KerbalX

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 61
• Mods: 9
• KSP: 1.12.5

Mods

• AlphaMensae’s Modular Launch Pads
• Ferram Aerospace Research
• Internal RCS
• Procedural Fairings
• Procedural Parts
• RO Tanks
• Realistic Progression One (RP-1)
• Ven’s Stock Part Revamp
• roengines

The Europa rocket was an early expendable launch system of the European Launcher Development Organization, which was the precursor to the European Space Agency. It was developed with the aim to delivering space access technology, and more specifically to facilitate the deployment of European-wide telecommunication and meteorological satellites into orbit.

The program ultimately traces its history to the British Blue Streak missile, which was cancelled in 1960. Blue Streak was then used as the basis of the Black Prince expendable launch system and several other concepts. Looking for partners to share development costs, ELDO was formed and began development of the Europa using the Blue Streak first stage along with the French-built Coralie second stage and German Astris upper stage.

The program proceeded to perform multiple test launches but these frequently resulted in partial failures. In addition, Britain decided to pull out of the ELDO organization, and thus Europa, to focus on the rival all-British Black Arrow launcher instead. Confidence in the program had diminished due to the poor reliability figures, and this led to its termination.

Although the UK left the program, the other ELDO partners were still interested in a launcher. They re-formed as the European Space Agency in 1974 and proceeded to develop the Ariane family of launchers, which would prove to be a commercial success with hundreds of launches performed.

this rocket is not a 100% replica of the real thing, because only test flight were flown of the vehicle not all of its functions were tested, this rocket is meant for RP-1, as an early European rocket you can get after launching your first couple of satellites, it can send small payloads to the Moon, sun-synchronous orbit, polar and with a possible 4th stage, to Venus or Mars.