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That's a landing per sub, dear lord! Incredible work, comrade!

Nice. I've been looking at most of your posts, and this one is exceptional! Keep up the good work!

This sounds insane. I figure it should be possible, if you give the balloon enough time, and with decent balancing. I hope a new submission comes up. Please.

Oh, I think I may have phrased that incorrectly. I am more than capable of performing the transfers, the actual launch from Duna surface to Duna orbit is what I am curious about, since I don't want to abandon a crew on the surface, or crash them.

Hey, I am interesting in taking this on, but before I really get down to business, I was wondering if there was some rule of thumb to see if a craft could feasibly get to Duna orbit?

Nice. My current science turned sandbox is my current project, but this seems uber useful for career. How did you get around good ol' ice friction wheels?

That would be realistic, sure, but a balancing nightmare. You theoretically could run a base with a single scientist/engineer, running the lab and boosting mining as well. Also, it removes the complexity of interplanetary missions. Hard choice between pilot and engineer for a small manned mission to Duna? Who cares? Have a fusion! The point is, it would be easy to run complex missions that would take crews of two at the least with one kerbal, lightening your payload and possible life support.

I am currently working on a Duna base, and wish to have some sort of rover assembly, and my current design isn't making the cut. It flips out when I try to drive it. Is there a solid, reliable design for a majority of celestial bodies?

Just take a good long look at any of Rune's SSTAs, and you have the concept. The Javelin is a good example, and quite a few crafts in the back pages of the SSTO showcase will do this, easy.

Yes. I had a functioning (decently, no masterwork) space shuttle capable of hauling a Big Red to orbit. I change it slightly to have those neat double docking ports, both normal and senior, and now it looses control.

There was a guy who made an SSTO that went to the Mun, mined there, and profited. It all depends on what you think is cheaty.

That's so cool. Chibi Shuttle! My only functioning one is a huge MK3 Big Orange carrying monster.

Some sort of MK3 Docker, or perhaps a MK0 engine cluster, like the Mammoth, but tiny and adorable.

Brilliant. The spin is good enough alone, but an SSTO! With refueling, this would be wicked on another planet.

Next time, there are other methods. I believe proper use of thrust limits and fuel cells could do the trick. Or, you could use nukes. Either works, but nukes carry more.