SEA DRAGON: The Biggest Rocket Ever Designed - Stock KSP recreation

Sea Dragon is one of my most requested video topics. So let's do this!
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[@MattLowne]

I hope you enjoyed! Sea dragon is one of my most requested video topics, now that it's done is there any other ship from history (real or concept-only) you'd like to see? One point I didn't mention in the video is the lack of second-stage bell expansion for my Sea Dragon. The real rocket would have had an expanding nozzle on the second stage, which unfortunately is not possible to create in KSP. There are of course some artistic liberties here and there, but that's the great thing about recreating "alternate history" - there's no real physical counterpart to be compared to ;) Also, first.

[@Grae1]

yeet

[@Jammi01]

Fart

[@alfonsrasmus4710]

How did he write this 12 minutes ago

[@yeh6262]

Damn his first... I clicked so fast tho...

[@tombuck5325]

Loved the intro!

[@Tom0316_]

*"We are going to need a bigger VAB..."*

[@randomkerbal]

As always, *Mods*

[@tateranus4365]

Try using tweakscale on the largest 5m fuel tank

[@jonmab6990]

matt: wants 100 likes this comment: triples it

[@robbeandredstone7344]

Nearly quadrupples

[@ScienceAlliance]

lol Jur4ssic what a coincidence, I thought I recognised you. I keep seeing you in comments of KSP videos lmao

[@somerandomnification]

As far as I'm concerned, if Kerbin's closest moon is called "Mun", we should be able to call its sun "Soon".

[@sovietmusiclover8466]

*ahh yes we will soon go to the s o o n.*

[@yukush]

@@sovietmusiclover8466 Don't worry, we'll launch it at night.

[@HogBurger]

I wish it was called Soon, unfortunate how it’s named Kerbol

[@BlindingLight]

Yes because soon we are going to start flying into it

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

S o o n

[@Sojournn]

“That’s not just any payload, that things carrying plutonium”

[@andrewmorris483]

That's something I wish was a description of my life.

[@endeavourenterprises6578]

For all kerbal kind

[@paddyelmes515]

Nice reference bro

[@alister917]

“That’s why we are launching it from the middle of the ocean karen”

[@-_--_-6720]

You meant Eelonium?

[@CURSEDvids]

Very clever how you did it Matt! Especially in stock KSP.

[@bonbin6053]

I tried making one but failed with the big engine and the 4 side mounted engine, I couldn’t get the triangular shape right

[@CURSEDvids]

@@bonbin6053 It is cool how he did it.

[@CURSEDvids]

@Ry Guy I tried doing it before and it is REALLY hard!

[@quebecoishater2287]

Wow thanks puglord68

[@CURSEDvids]

@@quebecoishater2287 bro u aint matt dont try and trick meh

[@SimonBissell]

Matt, you inspired me to finally grt KSP, now I'm addicted. I write code to simulate satellites in my day job, and now I make satellites in my spare time. Space has consumed me. The darkness has become my friend. Thanks 😁

[@Checkedbox]

Sounds like an interesting job! I'm in the process of choosing some masters modules and am interested what kinds of things you studied to end up on your career, if you wouldn't mind sharing?

[@SimonBissell]

@@Checkedbox Sounds like you've got the right mindset! I studied Aviation Technology at Uni, but I've always had a great interest in computing and programming. In truth, whilst software development skills are important, more generalised specialities like physics, engineering, or computer science matter more. Any of these can land you a solid graduate programme offer, though competition is pretty high at present given the present situation internationally. It's important to make yourself as useful as possible to the industry you're going into. It is good to develop an array of skills like communication, networking, presenting, and learning good documentation practices. This is the most boring part, but it is essential to the wider business and thus the success of any big project. I landed on the Space sector by the will of the wise folk at my firm's recruitment team. They figured that being a computer and aviation nerd, I'd love to develop in SatCom. They were, of course, spot on. Sell your qualities as a package, not just your education, but your whole personality and breadth of knowledge and experience. And last but not least, when job hunting - persevere! (and watch out for the dodgy indentured labour, 'training in arrears' type places). P.s. Space is cool. If you've got the right passion, it'll take you *almost* anywhere.

[@zefzec4462]

Hello darkness my old friend... I can’t remember the rest

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

Who has enough spare time to make s a t e l i t e s

[@namost1032]

I can’t I’m just to bad

[@hardsteel7777]

Everyone: “How big is the engine gonna be?” Matt: “Yes”

[@americanredneck357]

I havent watched the video yet, so I don't know if he mentions this, but the engine bell on the Sea Dragon is so massive that the entire first stage of the Saturn V can fit inside it with room to spare!

[@tylerjones-davis6269]

is that a graystillplays refrence?

[@randycampbell6307]

Matt: Your engine solution is actually pretty spot-on as the study pointed out a single chamber engine the size needed for the first stage was likely to have as serious of development problems as the early F1's did and it was proposed to solve these by using multiple combustion chambers feeding into a single nozzle instead of one big one.

[@Archway16]

Matt : Sea Dragon KSP recreation Me : Y E S

[@maerus5227]

Would be better if it was 23 meters not 5

[@quebecoishater2287]

thank you kind stranger

[@LibShitted]

@@quebecoishater2287 u selling the good shit

[@AxeMan562]

"I thought I was wrong once, turns out I was mistaken". Best line of the video

[@roberto1899]

That is exactly what I thought.

[@wyldcat9396]

Dear Matt Lowne, Due to this upload causing me sheer excitement, I clicked so hard that there is now a crack in my left mouse button. Since the cause of this is your upload, I request payment of £10 to be shipped for compensation. Failure to comply will result in termination. *THIS COMMENT IS A JOKE PLS DONT TAKE SERIOUSLY*

[@mastermind690]

LOL

[@ryanqualley8143]

Its kinda sad that it was required to add that whole “this is a joke” part at the end but funny joke regardless😂

[@runubora5748]

Is this a reference to scp?

[@miguelcp236]

Ryan Qualley Ikr, nowadays people have to add that at the bottom of the joke or else a huge fight will be triggered

[@dunodisko2217]

Tough

[@streetfood7568]

“I thought I was wrong once, but it turns out I was mistaken” Damn. I’m stealing that

[@zymosan99]

its like 3 kids in a trenchcoat, its 6 mastadon engines in a faring

[@nikoproto]

literally any unbuilt rocket: exists matt lowne: hippity hoppity this rocket design is now my property

[@burper-oe6tm]

*doesn’t exist

[@cremebrulee2484]

*or giving a monkey a shower Im sorry

[@nikoproto]

if Phineas and ferb were 3d that would make ferb a blockhead. a blockhead could be referred to the Minecraft character "Steve" as he has a block head. therefore, ferb is steve from minecraft

[@cpt_nordbart]

I've seen project Orion already.

[@jarredallen3228]

Matt Lowne: Let's get a hundred likes. Me: *immediately checks the likes and sees that there are almost 4k* Me: We did it

[@Avery-eb9wl]

Do we get a prize?

[@xeenonvl5294]

Bravo, i dont know why i never thought of just builidng the engine with the fairing when i have built it.

[@codeviper8665]

I love how this thing uses 1.25m engines as essentially ullage motors

[@kamipollna225]

Sea dragon pro

[@Shadow_The_Pad]

Build a Actual Space Shuttle Where you recover the Solid Rockets With Boats, Then Land the Shuttle, Refuel it, Then Use the Robotic Parts to Add a New External Tank, Then Refly it Once.

[@user-ss6gp2gu6r]

That seems... very hard to say the least

[@johnjiang487]

Probably gonna take an hour

[@Jimmmmm234]

so a reusable rocket but no vab

[@sovietmusiclover8466]

@@user-ss6gp2gu6r *its Matt lowne we are talking about he could do it*

[@fractalelf7760]

Always a bright spot in my day when a new Matt Lowne KSP video gets posted! And the Sea-Dragon to boot!!!

[@quebecoishater2287]

i apprechiete yuor supprot

[@tubadoom]

The twist actually made me happy. Thank you Matt.

[@capt_kelris9954]

Matt : "I'll send a sea dragon rocket on the moon...." Me :"cool!" Matt : "....On DUNA'S MOON!!" Me "COOOOOOOOOL!!!!"

[@JupiterVortex]

2 months later : SIKE, THE MOONS IN ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM!

[@CrimsonKeysYT]

bros exaggerating

[@BradleyWhistance]

Fairings really do everything

[@sfs_lead]

tubro puped better

[@superflypule4484]

New word on matts channel "Like Ike" -Matt lownne 2020

[@OlegSanMos]

Looks like someone watched “For all Mankind”

[@randomguy-jd8su]

Lol

[@bonbin6053]

I don’t have Apple TV :(

[@MattLowne]

I have never seen that show, but the Sea Dragon has always been a super famous concept and wasn't "made famous" by some apple TV show. Googling it shows it was just an end-credit scene anyway?

[@collinderrick2159]

@@MattLowne I thought you said goggling lol

[@OlegSanMos]

Matt Lowne yep, it was shown only after credits. Just for now it’s the best visualization of Sea Dragon we have, except your ksp replica, of course) I highly recommend you to watch this TV series, I think you'll love it!

[@TheDoodlingAstronaut]

I still am shocked that I got in a matt lowne video. I am still honored today. And it was the main reason I had to go full branding as that. Had to change my name on the youtube channel lol

[@banzaibill902]

Nemo: Look dad! I touched the butt!, and then Nemo was burned into crisp.

[@hl_scientist1964]

*Kerbal Oddity:* *A space oddity parody* KSC to major bob... KSC to major bob... Nom on your snacks and put your seatbelt on. KSC to major bob... Starting engines, SAS on. Check your stageing and may krakens love be with you... This is KSC to major bob You really did great! And the eggheads want to know the data you gained. Now its time to leave the command capsule if you dareeee! This is major bob to KSC. Im stepping through the hatch And im floating in the most uncontrollable way. And the sun looks very diffrent, today! For here, Im sitting in a MK1 Far above the kirmin line! Kerbin is blue, and there is nothing I cant do! Though Im past one thousand kilo mee ters! Im feeling fairly still And I think my maneuver node knows which way to go. Tell Jeb he owes me seven bucks! *He knows!* KSC to major bob Your comms are gone, there's something wrong! Can you hear me major bob? (3x) Can you- "Here Am I floating round' my MK1" Far above the mun... Kerbin is blue and theres nothing I cant do!

[@ValTheBee]

Hl_scientist *claps*

[@joacogonzalez1430]

This is beautiful

[@simonsmith8196]

0.0 wow

[@ASLUHLUHC3]

Brilliant

[@johnjiang487]

It’s so long that I respect it

[@lnback58]

Person who skipped ahead to Ike landing: "Oooh, Mun!" Matt and everyone else: *[Facepalm]*.

[@null_focus5512]

Speaking of Solar orbit stations... when I first started playing this game I crashed on the Mun and decided to do a rescue mission. The rescue mission, of course ran out of fuel attempting to enter orbit around the Mun and the resulting gravity slingshot put the rescue craft into orbit around Kerbin's star forever. RIP whoever was on either of those missions xD

[@brynat16]

Blunderbirds are go!

[@Otto_Von_Beansmarck]

3:21 Now this is pod racing!

[@3dprintinglife]

Ooh he uploaded this just as I am making a huge rocket in ksp

[@keirandunwoodie8138]

Do you know any good guides for ksp

[@puiu102006]

@@keirandunwoodie8138 Scott Manley's channel

[@keirandunwoodie8138]

Mango Man thanks I’m still to get the kerbals back alive

[@fancy4663]

Hi I’m 11 and I love all of your videos. You’re the reason I want to build rockets when I’m older!

[@TheTrueMichael]

Hello fancy! Your comment made my day lol, that's so wholesome -A random guy on the internet

[@justjane_music]

Matt: “can we get 100 likes?” 3.5k people: YES

[@patricks_music]

5k likes later

[@YF-23]

6.2k

[@julbloxgaming4376]

7.8k

[@thematt6705]

8.3

[@jonmab6990]

10k now

[@oscills]

Apsolutly incredible replica matt! I love how you used the fairing to make the massive engine bell!

[@CardZed]

Thank you for listening to my request and hopefully other's, Matt!

[@quebecoishater2287]

you are welcome kind sir

[@gamedaddeej69]

Hell yah matt I've been wanting to build one of these for a hot minute.

[@pedrosilva7547]

Security's really high. Look at that. There's a hole carrier task force out there.

[@Zoso14892]

My favourite part of the weekend. You always sound positive and upbeat. Never fails to cheer me up. Also I loved the engine bell design. Looked really good.

[@kais_the_duck6583]

Upgrade ur sea dragon and use it for life on laythe :3

[@lauragodridge8966]

Kais_The_Duck hehe

[@lauragodridge8966]

My mind went to subnautica

[@fandythereal]

Hey Kais

[@oscills]

Gosh, matt is so funny the way he says things like "ill put a card on screen! - if I remember..." and the card says "I REMEMBERED!" Ha loved it

[@0rangepel378]

Solar comes from Sol, the actual name of the sun, which would make this the Kerbolar System, and your solar station is actually a kerbolar station.

[@InventorZahran]

"Press Q to deploy kerbolar panels."

[@guesstime6445]

This was real idea for a rocket ship. I recommend watching “For all man kind” end credits. Pretty epic scene

[@dead1nside759]

amazing looking craft. Great job.

[@carlwheezer8633]

Thank you Matt. your videos have inspired me in ksp so much I hope you are be well during these times.

[@clydx1239]

I didnt realized how recent this was until now.

[@dewansnehra7827]

Make a vidoe of falcon heavy with four booster please or please try to make a fuel minning Base on moon please and love your vidoes

[@scout_raptor]

Oh cool bring back the gray dragon mission

[@InventorZahran]

Raiz Space already tried the 4-booster Falcon Heavy concept in KSP, and it kinda worked...

[@oscarpeters5309]

Sea dragon is perhaps the chonkiest rocket yet designed

[@greentea1396]

And the biggest reuseable rocket concept

[@AngryPeopleReplyToMe]

Matt: Makes custom engine bell out of fairing. Me: Can't put fairing around my flea skipper-MK1

[@kingmunster]

EPIC

[@richmountain1128]

Very clever how you managed to make a huge engine with only stock parts. Also, I find the twist very interesting. Life is full of surprises.

[@schaksi631]

Maybe use a colonisation mod and call it "Life on Laythe Season 2" or something else

[@geryz7549]

While it would be really cool, I've only ever seen Matt play stock except for Planet packs and tools

[@hunterhatcher6874]

new series idea: escapade to eeloo! edit: just so you're aware escapade means an adventure that involves something daring or exciting

[@Shadow_The_Pad]

Noice

[@CardZed]

I think Eelo Escapade sounds better

[@bonbin6053]

I tried making one myself a few month back, then I saw on stratzenblit’s video and watered to see how you would make the engine. It was so obvious. I got all of my inspiration from “for all mankind” which I’m sure you’ve seen the clip about the sea dragon

[@br3nnabee]

Finally Matt lowne makes this. I've been waiting for years

[@olliecrabtree]

Matts channel icon looks more like Matt than Matt does.

[@YF-23]

lodjig.

[@quebecoishater2287]

yes

[@alwinstock8795]

@@quebecoishater2287 wait there are more than 3 accounts?!?

[@quebecoishater2287]

@@alwinstock8795 the old world 😃😁order cannot stop us all!!! 😃soon ---after geronimo is located;😁😁 the world will be restored to 😃what it once was!!😁😁😁

[@N.S.A.]

I like the way you ‘strut’ your stuff.

[@fridaycaliforniaa236]

I'm jealous ! I dit a very cute recreation on my KSP with many mods and all, but everytime I put my rocket in the water it breaks, like if it crashed...

[@tailsthewolf123]

*sees Sea Dragon video. Immediately starts singing Everybody Wants to Rule the World*

[@toadstuulguy4326]

“We like Ike” are talking about the same Ike the completly ruined my first Duna orbit?

[@sovietmusiclover8466]

*m a y b e*

[@HogBurger]

Yes, yes we are

[@obi1kaboomi424]

Well liking Ike is cannon it's one of the loading screen "tips" Idk what else to call it

[@lightningbmw2309]

“I thought I was wrong once but I was mistaken” incredible logic there yes

[@camerondon3712]

When first I heard about this rocket concept, I wasn't aware it was a rocket. I thought it was a Sea Dragon Leviathan from Subnautica. Building that in this game, fully stock, would be impressive.

[@gsquared8730]

You play too much subnautica XD

[@PallaDrak]

You don't realise how happy you made me when you said whisky normally. Great vid

[@eventhorizon8439]

Remember you saying that this is your next video in Stratzenblitz's live Stream

[@Nyxiney]

And Matt Lowne: "I Wont Use Mods" Later In The Video: Uses Hyper Edit

[@GAME-jn1ft]

Mods that add parts count as not stock

[@lancisman]

I know how to start in the ocean. You just hold shift with the offset tool and drag a very long way

[@wizardish1264]

Matt: Were going to the moon! Matt: But which moon? Best plot twist ever

[@iamdaone7873]

Matt Lowne: LET'S GET A HUNDRED LIKES!!! KZbin: Lets give you 9000

[@The-Mov]

If you want a challenge, try to do an entire flight from the cockpit view!

[@Scorchlette]

"Can we got 100 likes?" 2-ish hours later: *1.8k likes* I mean. It's close enough.

[@SaberusTerras]

The V-22 Osprey is the tiltrotor craft you were thinking of. Made by a joint effort between Bell Helicopter and Boeing.

[@rep304]

What an awesome idea using the payload fairings as a rocket nozzle. Im definetely gonna use that now in my interplantary freighter!

[@epicdaman3457]

Have you ever considered trying RSS and RP-1, maybe when one of your current series has ended. Think it would be cool to see these big rockets in a realistically scaled solar system

[@sovietmusiclover8466]

Yeah that would be cool

[@jacobnelson7713]

Fun fact about the V-22 Osprey, it is the vehicle that holds the record for the most fatalities due to vehicle failure

[@siriusk1453]

You should watch Hodeok how to sink, it makes sinking easier Also: *Laughs in sea dragon heavy* Also get Physics Range Extender DAMMIT

[@rocketfuel4810]

Steel fairing is so cool!

[@spaceypoopnoob9563]

I'm not first I'm not last But when matt uploads I click it fast

[@V0ID_Music]

Beautiful

[@spaceypoopnoob9563]

@@V0ID_Music thanks

[@lazyvideoproductions2979]

Hi there

[@dct1769]

And you aren’t first to use that comment either

[@stevengaming3689]

@@dct1769 ?

[@KingSeagull-vo6lp]

Theoretically, a direct ascent could have been pulled off by a Saturn v, using a modified LM descent stage underneath a service module to perform corrections and a landing, whilst the am would return to lunar orbit and perform the earth return burn

[@ronninboy88]

This video is cool you are so good at building rockets that looks just like the sea dragon

[@arkeyionthefurry2721]

I always leave the launch escape, it has saved my Kerbols lives many times

[@lightspeedvictory]

U r correct. The aircraft u mentioned is the Bell-Boeing V-22 Osprey. However, it is a tilt-rotor aircraft, as in only the engines/the propellers move. If the wings moved it would b called a tilt-wing

[@unicornsloth5982]

“Sea dragon” Me,a ksp and subnautica fan: *YES*

[@JakobStern_]

Can you build a CrewDragon with a Falcon 9 in Stock KSP?

[@aidanrogers6767]

I was genuinely surprised when you went to Duna instead of the Mun.

[@-NGC-6302-]

“Let’s see if we can get a hundred likes” *gets 10k likes*

[@sakshamsingh6892]

The most amazing build on this channel

[@GLee-lk3rf]

hi

[@JuanTheBuan]

Congrats you are FUCKING first

[@crocogile2352]

You sure like to say hi on lots of videos.

[@GLee-lk3rf]

@@crocogile2352 hell yeah :D

[@chloe_gospinny]

hi

[@deanos32]

Omg you’re first?

[@frog1443]

The ad was perfectly placed

[@KSPAtlas]

I always wanted sea dragon thx matt

[@1976kanthi]

Haha yes. No one has completed watching this video yet.

[@mocko69]

We've been waiting for this video for ages, and finally is here!

[@sea_otter3734]

7:24 And you're gonna have the kraken at your door!

[@Oskiirrr]

Did anyone else notice that the command capsule splashed down exactly 3 years from liftoff on the day? I thought it was pretty neat.

[@Read.A.Journal.Article]

How did you actually get the sea dragon in the water with the two boats and how did you make the boats is there any way that you can show a video or explain how you did that would love to replicate appreciate all your hard work

[@deltav4444]

I HAVE BEEN WANTING THIS FOREVER THANK YOU!!

[@CodeMaker4]

background music is back!

[@tateranus4365]

I know of another place the sun is called kerbol, when you select it in the tracking station, NOT the in flight map screen, only the space center tracking station

[@sovietmusiclover8466]

I’m gonna debunk this Edit it won’t let me debunk it I’m still gonna try Edit 2 it says sun this is not true for me maybe it’s cus I’m a console player

[@lylyth97]

That's impressive in a stock game. I have never seen such a interesting design that fits so well in stock KSP.

[@thoji215]

5:40 you can use the concept of pre tanks to sink a Titanic in KSP. For video purposes. That would be a good idea for a cool Matt Lowne video

[@thatoneguyfromouterspace537]

Oh wow what a plot twist, my mind is now blown... Thanks Matt

[@Arpus621]

Matt Lowne is here constructing a massive working realistic rocket that actually exists and has a base on every planet whilst I cannot even fly my rocket to an orbit. It just spins out.