Eve Buster Mk2 direct ascent rocket (14.3kt)

[Prince of Rockets]

This is a very large rocket. With the Eve Buster Mk2, it's possible to do near sea level direct ascent missions to Eve.

It can take the Mk2 Lander Can to the surface of Eve and back to Kerbin in a single launch. Here are some stats:

• 14,344,190kg mass
  
• 1468 parts
  
• 22,566m/s delta-v
  
• 17 stages
  
• 6,016,300 cost
  

No mods were used except Kerbal Engineer Redux v1.0 to measure delta-v. Pictures and craft file below:

CLICK HERE to see the rocket completing a successful mission in 2 years & 98 days

CLICK HERE to download the craft file

[Redshift OTF]

My God...

He used a toroidal tank!

[Prince of Rockets]

Of course! Sometimes I'll use a toroidal tank when using TR-2V Stack Decouplers, to hide the gap.

Honestly, I could have gotten away with less than a thousand parts if it wasn't for the Radial Decoupler Bug.

I built a 1 kerbal sea level lander for Eve with less than 600 parts before the bug appeared in 0.24.2.