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Coooooooooooooool! That's a (BIG) drop tank under the fuselage, right?

hmmm Donamy, what is THAT in the video?

That looks great Donamy! So you went for a front hover engine to balance the main engine instead of the RCS?

Thanks for the help !

Hi all, Windows XP automatic update has alerted me to the existence of SP3. The smaller updates I usually install without giving them too much thought, but this one seems to be quite substantial. Does anybody know of any issues with SP3, stability etc., which should prevent me from installing...

As in 90 deg. nose high, and not retrograde?

Coolness !!! Nice job.

Thanks a lot for those pointers ! I'll give it another go as soon as I can. So basically, you're saying put into retrograde on EI and leave the attitude alone until it has deccelerated enough? How about deorbit burns then? Any tips on how low periapsis should be dipped? Thanks again.

As you know, I've been looking forward to flying the NLSSTO, because I really like the concept. Some feedback... Cool ride! I made a couple of ascents and attempted a reentry. Good visuals IMO. It's really cahllenging to fly. The fuel budget is low, and ascent is tricky the first few...

Wondering here... Perhaps the lander could even do without the petals, since it operates in vaccum? PS agreed on "More screenshots!" ;)

Wow, awesome job! That's a nifty lander. Really small though. Maybe it makes more sense to seat 2 and leave the pilot in the Dart? Anyway, I bet it's going to be a lot of fun getting it in and out of that tight payload bay ! Any booster ideas yet?

Yes, of course, let me clarify what I'm saying - MAD isn't as relevant to the Middle East for most scenarios you can contemplate, as it was for the Cold War. Iran, unlike Israel, has a strategic advantage of size, and probably far better distribution of population and economical, industrial...

I'm not sure I agree that an exchange of "a few" atom bombs in the Middle East is not a nightmare scenario, at least for the Middle East itself. Peace is kept in the Middle East mostly because Israel maintains its position as a military and economical power in a local scale. Given the small...

Looks amazing! Conventional RCS looks even better than (the very cool) retractable one. I like the OMS configuration. Seems it retains the large middle nozzle though. Will that be the main propulsion system functioning as a (cryogenic?) upper stage on ascent, with the OMS used in orbit, or do...

Wow, fantastic skin Coolhand!