[WIP I'm tired. Pls be patient I'll come back here xD]
For this blog, I'll be writing about every spacecrafts in the game. Spacecrafts can mean many thing, and in this blog, there might be some spacecrafts that doesn't exists yet but can still be built from other parts which also counts (but only when it's based on real life spacecrafts of course). In my definition, a spacecraft must have its own propulsion system integrated or at least required for the entire thing to work, and it must also fulfil an orbital role like carrying cargo or crew, in short, a self-contained system. Something like an N1 Block B plus an Orion Capsule doesn't count as a spacecraft xD
Uncrewed Spacecrafts[]
Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV)[]
This is a high-capacity spacecraft that can delivers lots of cargo to a space station and I use it all the time as it's also quite cheap. It's also a very fitting station part (especially for simulating a Salyut) as it can generates power for its own use plus for supply other spacecrafts docked there too and also seems to be very spacious in the pressurized cargo space, a perfect candidate! These self-sustained and self-contained capabilities makes it very useful for almost every single missions in my sandbox. 9/10
Lunar Module (Apollo LM)[]
Well, you can argue this and the LK Lander is a spacecraft or not xD but I think it does because it's pretty self-contained. Its only role is of course to land on planets, and it does so pretty well. You can also put a Pod ontop of the Lunar Module Descent for a more Constellation/Artemis-like look xD and the Lunar Module Ascent itself is also a pretty capable spacecraft on its own too. 8/10
LK Lander[]
It's pretty similar to the Lunar Module in terms of performance. However, since the LK Lander Core is the one that's responsible for both the descent and ascent burn, it have a lot of fuel and is a very decent interplanetary probe xD Most people would utilizes the LK Lander Legs for attaching their custom-made landers which I find very fascinating, though attaching payloads on top of it also have its own danger, it's just a very cool thing to do. 8.5/10
Pod[]
This surely is a spacecraft, though it functions more like a space station part. There's not much to talk about this thing since I don't really know what it's there for xD I guess it's just a control room and an escape pod in case something happen? who knows :v The one good thing about this is that it have quite some fuel so it's useful for a temporary fueling stop when a spacecraft is docked to a station. 7/10
Solar Probes[]
These 2 probes are very interesting spacecrafts as they have their rocket engine pointed downwards (towards the launch vehicle). However, since they can't really be docked with or have any usefulness when going on planetary missions as they don't have a lot of fuel, I guess they're just a 6.5/10
Voyager-X[]
This is a classic 2-part probe used on 2 Career missions. One massive disadvantage of this thing is it have too little fuel and too much batteries for flying xD Also, the strange choice of separating the antenna and the main body makes it quite cumbersome to launch and dock. 6/10
Seismometer Experiment[]
Pretty cool of a lander xD Not much else though :q 7/10
Draco Cargo[]
The capsule combined with the trunk will allow for 11 storage slots as well as lots of fuel, but just like in real life, it has to use its weak RCS thrusters to propel itself and as a result will makes for an imprecise and difficult to accelerate/decelerate spacecraft. Since its trunk has the solar panels like the real life Dragon V1 (which the V2 or the Crewed Dragon doesn't have), I'll give it for realism :D as well as its ability as the only uncrewed spacecraft capable of atmospheric re-entry and survive, that's an 8/10!
Station Builder Tug[]
This is exactly as it sounds like: have lots of propellant for building stations. It also doesn't weight much compared to the other station parts though the cost is obviously inflated beyond oblivion ($20,000,000!) to maybe prevent players from abusing it (xD), it's still an incredibly useful and practical spacecraft in every kind of scenario. 9.5/10
Stand-alone Laboratory[]
This boy is a behemoth, dwarfing every other station parts in the category and is a very capable spacecraft. Of course, being a station part, it must make room for living space and as a result, it takes a toll on the propellant amount. Its usefulness mainly comes from the fact that it's the only full-sized spacecraft that can be launched from Quick Launch making it an ideal tug especially when the station is too far away from HOM. However, it's too bulky and doesn't have much use when it's launched in its original form. Still, 7.5/10
Crewed Spacecrafts[]
Gemini[]
This is a pretty basic spacecraft without a docking port so I don't really know what is its use unless of course for recreation of the famous Gemini missions. 7/10
Soyuz TMA (LOK)[]
The Soyuz 7K-LOK is a spacecraft that looks extremely different from the one in the game despite it was labelled as such, and so for this one specifically, I'll talk about the Soyuz (excluding the special docking module) which looks identical to the real life Soyuz TMA (and other similar derivatives). This thing is a very beautiful spacecraft which looks exactly like the current Soyuzes. The only drawback is it doesn't have much cargo capacity, but it a very capable service module and thus is very fitting for space station works. 9/10
Soyuz 7K-T[]
This thing is basically the Soyuz with the LOK Service Module replaced with the Gemini Service Module. I don't know what would one use this for as it's just a less capable, battery-run version of the Soyuz and can't even be launched on the Soyuz rocket xD However, it looks very close to the real Soyuz 7K-T and should functions the same for a lower cost with a cheaper service module. 7/10