Bendarr
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Back in the 70's (Yeah, I'm showing my age here (chuckle)). I had a model kit of the Pilgrim Observer. It's basics are this.
Launch from the surface of the Earth using uprated Saturn V engines (3 of them). Once you are in orbit, you eject the aeroshroud, extend a NERVA drive engine on a boom, swing out 3 areas for gravity through centripetal rotation (living quarters, lab, general usage) and proceed to toodle around the solar system.
Here is a link to a site with some pics of the Model kit.
http://www.round2models.com/models/mpc/pilgrim-observer/mpc713-01
I think it could be done in Orbiter, and I would dearly love to see it happen, but I'll admit that I don't have the skills needed. Thus I prevail upon you people.
Hail !
Launch from the surface of the Earth using uprated Saturn V engines (3 of them). Once you are in orbit, you eject the aeroshroud, extend a NERVA drive engine on a boom, swing out 3 areas for gravity through centripetal rotation (living quarters, lab, general usage) and proceed to toodle around the solar system.
Here is a link to a site with some pics of the Model kit.
http://www.round2models.com/models/mpc/pilgrim-observer/mpc713-01
I think it could be done in Orbiter, and I would dearly love to see it happen, but I'll admit that I don't have the skills needed. Thus I prevail upon you people.
Hail !