KerbalX

Description

This SSTE is the opposite of most (if not all) others:

• Most SSTE’s are planes, this one is a rocket.

• Most SSTE’s use high ISP engines like Rapier/Nuke, this one uses 100% Vector/Mammoth.

• Most SSTE’s carry 1-4 Kerbals, this one carries 17 (plus 2 mk1 lander can airlocks)

• Most SSTE’s can barely take off, this one has a TWR of 1.7 ASL

• Most SSTE’s rely on satellites to search for ore, this one can do it itself.

• Most SSTE’s go to Minmus first, but that’s lame.

• Most SSTE’s spend years refueling, this one spends 40 hours.

Instruction Manual:
If you are a noob at flying a rocket, I suggest going to Minmus first since going to Mun first is hard. Also, feel free to throw more fuel tanks on, the TWR can support it.
To EVA kerbals in high-gravity worlds, transfer them to the lander cans at the base before exiting.
To land, kill horizontal velocity about 5 km above surface, and then take it nice and easy on the throttle. For landing in low-gravity worlds, use action group 4 to kill most of the engines.
I strongly suggest putting an engineer in the crew cabin to facilitate mining. Sometimes it is necessary to have one in a low-ore landing site because mining relies mostly on fuel cells.

Updated!
- Real airlocks under the central mammoth
- Vectors replaced with mammoths to reduce part count
- Wider base for more stable landings
- More fuel cells

A stock rocket called HMS Sauron. Built with 430 of the finest parts, its root part is mk3CrewCabin.

Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.9.1.

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 430
• Pure Stock