[Showcase] Post your Moon/Planet Landers Thread / Lander building guide.

[intidragon]

Oh wow a 6-man atmospheric lander. But wouldn't it be cool too if you give it SSTO capability. . . to make it like a small shuttle from let's say Laythe to Vall or Kerbin (just make a NTR stage that can propel it back home.)?

[bavspaceprogram]

This is my simple lander landed on Minmus.

I actually modified the lander and launched it do Duna as a probe. It worked, and I still had half a tank of fuel left when I got there!

[Johnno]

Here's my latest, a reusable Moho lander. First time using nuclear engines on a lander. Turned out quite nice, plenty of delta-v (around 4300 m/s) and very comfortable to fly.

[Giggleplex777]

My SSTO on Minmus (from 0.19):

[firerider521]

THAT IS ONE COOL LANDER~! This is what I find as awesome in stock crafts. . . you get to see things that are doign a different role, like the docking port attachments made into torroidal fuel tank cases.

Sadly, it fell into obscurity...(as if it had ever been popular) But then again, you know, first craft on the forum.

[GusTurbo]

Don't despair -- landers are kind of a niche. I think Mulbin's Munbug has been so popular because it's the total package, and it replicates a very popular real-life craft.

[Flixxbeatz]

Here's my latest, a reusable Moho lander. First time using nuclear engines on a lander. Turned out quite nice, plenty of delta-v (around 4300 m/s) and very comfortable to fly.

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NERVAs turn out to be a good choice for landing in places with no atmosphere (EXCEPT Tylo) due to vaccum efficiency, but the lander would need some workarounds to accommodate its size

[Giggleplex777]

NERVAs turn out to be a good choice for landing in places with no atmosphere (EXCEPT Tylo) but the lander would need some workarounds to accommodate its size

Are you sure?

[firerider521]

Don't despair -- landers are kind of a niche. I think Mulbin's Munbug has been so popular because it's the total package, and it replicates a very popular real-life craft.

Yeah, I think a lot of people are probably more impressed with his Saturn replica(which is really awesome).

[intidragon]

uhh. . . .bump? :|

[Flixxbeatz]

Are you sure?

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You're a pro KSP player anyway, so everything's possible for you.

[silentdragon]

This is my first Mun lander... Yeah i know nothing special, but it was the first lander I built and flew myself (without mechjeb) that actually worked the way it was supposed to^^

[JakeGrey]

Pioneer 3, my first successful Mun and Minmus lander. Not terribly original or visually exciting, but it gets the job done.

[Sapphire]

My LX-130 Hyperion zero-atmo lander, for everything Mun-sized and below, as long as there's no atmosphere. Carries a lot of nice things, like RCS, a small NERVA, a full set of comms. equipment, all the sensors, lots of lights, and a fancy holographic interface for latitute and longitude and fuel levels.

[Mysterious_MrQ]

My LX-130 Hyperion zero-atmo lander, for everything Mun-sized and below, as long as there's no atmosphere. Carries a lot of nice things, like RCS, a small NERVA, a full set of comms. equipment, all the sensors, lots of lights, and a fancy holographic interface for latitute and longitude and fuel levels.

That lander's awesome.

[Whirligig Girl]

Somebody stop me.

Was that your ASCII design?

[Whirligig Girl]

NERVAs turn out to be a good choice for landing in places with no atmosphere (EXCEPT Tylo) due to vaccum efficiency, but the lander would need some workarounds to accommodate its size

Actually, on Duna, NERVAs still have 500s or so Isp even on the surface.

[GusTurbo]

Was that your ASCII design?

In ASCII, it would look like this

Landed:

[|]

/ \

Rover decoupled:

[|

/ \ _

You'll have to use your imagination.

It is indeed. For the sake of symmetry I made both sides pop off.

[DChurchill]

Built this for a Dres mission, but you could use it almost anywhere with no atmosphere by adding some droptanks.

A non-powered lander for dropping a rover on Duna. It even works!

Edited July 18, 2013 by DChurchill

[HeadHunter67]

Here at the Kerbal Rocket And Space Headquarters, we have been extensively testing a new lander design. While other space programs are trying to put a Kerbal on the surface of the Mün, we here at KRASH have successfully put a Kerbal on the surface of Kerbin! (Previously, the best we could do was get a Kerbal in a tracksuit up a ladder).

The extra struts should help reduce the impact of hard landings, where the capsule has the tendency to uncouple. It's got a fair amount of fuel but in testing, consumed it all in ascent and then landing. It is expected to perform better in low-gravity settings, but there's really only one way to test that...

[intidragon]

Veeeery very nice landers guys. I hope your Rover-lander combination is turning up great Gus. I'll be making another lander soon. . . I plan to land on Dres next. I've been busy making replicas of the ISS and MIR, and even though it's modded. . . the designing and launching is *phew* stressful.

[Captain Sierra]

My first successful self-refueling mun lander.

I have made refinements to it and changed several things but I will not be using it again likely. I am setting up a permanent kethane base on the mun so I will need heavier landers to tank up and then make a sub-orbital jump back to base.

Edited July 27, 2013 by Captain Sierra
forgot pic XD

[GusTurbo]

I'm in the concept phase of a giant lander that can make orbit on Kerbin by itself. Stay tuned.

[Giggleplex777]

My latest Duna lander.

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[Captain Sierra]

Nice one. Tiny and efficient.