Back to the drawing board! by Bambam131

Bryce • Science Fiction • posted on Feb 06, 2009

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Back to the drawing board! This is the redesign of the command module for my spaceship the USS Cumberland showing 6 views. After taking a good long look at my original design, then the first redesign which I have recently posted, I have decided that the crew needed more room. With all the other elements that would be needed for a crew of 6 and keeping within some constraints as to what could be built and launched into LEO this is the results. I have also started to rethink and redesign some of the spine section including fuel and life support. The com section may also be redesign as I need a new approach that will, I hope, better serve the whole project. The Lander that will be in the command module has also been quite frustrating to design and now will be outside. I believe that I may instead use a pod in this area for getting crew members to do maintenance on the outside of the ship. The actual Lander may be housed and attached along the spine section instead. As always your comments and suggestions are welcome as this is still an on going project. Cheers, David

Comments (18)

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geirla

8:47PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

Very nice! Looks like the whole command module can separate and fly free with those thrusters on the back. great design on those four towers (cooling and comm?)

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Bambam131

9:00PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

Geirla, thanks for the comment and you are correct about the 4 towers. Cheers, David

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Geodesic250

9:51PM | Fri, 06 February 2009

... I may instead use a pod in this area for getting crew members to do maintenance on the outside of the ship. Simular to the "bottle suit" designed by Von Braun?

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mathman

1:17AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

Wonderful detailed work, David

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Biffowitz

8:07AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

Very welll thought out, nice work!

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TheBryster

8:08AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

I never cease to be impressed by your attention to detail on this project.

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Star4mation

8:53AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

Superb design :)

dcmstarships

9:22AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

this is a tremendous design all by itself! I agree with all the changes you have made. Giving the crew more room for long voyages make sense. As you know from my designs, I tend to give the crew even more space than they may really need. I wish NASA or some sort of international consortium would build a ship like yours as our next manned spacecraft.

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jrcejaspulido

10:15AM | Sat, 07 February 2009

Amazing modelling.

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kjer_99

12:12PM | Sat, 07 February 2009

Your attention to detail is always outstanding. I am amazed at all the serious thought that you put into your designs. This one is definitely an improvement over the older version.

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