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Have you ever wondered what would it take to put 20 m Orion spacecraft into LEO fully fueled so you can start your atomic trip with full load of bombs. I decided to find out.

So here it is The Mighty Earthquaker.

my.php



---------- Post added at 07:10 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:00 PM ----------

Seems there was some problems with links to my images. Now it should work

http://img16.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus1.jpg
Core: Nexus first stage
Strap-ons: 20 uprated to 13244 kN Energia core stages as a LRB`s, 32 Advanced SRB`s 15661 kN each, 10 Space Shutle external fuel tanks linked to Nexus core.

Total thrust 1117900 kN
Mass 69640 tons

http://img11.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus11zg3.jpg
Liftoff!!! (it probably broke all windows in Florida)

http://img18.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus112wt4.jpg
All ET depleted, velocity ~900 m/s


http://img17.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus113pu8.jpg
SRB`s depleted and jettisoned, velocity 1,1 km/s, altitude 25 km

http://img4.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus16eu6.jpg
Only Energia core LRB`s remaining, Earthquaker is burning for orbit!.
http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus15.jpg
http://img10.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus15.jpg
Energia core LRB`s depleted and jettidoned, cargo fairing also jettisoned revealing Orion spacecraft. Velocity 5 km/s, altitude 69 km.

http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus10gf1.jpg
Orbital velocity reached!!!, altitude 93 km. All that remains is small apoapsis burn.

http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus11xw8.jpg
Apoapsis burn in progress, altitude 392 km.

http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus12gv6.jpg
LEO insertion succesfuly finished!!! 0,3 % of fuel remains, just enough to deorbit Nexus booster for splashdown.

http://img17.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus13xk6.jpg
Orion spacraft released.

http://img7.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus15jo0.jpg
Nexus deorbit burn completed, below you can see Hawaii islands.

http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus17bo7.jpg
Nexus reentry in progress.

http://img22.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus19oy7.jpg
Reentry finished and parachutes deployed.

http://img21.imageshack.us/my.php?image=nexus20wq8.jpg
Final deacceleration burn and splashdown in the middle of Atlantic.

http://img19.imageshack.us/my.php?image=orion3mv7.jpg
Orion fully fueled waiting in LEO for a trip to Saturn. Below you can see part of a Cuba island.


Hopefully now links works.
 
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All I see is little red crosses. :huh:
 
Cause you know, that's only slightly overkill.

The links to the images worked, but could you please move the labels to those (and get rid of the direct links)? Thanks
 
What's the point? Orion is a lousy space-space engine, it's only good for planet lift-off.
 
Hielor said:
Cause you know, that's only slightly overkill.

The links to the images worked, but could you please move the labels to those (and get rid of the direct links)? Thanks
Click to expand...

Well, there are no such things as too many strap-ons and too powerful rockets.:)

Artlav said:
What's the point? Orion is a lousy space-space engine, it's only good for planet lift-off.
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Then the Earthquaker will be even more needed to launch a giant VASIMIR or ion engine powered interplanetary spacecraft that don`t have thrust to weight ratio to get into orbit on their own.

Anyway Orion was the closest thing we ever came to actually building a manned interplanetary spacecraft.
 
Artlav said:
What's the point? Orion is a lousy space-space engine, it's only good for planet lift-off.
Click to expand...

Nothing with that kind of ISP can do poorly for space-space.

The problem with Orion is that it's performance is absolutely ideal for planet lift-off, but there are of course reasons why it's not really suited for that.
 
Wow, That's the wildest Velcro rocket config I've ever seen. No matter what method you use to get Orion off the ground at KSC you will be labeled "Public Enemy"! Could you post the Scenario? That'd be really fun.
 
For those brave enough to take the Earthquaker to the skies here is a scenario file.

Code: 
BEGIN_DESC
Contains the latest simulation state.
END_DESC

BEGIN_ENVIRONMENT
  System Sol
  Date MJD 52228.7218030502
END_ENVIRONMENT

BEGIN_FOCUS
  Ship Nexus
END_FOCUS

BEGIN_CAMERA
  TARGET Nexus
  MODE Extern
  POS 2.37 144.74 -18.93
  TRACKMODE TargetRelative
  FOV 40.00
END_CAMERA

BEGIN_HUD
  TYPE Surface
END_HUD

BEGIN_MFD Left
  TYPE Surface
END_MFD

BEGIN_MFD Right
  TYPE Orbit
  PROJ Ship
  REF Earth
END_MFD


BEGIN_SHIPS
Nexus:Nexus_Stage1_retros
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 270.00
  TGT_HEADING 095.0
  FUEL 1.000
  IGNITENEXT 0
  CONFIGURATION 0
  MINPITCH 30.0
  FAIRING 2 0.0 -68.5 0.0 3.0
  CAMERA 0 0 130.0
  PAYLOAD Nexus_Retrosection Nexus_Retrosection Nexus_Retrosection 0 0 19.35 20000.0 0 0.0 1.0
  STAGE Lewis Orion/Orion20m Orion20m 0  0.0 37.5 5879880.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD MsnPayload2 Orion/OrMPL20 Orion/OrMPL20 0  6.55 51.5 10000.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD MsnPayload1 Orion/OrMPL20 Orion/OrMPL20 0 -6.55 51.5 10000.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD L04-Ordway Orion/AeroneuAll_90 Orion/zrot_Aeroneu 4.4 0 57.5 43220.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD L03-Drouillard Orion/AeroneuAll_270 Orion/zrot_Aeroneu -4.4 0 57.5 43220.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD L02-York Orion/AeroneuAll_180 Orion/zrot_Aeroneu 0  4.4 58.9 43220.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD L01-Sacagawea Orion/AeroneuAll Orion/zrot_Aeroneu 0 -4.4 58.9 43220.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD SpaceTaxi2 vbSpaceTaxi Orion/zrot180_vbSpaceTaxi  0.45  3.75 72.5 3500.0 0.0 1.0
    PAYLOAD SpaceTaxi1 vbSpaceTaxi_180 Orion/zrot180_vbSpaceTaxi -0.45 -3.75 72.5 3500.0 0.0 1.0
  ENDSTAGE
  PAYLOAD Fair1 NexusBigFg1 NexusBigFg1 0 0 12.5 20043.0 0 0.0 1.0
  PAYLOAD Fair2 NexusBigFg2 NexusBigFg2 0 0 12.5 20043.0 0 0.0 1.0
END
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  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus -17.0 -23.5 11.0  -0.08 -0.08 -0.99 -0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster49:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus -17.0 23.5 11.0  -0.08 0.08 -0.99 -0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster50:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus -23.5 17.0 11.0  -0.08 0.08 -0.99 -0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster51:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus 23.5 -17.0 11.0  0.08 -0.08 -0.99 0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster52:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus 17.0 -23.5 11.0  0.08 -0.08 -0.99 0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster53:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 28.9 19.5 15.0  0.08 0.08 -0.99 0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster54:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 -28.9 -19.5 15.0  -0.08 -0.08 -0.99 -0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster55:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 19.5 28.9 15.0  0.08 0.08 -0.99 0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster56:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 -19.5 -28.9 15.0  -0.08 -0.08 -0.99 -0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster57:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 -19.5 28.9 15.0  -0.08 0.08 -0.99 -0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster58:Velcro/Shuttle_ET
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  CROSSFEED 1 Nexus 1.0 0 19.5 -28.9 15.0  0.08 -0.08 -0.99 0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster59:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus 25.0 -20.0 10.0  0.08 -0.08 -0.99 0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster60:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus -25.0 20.0 10.0  -0.08 0.08 -0.99 -0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
Booster61:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus 27.0 -17.0 10.0  0.08 -0.08 -0.99 0.698 -0.698 -0.139
END
Booster62:Velcro/ASRM
  STATUS Landed Earth
  BASE Cape Canaveral:6
  HEADING 0.00
  CONFIGURATION 0
  TGT_HEADING 90.0
  PRPLEVEL 0:1.0 1:1.0
  PRIMEBOOSTER 0
  PARALLELBURN 1 Nexus -27.0 17.0 10.0  -0.08 0.08 -0.99 -0.698 0.698 -0.139
END
END_SHIPS
Some tips:

In Config>Vessels>Velcro find energiacore config file and increase thrust to ~13244000, if you like you can also increase empty mass by ~12000 kg to represent the addition of more powerful engines.

After liftoff immediatly turn to East and slowly start pitching down, when you are at 15 km altitude pitch down to 30 degrees and as soon as your apoapsis reach ~85 km pitch down almost horizontally to gain speed. When you reach apoapsis adjust your pitch to maintain ~85 km altitude. When Energiacore strap-ons are depleted hit J to also jettison the cargo fairng. Dont drop fairing before strap-ons are depleted or you will also loose your boosters.

If you flew your ascent correctly you should be able to put Orion spacecraft into 400 to 500 km high circular orbit without a single nuclear blast and still have ~0.3% fuel to deorbit Nexus.

Have fun!!!
 
Wow! That thing is :censored: huge!

It did crash my Orbiter on exit, though. No worries.

And it started dropping tanks right after launch. Now THAT is a gas guzzler.

I want something to propel my Orion out of the magnetosphere though.
I still fry every satillite in Earth orbit when I try to exit it. :P

This rocket probably did more damage then any Orion launch could have. :lol:
 
T.Neo said:
r.

I want something to propel my Orion out of the magnetosphere though.
I still fry every satillite in Earth orbit when I try to exit it. :P
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Two Nexus stacked on each other with Orion atop, 40 energia cores and 80 SRB`s should do that although chances that whole thing explodes on pad approaches 100%.

This rocket probably did more damage then any Orion launch could have. :lol:
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Especially if it exploded on pad it would make Orion propulsion bombs look completely innocent.
 
Two Nexus stacked on each other with Orion atop, 40 energia cores and 80 SRB`s should do that although chances that whole thing explodes on pad approaches 100%.
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And I bet Orbiter wouldn't like that many vessels either.

Especially if it exploded on pad it would make Orion propulsion bombs look completely innocent.
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I'd count the launch as an explosion in itself; I dread to think...
 
Well gee! As long as we're doing things the hard way, how about we build a 120km tall pyramid out of granite, put an evacuated gauss cannon up one corner, and get Orion to escape velocity right off? Something tells me there must be an easier way...

Really though, that looks like a good deal of fun:).
 
Scarecrow said:
Well gee! As long as we're doing things the hard way, how about we build a 120km tall pyramid out of granite, put an evacuated gauss cannon up one corner, and get Orion to escape velocity right off? Something tells me there must be an easier way...

Really though, that looks like a good deal of fun:).
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I have another idea, let`s drill a shaft several kilometers deep in a hard rock with the diameter of Orion craft, place a powerful atomic bomb at the bottom fill the bottom of the shaft with several thousand tons of water and then lower the Orion in the shaft and set off the atomic bomb. Water from the immense heat should flash to steam expand and propel Orion into space in a similar manner like Joules Verne sent his astronauts to the Moon:speakcool:.
 
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