r/KerbalSpaceProgram

Mod is Free IVA, part is PXL-R4NCH-3R Hydroponics Module from Stockalike Station Parts

Kerbal Space Tourism - Ultra-Economy Class

Why use a capsule when a chair works just as fine?

Included with every ticket:

• One launch to orbit
• Panoramic 360-degree views
• Automated guidance
• Free jetpack
• Unlimited legroom
• Window seat guaranteed
• Return trip included*

* Provided that the spacecraft stays mostly in one piece

700k contract to evac Kerbal and it wreck from surface of Duna. Craft cost 120k. It also delivered wheels and solar panel to close 2kk contract to finish rover on Ike. Now it will be refuelled and ejected to Kerbin with Research Vessel “Duna” (it have mining equipment and could be used as refuel ship and as additional reusable stage to boost delta v budget)

Behold... I call her the "Oppressor MK1" (yes just like GTA). She self-balances, leans into turns, and seamlessly transitions with a fancy KOS program I whipped up. Couple that with folding wings and a turbofan setup, she island hops on Laythe with ease.

With no cheats needed, infinite nuclear power to the wheels, and a generous 5.4k DV liquid fuel turbofan, this is perhaps the manliest way to traverse terrain.

OH YEAHHHHHHH RAREST THING IVE EVER FOUND!!!

Hopefully, ZEPHYR will be able to depart to Sarnus tomorrow if all things are on schedule, and the two Savoship V2s plus the ISRU unit are delivered and docked on time.

Ngl I only did this because I got distracted by a perfect Mun encounter while testing ksp with vulcan.

I am not a great pilot and I don't have a joystick, so I never really got into making planes. But, with contra-rotating ducted fans, even a numbskull like me can put a plane on the helipad! It doesn't work except with the the fans glued tip-to-tail like this, though. Not sure why.

No matter what configuration or size the fans are, the top speed of an airplane powered with these seems to be about 270m/s. And, so long as there is daylight, I can travel at that speed with no fuel forever.

This configuration also seems to glue the plane to the sky and makes acceleration and deceleration nearly instantaneous. It is definitely easy mode.

TW: more larping

Crew and cargo arrive at IPV Dionys, completing its final preparations before departure. It performs its transfer burn, arriving at Duna in around a month's time. After orbital insertion, the Ike probe is deployed and the lander's first few biome hops are performed on Duna.

IPV Dionys's lander, Eros, is fitted with 2 small nuclear reactors to power its ISRU system, along with a complete suite of science instruments. Most experiments are stored in the science bay right behind the cockpit. Their primary bays are only opened while landed, while small secondary bays can open during flight for atmospheric sampling. Cargo equipment and ground-based experiments are mounted at the bottom of the structural trunk, below the main fuel tank.

The structural trunk is packed with utility. It contains a the two nuclear reactors, a 1.5m ISRU unit, four small ore drills, ore containers, draining valves, and an aerospike engine. With its drilling capabilities, Eros can land at high-ore regions to refuel between biome hops.

The aerospike engine gives the lander a wet mass TWR of 3.4 on Duna. It is used briefly alongside cockpit-mounted drogue and main chutes to slow down over the final few meters of landings. The lander has enough fuel to reach orbit from Duna, and its RCS capabilities enable it to dock with the IPV for crew rotations and cargo refills.

The reactors, drills, and ISRU unit all have distinct optimal operational temperatures, and each is given its own cooling loop. The four radiator fins cool the two reactors, requiring 100% uptime. Those static fins are rated for high dynamic pressure, allowing the reactors to stay operational during atmospheric flight.

While refueling, Eros will deploy its drills and activate the other two radiator loops. The giant hinged radiators deploy outwards to cool the four drills, while the fuselage-mounted radiators hiding underneath cool the ISRU unit.

My recent rocket experienced a "rapid unscheduled disassembly" and because we cheaped out on a launch escape system, everyone is dead...

heres my Orbital Workshop Aardvar at its biggest, it was this big for around 24 hours until the Aardvar 1 Crew left the station and let the Aardvar 2 crew take its place.

also a 3rd image of Aardvar being de orbited remotely after 2 years of service due to "political turmoil" in the home country it launched from.

INTERPLAN - Test Flight (Phase 2 out of 2)

The interplanetary vehicle just completed its first aerobrake pass in Kerbin's atmosphere!

The ship stayed stable and survived reentry very well. However, it became clear that the docked crew capsules protrude outside the heat shield coverage area. They got noticeably hot but fortunately remained intact.

Bill will have to find a solution to tack capsules in closer to the ship... Still a solid success: we dipped down to 45km and lowered the apoapsis from 44,530km to 4,203km saving roughly 182m/s of Delta-V.

We'll definately need a few more passes to circularize at 80km. More data incoming as soon as it's available

384 satellite constellation payload