Laythe Lander

[Rockhem]

I have finally sent a robotic mission to land on Laythe.

Here are the pics:

Takeoff:

Leaving Kerbin:

Arriving at Laythe:

Entry into Laythe: (those little bits are part of the interplanetary transfer stage)

Land ho!

Heat shield seperation (accidentally left HUD on, using Kerbal Live Feed):

Semi-deployed chutes:

Full deployment of parachutes:

Landing:

Jool in the distance:

Vall and Tylo together:

It is funny how this mission took exactly 365 days to get to Laythe.

I over packed with fuel, I only used 1 FLT-800 tank, (not sure if the name is correct, just the double 1.25 m tank) when i had 3.

I also used only like 1/5th of the landing fuel on the lander, to slow down for final touchdown, at ~1 m/s

This probe is my first to land on one of the Joolian moons.

Entering laythe's atmosphere at 8km/s is fun tho.

Edited June 2, 2013 by Rockhem

[Rage097]

cool. keep it up!

[ShachonianX]

In my opinion, a mission to end all missions would be to COLONIZE EELOO.

[Rage097]

In my opinion, a mission to end all missions would be to COLONIZE EELOO.

Indeed. I'd like see someone pull that off-...Scott Manley, we have a mission for you.

[Merinsan]

Well done!

It's surprising how little fuel you actually need to get to Laythe when you use (abuse?) aerobreaking.

[ShachonianX]

Indeed. I'd like see someone pull that off-...Scott Manley, we have a mission for you.

I actually want to do that. ONE DAY........

It would include a space station, Eeloo SSTO, rovers, and bases.

[The Jedi Master]

In my opinion, a mission to end all missions would be to COLONIZE EELOO.

Challenge accepted.

[ShachonianX]

Challenge accepted.

I'm not actually going to be doing it as a challenge. I will do that a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time later.

[The Jedi Master]

I'm not actually going to be doing it as a challenge. I will do that a LOOOOOOOOOOOONG time later.

But I am.

Consider for a moment that The biggest thing I've done so far is land a capsule on Duna. Not a lander. A capsule.

I am a bit crazy.

[Rockhem]

It was surprisingly easy compared to a manned mission, now I know why NASA loves rovers