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Skyraker

Light Mk2 Shuttle Stack. Capable of carrying 2 pilots and 4 pax to LKO, along with up to four tons of cargo (good luck getting four tons to fit in the cargo bay, however).

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* Extremely stable and controllable during ascent. No fighting of yaw/roll coupling!
* Abort capability throughout entire ascent profile, even before launch!
* Atmospheric flight characteristics of orbiter are exceptional regardless of fuel or payload mass
* Orbiter has 500 m/s delta-v available after tank separation (with no payload)
* Total launch costs are around 20,000 spesos if orbiter is returned to KSC intact
* 72 parts in total, so it's easy on your CPU

* AG1: Toggle solar panels
* AG2: Open bay doors
* Solid pusher escape motor may be jettisoned after SRB burnout to improve payload to orbit, or may be held on to until circularization for critical aborts
* If using GravityTurn mod, use the following settings:
* Start m/s - 90
* Turn angle - 11.25
* Roll - 180
* All other settings as suggested

* Non-critical failures before SRB burnout: Wait until SRB burnout and perform RTLS with external tank still attached
* Critical failures before SRB burnout: Engage ABORT action group to decouple orbiter from stack and engage escape pusher motor. RTLS using pusher motor and OMS.
* Non-critical failures after SRB burnout: Abort to orbit preferred; RTLS using external tank and engine optional; Trans-oceanic abort possible depending on inclination and MET.
* Critical failures after SRB burnout: Engage ABORT action group to separate orbiter, use OMS and glide towards nearest LZ. Water landing possible and survivable.