I have taken a break from my "Mohole-in-one" attempts and started designing a ship in the spirit of the "Eagles" from the show "Space:1999". My first design was able to VTOL and make a mostly controlled ascent to a Kerbin non-orbital 136k AP. Better performance than I expected, but it seems obvious that the ship can never do the things it did in the show. Not enough delta-v for its size. As a Mun specific ship it would be ok.
I think I may abandon that craft and try an "Aliens" style drop ship next.
Technical Question; If you drop a drone into the Mohole, can you control it from the mothership or does it need a commlink to Kerbin to be controlable?
Thanks,
Jantee