Minmus challenge.

[Stormpilot]

hello KSP  players!

I have a challenge for all KSP players here. 

Easy level option 1: go to Minmus in under 50 parts.

Easy level option 2: go to Minmus under 20 tons.

medium option 1: go to Minmus under 25 parts

medium option 2: go to Minmus under 10 tons

hard option 1: go to Minmus under 10 parts

hard option 2: go to Minmus under 5 tons

impossible: Minmus in SRBs

 

good luck!

[sevenperforce]

What if I go to Minmus with SRBs under 5 tonnes and under 10 parts?

Kidding, kidding...THAT would be impossible.

But going with SRBs only is easy.

[Martian Emigrant]

Hi.

What does "Going to Minmus" mean?

Flyby? Orbit? Manned Kerballed? Landing? Return?

 

ME

[M_Rat13]

I've seen (on YouTube) a 1.3 ton Minmus rocket, a 3 part Gilly rocket, and an SRB only rocket to the Mun. You might want to reconsider your challenges.

Heck, I thought recently that an Eve SSTO lander might be impossible (gets into orbit), let alone an SSTO that can fly from Kerbin to Eve's surface and back again without refuelling. Then I was proven wrong....

[Mythical Donuts]

Maybe for the impossible challenge you should make it more broad, like going to a different planet under 10 parts or 5 tons, or even just say ‘impress me’

[vyznev]

I've done solids to the Mun before, and Minmus is easier, so I decided to aim for the part and mass goals. This one has 9 parts and weighs 6.4 tons at launch:

It also has almost 1 km/s of excess delta-v, so I suspect that the < 5 ton goal could well be doable with some tweaks. Honestly, I forgot about that  part and just aimed for < 10 tons and < 10 parts.

Mission screenshots: https://imgur.com/gallery/OHodhTY

Craft file: https://pastebin.com/GcdspspG

Edited March 24, 2019 by vyznev