KerbalX

5 custom flags are required for this craft to appear as pictured. They can be found here (If you don’t want them, you can just remove them!)

(Before you download, please read the IMPORTANT and REMARKS tab below.)
(P.S. Unfortunately I couldn’t make the craft without TWEAKSCALE mod, otherwise it wouldn’t look semi realistic like it is now…)

This is my recreation of the Space Shuttle Pathfinder from the TV show “For All Mankind”. I’ve tried to recreate it as best as possible.

Flight Plan

Press spacebar to activate the spark igniters.
Just like the real life Space Shuttle did a few seconds before main engine ignition.

After you’ve pressed spacebar, press 1 and throttle up for main engine ignition.

When the main engines are at full throttle, press spacebar again for solid booster ignition + the release of the clamps.

Lift-Off! The Space Shuttle has cleared the tower.

When the solid boosters are depleted, press spacebar once again for separation.

At this stage of the mission you’re almost in space. The window is closing for MECO, main engine cutoff.

When you’re in orbit or almost in orbit press 2 for MECO and separation of the external tank. This button will also activate the NERV nuclear engines.

The NERV nuclear engines in action.

Go to the Mun and beyond!

After hopefully a successful mission in space, the orbiter re-enters the atmosphere with KSC as its destination. As we know the orbiter doesn’t have any atmospheric engines so it glides to its destination.

When the back wheels have touched down, press 8 to deploy the drogue chute.

As the orbiter is coming to a wheels stop, press 9 to cut off the chute.

VAB View

Closer look of the spark igniters at the bottom of the vehicle.

Here we can see a sideview of the orbiter and how it is connected to the external tank. I’ve used docking ports for this and I’ve tried to recreate it visually as best as I could to its real life counterpart.

IMPORTANT !

• Inside the Cockpit is a Rockomax X200-16 Fuel Tank (for balancing purposes). This tank needs to be full during the entire mission, otherwise the craft will spin out of control when it re-enters the atmosphere!

Remarks

• Inside the aft of the shuttle are 2 fuel tanks, these can be used for the SSOM (Space Shuttle Orbital Maneuvering System).

• Inside the cockpit of the shuttle is 1 small fuel tank, this can also be used for the engines. But as I said before don’t empty the big fuel tank inside the cockpit, only the small one near the nose landing gear.

• If you want to refuel the craft, fill the MK3 Rocket Fuel Fuselage Short, this tank is connected with the NERV’s.

• Right next to the MK3 Rocket Fuel Fuselage Short is a smaller Rockomax X200-8 Fuel Tank, on top of this tank is a Fuel Valve in case you need to dump fuel.

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: spaceplane
• Part Count: 449
• Mods: 4
• KSP: 1.11.2

Mods

• Breaking Ground DLC
• Making History DLC
• Squad (stock)
• TweakScale - Rescale Everything!

Description

A mod rocket called For All Mankind Space Shuttle Pathfinder. Built with 449 of the finest parts, its root part is wingConnector.

Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.11.2.