Microshuttle Redux - Super Tiny 709 kg Orbiter in Kerbal Space Program

You may remember the "Microshuttle" I did in 2017. New KSP parts enabled me to make an even smaller version. I hope you enjoy it!
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[@juanmonsalvo95]

Jeb chasing the microshuttle was the most kerbal thing ive seen in a while

[@cipher0325]

Shadow zone: make 709kg space shuttle
bradley whistance: are you challenging me

[@ShadowZone]

Bradley is the man!

[@hamburgerhamburger4064]

@@ShadowZone He’ll make a 1 kg orbiter, watch out

[@susfungus]

@@hamburgerhamburger4064 He made a 500 kg ssto O_o

[@rbxless]

@@susfungus SSTSUDOD (single stage to spontaneous unplanned disassembly on Duna)

[@TheLaughingBurger]

Imagine having this as the payload of a larger/normal shuttle and sending it to Laythe

[@kilianortmann9979]

Matryoshka shuttle.

[@fandythereal]

@@kilianortmann9979 lol yes

[@EvonixTheGreatest]

It's small enough to add a third layer too

[@russiangoose4349]

Well the fact is you can put the larger shuttle into a jumbo size shuttle

[@horse._]

this is an amazing idea

[@JustinY.]

Me: _Can barely make an SSTO orbit Kerbin_
*ShadowZone:*

[@mintyw8830]

Are you even still relevant anymore?

[@that_pizza_drive6687]

@@mintyw8830 he's a ninja of course he is

[@Dhabo_]

Well he is one of the best

[@Dhabo_]

Oh yeah i meet you 39th time justin

[@davidcazares7441]

You know what Justin? Typically I'll make a passive aggressive comment, but this time I'm just happy to see another KSP fan!

[@MarcusHouse]

Cutest KSP shuttle I've ever seen. FACT!

[@ChrisMisMYhandle]

Hey Hey!

[@MrHichammohsen1]

Marcus in da house.

[@quantum_martian]

Hey hey marus house with you here

[@Qpex1]

Ur moms the cutest I’ve seen

[@that_pizza_drive6687]

mans next shuttle is going to be a literal atom.

[@MartinMizner]

Next shuttle will be from physicsless parts and will weight 0t

[@memercola3779]

Just use kraken drive

[@MartinMizner]

Ah yes. Perfect idea.

[@mugofbricks]

It will be a quark

[@selensewar]

It's both weird and logical that you need very advanced technology to build smaller and more basic aircrafts.

[@lr8198]

Sure

[@selensewar]

@@lr8198 i mean, it's basically the same with mobile phones...

[@orangutan9492]

What is this??? A SHUTTLE FOR ANTS!?

[@ChrisMisMYhandle]

I wonder how long we can use that for until kids look at us wierd

[@cheese7844]

No, for kerbals.

[@sharkbitesback2749]

nice joke about how he's using the "ant" engine and the description for it is: "what is this, an engine for ants?"

[@WeedisMedicin]

Shuttle ANTlantis

[@JakeM4B]

@@WeedisMedicin big brain name for that shuttle

[@DaMurph676]

Yay he's back so glad to see you and hope you're well

[@sunkaraloinyacha5750]

Yes

[@ilyearer]

Not sure if anyone mentioned this yet, but the reason the shuttle still rolls on the flat runway is because Kerbin is small enough that the length of the runway feels significantly different gravitational force directions away from the Normal axis at each end of the runway. If you are perfectly in the middle of the runway, it won't roll, but that's why your shuttle is rolling towards the middle of the runway. Scott Manley pointed this out in one of his videos a while back.

[@millamulisha]

Chasing your lil’ shuttle across the ground... cute.

[@g4l4x83]

The return of the king! Nice to have ya back :D

[@michaelgalvin6559]

You are so wrong Matt is the King

[@danielfiene7770]

You say that he's back, but is it really Shadowzone if the craft has less than 2000 parts?

[@thulx3997]

"...because otherwise my Kerbal would have fried"
That one man who summoned Kraken for multiple times: *hmmm yes fried kerbal*

[@JohnJCB]

I now need to make a tiny rocket in SFS

[@giganetom]

Try the middle of the runway. The two ends seem slanted despite the runway being perfectly straight, because it does not follow the cutvature of the planet ;)

[@krisavi]

or retract the wheels to put it on it's belly after stopping :)

[@soyuzvostok5927]

The aerodynamic forces against that helmet must hurt

[@nac-1]

Honestly, its amazing how you made it so much smaller with still the same functions. Well done!

[@avery3490]

hits head to the ground at 41789 times the speed of sound.
"and we landed safely"

[@eekee6034]

The Microshuttle went from smol to teeny! They're both as cute as anything. ^.^ The landing was great, perfect for a tiny craft! :D

[@typryor2227]

“Great! We just successfully landed out shuttle on the moon! Isn’t that great?”
“Yeah, but I think I’m ready to head back.”
“Your right, I’ll warm up the engines an- uhh, where’s the shuttle?”
* Sees shuttle rolling down hill *
...
...
“Sh#&”

[@johnhunter9383]

Now you made a tiny shuttle now make a HUGE shuttle

[@freddymaster0057]

Love your vids, nice to see you again :)

[@kylechadwick5862]

When I first read it I thought it said “Love your kids, nice to see you again :)”

[@freddymaster0057]

@@kylechadwick5862 lol

[@OlCrunch]

Oh, it’s good to know you’re still alive. Great video :)

[@ssenzalx]

Its really fun seeing u chasing the shuttle

[@vosechu]

Shuttle rolling away in the background is very, very kerbal

[@SchneeflockeMonsoon]

It’s like those super cheap and tiny LEGO sets where the ship is almost as small as the figure that comes with it.

[@Logarithm906]

The runway at KSC is perfectly flat. It means each end of the runway is actually angled relative to Kerbin's gravity. Giving you a downward slope. Because rolling resistance is so low and kerbin so small, it's enough of a slope to get vessels rolling on their own.

[@victor_silva6142]

Ah! 😍
I do love some tiny cute Spaceplanes!

[@luizfernando4497]

Me: tiny 100 ton orbiter in ksp
(But i managed to land it at the same continent as the KSC)

[@omsi-fanmark]

Kerbals getting claustrophobic!

[@randominternetwanderer6295]

Detaching engines mechanic was nice! And shuttle is more wholesome than ever! Nice work pal!

[@benjaminriches9736]

Wow! This new micro shuttle could fit in the cockpit (literally just where crew sit) of the proper shuttle lol

[@TheKagento]

Was missing your videos alright, keep 'em coming :)

[@dumbassdiana9367]

It’s like a little baby shuttle

[@fractalelf7760]

Glad to see a new Shadowzone video - been awhile!

[@Alan_Corenn]

Shadowzone: makes a 709kg rocket
Matt lowne: uhhh ima make a 710kg ssto to mun.

[@sbvera13]

Instead of wheels, you can use a girder as a landing skid. 80 m/s of crash tolerance and no deployment problems :)

[@kellensouza4353]

You should launch a space shuttle with the micro shuttle in it and launch it to Minmus.

[@Adam_32]

Me-makes a 200 ton shuttle that spins out and explodes
Shadowzone:lol make it smol

[@Danbearpig]

The no-brakes shuttle chase was great. Reminded me of The Gods Must Be Crazy.

[@zuthalsoraniz6764]

The reason it rolls away even on the runway actually is because the runway is perfectly flat - but Kerbin is not, so the ends of the runway are slightly higher up than the middle.

[@kandydead4670]

2 strongmen could lift that entire spacecraft off the ground with ease which is crazy to me

[@drako3659]

It's rolling because of the curvature of kerbin. The ground around the runway is actually flatter.

[@benjaminschiel3339]

running behind your own spaceshuttle. for minutes becaus its roll arround as it have his own will...
Perfect option to use the Benny Hill Theme or a scobby doo catching song...

[@pinba4136]

Its not just funny, its useful too!
Great creation!

[@qwert1184]

Well when you let a kerbal reenter the atmosphere he is basically the columbia space shuttle

[@harcourtfentonmudd7980]

That chasing was the funniest thing I saw in the last week!

[@nonkynonk]

For comparison the Saturn Vs first stage would guzzle the entire weight of the launch vehicle and orbiter of fuel in a second

[@Shadowflare6]

I know this video is several months old but I figured I'd put this here anyway. The reason why your shuttle continued to roll after you had landed on the runway is because the runway is perfectly flat, but the planet and gravity is not. If you put a plane on the very end of the runway, it'll roll toward the center. Only the center of the runway is flat in relation to gravity.
This is because the planet is so small

[@monsieurouxx]

When I see the drag of the pilot's head popping out on the side: *Jeb has very strong neck muscles.*

[@marsar1775]

Never skip neck day

[@imho7250]

I wonder how he was doing during MaxQ.

[@southernavaitor9217]

Be cool to see a micro Apollo style mun mission

[@thijsdeboer5560]

Watch Matt lowne vid

[@ioresult]

ShadowZone is baaaack! woohoo!

[@quazar5017]

"Not much cost-saving going on there." xD

[@saumyacow4435]

These things would make a great Mars lander/ascent vehicle..

[@soopahsoopah]

Weird! I was just watching the original video yesterday, kind of just randomly picked it. But cool!

[@jcataclisma]

Man, that´s great! I mean, not literally but... yeah, it´s great!

[@gagnonny]

Nice love it

[@joacogonzalez1430]

We missed you

[@somthingarage]

this is the tonk of space shuttles

[@overkill1340]

And this is why we use wheel chocks.

[@mennovanlavieren3885]

Parking brakes, we don't need parking brakes in SPACE !

[@humea2138]

*the return*

[@obamareloadsyt629]

“Even *S M A L L E R*

[@keonix506]

Wow, it even has aerodynamic of a brick! Just like the real shuttle!

[@actdye]

This looks like Oceangate Titan of a shuttle

[@skidmark223]

now make a tiny space station along with it and dock it!

[@hvymtal8566]

This is extremely keral and I love it!!!

[@sharkbitesback2749]

*kerbal

[@nou6206]

@@sharkbitesback2749 _coral_

[@SanjayVerma-bc7bs]

very cool and i also made a space shuttle that is so tiny that the entire launch vehicle can fit inside the cargo bay of this and yes its just flying debris that kinda of looks like a space shuttle and yes i made without mods

[@SanjayVerma-bc7bs]

and its also atmospheric but its my first ever space shuttle looking thing so uh yea

[@ZariaGalaxy]

5:44
Me getting away from my responsibilities

[@sfsclips6226]

New idea: put the micro shuttle in the cargo hold of the real sized shuttle

[@mathismarcelle9277]

love that

[@amazingstink]

hmmm might make a tiny rocket launched space plane chair thing at some point now

[@falafeldurum2095]

love it!

[@_mikolaj_]

We need to go tinier!

[@MajorJimPlays]

Its HUGE!!!

[@cyn_1]

Damn thats a level 100 micro satelitte

[@derHutschi]

Don't ask if your shuttle can stop you. Ask what you can do to stop your shuttle!

[@unknownkiwi4040]

Awesome tiny shuttle
May I suggest a lil landing leg to deploy at the back to act as a brake and offset the landing to reduce the nose dipping after landing on the ground
Super cool vid

[@Z4RD4N34]

The new XJ9 Shadozone Micro Shuttle, parking breaks extra .

[@Nekhonx]

It is so cute
looks like rocket ride attraction for kids

[@eekee6034]

I just realised this weighs about the same as my first car: an 850cc Talbot Samba.

[@memercola3779]

0:09 even smallurrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.............

[@ernieproductions7354]

Reminds me of Lego Star Wars microfighters

[@MegaPlayerHB]

When the shuttle lands Jeb style
2:10

[@TheDarkFalcon]

He's back... A G A I N ! !

[@elsnocc6572]

I clicked on the video just to say It kinda looks like a mirage, stayed because It was actually interesting

[@mateineli209]

Man this is so awfly cute.

[@arwendair420]

Great vid! Would it be possible to not use any wings but have the shuttle paraglide back to the KSC using the kerbal parachute?

[@MrHichammohsen1]

I hope this is like an introduction and we will get tons of videos this weekend because man oh man you have been gone!

[@alanrobbie4851]

Mmmm fried Kerbal...

[@sharkbitesback2749]

r/cursedcomments

[@daemon469]

Build tiny ships is an idea for modern space missions

[@procyoniteecs3626]

SLS is not going to use same type of engine as STS idk how much, they are going to use the same engine.

[@thatoneguy9291]

Bruh you made it again? Time to try and best this one again

[@Alan_Corenn]

Rc version of the space shuttle!

[@DonnyDon1713]

pst, you can park it like many people park their trailers. rotate your front wheel 90 degrees and it should move less, and it it does move it will only go in really funny circles

[@iflyuwalk]

just came here from ksp2 vids to revisit the good old days...

[@mephisto8101]

You could deploy a friction pad in the same way you deployed the gear. Handmade handbrake.

[@Joe_Shepard]

ahh shit here we go again

[@OlaftheGreat]

I would've put a parachute instead of a standard nosecone juuuuuuuust in case

[@felixkushime6429]

cute and awesome