Very nice, Catty! I'm impressed that you got something that BIG down onto the moon!
Speaking of SSTOs - I was experimenting with new parts - I was trying to come up with a new take on a basic orbiter like the Falcon VIII, but with a more Soviet look - and discovered that this combo happened to only require the single stage to orbit. Not -quite- enough delta-v to do a powered landing though. Still have to drop the booster and let the capsule come down on parachute. Unless I put it on top of a booster. Speaking of which - I sent it to the moon and tried to land it. Twice. Failed both times, but had Apollo 13 moments on both attempts. That is to say - mission failed, but I recovered the vehicle and got her home! I think the landing struts in the photo here just aren't robust enough for the vehicle in it's current configuration. Both times, I had two of them on one side break off - the rocket started tilting towards the moon surface, but I used RCS thrusters to get it back upright and then boosted like hell. And managed to get the Kerbalnauts home both times! Though it was a near thing in both cases. VERY little fuel left on the return trip in both cases. After that I decided to rethink this design for later. I think the basic config is sound. Just needs better landing struts and a more reliable booster arrangement to get it to the moon.
![[Image: screenshot514.png]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Logan_Darklighter/Kerbal/screenshot514.png)
I also downloaded even more parts. There's an airframe package which allows you to make spaceplanes like the shuttle and other things. Supposedly they have enough aerodynamics to allow you to fly. And while it is true there's enough lift, the physics and control interface make trying to actually PILOT like a plane in atmosphere REALLY unfriendly. I don't recommend it. Though the various parts combos do make for some very sleek new designs -
![[Image: screenshot647.png]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Logan_Darklighter/Kerbal/screenshot647.png)
And speaking of having a surplus of new parts - I started thinking of ways to REALLY get creative.
![[Image: Eagle1999.jpg]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v28/Logan_Darklighter/Kerbal/Eagle1999.jpg)
Remind you of anything?
Speaking of SSTOs - I was experimenting with new parts - I was trying to come up with a new take on a basic orbiter like the Falcon VIII, but with a more Soviet look - and discovered that this combo happened to only require the single stage to orbit. Not -quite- enough delta-v to do a powered landing though. Still have to drop the booster and let the capsule come down on parachute. Unless I put it on top of a booster. Speaking of which - I sent it to the moon and tried to land it. Twice. Failed both times, but had Apollo 13 moments on both attempts. That is to say - mission failed, but I recovered the vehicle and got her home! I think the landing struts in the photo here just aren't robust enough for the vehicle in it's current configuration. Both times, I had two of them on one side break off - the rocket started tilting towards the moon surface, but I used RCS thrusters to get it back upright and then boosted like hell. And managed to get the Kerbalnauts home both times! Though it was a near thing in both cases. VERY little fuel left on the return trip in both cases. After that I decided to rethink this design for later. I think the basic config is sound. Just needs better landing struts and a more reliable booster arrangement to get it to the moon.
I also downloaded even more parts. There's an airframe package which allows you to make spaceplanes like the shuttle and other things. Supposedly they have enough aerodynamics to allow you to fly. And while it is true there's enough lift, the physics and control interface make trying to actually PILOT like a plane in atmosphere REALLY unfriendly. I don't recommend it. Though the various parts combos do make for some very sleek new designs -
And speaking of having a surplus of new parts - I started thinking of ways to REALLY get creative.
Remind you of anything?