I love this series. It’s genius because you summarize the basic info of each rocket perfectly in a good amount of time, and of course you get to see the spectacular KSP RO visuals.
i see, it is because of same diameter = same burnout time, but the difference in segment causes the decoupling thrust to be higher than the 4 segment, thus it has a longer burn time :)
Thanks for posting the links to your website, I always build my rockets as accurately as possible and its helped me put together the burn times and engine specifications for the different stages and rockets. Before I only had astronautix.
No later than November of 2018...yeah it's November 25, 2018 and they still haven't created it XD good job NASA. But good job on all these Rocket Profiles! I love them!
I know this series is specifically about launch systems, but have you thought about extending it to cover some mission profiles? If you do, I'd like to see a mission profile for one of the Mars rovers.
So how come the sls has more fuel and more powerful srbs then the space shuttle yet the shuttle could lift 25 tons (+77 tonne Orbiter) and the sls only 70?
All those rockets you show in this series look pretty amazing and realistic (well, at least most of them). Are those all mods? Or you design them by yourself somehow? I mean, how do you achieve such cool outlook and stuff in KSP.
It's only an issue if the upper stage has to carry the rocket's max load to LEO. The RL-10 is fine if it's only carrying a lunar or Mars payload, since the RL-10s will have as much time as they need to do the transfer burn - they just need to do the very last bit of making orbit so the core deorbits. As painful as the burn time is, the RL-10s are lighter and more efficient than the J-2X.
So, what happens IRL to the boosters and each stage that is separated? Does it fall into the sea, and then what? Does it float, does it break up, is it reused?
It will definetely lift off the ground. First flight is plan on 30th September 2018 and no later than November. Construction of the core stage and guidance system is already complete
Rocket Man Musk ITS is doomed to never lift of the ground. Falcon 9 Heavy is most likely our best chance. Though it has a very small lift capacity compare to SLS.
Lets be honest, NASA has always been reusing old parts like engines and boosters to create new launch systems, even with their high budget. There is no innovation. That's why I think SpaceX will have much more success in the future in terms of technology/development.
NanoStorm Keep in mind that NASA isn't a fully space exclusive agency. WIth their 18 billion budget they have to develop new tech, monitor aeronatics in an entire country. And RocketMan, N1 failed not just because KORD was a piece of shit, but because the shere complexity a 30 engines stage cause. Engines that close would cause the soundwave to tear the bell apart. The plumbing alone would be a nightmare for engineers.
When I first heard of SLS I was amazed, then I discovered that only the boosters were recoverable (but still they land on salty water and that's not that good) and there were other better alternatives being developed (SpaceX, Skylon). Then I learned that it was the congress that wanted this big program, the successor to the Space Shuttle program, not NASA itself. Sadly it will be an obsolete launch system; reusability is the future: less cost and we don't leave more debris in orbit (which is and will be a huge problem, see this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome). Plus there's the IST (interplanetary transport system) from SpaceX which will much better that SLS - even Falcon Heavy will end up cheaper and capable of sending the Red Dragon to Mars. I'm not a SpaceX fanboy or anti-NASA, but SLS seems to be a waste of time and ressources. It's not the way forward...
"No later than 2018" Waiting patiently
Very impatiently at this end.
there are many sources, some claiming for the first launch to be in December 2019 while Wikipedia says the the first launch will be in June 2020.
@@commandercloud1684 SLS has been pushed back to June 2020 for EM1.
@@37VQV Gah! It's gonna end up like the JWST
Now it's been pushed back to early 2021. What a joke..
Would love to see a SLS Block 2 cargo rocket profile.
So many people have made art of the "interim" SLS that people in the future are going to think the regular one looks wrong. :P
This is becoming a reality on August 29th.
I love this series. It’s genius because you summarize the basic info of each rocket perfectly in a good amount of time, and of course you get to see the spectacular KSP RO visuals.
It’s 2023 and the SLS had its first test :) I can’t wait to see in 3-6 years when it gets to the moon!
Note that the 5 segment srb has the same burn time as 4 segment srb due to same diameter
i see, it is because of same diameter = same burnout time, but the difference in segment causes the decoupling thrust to be higher than the 4 segment, thus it has a longer burn time :)
Coming NET February 12th, 2022.
Waiting until 2022
We have one assembled and we are ready to see the launch
Thanks for posting the links to your website, I always build my rockets as accurately as possible and its helped me put together the burn times and engine specifications for the different stages and rockets. Before I only had astronautix.
so in a different point of view, is the shuttle with one extra engine and without the orbiter
Just to continue in leo and around the Moon yay.
It's a new Saturn V made out of space shuttle
And a secend stage
plus larger tank and 5 segment SRBs instead of 4
With escape system
November 2018... :-D
November 2018, no SLS launch yet.
Obviously something has gone horribly wrong with our reality. Definitely went down the wrong leg of the pants of history on this one.
Who's gonna tell him
As always nice video! Love the series. I found the music in this one to be a bit distracting and not quite fitting though.
No later than November of 2018...yeah it's November 25, 2018 and they still haven't created it XD good job NASA. But good job on all these Rocket Profiles! I love them!
Wow great information. What are your scatterer and rve configs/settings?
Btw the sls will release cube sats
I was waiting for this.
great vid, but the Orion service module shroud separate with the launch abort tower
November 2018. Let’s see how that’s going
heh
ms01 was pushed back to june 2020. i dont know why
I know this series is specifically about launch systems, but have you thought about extending it to cover some mission profiles? If you do, I'd like to see a mission profile for one of the Mars rovers.
So how come the sls has more fuel and more powerful srbs then the space shuttle yet the shuttle could lift 25 tons (+77 tonne Orbiter) and the sls only 70?
Well actually it can lift 95 tons in configuration shown up there
I think you forgot to jettison the fairing for Orion ESM as NASA animation shown, other then that the craft is flawless
Didn't the congress say that asteroid redirect mission 1 is not funded anymore?
Where you got your configs?
In just a month SLS will be launch to space
craft file?
Does this mod work in 1.10?
All those rockets you show in this series look pretty amazing and realistic (well, at least most of them).
Are those all mods? Or you design them by yourself somehow? I mean, how do you achieve such cool outlook and stuff in KSP.
Where can I get the Orion in this video?
Space Launch System mod, it also has the rocket forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/126067-space-launch-system-part-pack/
You jettisoned the orion protection shrouds to late.
Wich mod did you use for SLS rocket?
N O L A T E R T H A N 2 0 2 1
We obviously live in a worse timeline than I initially suspected. In many ways.
cool rocket bro.
Still waiting the launch :D
Nothing smiley-face about it. :(
wait 10-30 more years
waiting for the sea dragon
Block 1 did you mean b1
There’s no difference
Very nice video
I thought SLS had 5 engines on the core first stage.
That was a very early design.
That was Ares V, the paper rocket from the '90s that became SLS.
They really should use the J2X for this, instead of sticking with the chronically underpowered RL10.
It's only an issue if the upper stage has to carry the rocket's max load to LEO. The RL-10 is fine if it's only carrying a lunar or Mars payload, since the RL-10s will have as much time as they need to do the transfer burn - they just need to do the very last bit of making orbit so the core deorbits. As painful as the burn time is, the RL-10s are lighter and more efficient than the J-2X.
Well... Its 2020 and it's still not flying.
I feel like that's more their mistake than mine.
SpaceX wii blow up SLS.
3 years later... I'm afraid bombs tracked wrong wide rockets xD
nerds: What is Apoapsis? I only know Apogee.
As far as I knew, Apogee only applied to suborbital trajectories, while Apoapsis was mainly used in reference to orbits...
@@InventorZahran if i'm not mistaken apogee is only used when referring to orbits around the Earth and nowhere else
So, what happens IRL to the boosters and each stage that is separated? Does it fall into the sea, and then what? Does it float, does it break up, is it reused?
Is the 2nd stage engine supposed to be so weak?
Yes, it's underpowered for the payload it's pushing - which is why NASA is waiting for the 4-engined version before they put crew on an Orion mission.
SLS is never going to get off the ground
It will definetely lift off the ground. First flight is plan on 30th September 2018 and no later than November. Construction of the core stage and guidance system is already complete
Rocket Man Musk ITS is doomed to never lift of the ground. Falcon 9 Heavy is most likely our best chance. Though it has a very small lift capacity compare to SLS.
Lets be honest, NASA has always been reusing old parts like engines and boosters to create new launch systems, even with their high budget. There is no innovation. That's why I think SpaceX will have much more success in the future in terms of technology/development.
NanoStorm Keep in mind that NASA isn't a fully space exclusive agency. WIth their 18 billion budget they have to develop new tech, monitor aeronatics in an entire country. And RocketMan, N1 failed not just because KORD was a piece of shit, but because the shere complexity a 30 engines stage cause. Engines that close would cause the soundwave to tear the bell apart. The plumbing alone would be a nightmare for engineers.
When I first heard of SLS I was amazed, then I discovered that only the boosters were recoverable (but still they land on salty water and that's not that good) and there were other better alternatives being developed (SpaceX, Skylon). Then I learned that it was the congress that wanted this big program, the successor to the Space Shuttle program, not NASA itself.
Sadly it will be an obsolete launch system; reusability is the future: less cost and we don't leave more debris in orbit (which is and will be a huge problem, see this: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kessler_syndrome).
Plus there's the IST (interplanetary transport system) from SpaceX which will much better that SLS - even Falcon Heavy will end up cheaper and capable of sending the Red Dragon to Mars.
I'm not a SpaceX fanboy or anti-NASA, but SLS seems to be a waste of time and ressources. It's not the way forward...