![]() ![]() I set up a quick maneuver node, and am surprised to see a time guesser. I push the apoapsis up to 76 kilometers before the Skipper runs out of fuel. I seem to be able to control my craft (clumsily), so it must have some. ![]() I discover around 15 kilometers altitude (five after my gravity turn) makes the craft roll and hard to control. I'm doing so, by the way, to avoid wasting Δv fighting against Kerbin's thick lower atmosphere-a useful little trick.Ī so-far-successful flight.and it looks like it'll continue to be that way! By 5,000 meters, I can reduce it to a third of full thrust while still (slowly) gaining velocity. Even with half throttle, we're increasing speed rapidly. We take off fast, with a TWR of nearly three. I replace the Poodle with a stronger Skipper. We're picking up speed, but losing altitude. Next time, though, we probably shouldn't have the fuel lines going in like that. The boosters run out at ~11,000 meters the Poodle alone isn't strong enough to keep my speed up.until some fuel burns off, and we're good by 14,000 meters. That bottom stage gives tons of thrust! I engage in the typical tug-o-throttle between "slowing down" and "exceeding the sound barrier". I almost forget any kind of power thingy, but then I remember. Whoo! Jeb is, of course, flying this mission. Efficiency! This will give us more than enough Δv to land on Minmus and return, with science gathered. The bottom stage is a single massive "Poodle" engine, with eight smaller boosters (LV-T30's) which also put extra fuel in the main tank. ![]() Not counting the ones that were too big to reach orbit and/or not fall apart. Possibly the biggest rocket I've ever made. ![]()
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