Kerbal Space Program

The 1,25m antimatter reactor pretty much blows KSP's mind and makes the game "freeze" on this loading screen. 

I know that the active texture management mod is supposed to make it take a long time for the game to load the first time but this is just ridiculous! 

EDIT: It isn't Active Texture Management. The problem resides in the Interstellar mod itself.

EDIT2: Fixed it.

Engineers at the Kerbal Space Centre have been faced with a dilemma. With massive space station construction needs, as well as munar missions planned for the next decade, the verenable MAVROC series of space capsules (a block III model can be seen here: http://i.imgur.com/TDdkDYh.png) that had served the programme for years were simply inadequate. Each single use command and service module from blocks I to V were just that, expendable and becoming increasingly costly in the face of greater budget tightening. A new, reusable system that can best the MAVROC in not only payload delivered to orbit, but also payload that can be brought back down to the surface (a capability the MAVROC severely underperforms in) as well as mission adaptability and modularity. Studies into spaceplanes proved to be dead ends, either being too expensive or impractically complex.

As such, a new semi-lifting body design was chosen as the best path, beginning the development of the Advanced Crew Vehicle (ACV). The project was greenlit several months after initial studies and given the name "Titan ACV". The Titan was to have two basic versions: the LKO and BKO versions, for low Kerbin orbit and beyond Kerbin orbit operations. The two basic versions are essentially the same, a biconic pressurized section capable of transporting 8 astronauts to LKO, and 4 to BKO is to be attached with an integrated service module system possessing four powerful engines capable of doubling as a launch escape system (and thus eliminating the dead mass that was the MAVROC series LES). The mission module concept of the MAVROC was retained and placed at the rear of a Titan capsule to eliminate the transposition maneuver that characterized MAVROC missions.

This is the first Titan series capsule "Argonaut", placed on top of a Thor I booster stack (derived from the Odin heavy lift booster series).

After two minutes of flight, the first stage SRB is ditched and recovered in the ocean to the east of the KSC, allowing the KR-2L liquid fueled engine to push the Titan up to its 250,000 meter orbit.

Shortly before MECO and capsule separation.

And afterwards, showing the exposed payload bay and solar panels.

Titan descents and landings are a departure from MAVROC reentries with parachutes. Shortly before atmospheric reentry, the mission module (the rearmost component) is jettisoned to burn up in. Afterwards, the capsule utilizes the flaps that ring the rear of the craft to perform a skip-reentry to minimize atmospheric shock heating. The capsule then utilizes its (all be it limited) lifting body capabilities to guide it towards an appropriate landing area, where a parafoil and landing skids deploy for terminal approach. The craft then lands and can be reused after some refurbishment.

And a beauty shot with the cockpit lights turned on.

Any questions? 

The Artemis programme is Kerbalkind's attempt to study the Mun in detail unmatched by previous manned landings and robotic missions. The programme has three phases: first a robust communications network covering all parts of the surface is established, followed by orbital survey rovers to pick landing sites without hazardous terrain, followed by a series of two-week long manned missions to designated points. Here I will be glossing over the first two parts of the Artemis programme, as well as the first part of the manned phase.

Phase one begins with two launches of MunaComm satellite pairs aboard Union rockets. These will provide communications to all parts of the Mun (the farside and poles were previously uncovered by assets in orbit around Kerbin). 

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Post fairing sep. of the MunaComm 2 mission, sending the second pair of these satellites into orbit. 

Another pair of Union launches lofted the MunaScan satellites, orbiting from pole to pole to survey the entire munar surface, providing scientists and planners back on Kerbin incredibly detailed topographic information to find areas of particular interest for manned Artemis expeditions.

After the Artemis 1 mission to send an unmanned Titan block II BKO around the Mun and back, as well as Artemis 2 which tested the crew lander in orbit around Kerbin, Artemis 3 was to be the real deal. An Artemis mission basically has two phases: first a cargo lander (pictured above) and Pegasus II injection stage are lofted up by a Century I booster. After the cargo lander arrives at the Mun, another Pegasus II is launched into orbit, followed by a crewed Titan block II and crew lander, which meets the injection stage in orbit before proceeding to the Mun.

And liftoff! Artemis 3's cargo lander "Galileo" is now on its way to its landing site in Farside Crater, which has interesting geological features within rover distance of flat landing sites.

Century Is are the most powerful rockets at the KSC's disposal, powered by five F-1 engines in its first stage supplimented by two 5-segment solid rocket boosters. The second stage consists of a pair of J-2 engines to propel the payload into orbit.

After 60 seconds of flight, the SRBs jettison leaving the F-1s to push the rocket into orbit until second stage ignition.

And second stage seperation with the four ullage motors pushing the craft away from the first stage and igniting the two J-2 engines.

Shortly afterward, the Pegasus II stage ignites putting "Galileo" on its course toward the Mun.

"Galileo and Kerbin". The Pegasus II burns out leaving the cargo lander to complete orbital insertion around the Mun, followed by the descent burn, then a terminal burn to land the craft on the surface.

"Galileo" about three minutes from landing. The landing site is just short of the crater on the right.

After cross referencing radar imaged height and slope data, "Galileo" begins its terminal burn on a relatively flat patch of terrain.

And touchdown! "Galileo" now waits patiently for the crew of Artemis 3 after inflating its habitation module and firing up its life support modules!

So ends part I, part II will cover a crew landing on the surface and the beginnings of surface operations on the Farside Crater.

I call it the B-69B Rectal Eviscerator. Capable of delivering 14000 pounds of explosives to any unfortunate son of a bitch underneath it, and it's got the turning radius of an oil tanker. 

A lovely view of the four inner planets of the Kerbin system taken by the Cronus probe half way to Sarnus (the Saturn analogue from the Outer Planets Mod found here: http://forum.kerbals...rbs-17-Jan-15).

The Freedom space station as of Expedition 9, 347 days in orbit. Here, the Orion block IIs of Expedition 8 and 9 can be seen docked to Node 2 of the station, still awaiting two additional lab modules to be docked up. At the rear of the station can be the first Freedom-TKS mission, a project to increase global participation in the operation of Freedom, with Krussian TKS spacecraft now making visits to the station bringing additional supplies and crew thanks to the addition of the Pirs docking adaptor.

A complete Duna Transfer Vehicle "Sagittarius" stack in low Kerbin orbit ready for transfer to Duna. The Sagittarius design follows an evolable and module design sequence. The first phase (known internally as Sagittarius block I) consists of constructing a manned, module space station in Kerbin orbit, to be utilized as an orbital microgravity scientific outpost. Second is Sagittarius Evolved, in which the 4 meter inflatable habitat and centrifuge are added to the station, increasing living space, providing a radiation "storm shelter" and providing gravity conditions to minimize the effects of microgravity on the body. Third is the Sagittarius Solar Electric Propulsion Stage. Powered by the station's solar arrays, the ion engines will reduce travel times to and from Duna, limiting exposure to harmful cosmic rays.

A Sagittarius transfer to Duna consists of the docking of crew aboard an Orion capsule riding a Cryogenic Exploration Upper Stage. The CEUS then performs the initial ejection burn out of Kerbin's gravity well. The ship then rotates 180 degrees before firing its ion engines, constantly accelerating before reaching Duna. 

At the BCS in Northern Krussia, we've had a bit of difficulty starting up our program, with 4 hull losses, and no fatalities. Thankfully, our parachutes work quite well. Here we see Yefreytor Kermanski standing aside his crashed module, which suffered a catastrophic explosion, 34 seconds into flight. 

Believe it or not, this is based on an actual NASA concept.

im not impressed. fly to another star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

im not impressed. fly to another star!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

With the right mods, flying to another star is actually kinda trivial. 

Doing some surface testing for Artemis missions. This is the crew hab that they'll live in for two weeks during their mission. It's got an airlock, the main hab space which includes a geology lab and wardroom spaces. The curved bit on the top is an inflatable dome which contains the crew's bunks and storage for personal items. All sitting on top of a common Artemis descent stage vented of its hydrogen and oxygen propellant to prevent the landing site from becoming a crater. 

I built a Kerbosynchronous Space Telescope/Military Satellite.With the skybox, it's pretty eery.

This is also an Interstellar-like Mission I am doing.

boop