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This is an UNOFFICIAL wiki for the Bluedog Design Bureau mod plus some other bits. Any errors and omissions are strictly mine and nothing to do with the original mod authors. If you spot anything wrong, stick it in an issue ticket and I'll amend.

Quite apart from the massive engineering challenges, space programmes have been riven by political, economic, budgetary and legal issues throughout a long and exciting history. For every rocket that launched into space, there are hundreds of theoretical design concepts that never made it. Many are simple variations on a theme. Some are really interesting. A few are truly bonkers.

This wiki does not claim to cover every US rocket ever conceived but aims to highlight some of the more popular, unique or interesting rockets that can be built using BDB parts (and a few other bits), with instructions for how to put them together.

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A Note on Rocket Names

It's mighty confusing for the uninitiated. When is a Thor a Delta? Is Delta the upper stage or the whole rocket? What is the difference between Atlas Centaur and Common Centaur? Is it Common Booster Core or Common Core Booster? Why is Saturn II a later version than Saturn V but not the same as Saturn MLV? Why can I find no reference to Saturn IC? Is Juno I the same as Juno II the same as Jupiter the same as Redstone? Who ate all the snacks anyway?

BDB uses Kerbalised names by default but there is an optional Real Names patch available. The historical background notes and variants in this manual refer to rockets by their real names but the tags and build guides use Kerbalised names to make finding parts in the VAB easier.