KerbalX

Description

Magellan - Nuclear Shuttle
Star Blazer - Super Heavy VTHL SSTO
So you need a way to carry crew and payload to the surface of The Mun, Minmus, Duna, or Ike. Well this will do all that!

The first launch to any body should include a surface mining base you can leave for future missions. If refueled on Minmus Magellan can go to Ike or Duna, if on Duna you’ll only be able to get back to LDO and if on Ike you can get all the way back to Kerbin.

Required information:
Launch:
- There is a KAL controller on the rear right of Star Blazer’s engine section to control the throttle of the main engines. This is used to keep the torque in control
Minmus Landing:
- OMS pods are locked out, so they’ll need to be unlocked
- AG1 - Nuclear engine toggle, AG2 - Landing engine and gear toggle
Star Blazer Entry:
- AG1-4 disables engines AG5 disables center engines and enables control surfaces
- Use the alligator hinges on the body flap to maintain AOA through entry
- The control surfaces on the wings need to be deployed (using the KAL on the left of the engine section) to pull the COP rearward
- 600m/s-200m/s can be unstable in yaw, this can be improved by deploying the V-stabs, deploying the main wings w/ KAL, deploy the body flap to the opposite direction to the main wing. The body flap and main wing control surfaces should essentially make a wedge

Notes on inspiration:
Star Blazer is based on the last concepts for Venture Star, with an external payload bay and high mounted main wings - https://d1a2ot8agkqe8w.cloudfront.net/web/2005/06/3945gif_3945.gif

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 601
• Pure Stock
• KSP: 1.12.3