massless), some struts for solar panels, antenna and science equipment.

You could also use an stage with an 48-7S for the initial boost if you do crazy stuff like doing a 4 km/s burn to Jool.

[StrandedonEarth]

The one I'm really looking forward to is the KR-2L.

How about the "KasaNova"?

[Red Iron Crown]

KR-2L StrongARM.

[Rakaydos]

Kr-2l "Liberty Bell"

Just need to model a crack into it.

[m4v]

KR-2 Betelgeuse

[NecroBones]

It's a shame that "F-1" would be just as cryptic, but the KR-2L F-1 would be a nice homage to the Saturn V, since the engine has roughly the same diameter as the Rocketdyne F-1.

[SaturnV]

I hope they give a stupid but cute name to LV-T30, I really love using that thing

[sal_vager]

It's my favourite engine as well, but in all this time I never thought of a nickname for it.

[Streetwind]

Forgive me for asking a stupid question, but... where is this from?

[Red Iron Crown]

Forgive me for asking a stupid question, but... where is this from?

The OP you mean? It's from Twitter.

[Streetwind]

Yeah, that's what I wanted to know, thanks.

[Kerbin Dallas Multipass]

Most people who have tried it call it "Yawn"

[monophonic]

The one I'm really looking forward to is the KR-2L. Every mega engine needs a good nickname, and it will never truly replace the Mainsail without a nick of it's own.

http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Kerbodyne_KR-2L_Advanced_Engine

Headsail? Spinnaker? Though as more of an upper stage counterpart to the S3 KS-25x4 I guess it should follow the canine theme. Rottweiler?

Then I'll be disappointed if S3 KS-25x4 isn't nicknamed the Square Rig.

Edited February 3, 2015 by monophonic
+"I guess"