Early Exploratory Vessels

Beginner's first designs for long-range exploratory missions.

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Daedalus

  • R
  • Sep 27, 2017
  • 325.97 KB
  • 155
  • 1.3

File Name

Daedalus.craft

Supported Versions

  • 1.3

The sister ship to the Prometheus, this new iteration is called the Daedalus.  This time the vehicle sports 4 additional atomic engines, 4 additional forward spike thrusters, and 4 new aft spike thrusters for quick deceleration.  Radiators are now synchronously controlled through custom action groups, and liquid fuel cell array count is increased to improve performance during sustained ISRU operations. With the fuel nacelles now positioned at the end of the swept wings farther out from the center, adjustments in attitude are a bit more laborious to maneuver, but with the increased storage of all varieties of fuel and the opportunity to work in tandem with Prometheus, who knows what she'll accomplish. Her first step out the gate was an effortless landing on Duna for a rover team pick-up, afterwards setting course for Tylo where she awaits refueling in orbit before attempting a landing.