Constellation Saturn

[8BitCosmonaut]

No, I've abandoned the space plane idea, just went with using "inflatable" heat shields.

Reason being, with SFS's current retarded aerodynamics, everything falls like a brick. So I might as well employ normal ballistic reentry and landing. The space plane's just there to look pretty.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Constellation Pluto...

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

I'll have to rebuild everything from scratch, cuz I deleted all my builds from before when I changed a new phone.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

I think this Enceladus is fixed

It's been a while since I've done a large scale planned mission. Where's the old me gone? Now where am I? Anime? La comedie? The Workshops?

Goes to show how far off I've veered from the main purpose of this site. Should I return?

 

[Horus Lupercal]

It's been a while since I've done a large scale planned mission. Where's the old me gone? Now where am I? Anime? La comedie? The Workshops?

Goes to show how far off I've veered from the main purpose of this site. Should I return?

Yes, yes you should.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

I've visited the moon countless times, launched a few real life mars expeditions, landed on venus and back, and finally the whole of Saturn's System.

Any celestial bodies other than those haven't been touched (realistically), where should I go next?

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Yes, yes you should.

Alright, the warmaster have spoken.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Yuri, just like old times. I'll fire up the game again, get the complete solar system going and forget past conflicts.

Ya'll and I, we're going places.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Alright Horus Lupercal, where to next?

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Alright, the warmaster have spoken.

Alright Horus Lupercal, where to next?

How about a real mission for the Forums absolute realism builder?

The attached pdf is an actual summary published on exploration of Neptune and Triton, what is known, what questions could be answered with a modern day look (no one has been that way since Voyager shot past in the late 80s) and what equipment such an expedition would require.

Your mission is to conduct this exploration of Neptune and Triton, answering as many of these questions as possible.

• Determine the existence and depth of an ocean on Triton, and characterize its cryovolcanism
• Characterize Triton’s surface chemistry
• Characterize the composition, structure, and dynamics of Triton’s atmosphere
• Better characterize the range of ages of Triton’s surface units
• Determine the size of Neptune’s core
• Characterize the composition, structure, and dynamics of Neptune’s atmosphere
• Determine how energy and particles flow throughout Neptune’s complex magnetosphere
• Constrain the structure of Neptune’s ring arcs and properties of its irregular satellites

How you achieve this, I leave down to you as i know the standard you work to, however a few caveats dude.

• You may use multiple launches, orbital assembly/re-fuelling.
• Mission may be manned or unmanned. Whichever you chose has obvious issues that I know you'll be all over.
• Return/re-useability isn't mandatory, however the data collected must come back, either through long range communications or return delivery of a data core.
• Sensors used (magnetometers, spectrometers, imaging equipment) must be represented on craft (rovers/probes) used for purpose. Also, these craft either need to have communications to a mother unit for broadcast back to Earth, or must be recoverable from location for physical data transfer.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

For some reason I read: Craig A Boner

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

You may use multiple launches, orbital assembly/re-fuelling.

Naturally

Mission may be manned or unmanned. Whichever you chose has obvious issues that I know you'll be all over.

Manned to make politician's johnsons wet, unmanned to make human rights activists shut the fuck up

Return/re-useability isn't mandatory, however the data collected must come back, either through long range communications or return delivery of a data core.

BFR is just cheating, I'll go full 1960s on this one. Return deliveries have greater sentimental value, I'll do that instead.

Also, these craft either need to have communications to a mother unit for broadcast back to Earth, or must be recoverable from location for physical data transfer.

I know what those are. A lander without an orbiter is like toilet without toilet paper.

 

[Pink]

Naturally


Manned to make politician's johnsons wet, unmanned to make human rights activists shut the fuck up


BFR is just cheating, I'll go full 1960s on this one. Return deliveries have greater sentimental value, I'll do that instead.


I know what those are. A lander without an orbiter is like toilet without toilet paper.

Lol, what?
I agree with everything else, but those two confuse me.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Lol, what?
I agree with everything else, but those two confuse me.

About the BFR, what I meant was the idea of a reusable self landing rocket. Ever since that Falcon 9 success hoohah, KSP youtubers gangbanged that idea, my feeds would be full of Falcon 9 vids or some lame rendition of the F9. It just feels dirty to use the Falcon now, so I'll stay with something more humble, something not used before.

I'll be leaning back to the old SLS, its a rocket everyone seems to ignore.

 

[TtTOtW]

the old SLS, its a rocket everyone seems to ignore.

And you used to shit on.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

And you used to shit on.

Nah, that was the STS.

 

[Pink]

.....more humble.....

....old SLS.....

Ah, yes. SLS is extraordinarily humble.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Ah, yes. SLS is extraordinarily humble.

I was being a sarcastic with the term humble, especially when NASA isn't a self-funded space program like SpaceX, so I suggest you take that with a grain of salt.

Point is, I want something that is different.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

About the BFR, what I meant was the idea of a reusable self landing rocket. Ever since that Falcon 9 success hoohah, KSP youtubers gangbanged that idea, my feeds would be full of Falcon 9 vids or some lame rendition of the F9. It just feels dirty to use the Falcon now, so I'll stay with something more humble, something not used before.

I'll be leaning back to the old SLS, its a rocket everyone seems to ignore.

Hoo! That's a lot of Falcon!

 

[Pink]

Point is, I want something that is different.

That's the only reason required.

And I see your birb has become G.I. Birb.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

That's the only reason required.

Nah, I don't like to use gangbanged ideas. Look at the feed, "self landing" this "reusable" that, fuck this. I'm going full 1960s.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

That's the only reason required.

And..... I don't wanna spam Titans either.

 

[8BitCosmonaut]

Im visiting my old main ship engine for comfort.

Praise the omnissiah.