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[KSP1] Command Module of the Duna 1 Science Vessel (assets.pxlmo.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/ksp

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On it's way to a 100km parking orbit to await the lander craft to join it later.

It'll be carrying 3 Kerbals, a science lab and an array of science experiments to conduct along the way.

Next stop: Duna!

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[–] JTheDoc 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ship looks pretty fly man, especially like the engine and panel arrangements! :)

Have yet to use chutes for Duna, didn't know what the thickness of the air was there to guage it!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thanks man! But I took a lot of inspiration from Mike Aben for this one!

I cut a little close to my solar generation/battery budget with this one. The batteries only just cover a full lab of data transfer, and the panels take a good half a day to fully charge the batteries along side running the lab constantly. But it did it's job!

A rule of thum for 'chutes on Duna is: 1 radial per ton. Courtesy of Mike Aben once again! This lander was about 8.5 tons and bounced a little on landing with 8 'chutes.