[Video] Landing on the Mun tutorial - Engineering style

[Orb8Ter]

How to land on the Mun Engineering style.

The second tutorial now we can get into orbit i will show you haw to engineer a rocket to take you to the Mun.

Video:

https://youtu.be/hVB4uETUipI

To get to the Mun first get into Kerbin orbit, then create a maneuver node that intersects with the Mun, when you get to the Mun sphere of influence (SOI) create another manouver node at the Mun Periapsis to get a circular orbit and now plan where you are going to land somewhere flat is best (avoid the craters) (dont forget to press F5 for quick save, F9 to reload). Now reduce your orbit so you overshoot your landing spot, the trick here is to reduce your speed at increments:

Point your rocket at the retro grade vector.

at 100KM reduce to around 500M/S

at 50KM reduce to around 400M/S

at 20KM reduce to around 200M/S

at 10KM reduce to around 50M/S

These are just guides you may need to adjust these to get you desired landing spot.

Now when your at 5KM burn slowly you have to balance your thrust so you reduce your speed and land at no faster than 5M/S

but also keep your rocket pointed at the retro grade vector.

TIP:

If you have trouble landing and are going sideways then a cool tip is at 5KM burn retro grade until your speed is zero you should then fall straight down so you just have to manage your landing speed.

If you suceed then you can class yourself as an engineer in training no longer as this is one of the hardest tasks in KSP.

Good job.