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Well, kind of Saturn V. I spent a lot of time trying to get this thing to behave right, rather than look good. Details are next, though I have put a very basic paint job on some of it. Probably the part I spent the longest on was...well, either the Command/Service Module (CSM), or the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM). I spent a lot of time testing the LEM, and I can say with 100% certainty that it CAN land on the Moon, and it CAN get back into Lunar orbit (just the ascent stage). I also tested the Launch Escape System (3 to activate, 4 to detach the tower), that works pretty well. Oh, DO NOT deploy the main parachutes below 1 kilometre! (2 for drogue 'chutes, 1 for parachutes). The game seems to freak out if you do for some reason. The only other thing I tested was, well, the entire rocket. Saturn V can takeoff, though it takes a second, and the second stage can perform a orbital insertion burn. I haven't actually sent this thing on a Lunar trajectory just yet, but I expect the third stage of Saturn V and the Apollo module have the Delta-V to get to the moon and send the command module back. No lights on the thing yet, I'll work on that. Also, I know people like me will be tempted to re-create the Apollo missions, so I may as well say here: I haven't worked out RCS or the docking ports just yet. I'll do my best to fix that for the next update.
Again, my priority is to make it functional, first. THEN make it look pretty.

Active Groups:
1: Parachutes
2: Drogue 'Chutes
3: Activate Launch Escape System
4: Ditch Launch Abort Tower
5: N/A
6: N/A
7: N/A
8: LEM Landing Legs
9: N/A
0: RCS Toggle (Not operable yet)

GENERAL INFO

  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 0.9.404.0
  • Price: $1,466,364k
  • Number of Parts: 268
  • Dimensions: 193 m x 36 m x 36 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 17.1km/s
  • Total Thrust: 505.8MN
  • Engines: 67
  • Wet Mass: 2.06E+7kg
  • Dry Mass: 1.02E+6kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 37 1.4km/s 305.3MN 73s 2.06E+7kg
3 17 5.4km/s 179.2MN 2.4m 1.09E+7kg
6 1 4.9km/s 10.5MN 4.5m 1.22E+6kg
7 0 0m/s 0N 0s 1.21E+6kg
11 1 5.3km/s 2.5MN 1.8m 1.03E+5kg
12 0 0m/s 0N 0s 1.03E+5kg
15 0 0m/s 0N 0s 5,188kg

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