Little Wobbley…
Attaching the ring braces
2nd build of the Kermes, almost 100 fewer parts and much much much more Xenon, this one might actually make it to Duna and Back!
Early Assembly Shot
Description
The Hermes from The Martian is a very big ship, this is a Kerbal stock parts only build of it, some in-space assembly required.
The Kermes 2 is assembled from seven modules, each includes a lifter to get it to assembly orbit (~150Km):
- Command & Lab Module
- Comms & Sensor Array
- Ring
- Hub & Docking
- Aft Panels
- Propellent Tanks
- Propulsion
The propulsion segment has 18 Ion engines which are sufficient to move the craft in Kerbal orbit, have not attempted a Duna transfer yet but there should be sufficient Xenon Gas on board to make the trip.
For Historical purposes here is the original Kermes which had some issues:
Included are several craft files, each with a launcher setup for assembly at about 150Km above Kerbin.
Lift and assembly in roughly this order:
- Command & Lab Module
- Forward Panels
- Docking Ports
- Hub
- Propulsion
- Spoke x 4
- Ring Braces
Some assembly required ;)
The Kermes Team
