[Spaceships] getting into orbit without superscience?

Stomoxys · 08-20-2021, 04:50 PM

The SABRE engine is also relevant. It has two modes, acting like a ramjet at low altitudes and switching to closed cycle mode at high altitudes. Wikipedia It works really well in Kerbal Space Program. It wouldn't be suitable for a trip around the solar system though, but you could fly crew and cargo to orbit and rendezvous with a craft constructed in orbit. Another drawback is that it requires an atmosphere with oxygen (or possibly some other oxidizer?).

08-20-2021, 04:50 PM	#22
Stomoxys Join Date: Jun 2020	Re: [Spaceships] getting into orbit without superscience? The SABRE engine is also relevant. It has two modes, acting like a ramjet at low altitudes and switching to closed cycle mode at high altitudes. Wikipedia It works really well in Kerbal Space Program. It wouldn't be suitable for a trip around the solar system though, but you could fly crew and cargo to orbit and rendezvous with a craft constructed in orbit. Another drawback is that it requires an atmosphere with oxygen (or possibly some other oxidizer?).