Need Help! (Physics and equations)

[StellarumSectatio]

I'm doing a personal project, i'm attempting to design a manned Europa landing and exploration vehicle. And I just realized that my grade 10 physics knowledge is scarcely capable of helping me here. I'm disregarding the transfer and Europa orbital injection burn, and starting off already in a 60 kilometer orbit at 1,405 m/second.

Main issues, I'm not sure how to work out the landing, and the ascent, aswell as I have no knowledge of the actual rocket science part of all this. Isp, Delta V, and the such.

[K^2]

Do you know any programming?

[Hydrazine_Soup]

I'd be best to lay this out on Python.

Edited March 5, 2020 by Hydrazine_Soup

[TheGamingNoobster]

Rough law, every 1km/s of ∆v means approx. 1.7x the mass. Unless you are using NERVA, Orion (not the WIP ship), solar sails or ion drives. Once you have the mass required to go from LEO to LEO (Low Earth Orbit, Low Europa Orbit) figure out whether it would be cheaper/easier to do orbital assembly or a single launch. Don't forget probe mass!

I have year 11 physics experience. The report I am currently writing involves projectile motion and drag.

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That has some stuff already done for you. Don't forget N-body physics!

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/122428-Yes%21-We-ARE-going-to-Europa%21