Gilly feather

[The Space Core]

It is 2018 on Kerbin and space travel is all the rage, but the planet Kerbin has reached a predicament, they have mined out almost all usable resources needed to make space craft. And due to debris exploding, crashing into Jool or being stuck in a ridiculously bizarre Kerboliocentric orbit they can't get much for salvage. They have already scrapped everything in orbit and salvaged the most they could from interplanetary bases. However there is still hope, on the recent mission to Eeloo named "PARTY BUS Mk 50" they met a strange race of creatures whom they invited aboard for drinks. They exchanged phone numbers and departed. Right now on Kerbin Jeb has phoned the aliens and outlined their predicament, they can't get ore back from other planets because they cant reach their interplanetary bases. And the aliens agree to help, on the condition that they land on Gilly and return. Jeb asks them why they can't just help out a friend and the aliens just respond with a vague gurgling sound before hanging up. 

The KSP has now decided their obvious course of action, build the lightest, cheapest craft to be able go to gilly, land and then return. Or else they'll just have to settle with kerbin.

 

Rules

1 Any form of craft is allowed, space plane, rocket or something that I haven't even heard of.

2. Any method of control is considered fine, except for command seats.

3. Must be a single launch.

4. Mechjeb is allowed

 

All mods except for hyper edit and part mods are allowed

Scoring

Everyone starts with 10 points, just as in golf the lowest score wins, yes negative scores are possible 

Score= (10+Weight of craft at launch(in tons)+(Price/1000))-(Bonus points.)

 

Bonus opportunities. 

Kerbifest destiny: Do the mission manned, conserve that weight to make room for your kerbal!

20 points 

Nuclear option: Use NERV engines to transit to gilly or to transit back, conserve weight elsewhere.

30 points 

Prehistoric: Use a mammoth engine to help you escape the atmosphere, slim down everything else.

250 points.

Horned beast: Use a Rhino engine to assist your escape from the atmosphere, slim down everything else. 

150 points.

Aerodynamic:

Do not utilize parachutes for reentry, conserve weight to pack room for a slow down stage.

50 points.

 

 

Techno-phobia: Do not utilize mechjeb. 

50 points.

Electrophobia: Do not utilize ion engines.

30 points 

Vertabrate: Do not utilize spider or ant engines.

30 points 

Huff-Puff: Do not utilize Puff mono propellant engines 

30 points.

Twitchy: Do not utilize twitch engines.

30 points

Sparky: Do not utilize spark engines.

20 points

Aerophobia: Do not utilize air breathing engines

100 points.

Single stage: What sort of challenge is complete without a SSTO bonus!

150 points

More to come.

 

SCOREBOARD

1. JacobJHC: -109.082

 

(I decided to restart this challenge, it's been a while and last time I did it it kinda got the shaft.)

Edited August 13, 2016 by The Space Core
(added a bonus option for SSTO craft)

[JacobJHC]

How's a 24.2 ton SSTO sound? It costs 186718 funds. The only engines on board are 3 rapiers and 4 ion engines.

 

[The Space Core]

12 hours ago, JacobJHC said:

How's a 24.2 ton SSTO sound? It costs 186718 funds. The only engines on board are 3 rapiers and 4 ion engines.

 

Nicely done! I decided to add a bonus point option for craft that are SSTO

 

Your score total is

-109.082

Good job!~

[TheGuyNamedAlan]

Challenge kinda expected :/

Or just challenge accepted