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Suborbital Mun landing


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The goal: land a Kerbal on the Mun and bring them back safely to the surface of Kerbin, without ever getting into orbit.

More specifically, the PE of your craft must be below zero for the entire duration of the flight. Note: the PE of any orbit in a different SOI from the one your craft is currently in does not count. E.g., during your escape burn from the Mun, the PE of your orbit around Kerbin may be above 0 (else this challenge is impossible), but once you enter Kerbin's SOI, your trajectory must be suborbital.

Bonus points of you are able to land at a specific location on the Mun and / or on Kerbin (e.g., land near the Neil Armstrong memorial on the Mun, land on the KSC runway). Extra kudos if you can fly this mission using SRBs only.

To get you all started, here's my Solid Rocket Shuttle flight to the Mun, where I flew a suborbital trajectory for almost the entire mission.

 

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