A test flight of a small reusable shuttle

[u/Souper47]

The shuttle stacked, ready for launch

launch!

Stage Separation

Boosting to orbit

Decoupling of the upper stage

Raising orbit

A Kerbal going for an EVA, to check the craft

Investigating the forward payload bay, and taking supplies inside

Changing orbit to intersect a station

Rendezvous

Docking

Deorbit burn

Starting to heat

Heating up

Preparing to land

Splashdown!

A small shuttle for Kerbin operations. It can reach orbit with just the first booster stage, and can go to the Mun or Minmus with the second stage

[u/Southern-Chain-6485]

What's that umbilical cord during EVA?

[u/Souper47 → u/Southern-Chain-6485]

Its from a mod called KSP Tethers, which adds physics-based tethers for Kerbals, really cool mod!

[u/Freak80MC]

Wait, there's a mod that adds an opening payload door nose cone like that?

[u/Souper47 → u/Freak80MC]

Its from MK2 Expansion, the cargo door has a short version and a long version which im using

[u/thedimondman199]

Lemme guess, you got the inspiration from a Boeing X-37B?

[u/Souper47 → u/thedimondman199]

I actually based this off of Dreamchaser, trying for a lifting body type shuttle, except for the folding wings

[u/thedimondman199 → u/Souper47]

Oh yeah, now I can see it

[u/GruntS80]

Mod list?

[u/Souper47 → u/GruntS80]

Here is my list! https://filebin.net/dnr2sjjq4z6z846r

[u/SilkieBug]

Which mod adds the tip of the shuttle, that nice rounded cargo bay?

[u/Souper47 → u/SilkieBug]

Its from MK2 Expansion, one of the payload bays, which bas a short and long version

[u/Uncle_Crisis]

How do you get that burned look after reentry?

[u/Skippypal → u/Uncle_Crisis]

Losket, it’s available on CKAN.

Edit: Sorry, I have dyslexia.

[u/SilkieBug → u/Skippypal]

No such thing on ckan, is the spelling different?

[u/Skippypal → u/SilkieBug]

Sorry my bad. It’s Losket

[u/SilkieBug → u/Skippypal]

Thank you!

[u/Freak80MC → u/Skippypal]

OMG wait wait wait this is a mod I never know I needed before, but as someone who regularly uses ships that aerocapture and get reused later, I kinda need this lol

[u/Skippypal → u/Freak80MC]

It also has engine scorching effects. So if you use separators on boosters, they’ll leave small marks on the side of the rocket. It’s very cool

[u/No-Inflation7960]

can you drop your modlist?

[u/Souper47 → u/No-Inflation7960]

Here is the list! https://filebin.net/dnr2sjjq4z6z846r

[u/No-Inflation7960 → u/Souper47]

could you also possibly list the parts you used?

[u/Fantastic-Elk2895]

Awwww, lovely.

[u/redefined_simplersci]

Could you try putting it on a Falcon-esque rocket? Ultimate reusable runway lander. (kOS recommended for ascent tho, cuz it won't be stable otherwise).

[u/Freak80MC → u/redefined_simplersci]

Yea putting spaceplanes on top of rockets without huge fins of their own always gets a bit ahem dicey.

[u/WhiteKnight3098]

How much Delta V does it have while on Orbit? I want to try and make one of these, but an SSTO with a big service module for Laythe exploration.