The Gru Challenge

[TheReporter]

^ This is a reference.

The Gru Challenge is managing to orbit around Kerbin, get to the mun, orbit the mun, then come back to Kerbin.

You must:

1: Build the BIGGEST. [AWESOME-LOOKING.] SPACESHIP. EVER.

2: Record your time.

3: Send me your most AWESOME spaceship ever at [email protected]

4: Ask me for tips if you need them.

5: Send an email also what your speed was getting to the mun and back.

You mustn't:

1: Don't cheat or use HyperEdit! It's not fair!

2: Use small engines or even big engines that don't fit your rocket. It has to fit!

3: Use whatever fuel tank you need, just as long it isn't MK 1 or MK 2.

4: Use NO MODS!

Good luck!

[Rath]

Somebody built a ion-powered Star Trek Enterprise, would that count?

[TheReporter]

Yes, it would count, Just as long it has no mods whatsoever, And it has to be BIG.

[RA3236]

Seriously? Another challenge involving big rockets? That's the fifth time I haven't been able to do this cause of my computer.

[FungusForge]

Huh. I was expecting a challenge involving this mod.

[Yukon0009]

You must not not cheat? Okay then.

(You may want to rephrase that.)

[randomness5555]

Yeah, I thought we were going to be stealing the mun? Maybe use tweakscale, hyperedit and the mod mentioned earlier, and try to recover a giant version of it?

[FungusForge]

Yeah, I thought we were going to be stealing the mun? Maybe use tweakscale, hyperedit and the mod mentioned earlier, and try to recover a giant version of it?

So make it like an H-class asteroid/Munar imposter?

[killakrust]

Ok so the idea of this challenge got my creative juices flowing, so I made a craft and launched it to the Mun.

Now... technically I broke a couple of the rules. I used mechjebs Smart A.S.S to keep the beast on the required heading for the first 30km or so, as it kept flipping out because it was so bottom heavy. I also broke the fuel tanks rules by using a load of 1.25m tanks. But I don't care, I just wanted loads of engines under there (just like Gru's ship).

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Total time taken was 3 Kerbal days and 38 minutes. A tad slow I expect. I wasn't really going for speed with this one.

Perhaps if others attempt the challenge you could shove me in the list as a gatecrasher.

[TheReporter]

Okay, okay. I get that the ships would be way too big or too small. But as long as it was the size of Gru's ship to the mun and back, i'll be fine with it. Just as long you DON'T totally break the rules.