LINK to the old Jool-5 thread. There are hundreds of pages of entries and discussion, so look at it to see what worked and what didn't!
IMPORTANT INFO
The Jool 5 Challenge has a new owner! @JacobJHC has started the new thread here: The Ultimate Jool 5 Challenge Continuation for 1.4/ Making History
Post your new entries there! This thread is now closed to new entries.
CHALLENGE RULES
Given the scale of this challenge, everyone who completes the mission succes
Video of mission with commentary
This began life in the design phase as a fully recoverable jool 5 mission. It quickly turned into a full grand tour when I discovered how viable the modular lander approach was. It uses stock parts, with a single launch of 94 tons. The end result proved to be rather over-engineered, and had 26k+ units of xenon fuel left at the end
I landed on all planets and moons, without refueling or ISRU. All parts were recovered with the exception of the Eve lan