Request White Knight & X-37B

[Deltafang]

I'm sure we've all heard of the not-so-recent development of the X-37B as a cheap, reusable spacecraft. (Design similarities to the shuttle orbiter should tell you that :lol

I recently took a trip to orbithangar and found a White Knight-SpaceShipOne combination as well as an X-37 mounted on two different rockets. What I'd like to see though is an X-37B mounted under the White Knight carrier.

I know that at current the X-37B is an unmanned robotic vehicle, but I was wondering if anyone were to make it, is there a way to pilot it without a cockpit? Or could you make a simple one and implement it into the design. An X-37C if you will.

If someone could make this, that would be awesome and I'd be extremely grateful. Thank you.

[Just a simple list of things it should be able to do]
1. Designed for launch from the White Knight carrier craft.
2. Ability to get to orbital velocity under its own power. (Its okay if we cheat a little with thruster power, weight, and fuel capacity :thumbup: we all know that the Rocketdyne AR-2/3 isn't getting any six ton object into space from in atmosphere)
3. Usable cargo bay. (could sacrifice as location for a large fuel tank)
4. Cockpit designed for crew of no less than two. Four would be nice though! (could sacrifice some of cargo bay size for more room for crew though).
5. I think that's about it. Many thanks in advance to anyone who decides to take up what must definitely be an incredibly difficult and challenging task.

Some references:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_X-37
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scaled_Composites_White_Knight

 

[Star Voyager]

This:

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3574"]Boeing X-37[/ame]


Plus this:

[ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=1897"]SpaceShipOne v2.0[/ame]


might equal your addon, if someone can compile the two (Note: the X-37 would actually be on an Atlas V).

 

[Deltafang]

This:

Boeing X-37


Plus this:

SpaceShipOne v2.0


might equal your addon, if someone can compile the two (Note: the X-37 would actually be on an Atlas V).

Yeah, I think I mentioned that I saw both of those on orbithangar. I know the X-37 was only mounted on the White Knight carrier for aerodynamic testing, but ever since I saw it I've had this dream of White Knight as a launch craft for a manned version of the X-37. I saw that it would be launched on an Atlas V somewhere in an article though.

I know I might be asking for much. But this is something I'd really like to see as a reality(an Orbiter reality). I'd be endlessly grateful to anyone who would take up this task and implemented any of the things I listed for it to be able to do.

 

[Star Voyager]

Just edit the SS1 scenario so that the X-37 is being carried. Refer to this key if needed, since the White Knight is a CVEL vessel:

PAYLOAD payloadname mesh class x y z mass xrot fuellevel

 

[garyw]

Star Voyager is right, I've added additional payloads to the White Knight, I even used it for drop testing UCGO cargo.