Project ETS-Evolved Transport System

[Loru]

Cargo family

 

[Capt_hensley]

OOOhh! I just got chills. Outstanding!

 

[silent_protagonist]

This project keeps looking better and better, I can't wait to try it out! :thumbup:

A thought: Since this is looking like it'll be such a nice general purpose LV, it might be nice to have a no-fairing version (or an option to select no fairing, etc, etc) for launching particularly large and unusual payloads.

 

[Izack]

A thought: Since this is looking like it'll be such a nice general purpose LV, it might be nice to have a no-fairing version (or an option to select no fairing, etc, etc) for launching particularly large and unusual payloads.

...Such as the ETS! It seems a no-fairing version is already guaranteed.

 

[Loru]

Actually for now no-fairing version is only for Vertigo or Prometheus shuttles and both of them have theirs own LES stages. But "No-fairing" version won't be a problem I think.

Also largest possible fairing is 6 m diameter x 12 m lenght + some room is nose cone

 

[fausto]

VEry very nice! What is the payload capacity?

 

[Loru]

It's around 30 tons to LEO.
With "Sirius" high energy upper stage (far left on the last picture) it can throw ~2.5 tons to Earth-Jupiter Hohmann orbit.

 

[Woo482]

Actually for now no-fairing version is only for Vertigo or Prometheus shuttles and both of them have theirs own LES stages. But "No-fairing" version won't be a problem I think.

A no fairing option is implemented for all the launchers already actually
And for those who want to know, this is the current list of options for the fairings:

;This line decides what fairing diameter we're using
;0 = No fairing at all
;1 = 5x5
;2 = 5x8
;3 = 6x7
;4 = 6x12
Fairing = 3

 

[K_Jameson]

awesome!
This will be one of the best rockets on Orbithangar!

 

[Loru]

I want to inform that ETS Launch vehicle is close to release and Release 1 will be here shortly.

Themis launch vehicle is first part of ETS System.

- Rocket configurable via config file
- MLP (currently as cfg vessel just to have launch platform)
- IFP Navigator Probe (as sample payload)

Rest will be added in near future.

Thanks for feedback & stay tuned.
Loru.

 

[krashkart]

I want to inform that ETS Launch vehicle is close to release and Release 1 will be here shortly.

Mwhaha...

 

[Eli13]

....With "Sirius" high energy upper stage....

Hey that name I suggested actually got used!
Great work by the way! Can't wait to try it.

 

[Jobyh]

Just launched Prometheus on one of your rockets and re-entered it a few orbits later.
Both flew really well.
Can't wait for the rest of it to be released!

 

[Woo482]

Another one of my badly edited videos! this time showing the first implementation of the launch autopilot, there's still a load of work left to do but it's a start :thumbup: and sorry in advance for the bad camera work :lol:

 

[Ark]

What's the story on the shuttles? Wasn't a cargo version in the works at some point?

 

[Woo482]

That'd be the ETS-Vertigo Ark :thumbup: I'm planning on coding both that and the Prometheus shuttle after I've finished off the launcher.

 

[Ark]

That'd be the ETS-Vertigo Ark :thumbup: I'm planning on coding both that and the Prometheus shuttle after I've finished off the launcher.

Sweet.

I'm looking forward to this launcher getting a good autopilot. Between that and the Payload Manager-based cargo system, we could finally have a competitor for Energia.

 

[Wonderer]

Sweet.

I'm looking forward to this launcher getting a good autopilot. Between that and the Payload Manager-based cargo system, we could finally have a competitor for Energia.

Why a competitor? The ETS launcher family will fill up the gap. Energia is excellent for big heavy payloads, but is overkill for smaller payloads, so these launchers will fit in nicely :thumbup:

 

[Loru]

ETS work continues: control panel for launch vehicle

 

[Woo482]

And the panel is in Orbiter

Still need to make the displays and buttons work properly though :hmm: