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Avert your eyes children.
This was for the 20 parts to Mars extreme re-usability challenge. This footage was a test flight.
Under challenge conditions, it's gone from pad-LEO-Moon surface-LEO-pad-refuel-LEO-Mars-LEO-pad-refuel-LEO without spawn in between.
Extremely capable, but ugly as sin. I'm re-doing the challenge with the parts cap ignored and making an actual good looking system to beat it again with. The rocket is built and tested, I'm just over-engineering the refuel truck before doing the mission again, filming it and then I'll make the video to release.
Avert your eyes children.
This was for the 20 parts to Mars extreme re-usability challenge. This footage was a test flight.
Under challenge conditions, it's gone from pad-LEO-Moon surface-LEO-pad-refuel-LEO-Mars-LEO-pad-refuel-LEO without spawn in between.
Extremely capable, but ugly as sin. I'm re-doing the challenge with the parts cap ignored and making an actual good looking system to beat it again with. The rocket is built and tested, I'm just over-engineering the refuel truck before doing the mission again, filming it and then I'll make the video to release.
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Here is a simple one:
Not especially ugly, but nothing exciting right?
But if you fly it well, you can go to the Moon way and back with it.
Here are a few simple tips:
- each stage has to be balanced in size. On this one, each stage has twice more fuel than the one above. That's a simple rule of thumbs, keep a ratio around 2-3 for each successive stage.
- choose a balanced engine for each stage. A heavier engine is not always suitable, as it will also make your rocket heavier and harder to move. You don't need a hammer to crush a fly.
- practice
Not especially ugly, but nothing exciting right?
But if you fly it well, you can go to the Moon way and back with it.
Here are a few simple tips:
- each stage has to be balanced in size. On this one, each stage has twice more fuel than the one above. That's a simple rule of thumbs, keep a ratio around 2-3 for each successive stage.
- choose a balanced engine for each stage. A heavier engine is not always suitable, as it will also make your rocket heavier and harder to move. You don't need a hammer to crush a fly.
- practice
