Super small mun base

[Hdeedose]

Hi , here is my challenge idea :

Build a base on the Mun , but each piece should be carried in service bays(2.5m) . It ads a lot of difficulties , like the modules cannot be taller than 1.3m . KAS can be used , but only to connect the station pieces together .

The base should : -Generate power  -Contain at lease 2 kerbals  -Have a 100% connection with Kerbin  -Have at least 5 science things  -Have at least 50 unities of monopropellant and oxidizer and 40 unities of liquid fuel  -Have a kerbal-controlled rover  -Have a docking port  -Look cool .

I think all is here ! I already have two modules on the Mun done . Here they are :

Still a lot of work to do ... Let's see what YOU can do !

Edited February 16, 2020 by Hdeedose

[Vanamonde]

You make your base crew live in a coffin? 

[Kerbart]

13 minutes ago, Vanamonde said:

You make your base crew live in a coffin? 

Only if they're good bois.

[Hdeedose]

7 hours ago, Vanamonde said:

You make your base crew live in a coffin? 

7 hours ago, Kerbart said:

Only if they're good bois.

Of course ! Else , it wasn't fitting in the cargo bay (2.5m) . And I payed attention to close the coffin the best  I could . There are no holes . The big advantage to do that is that I can fit two kerbals inside .

Edited February 17, 2020 by Hdeedose

[swjr-swis]

18 hours ago, Hdeedose said:

Build a base on the Mun , but each piece should be carried in service bays(2.5m) . It ads a lot of difficulties , like the modules cannot be taller than 1.3m . KAS can be used , but only to connect the station pieces together .

The base should : -Generate power  -Contain at lease 2 kerbals  -Have a 100% connection with Kerbin  -Have at least 5 science things  -Have at least 50 unities of monopropellant and oxidizer and 40 unities of liquid fuel  -Have a kerbal-controlled rover  -Have a docking port  -Look cool .

 

Probably not entirely what you had in mind, but my first thought at reading this challenge was 'I wonder if I can do all of that with a single 2.5m service bay?'

I present the RoverBase 2.5:

Surprisingly stable rover even on Kerbin, works well within the usual safeguards of lower gravity bodies. Easy to deliver to Mun or Minmus with a single 2.5m rocket stack.

Anyone else get a distinct 'Machines' vibe from this?

All the comforts of home. Well, some of the comforts of home. Oh stop complaining or we'll dig out the Soyuz again.

Craft file: https://kerbalx.com/swjr-swis/RoverBase-25

More pics: https://imgur.com/a/VYf1L3U

 

Edited February 17, 2020 by swjr-swis
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[Flying dutchman]

I have discovered that it is actually possible to put a MK1 passenger cabin in a 2.5m storage Bay. And if you use pistons you can get it out of there as well.

Edited February 17, 2020 by Flying dutchman

[Hdeedose]

11 hours ago, swjr-swis said:

 

Probably not entirely what you had in mind, but my first thought at reading this challenge was 'I wonder if I can do all of that with a single 2.5m service bay?'

I present the RoverBase 2.5:

Surprisingly stable rover even on Kerbin, works well within the usual safeguards of lower gravity bodies. Easy to deliver to Mun or Minmus with a single 2.5m rocket stack.

Anyone else get a distinct 'Machines' vibe from this?

All the comforts of home. Well, some of the comforts of home. Oh stop complaining or we'll dig out the Soyuz again.

Craft file: https://kerbalx.com/swjr-swis/RoverBase-25

More pics: https://imgur.com/a/VYf1L3U

 

That was absolutely not what I had in mind , but (almost) that's right ! All is in there , except that some parts are outside . But I think you can easily get rid of the wheels and put extendable solar panels inside the cargo bay . But mor me , it is "Mission accomplished" !

[Moncasta]

HAHAHA it does look like a coffin!! This is so funny

[Hdeedose]

So , I finally finished my base (well , almost because KAS is still not updated for 1.9)

Fuel module (bottom left) and docking port and rover (docked together) in the middle .

The coffin command pod was replaced and now have legs and a ladder .

What's better than a service bay to do a rover ? This thing weights 0.7 T and can go to 10 m/s on Kerbin .

I think I finished my challenge ! That was not very hard (mostly long) and I learned how to land in a specific spot . That's all right for me !

Edited February 19, 2020 by Hdeedose

[kspnerd122]

is DLC allowed

[Hdeedose]

18 minutes ago, kspnerd122 said:

is DLC allowed

No , with it , it is too easy !

 

Edited February 25, 2020 by Hdeedose

[kspnerd122]

I mean Making History not Breaking Ground

[Hdeedose]

39 minutes ago, kspnerd122 said:

I mean Making History not Breaking Ground

Yes , you can use the Making history , that's fine .