Tired of throwing away your rocket every time you launch? Look no further! This collection of parts will help you build reusable rockets, SpaceX-style.
Includes:
- Falcon 9 Landing Legs in three different sizes. Firespitter required for black variant.
- New Glenn Landing Legs in two different sizes.
- New Shepard Landing Legs in two different sizes.
- ITS Landing Legs In two different sizes.
- Grid Fins for control and additional drag on descent.
- Deployable Wings to fly back stages.
- SuperDraco Engines to land your capsules and provide in-flight abort capability
- Fuel Tank with ladder extension
- Heat Shield with integrated fairing, decoupler and deployable landing gear
- Docking Port compatible with stock docking ports
Recommended mods:
Compatible with:
- TweakScale
- RealPlume
- Ferram Aerospace Research
For more information and bug reports check out the forum thread.
Version 2.8.4 for Kerbal Space Program 1.7.1
Released on 2018-07-06
- Fix Falcon Leg suspension for 1.4.4
Version 2.8.3 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.3
Released on 2018-06-05
- Adjust new Falcon legs to match old ones in size and attachment behavior
- Improved deployment sound
- Added black variant for cold gas thrusters
- Increase impact tolerance of Falcon legs in attempt to keep them from exploding
Version 2.8.2 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.3
Released on 2018-05-23
- Actually hide old New Glenn legs
Version 2.8.1 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.3
Released on 2018-05-22
- Include old New Glenn legs and make new ones TweakScale compatible
Version 2.8 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.3
Released on 2018-05-22
- Improved New Glenn and Falcon landing legs
- Various texture improvements
The old models are still there but hidden. They will be removed in some future version.
Version 2.7 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.3
Released on 2018-05-04
- Revamped New Shepard and ITS Concept landing gear
The old models are still available in the editor in the advanced mode
Version 2.6.2 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.2
Released on 2018-03-27
- Fixed RCS effects
- Adjusted Dragon tank and heatshield to fit new crew pod
- Drastically reduced drag of grid fins is a KSP bug (fixed in 1.4.2)
Version 2.6.1 for Kerbal Space Program 1.4.1
Released on 2018-03-10
- Falcon Leg texture can now be changed without additional mods (FS texture switch support has been removed)
- Reduced control authority of Aluminium Grid Fins
- Fixed Falcon Leg collision mesh
Version 2.6 for Kerbal Space Program 1.3.1
Released on 2018-02-03
- Add new titanium grid fins
- Lower temperature tolerance of aluminium grid fins
- Reduce control authority of all grid fins
Version 2.5.1 for Kerbal Space Program 1.3.1
Released on 2017-06-22
Fully compatible with 1.2.2
- Updated Cold Gas Thruster model and texture
- Small improvements to Falcon Legs texture
- Renamed "Deploy Fins" to "Extend Fins" in Grid Fin options
Version 2.5 for Kerbal Space Program 1.3.0
Released on 2017-06-03
Fully compatible with 1.2.2
- Revamped Falcon 9 legs
- Improvements to Dragon Trunk texture and model
- Adjustments to Firespitter patch
Version 2.4 for Kerbal Space Program 1.3.0
Released on 2017-03-13
- Added Deployable Wings: An alternative method to recover stages
- Made SuperDraco exhaust not look bad
- Improvements to DeployableAeroSurfaces plugin
- Adjusted grid fin aero parameters
- Fixed ITS leg rotation in editor icon
- Removed stray Trunk Fin mesh from Grid Fins folder
Version 2.3.2 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2.2
Released on 2017-02-16
- Fixed TweakScale Module Manager Patch
- Reformatted textures (memory demand reduced by 40%)
- Tweakscale support: Each part scaleable in a limited range when Tweakscale is installed
- Added crossfeed toggle to heatshield decoupler
Version 2.3 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2.2
Released on 2016-11-23
- Added legs based on the New Shepard rocket in two sizes
- Fixed texture of SuperDracoRCS part
Version 2.2 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2.1
Released on 2016-11-17
- Added new thruster based on F9 cold gas thrusters
- Scaled down some textures that had unnecessarily high resolution
- Fixed a patch that was interfering with control surfaces
- Slight texture changes
Version 2.1 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2.1
Released on 2016-10-31
- Added landing legs based on the SpaceX ITS concept (large and very large variants)
- Adjusted textures of New Glenn and Falcon Legs
- Updated heat shield config and model
- Added a bit of drag to grid fins in stowed position and to SuperDracos
Version 2.0.4 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2
Released on 2016-10-16
- Fixed offset behavior of Falcon legs
- Increased strength of Falcon legs to allow for heavier lander designs
Version 2.0.3 for Kerbal Space Program 1.2
Released on 2016-10-12
Note that this will move the position of the landing legs on existing craft from 1.1.3
Black variant of landing legs hidden. Use FirespitterCore to change leg color.
2.0.3
- Adjusted mass, cost, etc.
- Added sound to landing legs
- Added WIP version of ITS landing legs (check .zip folder)
2.0.2
- Added default action groups to grid fins and heat shield landing legs
2.0.1
- Adjusted leg deployment distance and strength
2.0
- Added landing legs based on the New Glenn rocket
- Animation and suspension of Falcon legs fixed
- Firespitter compatibility for switching to black texture on Falcon legs
(black part model hidden, will be removed in next version)
- Grid fin animation bug is fixed in KSP 1.2
- Other small improvements
Version 1.99 for Kerbal Space Program 1.1.3
Released on 2016-09-29
1.99 is a 1.1.3 compatible release of version 2.0.2 for 1.2
- Added landing legs based on the New Glenn rocket
- Animation and suspension of Falcon legs fixed
- Other small improvements
Version 1.7 for Kerbal Space Program 1.1.3
Released on 2016-09-01
- Added docking port
- Increased SuperDraco vacuum Isp
- Improved fuel tank, heat shield and grid fin texture
- Fixed trunk node to avoid clipping
Version 1.6 for Kerbal Space Program 1.1.3
Released on 2016-07-27
- Added trunk and small fins.
- Changed heat shield shroud texture to match trunk
- Overhaul of landing leg texture
- Made grid fins more fragile
- Added WIP folder for early testing of parts that may or may not be added in the future
Version 1.5 for Kerbal Space Program 1.1.3
Released on 2016-07-17
Version change to 1.5 because CKAN
- Added SuperDraco variant with RCS thrusters
- Improved Fuel Tank mesh and made collider hollow
- Heat shield now acts as decoupler (lower node)
- Fixed black edges on Grid Fins texture
- Slight change to Landing Leg texture
Version 1.0.1 for Kerbal Space Program 1.1.3
Released on 2016-07-14
Added:
- SuperDraco Engines
- Fuel Tank
- Heat Shield with landing gear
Many small improvements
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