Mars 2020 Challenge

[DAL59]

Mars 2020 is a rover that will be the first part of NASA's Mar's Sample Return program.  

Challenge: Build a rover, sent it to Duna, and collect data from three different biomes.  Your rover must have three detachable science storage units.  These represent the caches the rover leaves behind.  Then, send another mission, a comsat, to Duna, that has a detachable drive.  Then, sent a Mars ascent vehicle, that will pick up the containers, and take them to Duna orbit.  Then, the comsat's drive unit will take them back to Kerbin.  Note:  You do not have to physically bring the containers back to Kerbin.  You can transfer the science into another container.  You can transfer science through a claw or docking.  

Score: 100 points minus total tonnage sent to LKO.  

Bonus: 

2X For having the MAV bring a small rover/hopper to collect the containers.

+10 for using ISRU for the MAV

2X For lowering first rover with skycrane

2X for docking drive to Mun station with lab

 

Edited September 7, 2017 by DAL59

[sevenperforce]

Good scoring system. I'll try to give it a go.