APOLLO ROBO EDITION - Crawler, Launch Tower and Rover

[@ShadowZone]

Since many have asked, here are the KerbalX links for the Rocket/Tower and Crawler craft: kerbalx.com/The_ShadowZone/Apollo-11-Robo-Rover-Edition kerbalx.com/The_ShadowZone/Crawler-v1

[@paulsayman3069]

Arigato gozaimasu!

[@LukiRudaka]

ShadowZone Hello from Florida!

[@KSPUnitedYT]

YAY THANKS SO MUCH!!!

[@TheYouTubeCommentor]

Do you have any schematics for this build? Specifically the Launch Tower and Crawler? I play on console and I've been trying to replicate it but it's so damn hard!

[@ShadowZone]

@@TheKZbinCommentor I am not sure what you mean by schematics. The links above lead to the .craft files, which can be used to integrate them into the game on PC. I have never played KSP on console, I am not sure if there is a way to get other people's vehicles into your own game on that platform.

[@paulsayman3069]

"First" -Neil Armstrong

[@QRAPGaming]

"Fuck" -Michael Collins

[@paulsayman3069]

Lol you guys

[@daspotato895]

@@QRAPGaming Michael would have been the LEM pilot, but he had an issue with his back that could have paralyzed him.

[@paulsayman3069]

@@daspotato895 wow never knew that. Thanks for the information!

[@daspotato895]

@@paulsayman3069 Yeah, It's in his book that he wrote about going from pilot, to Gemini missions, then Apollo 11

[@Cby0530]

That rover deployment was INSANE!

[@thesteaksaignant]

@Akshay Gowrishankar Yes he said it himself in the vid so...

[@Thefreakyfreek]

It is like kraken bait

[@jesse_the_meaney]

@@Thefreakyfreek Y E S

[@MarcusHouse]

Apollo FTW!

[@dosmastrify]

Marcus in the house!

[@ryanhopf8324]

Hello Marcus

[@farmingtonfakenamington3048]

*Launches accurate recreation of the Apollo missions* Forgot to deploy antennae.

[@tristanmaz3212]

1969 : 1st man on moon 2019 : AGAIN !!!

[@randommartian249]

2:54: Everbody been to the moon right? Me: Slowly leaves the room

[@NoNameAtAll2]

Just. DO IT

[@randommartian249]

@@NoNameAtAll2 well actually it was a joke, i went to mun multiple times Have nice day

[@robertsanchez8132]

Random Martian I’ve attempted once and I crashed. I might try again some time next week

[@kusada3035]

going to the mun was easy, but I still can't dock with the capsule after liftoff

[@marekverescak2493]

@@kusada3035 You don't have to dock like they did in real life, my first mun landing had just simple single stage lander

[@willgibson2924]

Anyone else notice how he didn't extend the high gain antenna?

[@ethannorton564]

Also put it on backwards

[@xepa273]

and he didnt separate the heat shield

[@poruatokin]

@@xepa273 Apollo heat shield didn't separate

[@stefanklass6763]

study for exams or watch this? definitely watch this!

[@ManofCulture]

Hahahaha same I have exam tommorow

[@ManofCulture]

btw good luck for both of us for the exam

[@gat4236]

It’s summer...

[@maartenkramers8314]

Zach Schlicht summer is at different times in different parts of the world, I.E. during the summer in the U.S. it is winter in australia/japan/any other place in that area

[@cmdrterrorfirma4244]

WOW! beautiful Saturn V! the inter-stage fairing, the pedals of the LEM / S-IVB deployment ... the ROVER... wow.

[@shello912]

You had my jumping up in excitement with your casual remark about the Apollo 11 film launching in Europe! I didn't know that! I already accepted that I wouldn't see the film on the big screen. But now it releases September 4th in a cinema near me. So excited!!!

[@LeonardoDaVinci01]

Wow. This is good. Excellent job man! Arguably the most realistic Saturn V in-game!

[@wingusmcdingus8115]

Imagine the chaos if a windstorm blew the saturn V and the tower over but still perfectly intact

[@sduck101]

this is an awesome build, well done

[@sharkuc]

Nice video. Another minor detail that I noticed, making it different from Apollo 11(apart from the rover): no free return trajectory. But as I said, minor detail.

[@dosmastrify]

Best part is he had to move the rocket out of ksc before filming. So it's twice as long as he said

[@overkill1340]

I suspect the rocket was launched to the runway and the crawler was launched at the launch pad and driven over. Or they were designed as one vehicle and all he did was decouple it and move it a bit out from underneath.

[@TrippSimon]

What

[@mrgroceries3764]

Btw, the saturn v in real life had a twr of 1.15 (first stage)

[@QuackingQuietly]

@Akshay Gowrishankar weight doesn't matter for acceleration, TWR does

[@mrgroceries3764]

@@QuackingQuietly weight does, however effect twr. It is called the thrust to weight ratio after all.

[@KSPUnitedYT]

@Akshay Gowrishankar You do realize that if you have enough power, you can lift 3000 tonnes off the pad in 1 second right? Its TWR that matters

[@greghumphreys3397]

@Akshay Gowrishankar the way you worded it made it seem that anything that has a lot of weight is gonna be slow

[@QuackingQuietly]

@@greghumphreys3397 yes

[@pegasusted2504]

Quality as usual Scott, I mean Shadowzone ;~)

[@stario5895]

Some day Shadowzone will evolve into the legendary Shadowscott. However that event is said to occur when Pluto is considered a planet by scientists again.

[@SimonHP]

By far the best KSP and space channel on KZbin :)

[@Gr3EnPi1L69]

Have you seen Scott Manley?

[@SimonHP]

Yes and I will say it AGAIN, ShadowZone is by far the best KSP and space channel on KZbin :)

[@CupcakesLanders]

That must have taken a lot of work, kudos! :D

[@GameplayReviewUK]

I think the LEM fairings were jettisoned on the third stage after Apollo 7. We should have swapped upper stages :)

[@mathiash.1379]

I congratulate you on the structural stability of the Rocket and the Launchtower!

[@DeetotheDubs]

Hours just to move the rocket by legit means over video game magic...wow. Your dedication, attention to detail, and sense of humor keep me coming back every time you upload. I'm never disappointed. Plus, I learn something new frequently, but isn't entirely beneficial since I play on console. We're still waiting for the robotics parts. 😆 And the folded rover was amazing.

[@Shmozone]

Not sure if this is already a common thing people do, but for robotic parts like the fairing at 5:50 that need to be stable during ascent, I like to put a radial decoupler that has struts connecting to each of the moving parts to keep it stable on launch. When you detach the decoupler, it will take the strut with it and free it up. Like I said, don't know if people already do this or not, but it is a trick I use quite a bit.

[@AliceEclipse]

I usually don’t leave any comments on any videos, but this on - wow! I play KSP too, and I still amazes me, what people can do in this game! But I think you, sir outdone yourself with this one! Bravo! Definitely subscribed to your channel! Many very useful tips and interesting videos, which helped me a lot! Thank you! Keep them coming!

[@ShadowZone]

Thank you for subscribing! I'm glad my little channel was of help to you. Hope you enjoy what's to come :)

[@Gro2healthheirlooms]

This is why I love playing KSP.

[@rovertn7521]

The rover deploying was so satisfying

[@josephlantz4081]

Your best video yet! Puts you in the hall of fame

[@3ctjhseolere]

7:48 Hey, where's the backup RTG?

[@GamingwithHalekyn]

I was wondering if you'd do something for the Apollo 50th! :) Excellently done!

[@ShadowZone]

Some more videos planned for the coming days, so please stay tuned :)

[@GamingwithHalekyn]

@@ShadowZone I plan on it!

[@fantasmagoriate]

The crawler moved at 1 mph and the track from the VAB to the launch pad was around 3-5 miles, so it took some time

[@GameplayReviewUK]

Amazing video :D

[@DigitalDeath88]

When your rocket is so big and powerful it destroys the launch pad. Murrica!

[@carltonleboss]

Sea Dragon moment

[@lupvalentin]

Wow ! I think this took a whole lot of time to make... but boy is it good ! Fantastic ! Did I say wow ? If not... WOOOWWW !

[@cmdrterrorfirma4244]

Wow that launch tower! Epic launch!

[@capnrotbart]

Watched the Apollo 11 movie, I too was amazed. Your recreation was pretty amazing too tho 😋

[@eekee6034]

The rocket proved stronger than the launch pad! 🤣🤣🤣 I'm too tired to comment properly, but there's so much good stuff in this video. The tower all working was a highlight.

[@Amotaraso]

Amazing job! :D I'm impressed!

[@TheYouTubeCommentor]

This is one hell of a build

[@redenginner]

One improvement to the final stage could be adding decouplers/stage separators to make the SIVb fairing detatch after opening.

[@ldblokland463]

On my first Mun mission, I made it to the Mun, just not back...

[@davidcrawford562]

Congratulations(!) there'll be no stopping you now!

[@DeetotheDubs]

Next stop, Minmus.

[@jmannUSMC]

This was awesome. Again!

[@diondixon3349]

You went the wrong way around the moon. They entered lunar orbit ahead of the Moon in its orbit to take advantage of the slight gravity assist in decelerating to orbital speed. When looking down on the Apollo flight path from above the ecliptic plane, it should look like a figure 8.

[@Pantifo]

This bothered me, too... I always enter munar orbit leading the mun... images.app.goo.gl/TtpooHuMDEw7HqME8

[@artyomfromsib]

few hrs? I believe ya. Great job as always, mr! Keep on spacing!

[@Cby0530]

The robotic parts came out in time.

[@jesse_the_meaney]

1:56 thats me, every time i try to build falcon heavy, but the whole KSC explodes not just the pad

[@antonyborlase3965]

I want to see the full length version. You sitting at the computer for a week......REAL TIME!

[@anshuman_eek]

You put 6 and a half hours intentionally right?! The real nasa rover time I think

[@gigamut11b86]

Another great build ShadowZone...Loved the vid ***AGAIN*** I hope you have a great day & be safe :)

[@youravaragejoe5102]

2:54 me who has been busy with my shuttle program and my complex coms network around kerbin: Uhhh...

[@doggo00]

That twr on the first stage is insanely high

[@pistolpetepeterson]

Very nice tower recreation, the way you had kerbals walk the gangway to the command pod was unexpected and awesome lol, and that rover deployment was really nice. I'm still haveing issues getting any robotic parts working the way I want them to. tried getting just a basic probe rover for an unmanned mission to work but it wouldnt unfold.

[@TrayTerra]

Excellent work!

[@deathincluded3706]

Just a suggestion for later vids Theres a mod called modular launch pads that is literally built to make functional realistic launchpads for historic launches

[@silas4lagoon776]

It always amazes me how around 11 years prior to Apollo 11, NASA still had not been created

[@TheVRSofa]

Bloody amazing, I'll have to do something like this on our channel

[@JoeMakaFloe]

Omg haha I had forgotten about those *AGAIN!* they mek mi laugh

[@MitchCyan]

This could not be more accurate.

[@moogie1942]

Just.. YES.

[@manishagupta6177]

Jeb has to bang everytime until he goes to capsule

[@treelonmusk8324]

The drouge parachutes pulled the main parachutes out:p not having a bit tangled mess of parachutes like that:p

[@MrHichammohsen1]

They never do skirt sep with the engines off because they thought it might contact the engines in the separation.

[@kazekagesama92]

How do you use the structural tube without worming the rocket??

[@MrThatoneguy148]

Stupid question, @5:18, what is that precision node maneuver thing?

[@ShadowZone]

A mod called Precise Maneuver.

[@MrThatoneguy148]

@@ShadowZone thanks! I'm gonna go find it and crash my computer with the other 40 mods I'm running

[@lexiepexie7845]

Yesterday a ton of my mods where having texture glitches from mod conflicts so I deleted all my mods and I'm ha ing crazy nostalgia

[@nathanblake2075]

Why wasn't there a interstage on the third stage of the Saturn V?

[@ethancotton1549]

I'm jelly of the robotic parts!!! Also how did u get the rocket to stay straight? Every time I try to launch mine they wobble and the payload falls out of the fairings! Any help will be greatly appreciated!

[@giandanielbriannes2558]

Apollo + space shuttle = space apollo

[@fractalelf7760]

Never mind, I just saw the links! Thanks!

[@myrkurvr]

in my ksp my kerbals have gone everywhere but space

[@stealthpelt1]

Only critiques I've got are the lack of ullage thrusters and... Well Apollo 11 not carrying a rover. (Though, that deployment was smooth, amazing work)

[@WallStreetCroaker]

everything is perfect, but if I can make one critique, its that you used 2 different engines for the lander, I managed to make a lander with 2 stages and 1 engine, you could have found a way around it ;) But anyway, very great job !

[@ShadowZone]

The original Lunar Module also only had 2 engines. One for the descent stage and one for the ascent stage. Only the planned Soviet LK lander craft had one engine set and would leave the landing legs behind.

[@WallStreetCroaker]

@ShadowZone oh ! Damnit, i must be wrong then, thanks for the answer!

[@nktslp3650]

What was the point of putting ullage motors if you not use them haha. Same for the antenna ! The robotic rover was so cool though! Good job anyway. AGAIN.

[@KSPUnitedYT]

Can u put the whole assembly in KerbalX? I didn’t find it

[@Bryce-rh2fp]

what visual mods are you using?

[@ajaguarbthechef1420]

The launch clamps at the bottom didn’t fold away, the fell towards the engine

[@fractalelf7760]

HI Shadow, any chance we could get that Rover as a shareable?

[@ryanspence5831]

didn't spin during reentry, darn also a few more inaccuracies like lack of rcs for turning towards the lm and using gimbal with no rcs for the ascent

[@mrfelljr6491]

Bro, how did you make the four protective shells covering the LEM?

[@CallMeAshen]

I think he used the new robotic parts on pc, Im just hoping that itll come to console eventually so I can have fun with it :/

[@mrfelljr6491]

It's me Ashen: yes I know he unused the robotic parts but I want know how he got the curvature to fit the circular shape of the Saturn V

[@fyrelsfolly9875]

2:00 Cue the sh*t's on fire banjo

[@bulgariagaming2408]

Nice

[@billkerman680]

you are fricking maniac..

[@eyezak_m]

good job

[@malcolmbrown9540]

how do i do the rover

[@ewelinamichalak3102]

slight inaccuracy the ascent stage of the LEM was deorbited and crashed into the moon after the astronauts transferred into the service module

[@Pandicle]

i want to see Apollo 11 in a giant screen again, 2 times were not enough TT also "i wanted to keep it simple" build a 10k parts craft ^^

[@BezKartuza]

Надо было рядом со стелой в память о Ниле Армстронге приземлится...

[@semperparatus3685]

These men were true heroes. While everyone gave 100% in building the program assets they were built only 60 years after the Write bros tossed a coin. I know it was state of the art then but trusting your life to the lowest bidder using slide rules and Magnetic Core Memory is guysyl.

[@Apollo-hc6wi]

How did you get the interstage to work?

[@Apollo-hc6wi]

@@Astro_Gator Thanks!

[@darknekofr]

How much FPS did you actually get

[@cheese3289]

I wish I could build something with 600 parts and not just 100

[@JimmyJoeBob]

So, have they fixed the game yet or are they still relying on modders?

[@Ethan-Sailer]

I don’t understand how you compacted the rover into that tiny of a space with fuel tanks and had enough delta v for the decent stage

[@ShadowZone]

I barely made it. Also, you could use the CSM to initiate the deorbit burn, then undock the LEM and get the CSM back to a safe orbit. Saves somewhere around 200 m/s of dV.

[@memadmax69]

No USS Hornet? =(

[@alrightythen214]

Far out You Are a steely-eyed missile man

[@DailyMindsetGrind]

You should make it to scale

[@ShadowZone]

Nah, too small.

[@bajsapa3892]

Can you pls make an sea dragon rocket pls ??

[@ShadowZone]

Naaah, too small.

[@enterusername7906]

My birthday is on the day of the landing. +a couple of years

[@Antarcticite21]

I can’t imagine the part count for the whole thing

[@ShadowZone]

You don't have to: 1210 for the Tower & Rocket. Crawler is around 200 I think

[@dennyleung111]

Well, no moon today 1:56