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[The Devlish Redhead]

How's't going?

 

 

 

Hmmmm ok ish...

 

I tried science mode then went into sandbox built a cool spaceplane. It took off OK flew for a bit but as the fuel ran out became uncontrollable and had a fiery death..  It was awesome.

[bEVEsthda]

Hmmmm ok ish...

 

I tried science mode then went into sandbox built a cool spaceplane. It took off OK flew for a bit but as the fuel ran out became uncontrollable and had a fiery death..  It was awesome.

 

 

Meanwhile, me and Jebediah have been building ladders. That is, I have been fiddling with the ladders and Jebediah have been climbing up and down on them. To test them. For hours. Think we ended up with a job well done, in the end.

 

Everything has to work flawlessly.

[Katiefrost]

A gift from the thawing permafrost.

[The Devlish Redhead]

 

Meanwhile, me and Jebediah have been building ladders. That is, I have been fiddling with the ladders and Jebediah have been climbing up and down on them. To test them. For hours. Think we ended up with a job well done, in the end.

 

Everything has to work flawlessly.

 

That looks awesome...   Yeah ladders are cool.

 

I forgot something from the tutorial.  Which panel do you find those long separation bolts for ditching boosters?

[bEVEsthda]

That looks awesome...   Yeah ladders are cool.

 

I forgot something from the tutorial.  Which panel do you find those long separation bolts for ditching boosters?

 

They are structural components. You mount it between the parts. So they're not really bolts. They are called either separator or decoupler. There are four different stack decouplers and two radial decouplers. For boosters you probably want the radial. You have to place the booster's middle on top of the radial decoupler to get an easy placement. Otherwise it tends to sink down and attach to the fuel tank/fuselage instead. You can always move the booster with the 'offset'-tool afterwards.

 

The ladders are important so my astronauts can climb down to Laythe's surface, plant flag and take group portrait. And take a soil sample. And climb up into the rocket again, so they can return to Kermin.

 

The Laythe manned mission is my big goal now. Dune has become routine flights.

I'm almost ready for a dress rehearsal, that is a flight to Jool and Laythe with the rocket unmanned.

My tests at atmosphere breaking (fiery pic above) are not satisfactory yet though. One of my prototypes just exploded today. I'm not yet sure how serious the problem is. It might just be too little control.

 

My "Kronos" rocket (Laythe mission) is currently composed of 711 components and has 36 sequential stages, as well as six toggles (solar panels, landing gears, lights, ladders, radiators, nuclear engines). It weighs in at 5934.6 tonnes.

[The Devlish Redhead]

They are structural components. You mount it between the parts. So they're not really bolts. They are called either separator or decoupler. There are four different stack decouplers and two radial decouplers. For boosters you probably want the radial. You have to place the booster's middle on top of the radial decoupler to get an easy placement. Otherwise it tends to sink down and attach to the fuel tank/fuselage instead. You can always move the booster with the 'offset'-tool afterwards.

 

The ladders are important so my astronauts can climb down to Laythe's surface, plant flag and take group portrait. And take a soil sample. And climb up into the rocket again, so they can return to Kermin.

 

The Laythe manned mission is my big goal now. Dune has become routine flights.

I'm almost ready for a dress rehearsal, that is a flight to Jool and Laythe with the rocket unmanned.

My tests at atmosphere breaking (fiery pic above) are not satisfactory yet though. One of my prototypes just exploded today. I'm not yet sure how serious the problem is. It might just be too little control.

 

My "Kronos" rocket (Laythe mission) is currently composed of 711 components and has 36 sequential stages, as well as six toggles (solar panels, landing gears, lights, ladders, radiators, nuclear engines). It weighs in at 5934.6 tonnes.

 

 

 

That sounds impressive. Do post a video when you have a good flight

[The Devlish Redhead]

A gift from the thawing permafrost.

 

 

Don't these people watch movies... It won't end well.

[bEVEsthda]

That sounds impressive. Do post a video when you have a good flight

 

 

I'm happy with most things, but the stability during atmosphere-braking seem to be a rather big problem. Despite additional control authority, it still eventually starts tumbling. My feeling now is that the forces of the aerodynamic model might be too strong to cope without using aerodynamic counter-means. Fins. But how do I get those to survive the heat? 

 

...I'm going to take a break and read a book.  ...though there is one thing I could try...

[bEVEsthda]

Don't these people watch movies... It won't end well.

 

Yep!

Thanks to the spliced genes, they will have invented a new race of super-elephants that breed like rats and thrive on an exclusive diet of people and police cars.

[Commander Rpg]

Let the sugar poop

 

[The Devlish Redhead]

Let the sugar poop

 

 

SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!

 

That's so damn cool

[mybudgee]

http://www.bbc.com/n...onment-33998697

[The Devlish Redhead]

 

Another version

[Commander Rpg]

That's actually pure carbon, I was told, it's the result of the chemical reaction between the sucrose and the sulphuric acid.

[The Devlish Redhead]

Looked like a giant poo