Project Orion - Nuclear Spaceflight


In the late 1950s, Project Orion emerged as one of the most daring concepts in space exploration history. Developed by forward-thinking engineers and physicists, the project envisioned a spacecraft propelled by the controlled detonation of nuclear charges,. This revolutionary idea promised unparalleled interplanetary speeds, potentially making Mars and even the outer planets within reach.

However, Orion’s development faced insurmountable challenges. Political concerns over nuclear testing, safety issues, and the signing of the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963 forced the project into early retirement. Despite its unrealized potential, the dream of Orion left an indelible mark on the history of space exploration.


The Craft

Key Features:

• working and cool looking pusher plate, with effects
•2 decent stages(MEM's)
• flag, and 3 science missions for each decent stage (move them by a tether)

• Umbilical tower with effects, working swing arms
• countdown for launch


Activation Groups

1.pusher plate
2.MEM1 detach
3.MEM2 detach
4.flag
5,6,7.surf payload
14.countdown

Additional Notes:

  • the craft can break if you set your fast forward(or slow-mo) to a big number
    -decent stages can get some heat damage, to prevent that set heat damage off
    -have fun

GENERAL INFO

  • This craft has been featured
  • Created On: Windows
  • Game Version: 1.3.204.1
  • Price: $244,666k
  • Number of Parts: 1506
  • Dimensions: 150 m x 42 m x 49 m

PERFORMANCE

  • Total Delta V: 413m/s
  • Total Thrust: 409.5MN
  • Engines: 57
  • Wet Mass: 9.97E+8kg
  • Dry Mass: 9.91E+8kg

STAGES

Stage Engines Delta V Thrust Burn Mass
1 2 0m/s 0N 0s 3.57E+8kg
2 5 39m/s 38.3MN 5.9m 3.57E+8kg
8 6 291m/s 1.7MN 2.1m 7.63E+5kg
11 4 84m/s 239kN 4.4m 7.59E+5kg

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    Works on my Mobile Phone!!

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    27.1k Zenithspeed

    using the explosions of nuclear bombs has still got to be one of the raddest ways to travel

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    health and safety? naw we dont need that. nuking all the satellites in the atmosphere with the EMP blast? hmmm, minor issue.

    +1 2 days ago
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    basically infinite fuel ill try to get to cladh with it

    +1 20 days ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @saturn5orbfr1969972 they just really like the word orion I guess🤔

    21 days ago
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    It’s ironic how everything post Apollo has the word Orion or at least almost everything post Apollo that has some talks of going to Mars has some thing with the name Orion in it. And ironically fingers crossed we actually get a vehicle called Orion that might or might not go to Mars at some point in the near future pending. It’s being funded by Congress moving forward into next year.

    25 days ago
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    VAI PARA ÔLÔ DO SEL OCIOSO

    +1 27 days ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @Dyeraerospace good to hear, have fun

    one month ago
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    Forgot to mention the solar panels

    one month ago
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    I added a rtx and tweaked the vizzy a bit and it works now

    one month ago
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    Idk either 🤷‍♂️

    one month ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @Dyeraerospace it's wierd, the craft isn't spinning for me so I dont know how I could help

    +1 one month ago
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    @qualapungo parts aren’t glitching no

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo and also when I launch sometimes it’s like man I need to fall over and yeets me into the ocean

    one month ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @Dyeraerospace hmm, I am running out of options for what is causing that spin, 1 theory is thst you could have the slow mo too low and the fast forward too high(numberwise), second theory is that somewhere in the craft is a part that is glitching and is making the craft spin, so try to tweak around with settings.

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo and also sorry for the caps

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo so the thing is when I’m warping to out of droo and stop warping so I can do the burn it just spins pls fix

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo Alr I did it and IT KEEPS SPINNING WHEN I AM WARPING TO CYLERO. WHY

    one month ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @Dyeraerospace yeah it's in the autopilot

    one month ago
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    Btw is the proportional section in the autopilot section I’ve never used it lol

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo and when I’m out of droo it just spins

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo btw absolutely LOVE the detail on this thing

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo alr bet

    one month ago
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    6,375 qualapungo

    @Dyeraerospace try setting "proportionall"on the chip of each mem to like 30 or a high number, that should help(I was soposed to change that before uploading but forgot)

    one month ago
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    @qualapungo Uhm no?

    one month ago
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