Making History parts
| Available only with the Making History Expansion installed. |

Making History Parts are the basic assembly items for rocket construction in Kerbal Space Program that resemble real-life rockets. As a whole, they compose the building materials the player can choose from in the Vehicle Assembly Building. Making History Parts are added into eight major categories: Pods, Fuel Tanks, Engines, Structural, Coupling, Payload, Ground, and Thermal. The expansion has 64 parts to choose from (as of version 1.7).
The Making History parts in the game are based of the American Space Programs (NASA) and Soviet (USSR) cosmonautics during the 1950s-1980s, but were given a KSP feel.
Tables of Parts
In the tables are the main properties of the parts. In most cases the tables follows the categorization structure of the game. In case of deviation, the position in part board of the game is noted. Some parts have been made physicsless to improve performance in the game from version 0.23 onwards. These parts behave as if they have no mass and cause no drag by themselves, and the mass and drag are added to their parent part.
Many parts have some resource storing capacity, which makes the mass and the cost different in full and empty state. In this case the full is shown as normal, and the empty values are in round brackets under the full values. Some properties, like the entry cost, are not included, but can be found in the part-box on right side of the part's page.
Pods
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Torque (kN · m) |
S.A.S. level |
Required Crew/ Power |
Capacity (⚡) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KV-1 'Onion' Reentry Module | Small | 600 (590) |
0.77 (0.75) |
2 400 (1 400) |
12 | 50 | — | 50 ⚡ 20 Ab | |||
| KV-2 ‘Pea’ Reentry Module | Small | 2 000 (1 990) |
1.52 (1.50) |
2 400 (1 400) |
12 | 50 | — | 50 ⚡ 20 Ab | |||
| KV-3 'Pomegranate' Reentry Module | Small | 3 000 (2 990) |
2.27 (2.25) |
2 400 (1 400) |
12 | 50 | — | 50 ⚡ 20 Ab | |||
| Mk2 Command Pod | Medium | 2 800 | 1.56 | 2 200 | 14 | 50 | 5 | 200 ⚡ | |||
| Munar Excursion Module (M.E.M.) | Tiny, Small | 3 500 (3 408.92) |
2.075 (1.355) |
1 800 (1 000) |
8 | 50 | — | 150 ⚡ 54 66 30 |
Fuel Tanks
Rocket fuel tanks
| Liquid fuel and oxidizer density are both 5 kg/unit | Mass (t) |
Liquid Fuel ( |
Oxidizer ( | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Full | Empty | Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) | ||
| FL-C1000 Fuel Tank | Medium, Radial mounted | 1 400 (846.80) |
6.78 | 0.75 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 540 | 660 | |
| FL-TX1800_Fuel_Tank | Medium, Radial mounted | 1 800 (973.80) |
10.125 | 1.125 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 810 | 990 | |
| FL-TX220_Fuel_Tank | Medium, Radial mounted | 220 (119.02) |
1.2375 | 0.1375 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 99 | 121 | |
| FL-TX440 Fuel Tank | Medium, Radial mounted | 440 (238.04) |
2.475 | 0.275 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 198 | 242 | |
| FL-TX900 Fuel Tank | Medium, Radial mounted | 900 (486.90) |
5.0625 | 0.5625 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 405 | 495 | |
| Kerbodyne S4-128 Fuel Tank | Huge, Radial mounted | 12 800 (6 924.80) |
72.00 | 8.00 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 5 760 | 7 040 | |
| Kerbodyne S4-256 Fuel Tank | Huge, Radial mounted | 25 600 (13 849.60) |
144.00 | 16.00 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 11 520 | 14 080 | |
| Kerbodyne S4-512 Fuel Tank | Huge, Radial mounted | 51 200 (27 699.20) |
288.00 | 32.00 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 23 040 | 28 160 | |
| Kerbodyne S4-64 Fuel Tank | Huge, Radial mounted | 6 400 (3 462.40) |
36.00 | 4.00 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 2 880 | 3 520 | |
| FL-A150 Fuel Tank Adapter | Tiny, Medium | 160 (86.56) |
0.90 | 0.10 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 72 | 88 | |
| FL-A151L Fuel Tank Adapter | Small, Medium | 600 (324.60) |
3.375 | 0.375 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 270 | 330 | |
| FL-A151S Fuel Tank Adapter | Small, Medium | 160 (86.56) |
0.90 | 0.10 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 72 | 88 | |
| FL-A215 Fuel Tank Adapter | Medium, Large | 1 200 (649.20) |
6.75 | 0.75 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 540 | 660 | |
| Kerbodyne Engine Cluster Adapter Tank | Radial mounted, Huge x 4 | 9 000 (4 869.00) |
50.625 | 5.625 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 4 050 | 4 950 | |
| Kerbodyne S3-S4 Adapter Tank | Extra large, Huge | 6 400 (3 462.40) |
36.00 | 4.00 | 2 000 | 10 | 50 | 2 880 | 3 520 | |
RCS fuel tanks
| RCS Fuel Density is 4 kg/unit | Mass (t) |
Monopropellant ( | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Full | Empty | Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) | |
| FL-R400 RCS Fuel Tank | Medium | 960 (480) |
1.85 | 0.25 | 2 000 | 12 | 50 | 400 | |
| Stratus-V Minified Monopropellant Tank | Radial mounted | 30 (21) |
0.04 | 0.01 | 2 000 | 5 | 50 | 7.5 | |
Engines
| Thrust (kN) |
T/W ratio |
Max. Fuel Consumption ( |
Isp (s) | TVC | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
atm | vac | atm | vac | atm | vac | Gimbal (°) | |
| RV-1 "Cub" Vernier Engine | Radial mounted | 800 | 0.18 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 28.90 | 32.0 | 16.37 | 18.13 | 2.105 | 280 | 310 | 22.5 | |
| RK-7 "Kodiak" Liquid Fueled Engine | Small, Medium | 1 100 | 1.25 | 2 000 | 9 | 50 | 247.00 | 260.0 | 20.15 | 21.21 | 17.675 | 285 | 300 | — | |
| LV-TX87 "Bobcat" Liquid Fuel Engine | Medium, Radial mounted | 2 000 | 2.00 | 2 000 | 12 | 50 | 374.19 | 400.0 | 19.08 | 20.39 | 26.316 | 290 | 310 | 5.0 | |
| LV-T91 "Cheetah" Liquid Fuel Engine | Medium, Radial mounted | 850 | 1.00 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 52.82 | 125.0 | 5.39 | 12.75 | 7.181 | 150 | 355 | 4.0 | |
| RE-I2 "Skiff" Liquid Fuel Engine | Large, Radial mounted | 2 300 | 1.60 | 2 000 | 7 | 50 | 240.91 | 300.0 | 15.35 | 19.12 | 18.540 | 265 | 330 | 2.0 | |
| Kerbodyne KE-1 "Mastodon" Liquid Fuel Engine | Large, Radial mounted | 8 000 | 5.00 | 2 000 | 15 | 50 | 1 283.61 | 1 350.0 | 26.18 | 27.53 | 90.271 | 290 | 305 | 5.0 | |
| RE-J10 "Wolfhound" Liquid Fuel Engine | Large | 3 000 | 3.30 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 69.08 | 375.0 | 2.13 | 11.59 | 20.126 | 70 | 380 | 3.0 | |
| THK "Pollux" Solid Fuel Booster | Medium, Radial mounted | 60 002 520 | 51.51 | 2 200 | 9 | 50 | 1 155.56 | 1 300.0 | 2.29 | 2.57 | 78.560 | 200 | 225 | — | |
Structural
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-R06 Structural Panel | Tiny, Radial mounted | 10 | 0.01 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-R12 Structural Panel | Small, Radial mounted | 20 | 0.04 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-R18 Structural Panel | Medium, Radial mounted | 45 | 0.085 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-R25 Structural Panel | Large, Radial mounted | 60 | 0.15 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-S06 Structural Panel | Tiny, Radial mounted | 15 | 0.02 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-S12 Structural Panel | Small, Radial mounted | 30 | 0.075 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-S18 Structural Panel | Medium, Radial mounted | 60 | 0.17 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-S25 Structural Panel | Large, Radial mounted | 90 | 0.3 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-T06 Structural Panel | Tiny, Radial mounted | 10 | 0.01 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-T12 Structural Panel | Small, Radial mounted | 20 | 0.04 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-T18 Structural Panel | Medium, Radial mounted | 45 | 0.085 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| SP-T25 Structural Panel | Large, Radial mounted | 60 | 0.15 | 2 000 | 80 | 50 | |
| T-12 Structural Tube | Small | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | |
| T-18 Structural Tube | Medium | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | |
| T-25 Structural Tube | Large | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | |
| T-37 Structural Tube | Extra large | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | |
| T-50 Structural Tube | Huge | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 |
Coupling
Engine Plates
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Ejection impulse (kgF∙s)[{{dict|Note}} 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EP-12 Engine Plate | Small | 150 | 0.062 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 250 | |
| EP-18 Engine Plate | Medium | 250 | 0.140 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 250 | |
| EP-25 Engine Plate | Large | 300 | 0.250 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 250 | |
| EP-37 Engine Plate | Extra large | 500 | 0.580 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 250 | |
| EP-50 Engine Plate | Huge | 700 | 1.000 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 250 |
- ↑ In the game the values are without unit, but by the physics their "missing unit" is equal with 1 kgF∙s.
Docking
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflatable Airlock | Tiny | 400 | 0.1 | 2 600 | 10 | 50 |
Decoupler and Separator
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Ejection impulse (kgF∙s)[{{dict|Note}} 1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Size 1.5 Decoupler | Medium, Radial mounted | 475 | 0.09 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 125 | |
| TD-18 Decoupler | Medium | 475 | 0.09 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 125 | |
| TD-50 Decoupler | Huge | 650 | 0.64 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 250 | |
| TS-18 Stack Separator | Medium | 715 | 0.12 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 125 | |
| TS-50 Stack Separator | Huge | 975 | 0.85 | 2 000 | 6 | 50 | 250 |
- ↑ In the game the values are without unit, but by the physics their "missing unit" is equal with 1 kgF∙s.
Payload
Fairings
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Max. Radius (m) |
Panel mass (t/m2) |
Panel Cost ( |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AE-FF1.5 Airstream Protective Shell (1.875m) | Medium | 450 | 0.15 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 2.25 | 0.015 | 6 | |
| AE-FF5 Airstream Protective Shell (5m) | Huge | 1 200 | 0.8 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | 9 | 0.03 | 18 |
Service bays
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SM-6A Service Module | Small | 300 | 0.075 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | ⌀1.250x~ | |
| SM-18 Service Module | Medium | 300 | 0.15 | 2 600 | 9 | 50 | ⌀1.875x~ | |
| SM-25 Service Module | Large | 500 | 0.5 | 2 500 | 50 | 50 | ⌀2.500x~ |
Aerodynamic
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protective Rocket Nosecone Mk5A | Medium | 160 | 0.12 | 2 000 | 12 | 50 | |
| Protective Rocket Nose Cone Mk16A | Huge | 1700 | 0.80 | 2 400 | 10 | 50 |
Ground
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Electricity (⚡/s) |
Max. Motor Speed (m/s) |
Brake Torque (kNm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RoveMax M1-F Rover Wheel | Radial mounted | 500 | 0.025 | 1 200 | 30 | 50 | 1.0 | 25 | 0.5 |
Thermal
| Image | Part | Radial size | Cost ( |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Ablator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat Shield (1.875m) | Medium | 500 (250) |
0.8 (0.3) |
3 300 | 9 | 50 | 500 |
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