Shuttle-Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle

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Using skills I learned about boosters from the Jupiter III build, I am here to present the Shuttle Derived Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle.
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Make sure to shut down the engines while the booster falls away. This minimizes the risk of it impacting the ET.
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Fairing jettison
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It is a SSTO but who cares.

I also made the crew version with the orion capsule.
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Booster jettison

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LES jettision

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Fairing jettison

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Orbit

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Orion + ICPS separation

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TLI burn

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Orion separation

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Reentry

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Parachute deployment

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Landing

Blueprints for the crew SDHLLV can be found here, while the cargo version can be found here.
Any problems with the rockets may be posted here.
Enjoy!
 
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Nice
 

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Honestly i think its fine it’s sad that most of the rockets that Nasa has are have the same design of either Apollo or space shuttle
 

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Honestly i think its fine it’s sad that most of the rockets that Nasa has are have the same design of either Apollo or space shuttle
Cause both of those are the peak of technology for their times. Plus, if you make a new version of something and reuse tried and true parts of the system, it'll be more reliable and safer.