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An addon I started to make about 3 months ago but didn't have time to finish. Now I have more free time again and I hope to release it to O-H maybe at the beginning of next week.
Long Duration Deep Space Vessel (LDDSV) is big interplanetary spacecraft designed to send large crew (~100 people) on a multi year exploration missions to outer Solar system.
Propulsion is electric with variable ISP and thrust powered by advanced fission reactors. Acceleration at higher ISP modes (200 000 m/s and above) is going to be low ~1 km/s per day or less depending on ship mass so navigation will be tricky and require careful planning. Propellant is LH2. With on board electrolysis plant it is possible to make H2 from local ice which is plentiful in outer solar system.
Here is some images
general overview.
Forward section houses reactors, radiators and propellant tanks
Engines and habitation modules placed at the rear shielded from reactors by shadow shields and propellant tanks.
main engine test
Things to do:
Some upgrades to mesh and textures
Add docking ports
Add RCS exhaust animations
Hab and antenna rotation once I figure out how to make animated parts with spacecraft3.
Long Duration Deep Space Vessel (LDDSV) is big interplanetary spacecraft designed to send large crew (~100 people) on a multi year exploration missions to outer Solar system.
Propulsion is electric with variable ISP and thrust powered by advanced fission reactors. Acceleration at higher ISP modes (200 000 m/s and above) is going to be low ~1 km/s per day or less depending on ship mass so navigation will be tricky and require careful planning. Propellant is LH2. With on board electrolysis plant it is possible to make H2 from local ice which is plentiful in outer solar system.
Here is some images
general overview.
Forward section houses reactors, radiators and propellant tanks
Engines and habitation modules placed at the rear shielded from reactors by shadow shields and propellant tanks.
main engine test
Things to do:
Some upgrades to mesh and textures
Add docking ports
Add RCS exhaust animations
Hab and antenna rotation once I figure out how to make animated parts with spacecraft3.