My Missions to the Outer Planets

[The Dark in the Light]

Very cool! I'm sure you'll do even better next time.

Thanks! I think next time I'm gonna get an orbit near the inner moons if you know what I mean, then visit all of the inner ones and work my way out, then head home.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Was he banned?

Yep, precisely that's why I quoted, to keep a memory of the spammer

Or, if you're like me, go for 1.001

You're in the opposite case to Etherian.

Etherian's wastes a lot of energy fighting the atmosphere (TWR extremely high) you waste a lot of energy fighting the gravity (TWR extremely Low)

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

Yep, precisely that's why I quoted, to keep a memory of the spammer

You're in the opposite case to Etherian.

Etherian's wastes a lot of energy fighting the atmosphere (TWR extremely high) you waste a lot of energy fighting the gravity (TWR extremely Low)

Yeah, I know. That was an issue I had early on with the Firework Launcher. That's why it got replaced by the Pyrotechnic. Nowadays the only ship i use that still has that problem is the Abomb.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Here's a picture of Saturn. It looks absolutely stunning!

 

[In_thrust_we_trust]

Aren't all rocket sls space launch systems if that's the abbreviation

 

[TtTOtW]

Aren't all rocket sls space launch systems if that's the abbreviation

Lol. Yeah but that's now copyrighted. Anyway, SLS being built from STS parts, it's a very appropriate name.

 

[Lt. Snakestrike]

Lol. Yeah but that's now copyrighted. Anyway, SLS being built from STS parts, it's a very appropriate name.

I dunno, frankly I think the abbreviations are kind of dumb. Should be using more memorable names.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

I dunno, frankly I think the abbreviations are kind of dumb. Should be using more memorable names.

I whole heartedly endorse this comment.

To be fair the more I read up on the SLS, the more and more disappointed I am with it and can understand why they haven't given it an awesome name.
Cos it's just a 40year old shuttle shaped into a rocket that's 50 years behind what it replaced.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

To be fair the more I read up on the SLS, the more and more disappointed I am with it and can understand why they haven't given it an awesome name.
Cos it's just a 40year old shuttle shaped into a rocket that's 50 years behind what it replaced.

There.

I officially got a new forum signature.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Flyby of Uranus, with drag on:

 

[Space pilot]

Why you didn't get achievement of 15km altitude

 

[Altaïr]

Why you didn't get achievement of 15km altitude

As far as I know there's not such achievement...

 

[TtTOtW]

As far as I know there's not such achievement...

It is actually there. But once you make orbit, it gets deleted off the list.

 

[Gurren Lagann]

It is actually there. But once you make orbit, it gets deleted off the list.

Its actually kept in the QKS file.

 

[Roger Jolly]

Sometimes simple things have complicated answers

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Yes see this question. Who came first egg or hen

The hen, if you believe in evolution.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

The thread is off-topic, if you believe in the rules.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

The thread is off-topic, of you believe in the rules.

Yep, it is. Anyways, we should probably be back on topic anyway. I might launch another mission tonight or tomorrow.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Titan does have a very nice set of brakes. And I'm supprised that this tiny rocket with a refuel made it to Saturn. I tried VEEGA, but it didn't work.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Haha, hell yeah! I am very, very proud of this rocket. It weighs under 250 tons, and with a refuel, I can go anywhere (maybe not land or get an orbit though)! This is my most efficient rocket for these kind of missions.

Now that I know that even without VEEGA, I'm capable of this, I'll start work on one or two refueling stations around Titan and Enceladus. Or maybe Saturn itself. Then I'll get to work on a small base on the surface of Enceladus. I've learnt some very useful things from this too.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

I now have some more fuel around Enceladus. I had to sap 50% of the payload's fuel to to this, but at least I made it. And what annoys me a bit is how I placed the two docking ports on the fuel tank. Now to send some more fuel and start construction on a small station. And maybe a rover too.

 

[TtTOtW]

Dang y'all are kickin' some space ass yo!

 

[The Dark in the Light]

Dang y'all are kickin' some space ass yo!

I surely am, thanks!

Thanks to these two missions, my knowledge of this is getting better. I now know that Titan and and Saturn are great for aero breaking, but if I good to deep in, I won't come back out. And I know how to properly get an orbit around Enceladus too, and that'll be good for everything I do there. No more crashing into the sureface at 5km/s and hoping for the best.

 

[The Dark in the Light]

After 20 minutes (give or take a bit) I think I have a final design for a small station. I did some editing to make it more compact and a bit of detail too.

 

[TtTOtW]

Nice start. Careful for those panels though