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Ah cheers guys! It was unmanned so wasn't a massive issue and (dont laugh to much) the orbit was just below 9km lol However I now need to rescu Bob yet again from a really awkward Kerbin orbit lol any tips?

Hi Folks Attempted an Apollo type Mun landing. Basically had a command mod in a very low orbit and had a small lander undock and head for the surface, thinking a very low orbit would mean an easier meet up later. The lander landed 7k from target so had to EVA BoB to his new craft, as this was a rescue mission (nightmare!). By this time it was dark and the lander had no power so I time accelerated. When the sun rose the future didn't look so bright as the command mod was missing. Do lunar orbits change over the course of a Kerbin day and if so can someone explain how it happens as I don't want to get a station up there for it to take a bath in a lunar crater?. P.s bob made it off the mun and is now in a very awkward orbit around Kerbin, with no fuel and in a lander can that can't re-enter ha thanks in advance

Awesome, cheers everyone. I've got my rescue probe in the Muns orbit. Now just need to land next to bob and RTB ha

Thanks man. I'll have a look at that. If they let us play KSP at school I might have passed maths

cheers man, when you say to "steep" do you mean the tilt or to powerful? And what's the best way to work out t/w?

Ah okay I see. That could be it. When the first section detaches and I am left with one engine I have it at 50% thrust. I think I watched a video that said it was more efficient. Do you think this could be the problem? Cheers Phil

Soo. Bill is stuck on the mun with a ton of science and a probe, that is miles away from Bob, which also has a ton of science. I am trying to arrange a rescue of both the science and Bill however all of a sudden I am having real difficulty getting into Orbit. I think it may be because my rocket is to big however I need some clarification. Basically the problem starts just after I dump my first stage. My rocket catches up with the Apopasis, over takes it and starts falling back to Kerbin. I think I am tilting correctly as I can achieve orbit no problem with a smaller rocket but I need a bit more muscle to rescue Bobbyo and the science. I have watched some people on youtube launch bigger rockets than me and get them to orbit so I must be doing something wrong or the rocket is to heavy. I am fairly new to the game (on xbox) so maybe further down the tech tree I will be able to do this. Any advice would be great and any example of a rocket that can get you to the mun (and beyond) would be awesome. Cheers Kerbanout BR00NER