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Challenge: Asymmetrical rocketry to orbit.


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This is just for fun, no leaderboard. The challenge is to make a rocket that doesn\'t use symmetry or mirror, and that doesn\'t look symmetrical, and orbit it.

I.e. you can\'t place parts twice on opposite sides, like symmetry would do for you. It has to have no axis of symmetry. And, of course, it has to fly. Obviously pictures for this challenge are a must. :P

NOTE: using symmetry for sub-assemblies (like a ring of boosters on one side of the rocket only) is OK, just no symmetry at all around the main body. See how creative you can be! Don\'t forget a hefty amount of RCS stabilisation!

If you really want to be competetive, you can compete for who gets furthest. Bonus \'points\' for landing on the mun or minimus and / or returning safely.

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My MUN rocket...

Hahah, that\'s the most kerbal design I\'ve seen in a long while!

'Hey, Jeb, I think we\'re missing a few pieces'

'Yeah, about that, we didn\'t have enough engines so we are just gonna fly this to the mun and take the engine off of some other sucker\'s vessel... *presses launch button before Bill or Bob can reply*'

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For those who are interested. I first tried a rocket with one rocket engine center, but dual (fuel) 'weights'. Which is really hard.

I figured out this could be done by switching on/off the fuel from a certain tank to the engine during the launch, because otheswise the small fuel tank (on the right) would be emptied far too quickly and the whole structure would go out of control because of imbalance ). But while it is possible to stop a fueltank to stop/start once during a mission, it cannot be done many times. :(

So it\'s a bug that prevented me doing this really cool thing...

Here you have the design though...

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