Open Source Spacecraft Construction Set
Contents
A Preface
This may sound like almost clickbait levels of impossible, and to an extent it is. However small rockets for things like cubesats, or other small satalites, can reach LEO, see the following videos by youtuber "Scott Manley" :
Smallest Rocket to Reach Earth Orbit
Smallest Artificial Earth Satalite
A Video on the Electron Rocket, one of the smallest orbital ones
Also there is this group, Copenhagen Suborbitals planning on doing a crewed flight into space on a non government + non business rocket.
So it is difficult (and expensive) to do stuff in space, but not impossible (at least small scale).
Consists Of
Facilities
- Open Source Spacecraft Factory
- Open Source Spaceplane Hangar
- Open Source Spacecraft Assembly Building
- Open Source Spacecraft Launchpad
- Open Source Spacecraft Launching + Landing Barge
- Open Source Sounding Rocket Research Facility
Launching
Rockets
- Open Source Vertically Launched Small Cargo Rocket
- Open Source Vertically Launched Medium Cargo Rocket
- Open Source Vertically Launched Large Cargo Rocket
- Open Source Vertically Launched Small Passenger Rocket
- Open Source Vertically Launched Medium Passenger Rocket
- Open Source Vertically Launched Large Passenger Rocket
Spaceplanes
- Open Source Parasitic Cargo Spaceplane
- Open Source Parasitic Passenger Spaceplane
- Open Source SSTO Cargo Spaceplane
- Open Source SSTO Passenger Spaceplane
Unconventional Methods
- Open Source Light Gas Driven Space Gun
- Open Source Elecromagnetically Driven Linear Spacegun
- Open Source Elecromagnetically Driven Circular Spacegun
- Open Source Elecromagnetically Driven Helical Spacegun
In Earth Orbit Stuff
Satalites
- Open Source Research Satalite
- Open Source Planet Level Communications Satalite
- Open Source Space Level Communications Satalite
Space Stations
- Open Source Space Fuel Depot
Vehicles
Utility
- Open Source Space Utility Drone
Deep Space Transport
- (IE beyond earth orbit)
- Open Source Deep Space Passenger Shuttle
- Open Source Deep Space Cargo Shuttle
Non-Earth Terrestrial Stuff
- Open Source Planetary Uncrewed Ground Rover
- Open Source Planetary Crewed Ground Vehicle
Reentry
Uncrewed
- Open Source Cargo Atmospheric Renty Pod
- Open Source Cargo Atmospheric Rentry Capsule
- Open Source Cargo Atmospheric Rentry Glider
Crewed
- Open Source Passenger Atmospheric Reenty Pod
- Open Source Passenger Atmospheric Rentry Capsule
- Open Source Passenger Atmospheric Rentry Glider
Planetary Stuff
Habitats
- Open Source Planetary Passenger Habitat
Research
- Open Source Planetary Research Station
Uses
- Open Source Advanced Materials Construction Set
- Open Source Motor/Engine Construction Set
- Open Source Aircraft Construction Set
Allows For
- At the most basic (and realistic level), satalite launching
- As a more fanciful level, Crewed Spaceflight + Space Stations
- At an almost fantasy level, Crewed Moon Missions/Bases + Interplanetary Missions/Orbil Stations/Bases
See Also
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Useful Links
- Wikipedia Page on Spaceflight
- A link to Copenhagen Suborbitals's Main Site, they are doing non-business/governmental spaceflight
- Rocket Lab's Main Site (The Makers of the Electron Rocket)
