gruesomebrat

I spent the entire afternoon trying different tactics to get them home. Thank God for savefiles. I lost count of how many times Jeb and Hilke either burned up on re-entry or got stranded on an elliptical between Kerbin and the Mun. Eventually went back to the launch save and simply completed a Kerbal orbit and deorbit. Not as interesting or exciting, but at least it gets them home safe.

Jebediah decided that with nearly 1000m/s delta-V left in Kerbal orbit, a first Mun encounter could be attempted before returning with his suborbital tourist. Hilarity ensued. His 170km Munar periapsis slingshotted him out to just over 74,000km above Kerbin, where a short burn brought him down to within 160km of home, where a second burn sent him to his second Munar encounter, this time at a mere 45km to bring him in on a suborbital polar approach... Hilke Kerman got a bit more of a tour than he expected for a mere 12,000 Funds. I've been alternating between laughing and crying at this game all morning.