Convair NEXUS v1.0

[sputnik]

I was waiting for the Orbithangar RSS feed to post, but it's been a day and hasn't happened yet...I guess it's having trouble.

Possibly the largest conventionally-powered launch vehicle ever seriously considered, NEXUS was a post-Saturn launch vehicle proposed for launching manned Mars missions in a single launch.

Uses the Velcro Rockets add-on for ascent, then, using the Become = parameter, runs its own code for the descent.

Just the thing for putting a zero-stage under a Saturn V, or lifting ludicrously large and heavy objects into orbit.


At Orbithangar: [ame="http://www.orbithangar.com/searchid.php?ID=3497"]Convair NEXUS v1.0 (Velcro)[/ame]

 

[SlyCoopersButt]

I love it! I put the entire Mir space station which fit perfectly within it's fairing and sent it into orbit with no problem. A true monster of a launcher!

 

[80mileshigh]

As big as Nexus...

Here's some shots with a familiar vehicle to give some perspective on the size of this spacecraft:

Here's some shots of Nexus ascent, staging and unique entry sequence:

 

[willy88]

Woah! The first stage is gigantic!

 

[sputnik]

Many thanks to 80mileshigh, who has seen nearly TWO BLUIDY YEARS between the meshing (him) and the coding (me). Oops! But on the bright side, I'm clearing my backlog....

 

[SpaceNut]

Wow, what a behemoth of a rocket... wish we'd build stuff like that for real. Nicely done btw

 

[James.Denholm]

Damn, that's huge.

Now I know how I'm going to get my Space-Station into orbit - pre-made.

 

[Rosey]

I love how you just launch at what appears to be 40 mph .... it must be about a 1.5 "g" launch. I like stuff like this