[CRAFT] Ion kerbal rescuer
So this is my ion rescue craft
features:
- capsule & command seat
- powered by 2 ion engines: TWR of 1@mun and 3.5@minmus with 4k dV
- 2xGigatron solar array + 2xPB-NUK for energy generation and 5xZ-200 for energy storage
- Small sas wheel and RCS for control and docking
I plan to strap one to my stations for rescue missions from now on. I tested it around mun and it works much better than expected. It can burn full throttle until it runs out of fuel on direct sunlight and 45s on dark side (enough for most maneuvers around mun/minmus). The price (86k) can be reduced to 40k by removing the PB-NUK generators but I ran out of power on the darkside a few times due to SAS running.
So far it saved at least 10 kerbals stranded in munar orbit with only needing to refuel monoprop once.
subassembly .CRAFT file (docking port jr is the root node). Note that it doesn't have any comms device so don't forget to add one if you think you'll need it. I assume this could be modified to a surface scanner craft too.
Mods used:
- usi exploration pack (capsule, RCS and small struts and outriggers)
- tweakscale (the bicoupler)
- (I use mechjeb on mine but it's not included in the craft)
PS: If someone can come up with a better name I'll be glad, I suck at coming up with names
PPS: mods, there is no flair for general crafts.
edit: and, yes, those are two different versions of the craft in the screenshots ;)
Posted May 18, 2015, 8:04 AM UTC
This will prove useful as a final stage. Thanks.
I need an absolutely insane amount of delta-V.