Jool 5. YAY!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Here, I'll be trying hard to complete the Jool 5 challenge. As I am typing this, my ISRU SSTO rocket is being prepped. Stay tuned!

Oh by the way, mission plan(in sandbox by the way):

-Launch ISRU rocket

-Launch refueler rocket

-Launch customized Aeris 4A to dock by the nose to the top of the ISRU rocket ssto.

-Transfer to Jool

-Reverse Tylo slingshot. Gravity capture, basically

-idk

Hope I don't become a panncake on some random moon!

-SPAddict

[nsgallup]

What did you say about never making as good Tylo mission as me?

My ass you can't lol, I have yet to do a Jool 5

Edited October 17, 2015 by nsgallup

[xendelaar]

Have fun. Can't wait to read the full report.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Sorry I haven't been keeping up with this. I get carried away very easily. Anyway, video launch of the ISRU SSTO coming soon. By the way, at end of vid, you'll see decoupler still attached to the docking port. I tried messing with save files, and got smart. Clicked decouple node on the docking port.

EDIT: I have a name for the ISRU mothership. Kraken.

Edited October 19, 2015 by SpaceplaneAddict

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Development of the Laythe spaceplane is complete:

Launch soonTM.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Launch of the Kraken mothership, equipped with solar, docking, and ISRU capabilities.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

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Launch of the Aeris Ripoff

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Docking the Kraken and the Aeris Ripoff together. Note, this is my first EVER SUCCESSFUL docking attempt

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[nsgallup]

Looks awesome so far

[xendelaar]

Development of the Laythe spaceplane is complete:

http://i.imgur.com/pkV5Ohu.png

Launch soonTM.

Nice compact craft. I've never landed on laythe in 1.0 before. Isthat enough delta v to get to space? What kind of part are you using on the nose of the plane?

I will take a better look at your reports when i get home from work.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Hehe, ran into a snag with ladders. I'll be posting a double vid soon, showing the relaunch.

On the nose of the cockpit is a drone core, monoprop tank and shielded docking port.

And yeah, t2.4 is plenty enough for an LLO speed of 1.8km/s. I'll have plenty left.

Edited October 23, 2015 by SpaceplaneAddict

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Update on my mission: Launch of the Tri Jool-5 went nominal. Video coming soon. Development for new SSTO beginning.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Just while I'm bored. Video of the Tri J-5 (Good name?) comes tomorrow. New SSTO was developed for this:

Considerations: At least 250% more BadS

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Relaunching the mothership, I forgot ladders last time.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Ready to refuel at Minmus!

Video of SSTO launch and Minmus landing will come soonTM

P.S: Landing Gear? Pfft, just land on the tanks...

[SpaceplaneAddict]

The BadS^TM* SSTO launches to rendezvous and dock with the Tri-J5




*Trademark owned by AddictionAeroworks, all rights reserved.

EDIT: Due to interwebs bandwidth and cpu process power, I will have to spped up a whole 1hr video into 5 minutes. I will try to add some dubstep or something.

EDITEDIT: All of these legs of the journey will take to long. For this reason, the minmus transfer and (partially shown) landing, will be my last video log of this journey until I near the end of the voyage.

EDITEDITEDIT: I suck at picking music that fits with the video.
TOO BAD

-SPAddict.

Edited October 24, 2015 by SpaceplaneAddict

[SpaceplaneAddict]

I suck at landing w/o reaction wheels. Currently, I am almost done making LF/O, moving on to monoprop soon.

-SPAddict

[Starhawk]

P.S: Landing Gear? Pfft, just land on the tanks...

I was wondering about that in the previous shots. Loving this craft.

Nice mission so far. Good luck.

Happy landings!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Doing this without strong reaction wheels is really hard. Currently, I am planning my Jool transfer.

-SPAddict.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Gravity assists are hard.

[Starhawk]

Gravity assists are hard.

Space is Hard!

Yes, gravity assists are a fairly advanced technique. I am certainly no expert on them, so if I can make it work then so can you. I put up a couple of links in your thread in the Gameplay Questions section. I'll try and post my Jool capture maneuvers in the JEM thread later today.

Happy landings!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

I give up...

Restarting mission AGAIN D: ;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;;.;

[Starhawk]

Too bad. I really think that one had a lot of potential. All you probably needed was to get a gravity capture which left your orbit close to Bop or Pol. You could then land at either one and refuel. After that, Jool is your oyster.

Hope your next attempt has better success.

Happy landings!

[SpaceplaneAddict]

HEY MODERATORS! Just a note, I'll be leaving this thread for a while. Just a note, I'll come back to it though.

[SpaceplaneAddict]

Like I said, I came back to it! So, I have a new plan for this Jool-5. I'll have a stop at DRES! It's well within my Delta-V capabilities, so why not!

[problemecium]

Oh dear.

It may be too late, but I have learned through watching my forebears' tragic mistakes that you should NEVER name a ship "Kraken." While some have come close, no Kerballer has ever produced a ship truly worthy of the Kraken's name, and consequently anything that gets named after it inevitably suffers its wrath.