Project New Lunar Transfer Vessel in the works

[Andy44]

Greenpeace? Upset? Who cares...as the song goes:

Take my love, take my land
Take me where I cannot stand
I don't care, I'm still free
You can't take the sky from me

 

[NukeET]

See here.

Thanks!

After seeing the link, I realized I already have it.

 

[Andy44]

Just about done

This thing is pretty much done, all I need to do is package it up for upload. Some pics are below (cross-eyed 3D).

Only question now is whether I want to build a new Jupiter III fairing for it now or just uplaod it as is and make the fairing a separate project.

 

[dougkeenan]

Please release it so we can screw around with it while you build your fairing.

 

[Arrowstar]

Doesn't look like this has been asked before, so I'll go out on the limb...

This thing going to be UCGO-compatible? :lol:

 

[Andy44]

I don't even know what UCGO is, so that would be a negative. It's a simple spacecraft3 vessel. I'll include the mesh group list along with the rest of the addon, so if anyone wants to add enhancements or build their own dll or something they'll be welcome to have at it.

 

[Sky Captain]

I`m wondering how stable a vessel like this would be during aerobraking. It has a heavy atomic engine at the rear and relatively light crew module and aeroshield at front seperated by long truss section. I think it might tend to turn rear end first when aerobraking.

 

[Andy44]

I`m wondering how stable a vessel like this would be during aerobraking. It has a heavy atomic engine at the rear and relatively light crew module and aeroshield at front seperated by long truss section. I think it might tend to turn rear end first when aerobraking.

Welcome to the conversation (read the second post), after months of working on it I'm not about to change it again. Just assume it's stable. Or build your own. Good luck finding a rocket wide enough to launch it!

 

[Andy44]

Well, it's uploaded folks. Since it's officially Tuesday in zulu time, looks like I'm on schedule!