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Oh OK, you speak about an arm AND a mast ! I understood only a mast. Yes, with a robotic arm, those big doors will become more annoying. It will put all the surface under the vessel in shadow. Not good. With those M shaped doors, you can put arm and mast on each outer side of the science bay ...

A Space Ford Model T... :) Yes, it could look cool. But the M shape forbids the use of anything in the longitudinal axle of the vessel... It needs one more articulation, so it increases the risk of malfunction. And it increases the risk of ripping the doors off during reentry if we think about...

When i first thought about it, i imagined a robot with four legs, with one version without, and one with heatshield. I've never thought about a glider, but it's so clever ! Why not simply eject the door ? It could be seen as a seismic experiment. It could be "recorded" via the landing gear...

Hi Urwumpe ! Well... This is clearly not what I expected. But such a good surprise ! Of course it's OK for me ! :love: One single vessel able to do all possible landing missions, that's the best solution. Thanx a lot ! :hailprobe:

Well, Ion exists already, Electron too, Proton too... And i think Neutron already exists as an addon. Gluon or Boson look weird, i think, but Muon's cool. Quark could fit for satellites. As quarks exist with different "flavours", it could be declined under many types. For interplanetary...

Dark Matter seems good to me too, as it touches the Moon's matter. And why not call the whole mission "Expansion", as to stay on topic ?

Good for me. Thanx again !

Well, i didn't imagine it could be easier to use different parts ! If it's easier, it's better ! I guess you've understood that both vaccum and atmospheric should look like they're from the same agency with heavy economic constraints, so trying to use as much common elements as possible. And if...

No, not fully realistic. Let's see it as a serious toy, usable by a beginer orbinaut. No energy managing or CoG balancing, but at least a downward camera, prograde camera, and a horizontal one as to make nice images of the surface of the planet. I don't know if it's "special" configuration...

Let's say something in a 2m x 2m x 2m cube max without heatshield, with deployed legs. For the mass, let's imagine 100 to 200 kg for the scientific platform and all the stuff. More if using RTG, which could be wiser to reach long range targets, and more simple to modelize. Fuel tanks and engines...

Hello everyone. As I like to do custom missions with near-tech launchers/payloads, i've often used the Chapman Probes ( https://www.orbiter-forum.com/resources/chapman-modules-v-4.2019/ ). This family is realy great and easy to use, but limited enough to bring constraints like mass and Delta-V...

From NHEU : you are go for handrails ! :LOL:

And the transfer to the lander will be made by EVA... Or via the "normal" docking port after LTI, through a docking manoeuvre. I guess the front docking system will be ejected. Seeing the RCS on 3rd stage, Darkenergy will stay attached to it all along the mission, and will be ejected just before...

Astrology is something you can believe in. Astronomy is something you can know about. I think it's the main difference between them. Astronomy is based on science, it's descriptible by maths, it's provable by experience and observation. Astrology is not. It's a way to deal with future and...

I was looking for "free" simulators, in 2009 / 2010. From trucks to forklifts, trains, planes, factories, politics, economics... I don't remember how, but i've found the download page of Orbiter 2006. As it was realy free, i've tried it. And as i found it realy tough, i decided to go on. And...

Hi. Thanx for your kind words, i hope all will be as good as possible for you and your beloved ones. I didn't and don't develop anything, it's something i'd like to, but there's a lot to learn, and a day lasts only 24h. I'm thinking about something to share with the community, an idea only, but...

Hi Max-Q ! Just made a (very) short testing of the beast on orbit : Center view point : OK, way better Framerate loss : smooth ! It's amazing ! Backlighting : great, immersive, comfortable ! C&W panel : no alarm yet, but i'll test a complete (custom ?) mission this weekend. Looks great anyway...

Hi here. I never introduced myself, it's time to do. I'm 51 (already...), today i live in France, near Brest, Bretagne, but i was born and lived 35 years in northern France. I wasn't good at school, i found more interesting roaming in the streets with my friends, drinking beer and smoking...

Well, even if it's disapointing, they didn't launch. Time has changed maybe. I think that, in the past, they could have launched because of the mediatic pressure, even with known problems. Today, because of the same pressure, they don't. In the actual economical/social situation, NASA could'nt...

"Boeing effect" :ROFLMAO: I didn't know the name. let's hope we won't discover any "NASA effect"...