KSP: Making an Abort System for the Space Shuttle!

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[@benmgscully7634]

6:31 "This way is a little safer" He says while on an 80° incline

[@devilliersmolefe3851]

It better then the idea NASA had 😅😅

[@HalNordmann]

A couple of fun facts: Originally, the Space Shuttle had a two-stage fully-reusable flyback design, but that was too expensive to develop on NASA's shoestring budget. Later, there were plans for liquid fuel boosters and an ejectable crew deck on the Shuttle, but that was also too expensive. NASA has less than 0.5% of the US budget anyway (it had 4% during the days of Apollo), so no wonder they can't afford anything cool - they deserve more money.

[@iembot8104]

Very useful. NASA could have used it for challenger

[@catdealer1144]

Not necessarily there are many things that make these not work irl like aerodynamics, technology, safety, weight, and structure

[@tutorialsforidiots7987]

Those SRB on the heatshield wouldn't affect reentry? The heat could even ignite them

[@SlovakDiplomat]

I think it gets detached

[@adrianruiz4144]

I don't think saving the whole Orbiter could work as those SRBs will certainly blow the ET and cause more more issue. Not to mention the G forces experience. The Pod idea was much more likely if they could do it but it require major redesign, reason why they didn't do it.

[@r4gaming744]

If the Space Shuttle had the abort system and it's reusable with low cost, the Space Shuttle would have never retired.

[@Atlantis125]

It still would of retired because of new company’s coming in to play such as space x

[@brianchan8]

@@Atlantis125 Actually spacex came in after it was cancelled to fill the void

[@TheColourOfFear]

@@Atlantis125 the only reason the US Gov looked for alternatives to the Space Shuttle (EX CRS/CXP/CCP) is because the shuttle was over cost, high danger. had the shuttle been safer (and better managed (see: challenger)) spaceX never would've gained as much traction as it did

[@dennyrulos4847]

That's a lot of 'if's

[@thunderbird1921]

Honestly, the shuttle could have been used to put lunar or Mars transfer equipment into orbit, as well as crews for them. Think how much money they'd save rather than needing massive rockets for every single mission.

[@litebeansontoast]

The Shuttle for the time you put solid rocket boosters at 4:48 look like a futuristic escape pod!

[@parkerhaggerty6739]

If only he was the NASA administer back then

[@monk4661]

If he was the administer he will build star ship.

[@alecboi777]

@@monk4661 that’s spacex not nasa

[@parkerhaggerty6739]

@@monk4661 true

[@HalNordmann]

A couple of fun facts: Originally, the Space Shuttle had a two-stage fully-reusable flyback design, but that was too expensive to develop on NASA's shoestring budget. Later, there were plans for liquid fuel boosters and an ejectable crew deck on the Shuttle, but that was also too expensive.

[@TaurusSpace]

I like that abort system I wish nasa used something like that it would have avoided the death of the challenger crew

[@h1gh_end134]

Imagine a starship with abort system in real life

[@HeidenLam]

He already made a video about it in case you don’t know

[@david_eldios_]

this could be the best idea

[@SuperPietro09best]

Or the worst

[@WouldDieForChomusuke]

i think there was a plan to do this like have them sit in a pod in the cargo bay or somethin

[@catdealer1144]

Damn guess no more payload

[@WouldDieForChomusuke]

@@catdealer1144 I belive it wasn't the entire payload Bay, just off the tip of my memory tho idk

[@catdealer1144]

@@WouldDieForChomusuke still, the shuttle payload bay dimensions were set for specific payloads, so there just wouldn't be room.

[@chesterwang3070]

None of these designs are practical in actual spaceflight (but very practical in Kerbal spaceflight). The numerous SRB's would add a large amount of weight, and would need to be jettisoned, or shielded to prevent them from disintegrating on reentry. Both of these would require a major redesign of the shuttle. The midflight abort system would almost certainly ignite the external fuel tank, which would lead to shrapnel and debris being ejected at high velocities, as well as a powerful shockwave. Coupled with holes in the structure caused by the debris, this would've led to a structural failure of the cockpit, and thus death of the crew.

[@space10321]

The space shuttle did have an abort plan. It wasnt good because it was just extending a long pole and ziplining off of it. The pole was used to not hit the wing when jumping.

[@AD_SPACE_2024_...Aditya...]

Texture replacer replaces the hairs of kerbals just delete the skin of kerbals in the folder

[@wernhervonkerman2382]

Great idea.

[@dodleboper]

You should make one that would work on rentery (so just come in from like jool to simulate overheating) and also I don’t think that last one would work if ur to far down range

[@KnightoftheSorryFace]

Why would you need an abort for re-entry?

[@dodleboper]

@@KnightoftheSorryFace Colombia

[@KnightoftheSorryFace]

@@dodleboper yeah but I don't see what an abort does there, if anything I think that would make it worse

[@dodleboper]

@@KnightoftheSorryFace if there was a classic ablative heat shield behind the crew module and if it was detached the same way the 1st 2 systems in this video and using the same parachute it could work

[@MrSpudz42]

5:05 its texture replacer

[@Barbarabarbarabarbara]

7:10 add parachutes when it lands

[@Barbarabarbarabarbara]

Also the gear would probably be damaged by the srb

[@Sneakyturtle1254]

i don't think NASA would like if the shuttle dropped fully fueled SRB'S on the launch pad but it looked cool.

[@NoobSharkYT]

But it already has, its on the launch pad, its like a zipline

[@chazium4079]

I wish NASA would have done this when they made the Space Shuttle. Rip Challenger and Columbia

[@Doorsdiego28]

Remember piolet to use firework sparklers for the exes fuel burners for the shuttle and sls

[@switzerland1140]

The challenger could have been saved is they had a abort for the crew module (not the nose area, but still you did a great job)

[@MrHichammohsen1]

Well this is kinda nice.

[@imanalfarizi6214]

would that mid-flight abort mode work in FAR environment?

[@JimbotheGymbro]

Somebody get this man a mic

[@parkerhaggerty6739]

The rtls abort motors penetrate the heat sheld

[@SheepyKSP]

The shuttle is now safer, kerbal style!

[@AF_267]

oh, I thought you were going to add the shuttle nose on top of the External Tank in replacement of the Orion!

[@davidhunter6706]

Thing is, most of these would be impossible irl because from the mid deck and the payload bay there is a hatch / airlock and if it were to separate there would be a huge hole in the back of the cock pit and the mid deck. NASA would have to create a new design for the forward part of the Orbiter.

[@TBone-bz9mp]

Could some kind of plug hatch be designed? I.e a hatch that gets pushed into the bulkhead by the air pressure in the cabin

[@CollinDunker]

epik vid

[@davidtoledotremblay7962]

You forgot that SRBs aren't rated for long stays in orbit due to the temperature changes

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

The shuttle’s abort system is the shuttle itself, kick the tank and boosters and just glide to safety

[@technowarriorstv]

carrie fisher would have loved this abort feature sts 225

[@AngelGarcia-wl5pb]

hahahaha the name that appeared "DAVID DE LOS PANQUEQUES that is in Spanish aunque yo hablo español

[@SSK-ws2gl]

im not joking i was doing this exact thing just last week

[@HK9_FCB]

*destroyed blimp in the backround still waiting for recovery*

[@dangerzonegaming5187]

starship*

[@eagletastic09]

When I did the shuttle tutorial you did the Srbs deployed when I ignited them Edit I did make sure the action groups were correct

[@Kasmuller]

You screwed up your staging

[@eagletastic09]

@@Kasmuller I checked that

[@Kasmuller]

@@eagletastic09 check again because there is no other explanation than incorrect staging, hover over the parts in the staging list to make sure you put the right part in the right place

[@_-ALASKA-_]

*mustard and mayonnaise awaiting eating*

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

Hey do you know what the song playing at the start of the video is called

[@r4gaming744]

Twisted Bandits All Around Me by NoMBe I used that song in my videos before

[@GumballAstronaut7206]

@@r4gaming744 Thank you sir, your doing the world proud

[@Dmitry_Yazov7]

Why nasa not build this this work for failure launch

[@destroyergameryt1028]

Please make indian space station and do flights of gaganyan.

[@MrCrazyman-tm1jn]

pog moment

[@dorinaprifti8309]

Whats the mod of the kerbals

[@myself6745]

When the first stage abort system failed and you used the second one It's big brain time

[@SFSiscool]

Heya uhm… The space shuttle already does… It goes on emergency landing mode or smth I forgot whats it called 😅

[@SFSiscool]

But apart from that, This looks cool not gonna Quite good detail.

[@gamesonly40]

Decoupler scuffed

[@user-ze4bn8zs3s]

Shuttle. Why? Why! Why are you killing kids

[@KnightoftheSorryFace]

I hate the idea of detaching the cockpit

[@Arae_1]

"It kind of needs one" like mf that thing last flew 10 years ago

[@sfsrocketengineer2492]

pog

[@inf1nity_yt]

NASA should have done this

[@brianchan8]

Or built the x 33 but dumb politicians just had to cancel something

[@OneApollo]

insert me being a channel mod

[@jfrog5440]

What is a goog gaming laptop that can run ksp?

[@cauldron938]

hello i have a WIERD request for you. swap the apollo lunar and command modules. basically you will land the apollo csm and return to earth with te apollo lm.

[@grantwells4491]

Craft files?

[@ronakpatel7919]

didn't the space shuttle have an abort system where you literally yeet yourself out of the shuttle and hope your parachutes deploys

[@NSG-kc6zl]

Yup It’s the dumbest freaking think I’ve heard of but yes

[@minifroggamez1963]

How did I get here?

[@ussdaedalus5058]

you sound like young VAOS

[@Italveloper]

Come on it was my idea 😂😂😂

[@Semper_Iratus]

Ah no.

[@stevefont_]

If that happened irl Colombia and challenger would ve be still flying

[@shannanritchie1712]

DOOR

[@trashyplayer69]

Hi

[@Dontwatchthischannel]

I made this video a month ago

[@no_name2882]

Discord squad

[@grzybomir8126]

Very epik 10 hours after posted, 210th like, 61st comment

[@Turt3zyKSP]

oi! you copied my vid smh (JK) cool video!

[@hightech9763]

4th

[@hightech9763]

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