Mars in RSS

[Bev7787]

OK, firstly, I'm not abandoning my other mission report. This is just my RSS stuff.

So I am setting a goal to land a kerbal on Mars and return using RSS without RO.

Ok so let's begin.

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Mars Explorer/Lander

Send a lander and map Mars while in orbit.

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The lander was on an impact course into the planet due to a dumb mistake by me. It impacted Mars at 4000 m/s. Oops

Edited October 11, 2015 by Bev7787

[Sharkman Briton]

Well, is that rocket insanely overengineered or do you not have RO/SMURFF installed? All you need is a Titan thing to get something to Mars, not a flippin Saturn V with 51 SRBs.

What was that dumb mistake you made on the lander? Lack of parachute? I didn't see one on there. Good luck going to mars! And don't forget to stop by Deimos on the way, Deimos is awesome!

[Monsterlunch]

Hahaha you're taking the Add most boosters philosophy quite serious,aren't you?

[Bev7787]

Yep :-) I don't have RO installed so I took the largest SRB KW Rockety offered and yeah.

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Well, is that rocket insanely overengineered or do you not have RO/SMURFF installed? All you need is a Titan thing to get something to Mars, not a flippin Saturn V with 51 SRBs.

What was that dumb mistake you made on the lander? Lack of parachute? I didn't see one on there. Good luck going to mars! And don't forget to stop by Deimos on the way, Deimos is awesome!

The lander hit the atmo at 7000 m/s while the periapse was below ground. It couldn't slow down fast enough.

[Sharkman Briton]

Holy balls, this is going to be awesome and hilarious!

>tfw launching a 50+ ton ship to mars in RSS, WITHOUT RO!!!

[Bev7787]

Yep :-). And you're lucky you haven't seen my Space Station challenge launcher. The manned Mars launcher is going to be a whopper (framerate and boosters)

[Sharkman Briton]

Might want to start using 20m procedural parts then

[Bev7787]

ATM broke procedural parts textures so I will have to make them somewhere else. Also that's too ludicrous.

[lajoswinkler]

I'm surprised to see this thing even flying, given the aerodynamic resistance and all. Good work.

[Bev7787]

OK I need a name for the manned Mars mission. Anyone have a suggestion?

[Sharkman Briton]

Mars Aspiration?

Vida Mars?

Kali III?

Whackjob I? (referencing your rocket)

Spectre?

Hmmmm....

Please stop by Deimos, it takes practically nothing to take off and land on it.

[Bev7787]

I will be

[Bev7787]

OK, current plan:

Using hydrogen tanks and engines from NFP, we will be heading to Mars, where we will deploy an SAR probe to scan for landing sites and we will land.

A Venus lander probe will be launched as well.

Following this will be a grand tour of the solar system

The crew capsule has already been tested