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Matthew Mlodzienski

@MattMlodzienski

27 days

Happy release day, everyone! See you all again next year, with some long awaited content...

zorg2044

@zorg2044

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Bluedog Design Bureau v1.14.0 is out and on our 9th anniversary to boot 🥳 Forum post: Release album: Download: #KSP #kerbal

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6 months

@DaveOshry I love how no matter what choices you make, the game piles you with truly biting criticism

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What happened in the Hitman universe?

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@Jerrypleasure

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First piece of wedding planning done: I know what cufflinks I'm wearing. Been waiting years to use these bad boys.

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I can't believe I actually made this

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You asked for it - you're getting it. Saturn S-1D

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After all, why not… why shouldn’t they all be one part…

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5 years

After much internal discussion, I believe our stream has determined the perfect Centaur Alignment Chart. @torybruno this might be helpful to you.

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Bad astronauts get sent to the LMDE hole

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Large Manned Orbiting Telescope - one of several large 'scopes proposed as part of NASA's post-Apollo plans.

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WHY. WHY IS IT REAL. SERIOUSLY TRY IT IN ANY INTERNET BROWSER. WHO ASKED FOR THIS.

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Incredible specimen of a rocket launcher.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Been cooking...

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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He has a wife, you know...

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Peek at what's cookin...

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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making these videos is basically what I do for a living fyi

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Be safe ⚠️

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NSFW

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Advanced solid motor concept from the 60s. There were some people very heavily invested in SRB tech in the US.

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Air launching X-15 is so beautiful…

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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2 years

Not a cell phone in sight. Just people living in the moment.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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7 months

Omg look at the graphic I found on Balls Eight

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Agena B: America's off-the-shelf satellite Agena really was an incredible piece of hardware. Both an exceptional upper stage, as well as a standardized satellite bus. They used these things for EVERYTHING.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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7 months

Big fan of delta wing X-15, you could say

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Delta-wing X-15 is such a vibe

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1 year

Love Sojourner, such a lil guy. All rovers should be this cute.

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3 years

So excited

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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4 months

F-1C is now up on GitHub. This is a new variant of the F-1 engine, based on @Katniss218 's speculative 90s modernization of the F-1A. As such, I had a bit of freedom with how to translate it to BDB.

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yooooooooo call foone

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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4 years

I've been too quiet lately... #Kerbal #KSP #BuildFlyDream

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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1 year

This is from an actual NASA document.

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3 years

I don't wanna get political on here, but I'm still just glad that SpaceX is working on something that doesnt look like an AirPod.

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How did they manage to make it look so much like KSP

Gateway Lunar Space Station

@NASA_Gateway

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Ever wondered what Gateway's mass will be once fully assembled? 🤔 The next-gen space station will have a mass of 63 metric tons (63,000 kg). That's the equivalent of about 100 cows, 10 elephants, or 10 @NASAWebb telescopes! 🐮🐘🔭

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Can any of my X-15pilled fanboys make me a “spacecraft were not meant to be ballistic” meme

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Heya, gorgeous...

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Illustration of the original rounded Grumman lander, taking off from the moon.

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I'd like to thank my friend for going to the Air Force Museum to get reference pics of the X-15A-2 for me.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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3 years

Return of the King

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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This rocket literally started development before I was born

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@RussianSpaceWeb

7 months

Roskosmos declares the first Angara-5 mission from Vostochny a success:

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Me and the boys

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Yo @torybruno we can hook you up with some nicer Centaur models for the streams :)

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Matthew Mlodzienski

@MattMlodzienski

1 year

Bluedog Design Bureau v1.13.0 "Забытый" has been released! Release Post: GitHub: Image Album:

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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2 years

Quick poll of the room - how interested are people, seriously, in interplanetary stuff in BDB? Earth departure stages, orbital depots, more Flyby designs, and maybe a crewed Mars lander eventually? I know they're pretty difficult to plan and a bit of a pain.

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Went looking for something I'd seen before, of course it was an @UnwantedBlog post... contractor's model of an Apollo Extension System lab module. More pictures at

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Recoverable S-IVB - probably much harder than recovering an S-1C or even an S-II. Note there are multiple proposed configurations, with some landing on the nose while others land on the tail.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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3 years

Oh god how the hell am I going to name these in an intelligent way

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Y'all...

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Early Boeing concept art of a Saturn V lifting off. I love the way they captured the venting LOX.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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If anyone doesn’t see it, I’m referring to the Skylab post on the right. The text, the both solar panels, etc. Not even touching the ‘space program run by international assassin organization’ on the left there.

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Delta-wing X-15 is such a vibe

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It's so chonk

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Apollo Block III+ and AARDV

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X-15 lower vertical stabilizer. Note the markings for successful recoveries.

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the BDB Redstone engine is the glow-up of the century tbh

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i have a vewwy good fwiend in wome named Biggus Geeus (he has a wife, u know)

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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3 years

Bluedog Design Bureau v1.10.0 "Луна" Full revamp of the Apollo, Saturn, and Skylab parts. Release album: Forum post with more info:

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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The Vega kerolox upper stage was meant to be an interim stage until the hydrolox Centaur stage became operational. After cost overruns, it was cancelled following the Air Force's agreement to provide Agena upper stages to NASA. This is a fully build mockup from 1957.

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Me and the boys

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Another free-flight lab module docked with an Apollo.

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I believe this is a contractor's model of the "wide body" Atlas SLV-3X / Centaur rocket. By widening the core, they could increase the fuel load while minimizing changes to ground support equipment, as seen in the third pic.

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The Apollo Telescope Module was originally planned to go in the SIM bay during a free-flight mission. Putting it on Skylab allowed the instruments room to grow, as well as greatly increasing the available observation time.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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"I like when the lower 2/3 of a rocket are one diameter and the upper 1/3 is a slightly smaller diameter" -Me

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Pratt and Whitney ad for the RL10, showcasing its first successful flight on a Saturn S-IV.

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Me and who

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Oh hey it's the Skylab Airlock Module in the background of this Big G mockup photo, I wonde- oh. right.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Work in progress speculative, modernized upgrade of the F-1A that I call the F-1CW (channel wall). Meant to be a 90s era upgrade. Shout out and thanks to Katniss, who came up with the design for their mod. I liked it so much I asked for permission to recreate it in BDB.

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Help my LM is l u m p y #Kerbal #KSP #BuildFlyDream

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My masterpiece

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Artwork of an early 'direct' type Apollo spacecraft. I wonder what those arms sticking out would have been.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Ok, so a whole bunch of deployable surface experiments but they're all this good, what do y'all think

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@MattMlodzienski

3 years

ok so I started on a project I didn't know I was doing 24 hours ago but I'm so excited

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Update on the Block 1 AARDV from Eyes Turned Skyward. Think Cygnus/ATV, but derived from an Apollo CSM.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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1 year

Oh, this is an awesome illustration. It's a LM-Lab, ready to be launched separately on a Saturn 1B (or equivalent. Look at all the neat bits and bobs!

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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The "wide" SLA finally takes form... some extra space for your LM variants.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Long time no see, y'all.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Some images I have showing a hypothetical solar panel layout for Apollo. Interesting, probably not practical.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Mystery Space Goo my beloved

valerie 🖤

@ValsAerospace

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get fucking gooped idiot

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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New radiators for your transfer vehicles.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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2 years

Howdy, y'all

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3 years

Any Saturn II fans here?

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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1 year

Beautiful illustration of a Saturn 1B with UA1205 side-boosters.

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Hey @DJSnM correct me if I'm wrong, is this the first insulated F-1 for @KerbalSpaceP ? #spaceflight #modding

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Early work on the parachute bay for the Apollo. One by one the bits I was avoiding are starting to get done... #KSP #Kerbal #BuildFlyDream

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Stream over, sorry I got tired and my mind wandered to other tasks I have to do today. A good start on the new Big G SM, still a lot of work to go on it though so stay tuned!

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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I interned for a summer at a museum with a (REAL...ish) LM mockup.

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ok hear me out - new engine plate variant, big R-4D as engines.

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LASS - Lunar Applications of a Spent Stage. Somewhat unassuming name for a plan to get an S-IVB to the lunar surface. Cargo would be mounted on top; generally the plan was to find a way to lay the S-IVB on its side to use as a landed wet workshop.

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Work on dual mount for S-IVB

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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As promised, current state of the SheLab/LTV.

Matthew Mlodzienski

@MattMlodzienski

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Just uploaded a welded version of the LRV chassis, for people experiencing issues with the robotics (or don't have BG, I guess). Expect an update on SheLab progress... this weekend I guess?

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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Alright, first BDB build challenge: I want to see your BDB Mun bases! Have you tried the surface experiments and rovers? What about the shelters? Or the lunar flying vehicle? I want to see what people come up with!

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Matthew Mlodzienski

@MattMlodzienski

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Seriously looks like it's a still from a high budget documentary.

zorg2044

@zorg2044

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More PBR conversions today. Voyager Mars. #KSP1 #KSP #kerbalSpaceProgram

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Matthew Mlodzienski

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LASS mount for the S-IVB. Legs not included.

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Blugh, this is such a tight fit... can they even gimbal together??

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Some Saturn S-IVB progress pics.

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Yo I made the BDB Surface Telescope in real life

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ok so I started on a project I didn't know I was doing 24 hours ago but I'm so excited

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Docking S-IVBs (Cs?)

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pain

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The only image I've ever seen of the Delta P upper stage, despite flying dozens of times. Note the smaller propellant tanks compared to the later Delta K. The engine is also different - the TR.201, derived from the LMDE! This flew on the XX1X Deltas.

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