JL aerospace Hermes-1

JL aerospace Hermes-1 rocket

The Hermes-1 is our first rocket publicly available.
We have only used tinker panel for resizing parts. The rocket is designed with reusibility in mind, with the booster capable of landing back at Droo. This version has no programme, but we are planning to do one (once we fix the problem that we actually commit suicide with the suicide burn). This rocket is also part of a sub-250 part rocket challenge of the Integrated Space Systems discord.

Flight instructions:

AG's are labelled. There are a few unused labelled AG's on the booster, they do nothing and will do something once we finally fix the program.

Just fly it as a conventional rocket with a regular flight path. If you plan to land the booster (which is definitely a fun thing to try), I'd recommend about 5-8% of your fuel left in the booster when seperating, depending on how big of a boostback burn you need to do. Grid fins are really helpful during the final stage of the flight.

The payload in this version is a 25T fuel tank, but can be switched out for any other payload that fits inside the fairing below 35T. The rocket is also capable of sending around 15-20T to Luna and Brigo and (±8T) to Cylero.

Have fun!