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As I promised, I have returned for the second mission. This one wasn't terribly time consuming like the last one due to having hardware aleardy designed. Imgur Gallery (sorry, might be a little out of order, and ARM launch images got lost somewhere so I only have two of them.) - https://imgur.com/a/MucGudc General score - 66 Launch Vehicles: Only use replicas of the Constellation-specific launch vehicles (Ares I, Ares IV, and Ares V) for all launches from Kerbin (not including satellite launches). (+10) Ares I: Your Ares I analogue has one solid rocket motor on the first stage* and one liquid rocket engine on the second stage. (+5) Ares V: Your Ares V analogue has 5 liquid rocket engines and two solid rocket boosters on the first stage, and one liquid rocket engine on the second stage. (+5) Orion: Orion is launched on the Ares I rocket and has space for at least three kerbals for stock entries, or four kerbals for modded entries. (+6) Crew Safety: Orion includes a solid-fueled launch escape tower. (+4) Crew Mobility: All surface modules have functional ladders. (+1) Life Support: Use a life support mod (+25) Commnet: Do everything with commnet enabled at the default (normal mode) settings or more difficult. (+10) Mission Score - 46 Objective: Send a fully crewed Orion spacecraft and an Asteroid Research Module to rendezvous with a Near Kerbin Asteroid (NKA) - this is defined as any asteroid which passes through Kerbin's SOI - and then return the crew safely to Kerbin. (+20) Kerbin Orbit Rendezvous: The Orion spacecraft and the ARM are launched separately and dock in Kerbin orbit before transferring to the asteroid. (+5) Asteroid Research Module: The ARM is derived in some way from the Altair lander (it should be visually similar), and includes a grabbing unit to attach to the asteroid. It should be able to undock from the Orion spacecraft when near the asteroid, and land on the asteroid using its own propulsion systems. (+8) Crew Comfort: The ARM includes habitation space for all of the kerbals on the mission. (+5) Moderate Duration: The total time the crew spend in space is less than 20 Kerbin days. (+6) Taking Things Literally: As per the quote used to introduce this challenge, poke the asteroid with a stick. (+2) Total score - 112

Mark my words, I'll finish most all of these. Here's my entry to Munar Sortie. This was done with mods. Crew - Original 4 Imgur gallery - https://imgur.com/a/EbNb92Y Score: General: Launch Vehicles: Only use replicas of the Constellation-specific launch vehicles (Ares I, Ares IV, and Ares V) for all launches from Kerbin (not including satellite launches). (+10) Ares I: Your Ares I analogue has one solid rocket motor on the first stage* and one liquid rocket engine on the second stage. (+5) Ares V: Your Ares V analogue has 5 liquid rocket engines and two solid rocket boosters on the first stage, and one liquid rocket engine on the second stage. (+5) Orion: Orion is launched on the Ares I rocket and has space for at least three kerbals for stock entries, or four kerbals for modded entries. (+6) Crew Safety: Orion includes a solid-fueled launch escape tower. (+4) Crew Mobility: All surface modules have functional ladders. (+1) Life Support: Use a life support mod (+25) Commnet: Do everything with commnet enabled at the default (normal mode) settings or more difficult. (+10) Total - 66 Mission: Objective: Using the Orion spacecraft and the Altair lander, send four kerbals (three for stock entries) to the surface of the Mun and return them safely to Kerbin. (+20) Kerbin Orbit Rendezvous: The Orion spacecraft and the Altair lander are launched separately and dock in Kerbin orbit before transferring to the Mun. (+8) Accurate Altair: The Altair Munar Lander includes a descent module and an ascent module, and has space for all four kerbals (three for stock entries). (+7) Fuel Cells: The Altair lander is powered by a fuel cell. (+2) Descent Module: The Altair descent module is left on the surface of the Mun, and includes: airlock, fuel and engines for landing, landing legs, power storage (at least 1000 electric charge). (+4) Kerbin Departure Stage: The Mun transfer burn is done using the upper stage of the rocket that launched the Altair lander. (+3) Altair Orbital Insertion: The orbital insertion burn at the Mun is done using the engines and fuel system of the Altair lander. You should design the lander to include enough additional fuel in the descent module to accomplish this task. (+3) Total - 47 Grand total - 113