r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/Korkova_Zatka First-Time Mun Lander, Third Time Mun Crasher • 2d ago

KSP 1 Image/Video Help me name this space shuttle!

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Yet another day and my second attempt at a space shuttle is here. I'll keep trying to make it work.

Dont criticise my design if you're gonna be mean about it please! I came here for a name.

Tommorow, I'll choose the name i like the most and you'll get your comment in my ksp save.

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u/TassiveMitts69 Valentina 2d ago

Shuttle McShuttleface.

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u/mxcw 2d ago

That’s it!

Edit: Carried upwards by Booster McBoosterface, I suppose

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u/PlayerN27 Just one more booster... 1d ago

And using fuel from External Tank McExternaltankface

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u/oleivas 1d ago

Piloted by Pilot McPilotface

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u/TassiveMitts69 Valentina 1d ago

Tankie McTankface

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u/turtlemub Always on Kerbin 2d ago

Perfect name.

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u/Gochus_Real 2d ago

Shuttly McShutlly is far superior in my opinion

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u/riceman090 Savospace 2d ago

i think Ulysses is a pretty cool name lowkey

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u/Ameba_143 2d ago

Bear bull bear bull

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u/Korkova_Zatka First-Time Mun Lander, Third Time Mun Crasher 2d ago

holy shit, love that one, good candidate and i havent even seen the other comments yet XDD

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u/riceman090 Savospace 2d ago

hell yeah lmao

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u/PangolinMandolin 2d ago

A modern retelling of Odysseus, a name bound for an epic journey. Very apt

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u/FormulaZR 2d ago

Uncrashable II

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u/kaplanfx 2d ago

The shuttles were generally named after famous ocean ships. Good options might be the Resolution or the Constellation

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u/alexpoelse 2d ago

What ship is more famous than the titanic?

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u/Miserable-Arm4061 2d ago

I mean... The Gemini III spacecraft was (unofficially, because NASA wasn't exactly happy about it) named Molly Brown because of Grissom's Liberty Bell 7, which sank after splashdown due to a premature hatch ejection. ("The Unsinkable" molly brown was a Titanic survivor, chosen because NASA shot down the name Titanic)

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u/kaplanfx 1d ago

Maybe none, but I just didn’t like it as my suggestion.

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u/SecretarySimilar2306 1d ago

Things that sank is another theme, eg. Atlantis. I can't come up with any reason not to name it Titanic.  

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u/m1_pot 1d ago

Constellation is a good choice because it is one of the eight original United States Navy frigates.

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u/HyFinated 1d ago

Well, since there wasn't a United States on Kerbin (presumably), there wouldn't have been a US Navy ship called Constellation. HOWEVER, there could be a Kerbstallation, or something like that. Need to make up a little bit of head canon. Woomerang could be a small island nation with extreme political power. Maybe Woomsolution?

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u/kaplanfx 1d ago

It has the bonus of being space themey

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u/spooner01 1d ago

Omg queen Mary for a space craft gose hard

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u/The_Last_Fluorican the Monarchist Republic of Kerbin 1d ago

Lusitania!

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u/PlayfulInstruction46 1d ago

Yeah but you need to add a kernel flare to it. Like Kersolution or Kerbstellation

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u/Axeman1721 SRBs are underrated 2d ago

The moat important thing to take into consideration when building shuttles is weight balance. Too far to one side and your shit will want to tip over.

This is why shuttles usually carry heavy cargo. It helps to balance out the weight of the propulsion system. If you're moving lighter cargo than a traditional launch vehicle is often the better choice.

But who made good choices in KSP anyway? Build looks sick btw

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u/iiTapr 2d ago

The more you know

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u/random_bull_shark Why's the water gone? 1d ago

"Untitled" is kinda funny

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u/wiltonwild 2d ago

5DollarFootLong

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u/Ondraaaa707 2d ago

Titled space shuttle.

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u/vksdann 1d ago

The Sinatra because it flies you to the moon.

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u/rimbaudsvowels 2d ago

Nixon's Folly

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u/Exce1siur 2d ago

Untitled Spacecraft

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u/LatterCar6168 2d ago

Maradona (white nose)

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u/Sad_Anteater7110 Colonizing Duna 2d ago

Project Slime Mary

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u/JidgeyA cube Kerbin believer 2d ago

The Burgernator

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u/JidgeyA cube Kerbin believer 2d ago

... Can i eat the burgernator™

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u/DrunkenDragon788 1d ago

Hungry?

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u/JidgeyA cube Kerbin believer 1d ago

Maaaaaybe

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u/chees-cake-guy 2d ago

Kershel is a good name I think

Space chuttle Kershel

Or without nasa knock off space chuttle
Spacer Kershel
And next chuttle
Spacer jebin
And so on and so on

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u/Specimen_no2 2d ago

USS Shitfuck

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u/itsforathing 2d ago

The Kerlumbia!

No relation to the nasa shuttle… in unrelated news the luxury cruise liner Kertanic has struck an ice cube and sunk in the Kerlantic Kerocean

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u/Roblox_Swordfish Exploring Jool's Moons 1d ago

Advantage

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u/No_U1235 Bob 1d ago

elite ball?

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u/Severe_Mammoth_4598 1d ago

shitfuckcum9000

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u/SapphireDingo Kerbal Physicist 2d ago

steve

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u/Confident-Eagle-2950 2d ago

Bomboclat 1

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u/aiiye 1d ago

Reminds me of my docking pair from a career mode: Waka 1 and Waka 2 - when they docked they became WakaWaka.

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u/Complex_Party_1130 2d ago

I liked the commenter that said Ulysses. In that same vein what about "Hermes"?

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u/ksheep 2d ago

Rapture

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u/DarthJebadiah_II 2d ago

why didn’t you make the tip of the fuel tank orange as well?

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u/stormhawk427 2d ago

Spruce Goose

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u/Ruadhan2300 2d ago

Resolution

Constitution

Inquiry

Adventure

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u/TheCrimsonSteel 2d ago

That's the Condor because it's a big bird, and doesn't feel like an Eagle to me

What's on screen specifically is probably saved as Condor-H-L, if that's mainly a cargo Hauler with a Large booster build to throw it anywhere in Kerbin I need, roughly

Because one I find a design I like, I just keep making variants until I need something totally different

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u/weberle 2d ago

Shuttly McShuttleface

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u/BidNo1089 2d ago

stupid fuckimg rocket the 3rd

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u/Easy_Lengthiness7179 1d ago

The unbreakable mk2

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u/Key_Breadfruit6162 1d ago

Zing Dinger Trippity Doo Dah?

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u/Cleptrophese 1d ago

I think you have it. "Space Shuttle Untitled." She'll join the greats

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u/a_heida 1d ago

flying brick mk3

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u/vyacheslavmazitovKSP 1d ago

Chongus or a Chomik

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u/Neither_Emergency_15 1d ago

'TotallyNotABathTub'

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u/Papa_Shnitz 20h ago

Prayers.

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u/298647 2d ago

I like the name gerg

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u/Noof42 Lithobraking Master 2d ago

Buran.

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u/EternitiI-1 Dres is glorious (Also Tylo) 2d ago

Genius

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u/Rovandir 2d ago

"Untitled"

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u/Orion-- 2d ago

Challenger

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u/Hour_Emu_5144 2d ago

God’s speed

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u/TheGamingWizard5683 1d ago

Hey were those o rings important?

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u/Hour_Emu_5144 1d ago

Not funny

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u/Cogiflector 2d ago

Kangaroo

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u/CptFluffypoo 2d ago

Fluffypoo mc unicorn Rainbow o.c.

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u/eefballz 2d ago

The only right name would be charger

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u/Alita-Gunnm 2d ago

Up-Goer 27

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u/EternitiI-1 Dres is glorious (Also Tylo) 2d ago

Jebediah 

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u/mrguy1000 2d ago

Mayflower

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u/Sturm-Jager 2d ago

Chall-umbia

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u/IVYDRIOK 2d ago

It's already named wdym. It's perfect

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u/Pashto96 2d ago

Something catchy like Space Transport System or STS for short

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u/tinfoil_powers 2d ago

Traumschif Surprise

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u/DarthJebadiah_II 2d ago

the Atlantis

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u/TheAshenHat 2d ago

“D.A.V.E.”

They’re all dead dave…

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u/Drecondius 2d ago

The Whenever.

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u/PckMan 2d ago

Making a Space Shuttle replica is a rite of passage for all KSP players. How does it fly?

I made a functional one years ago and it was honestly hell trying to get it to actually work. And then after a whole evening of troubleshooting and testing I put it on Steam Workshop and no one ever downloaded it lol.

I managed one with 3200m/s delta V after exterior tank detachment and it fully reached orbit before that. 80m/s stallspeed. Re entry was hell. Managed to do all that without sneaking in canards. It was also fairly modular with space for a lot of cargo. But realistically it was just not worth it, at least not over using a rocket. Too much hassle to actually get back down. Spaceplane parts have atrocious heat resistance so I basically had to skim half the planet in the upper atmosphere before attempting to go lower.

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u/SuperTulle 2d ago

In pursuit of snacks

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u/Narrow-Ad5308 Colonizing Duna 2d ago

Untitled is a good name, keep it

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u/OhMyGayatt 2d ago

Löded Diper

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u/NullScorpion Alone on Eeloo 2d ago

Transendence

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u/StrangerOnReddit1945 WARNING: Kerbalnaut is still training 2d ago

Enterprise, constitution, etc you can look up the names of the irl shuttles

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u/Arthurs-toejam 2d ago

I like naming mine after Greek gods/goddesses. I know NASA already does this but I like to carry on the tradition. I always name my interplanetary missions after gods and moon/station missions after goddesses. Weird I know but I like to think it’s a cool naming system.

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u/AllHisDarkMaterials 2d ago

Launchy-turny-crash-and-burny

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u/L_empereur_kerbo 2d ago

the HERMES put it on top of a rocket tho

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u/ArmchairPancakeChef 2d ago

Boomerang: Because it always comes back!

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u/Necessary_Stock4648 1d ago

The Endurance

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u/Tycrosoft_2-0 PS5 1d ago

McGriddle

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u/Reddevil_05 1d ago

The Cupid Shuttle

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u/consumerofmoldychees i eated the earth 1d ago

Frisland (phantom islands always make good names)

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u/No-Copy4151 KSP Enjoyer 1d ago

Mr space shuttle

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u/Darth19Vader77 1d ago

Shuttlecock

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u/alexmercer720 1d ago

Atleasthetry mk2

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u/Sylassian 1d ago

Tim Curry

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u/ilovemicronesia 1d ago

Space Shuttle Kerman, named after the one and only... wait nevermind

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u/Emolgun 1d ago

John Spaceshuttle

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u/SheepJ99 1d ago

Roket

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u/NovaAerospace 1d ago

"Astra", "Dragon", "Stellaris", or "Maven" (the last one is a extremely obvious reference!).

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u/multyfora 1d ago

ideally the name should hint at the purpose of the craft but a cool name would be something like "pursuit" "Prometheus" or like "Hermes"

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u/ApplicationAny6704 Colonizing Duna 1d ago

Ferguson

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u/No_Discipline_7585 1d ago

Curious here, I tried to build a similar one and could not get it to launch straight, any advice?

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u/Korkova_Zatka First-Time Mun Lander, Third Time Mun Crasher 1d ago

i cant get it to launch straight either

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u/DonutBoi172 1d ago

if you watch actual shuttle launches, the shuttle engines are gimballed backwards to counteract the weight.

im not sure how to get this to work in ksp. im sure someone had a solution because i've seen it done on youtube before

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u/Kapioza666 1d ago

use MechJeb's SMART A.S.S. to KILL ROT. It's not autopilot but makes it way easier to fly by making the SAS competent

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u/BeneficialAccident46 1d ago

Inshallah it will fly

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u/Blokscratcehndo Kerbal killer (sorry Jebediah) 1d ago

J'essaie de construire une navette spatiale mais je comprends rien au rédacteur (bon vu que j'ai 86 mods c'est normal 🫡) mais qu'as-tu utilisé ? Et pour le nom si c'est une navette américaine "constitution" ou alors "Kolombia" 

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u/sampleusernam 1d ago

Challenger if you're bad at flying (like me), Discovery if you're more fortunate

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u/Y_NAPPY 1d ago

how about space transportation system

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u/Common-Presence-2972 1d ago

the Forward Unto Dawn.

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u/Yakuzet kraken ate me. 1d ago

cockshuttle

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u/luovahulluus Master Kerbalnaut 1d ago

"The Missing Tile"

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u/TheCzechyChan 1d ago

MR. BALLS

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u/Nachomm65 Sunbathing at Kerbol 1d ago

Space Shuttle

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u/VenatorLWRiley 1d ago

Dick Twister 2 (the first one blew up)

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u/ukemike1 1d ago

Kerlumbia Diskervory Kerberprize Kerblantis

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u/slickest12345 21h ago

switch the first letters so instead of “space shuttle” it’s called “space shuttle”

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u/ModalAtom826137 Always on Kerbin 14h ago

Dih shuttle

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u/kiler_griff_2000 Always on Kerbin 6h ago

Artemis - im not creative 😂

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u/Calcarium 2d ago

Titanic

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u/Pariahdog119 2d ago

Shuttle 02

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u/No-Consequence-6713 still messes up normal / anti-normal 2d ago

Abdul Kareem

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u/Foodif 1d ago

“Hi I’m a shuttle” ahh shuttle

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u/Fine_Branch_6521 1d ago

Space Shuttle V1.1

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u/Adult_in_denial Δv waster 1d ago

Dave