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This is my fully functional replica of the Jamestown Lunar Base as appeared in the TV-show For All Mankind.

Key Features

• 6m diameter main compartment, true to original design.
• Complete base functions, with science lab + a crew of 3-4.
• ISRU system running on fuel cells, solar panels and RTG for self-sufficiency. (That thing is carrying Plutonium!)
• Perfect CoM balance (0.00kNm thrust torque) [Invalid in KSP 1.11 because of Kerbal/cargo weight], 1km/s vacuum dV and high TWR, landing on the Mun is easy.

Action Groups

[1]
[2]
[3]
[4]= solar panels and antennas
[5]= drill extend/retract
[6]= drilling on.off (Convert-O-Tron is to be manually controlled)
[7]= toggle reaction wheels (default on)
[8]= experiments
[9]= toggle fuel cells (default on, recommend to leave it be)
[0]= engines on/off

Design Notes

• I am aware that the Jamestown should be launched atop a Saturn V with 9-10 m diameter fairing instead of a Sea Dragon. It also requires orbital assembly of the airlock and rear section, which is unnecessarily complicated. Building a Saturn V with 6 engines (for required thrust) is also pretty tricky. Thus the 8 m diameter Sea Dragon-ish lifter and sideways transport. IMO it’s cooler than a Saturn V as well.
• Skipper engine is a poor choice for this base in terms of performance, but I have to use it for the look. The most suitable engine for this replica is the LV-T91 Cheetah from Making History DLC, but I would like to keep it pure stock. The Skippers have 10% thrust limit to ease flight - even with this limit, they are still quite overpowered. Let’s imagine the excessive weight to be from radiation shielding materials.
• I don’t think the original design includes ISRU system and RTG, but hey, we are in KSP, so why not? :p

Wish you enjoy and happy landing!

Details

• Type: SPH
• Class: base
• Part Count: 153
• Pure Stock
• KSP: 1.10.1

Description

A stock aircraft called Jamestown Base. Built with 153 of the finest parts, its root part is fairingSize2.

Built in the SPH in KSP version 1.10.1.