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Saturn Shuttle


 3.2 years ago
Auto Credit Based on GliveGlaughGlove's F-1

This monstrosity was actually considered by NASA. In the early days of shuttle design, NASA thought about simply using modified versions of the Saturn V first stage to launch it. It would then use a smaller external H2/O2 tank to propel itself into orbit. Then, the fisrt stage would come back and land like an airplane. Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saturn-Shuttle Unofficial animation of what it could have looked like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sWwh1NoNM_k

GENERAL INFO

  • Predecessor: F-1
  • Created On: iOS
  • Game Version: 0.9.704.0
  • Price: $118,879k
  • Number of Parts: 173
  • Dimensions: 102 m x 36 m x 29 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 12.3km/s
  • Total Thrust: 42.0MN
  • Engines: 11
  • Wet Mass: 2.22E+6kg
  • Dry Mass: 2.35E+5kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 6 6.4km/s 40.5MN 24.6m 2.22E+6kg
3 2 5.2km/s 1.4MN 17.4m 5.29E+5kg
5 2 726m/s 53kN 18.5m 91,707kg

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