Leopard

Landing is easy... mad mun lander eight demonstrated earlier landing upright is harder. No explosions and its pointing along an upwards slope so undecided if I should try to take off horizontally or try a rescue flight.

Well attempts 1-7 for a manned Mun landing... mixed results, have a lander that works but having trouble with the eggbox controls so the one that made it back re-entered in time warp with the trans stage still attached, bang. 8th is in the hanger. Probe on minmus, last mission before the KSC upgrade to have the orbital mechanics stuff shown, which led to a probe flyby of Duna. Had a go at a rendezvous mission.. Valentina is still in orbit waiting me to work it out so I can nudge her out of fuel pod back into the atmosphere, got as close as about 1km, couldn't stabilise or get closer, had a go again with one of the Mun landers after it made orbit but without the fuel to transfer. Learning, mostly what not to do. Have unlocked the VAB, mission control and tracking stations to Level 2. RIP Jeb, on the 7th Mun attempt (didn't catch in time to revert it so letting it stand)

Well today saw a bit more, another revert following trying an EVA, simply couldn't get the controls to switch on at all this time so off Jeb floated. Giving up on that, figure its the eggbox interface thats the problem. Otherwise, put a probe round Minmus, had a bit of fuel left so when a contract came up for science on the surface I managed to land it... Amazed myself that. Manned Mun landings now have the 8th attempt in the hanger. 1st made the Mun, but not enough fuel to land 2nd was a larger lifter with a larger trans stage, that failed to get off the pad 3rd lifted but not to orbit 4th was a redesign, much smaller lander, got to the mun, not enough fuel to lift off though 5th & 6th got there, took off but lacked the fuel to get back 7th was on a nice return trip, yet another eggbox interface hiccup, couldn't get the thing out of time warp, thus the whole lot reentered.. bang. probe flyby of Duma as well.. enjoyable, infuriating but enjoyable

New player on eggbox signing in, second week of playing and more or less fixed in career mode as I work out what does what and what is a bad idea. made kerbin and mun orbit so far but no further, still with basic space centre so so going. only frustration so far is trying to fly in EVA (less said the better) and the eggbox 'forgetting' the staging settings mid flight. otherwise loving it

New player on the eggbox, yesterday I mad my first mun flyby, then orbit (twice)... this is in 'hard' mode (seems a good way to learn), no manoeuvre nodes (not unlocked) and the 30 part limit in force. 4th mission failed to make mun orbit but safely home. no mods as eggbox, but got there eventually with a somewhat wobbly rocket, just need the funds to open the VAB so I can add struts to stop the wobble and think about a lander. very rewarding to finally manage it, first try as well so horribly inefficient. we don't talk about the failure getting into kerbin orbit