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@Starhawk Thanks for the heads up! I shall attempt this design. @Zhetaan I couldn't stop loling when you "Ninja'd" in your post. The crane design you stated was my first ever design (through the use of Infernal Robotics) but the issue I had with the design was it does not have the strength or "weight" to stay put because when to say I grab one of the modules with the crane, the crane flips over whenever I tested it on KSC. I do wish there were some more cool modules that were available in Infernal Robotics plus a better crane design from my part which is effective, capable, strong and reliable. Thanks for the posts though, I really appreciate it! Joel

Hey Starhawk, I'm not a complete noob (had the game since 0.18 myself ) but I'll be more specific with my problems. 1) I tried the space crane idea but my design never worked because when I use the winch from the KAS mod, it does not want to lower the payloads on the ground. 2) Cheers about the Fairings although I'm already good about it. 3) I was thinking about the same way for landing each module separately. But it devilishly expensive! 4) I intend to find a good landing spot (lost count on my Mun and Minimus landings) and even establish a landing probe/rover on Duna. Many thanks for your kind words for the forums. Joel

Hi EliteKerbalPlayers! My name is Joel Thomas and I'm a noob to the KSP fraternity . Introduction aside, I was hoping the mighty KSP community can help me with a little project that I'm trying to achieve in Career mode. I want to establish a lunar base on the surface on the Mun and use this project as a testing ground for my future planetary base missions, primarily Duna. The project is called "Lyra" Lunar Base Deployment System. The inspiration came from the now defunct "Constellation" program that NASA originally proposed to go to Mars. Through this system, I want to deploy my Mun base which I affectionately named "Ares 1-A Mun Base Plan". This is shown below: So what's the problem? Well, I have the following issues that I was hoping the community could give me advice/ ideas to address them properly. These issues are:- How will I land these modules on a planet safely and efficiently? How do I launch these modules into space efficiently and effectively? Would it be ideal if I launch these modules into space, establish an orbit around the Mun and dock with some form of "central" station to land these things? Any other ideas/ advice? Many Thanks, Joel (a.k.a Talisman)