Today I have conducted a 2nd test flight to Duna, with a 40 ton dummy payload - it was successful. I have developed the VIII-C variant of Astroliner, which has more fuel then the base version, and an aerospike on it's belly. 179 tons on liftoff, more then it's certified, so ascent was slow. Managed to land safely on 1st try, just like on 1st test flight. On previous crafts it took at least 3 attempts! When returning, I've encountered an old nuisance - plane starts disintegrating when approaching the space center. All the precautions I took when building didn't work! So I traveled back in time with F9 and went to the abandoned airport island. The runway there is very short, but the heavier my planes are, the better they are at short landings: See? it's a very short runway. ---< Edit >--- Sure! Although that's only the base version - I'll publish the B & C variants when I get back to my other comp