Features

• 6-part shuttle system
  • Fuselage (incl. all engines, rcs, cargo-bay, fuel capacity, heat-shielding, air-brakes?)
  • Left Wing (needed for proper body/wing lift split)
  • Right Wing (needed for proper body/wing lift split)
  • Left Elevon (needed for proper partial-control surface for such a large wing)
  • Right Elevon (needed for proper partial-control surface for such a large wing)
  • Tail (needed for rudder control surface)
• Will attach through attach nodes for precision placement and orientation.
• All functions necessary for normal use will be integrated.
• Manipulator arm will need to be an external optional part (other mods' works; no need to replicate them when they are already good enough for this purpose).

Rough model is done, parts are in-game and semi-usable. Work is continuing on modeling and configuration.

TODO:

• Docking port geometry
• Config balance to enable re-entry (heat-tuning). Might need to finish the heat-shield module for non-ablative uses.
• Add SSTUHeatShield to remove the black-body radiation part glow on re-entry/etc.
• Add drag-parachute for landing assist (at rear)
• Add fuel cell and/or increase EC capacity (a few k is probably acceptable)
• Increase fuel capacity to balance for ~350dV on OMS engines
• Increase OMS engine thrust to balance against the heavy orbiter (or at least get the TWR to be similar to the real article).