Rileysam10

Thank you for all the help! I have been sending duna missions in campaign for a while now, and the space-craft series is called Operio. Operio I was a un-manned mission and sadly failed lifting off from the launch pad, and exploded under its own wait. I later modified my craft so it wasnt so heavy. Operio II was the first unmanned mission to duna. It brought home a lot of science and funds, and with that, Operio III was the first manned mission to duna. Jeb and Bob took the mission. Luckily, Bob is a 3 star and Jeb is a 2 star. Half way to duna, the ion thrusters blew up from a bug. But it wasnt all that bad. The acceleration of the craft would hit duna anyway. I prepared for landing, but the landing gear wouldnt go out. I was getting very worried, the landing gear still didnt go out. With no landing gear, I still managed to hit softly enough that the craft didnt get damaged. I landed perfectly, and got home with enough science to create my next mission. Thank you so much for the support everybody!

I have been trying to land on Duna (KSP's Mars) for a very long time, and when i say very long i mean very long. I have even set up a fully fledged base on the mun, and explored all of kerbin. I'm in career, so i cant really make a very expensive ship. My VAB is almost finished upgrading, as well as my launch pad, so no need to worry about how many parts i use. I have really been trying this for almost a year now, so some help would be appreciated. I have almost landed on duna before, but i broke up in the atmosphere and now there are about 10 pieces of debris on the planet. I would also like to safely return my kerbal, or drone, depending on if i would like to send a manned mission yet or not. I have been trying to do everything NASA style, as my space program name is IKSP, or International Kerbin Space Program. -Rileysam10