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Published: 2014-12-16 13:16:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 44156; Favourites: 810; Downloads: 0
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Orion spacecraft, direct successor of Apollo program is approaching Interplanetary Transfer Vehicle βThorβ.
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if you could, explain to me simple terms what each area is?
+ the inflatable front seems for crew
+ the orange tin foil ? (never understood that in spaceships and probes)
+the tubes hanging around the two large fuel tanks (i assume fuel tanks) =3
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Inflatable section is for crew (less mass for more volume).
The foil is thermal insulation. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-laβ¦
The tubes around the tanks are for structural reinforcement.
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I certainly hope so! I'd love to see something like this in my lifetime
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Its a beautiful rendition!!! but why are people continuously using the old outdated flight configuration, Smithsonian did it in the Journey to Space IMAX movie. The service module for all Orion Mission is now being made by Airbus off a human rated configuration of the Albert Einstein ATV (automated transfer vechile) under the NASA / ESA agreement signed in December 2013.
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thanks! And I'm aware that current configuration for service module is based of the ESA'sΒ ATV tech, but I'm not sure if you've noticed that my version is "Orion 1980" 
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Did you ever do the fun thing on NASA's website where you could get your name put on the first test flight back in 2014? They have submissions for the Mars Insight mission in 2016, and have scheduled the same thing for the next Orion flight.
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yeah, i've already "flown" on ETF-1 on board Orion 
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Excellent work as always. Love the Bigelo-ish Hab.
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This is gorgeous and captivating, and to think that it (or something similar) could be happening in our lifetimes is just amazing!
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I saw the Orion Sapcecraft on it's first launch. It's so small and quiet compared to the Space shuttle. Β
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The SLS will make the Space Shuttle seem like a firecracker!
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Awesomely Epic !
Really like that 'Falling' feeling
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...I want to try building this in Kerbal Space Program. Really amazing work!
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It's definitely possible, I've built first version of this spacecraft in KSP
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But did it work? XD
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I can't find the exact one,Β it was a while ago and KSP version changed since I've built it, but here's the similar one that I took screenshot of. The fuel tanks are detached in pairs when empty.Β
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This is the top shelf stuff right here, absolutely breathtaking.
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Amazing level of detail and a beautiful relaistic design of the Thor vehicle! IΒ especiallyΒ like the combination of a transhab, long spine andΒ enough fuel to make it to Mars and back
Thx for the link to spacethatneverwas, interesting pictures over there too.
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looks so amazing o_o, do u ever play kerbal space program ?
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thanks! And yes, I do play KSP and for me it's the most addictive game in a long time.
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Your style is unique, precise and highly satisfying. Thank you for sharing your work. I will have to take a deeper look at your gallery sometime.
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Nostalgia - I can recall reading old space exploration books and seeing images and illustrations like this. They really captured the feel of the excitement over space travel. I'd say this certainly has that element as well.
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Yeah, old space exploration books and all unrealized space agencies plans are exactly what inspired the Space That Never Was project in the first place. Thanks, glad you like it!
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An awesome design, terrific work! The propellant tanks and inflatable habitat are great, what's the purpose of the foil-covered spine between them? More fuel? Storage?
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Thanks! The insulated section is mostly storage and pressurized labs for experiments.
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Awesome, I hope to see something like this bird fly in my lifetime... preferably to a human landing on Mars.
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Amen to that. I'm still keeping my fingers crossed that a scenario like this will eventually materialize in a real mission.
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And after that, I love to fantasize about missions to the outer planets- Jupiter, Saturn, etc.- and their many moons.
*A dark, lightless planet far out from the sun in H.P. Lovecraft's stories inhabited by fungoid life.Β Base of the dreaded Mi-Go in our solar system. XD
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I want to believe that all of this and much more will become reality and we pursue that dream, as the late Carl Sagan mentioned the concept of how "The stars seem to beckon...." Fantastic Render indeed...
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