Near re-usability Challenge

[The_Arcitect]

After looking at falcon 9 videos, I decided to make this challenge

 

MISSION:
Mission today is to build a rocket that nearly every part is recoverable.

DIFFICULTY:

Easy: Get to the mun and back

Difficult: Get to mun AND Minmus and back

Hard: See where you can go.

RULES:

NO SSTO's they are 100% reusable also too easy.

No fairings (engine ones are allowed) You can't recover a fairing.

No Cheats  No debug menu, no hyperedit.

No Decouplers unless they stay WITH the rocket

All things recoverable MUST land on kerbin.

No trivial mods (FMRS is not trivial)

Lets see how this goes...

Edited January 31, 2019 by The_Arcitect

[Geonovast]

What kind of mod restrictions?  FMRS is pretty much required for this.

[The_Arcitect]

If you want to use FMRS, you can.

[neistridlar]

On 1/28/2019 at 5:03 PM, The_Arcitect said:

NO SSTO's they are 100% reusable also too easy.

By SSTO, do you mean that If I just make a really big booster that carries the rest of my rocket to orbit without staging, that is not allowed? Or is this first and foremost aimed at space-planes that use jet engines for most of the ascent? Also, have you considered for instance a space-plane that is just shy of reaching orbit, that is technically not an SSTO, so that would be legal right? And an other thing, jet-powered boosters allowed? Just curious. Also, I am getting lots of ideas.

Also, ISRU allowed? That makes it really easy to get almost everywhere once you get to the Mun/Minmus.

[The_Arcitect]

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By SSTO, do you mean that If I just make a really big booster that carries the rest of my rocket to orbit without staging

No, I mean a SSTO that dose the ENTIRE challenge.

Do deploying.

Edited January 29, 2019 by The_Arcitect

[neistridlar]

Here is an entry for the Easy category. I think I might be able to push it to Minmus as well, if I make better use of the Delta-V of the Launch vehicle. It is fully reusable, just fuel it up, and you are ready to go again.

 

[The_Arcitect]

14 hours ago, neistridlar said:

Here is an entry for the Easy category. I think I might be able to push it to Minmus as well, if I make better use of the Delta-V of the Launch vehicle. It is fully reusable, just fuel it up, and you are ready to go again.

 

@neistridlar,

Near re-usability Challenge EASY

Congratulation!!

Here is the badge up here.

 

Edited January 31, 2019 by The_Arcitect

[GRS]

Well, i can 

Mostly reusable Grand Tour...(Sheep v3)

The Big Lifter has been recovered now...but i don't mind making a remake, that mostly white thing will be gone later (I mean Eve Lander), together with a Laythe Lander below the Truss. (There was a Fairing...)

Currently working on a Kerpollo, i'll finish this after my Kerpollo. (6/9 done now, might put a SpaceX style Gigapollo for the ending)

Might be doing some Moho Transport System, SpaceX style.

Edited March 12, 2019 by GRS

[Johnster_Space_Program]

Maybe I will try this, but at a later time. I'm currently busy with other challenges.

Edited March 12, 2019 by Johnster_Space_Program