Apollo-A-Like Mission to Mun Stock Parts

[Sirad]

Hello All.

Since this Topic may have been Posted quite a 1000 Times so far so i'd could not Resist to Create the 1001th Topic about a Mission to the MUN in Hommage to the Apollo Program (my Girlfriend is Born at the 21.07.1969 but that wasnt the main Reason i got together with her.....

Beware, its all Boring stuff and Boring Pics. Just did it for the Sake of it (and to brag over it right here)

 

My Shall-Look-Alike Saturn 5 on the Pad, Ready for Start.

And we have a Lift_Off.

This is actually the Moment the 'Safety Tower' was cut off. Its Dead Weight now.

Brute Force on its Way up

The Protecting 'inbetween' fairing (uhhh ahhhh no Kraken appeared) decoupled without Problem.

Sideview of the Rocket while Rising the Apoapsis to a save Level. Visoal Check it something went Wrong while decoupling the Fairing.

2nd Stage Burned out (well only 2 Stages were needed. Preparing for Decoupling/Coupling the Lander to the Nose of the 3rd Stage.

on the way

Coupling (Proud: no Mechjeb) succeeded and on the Way to the MUN

really interesting view of the patched conics (k, its boring...)

Decoupling the Lander in Munar Orbit

Preparing to land

Landing the Lander

The Lander Has Landed

Walking on the Mun

Erecting the Flag

Some Proud Seconds until reentering the Lander

Generating the Usual 'in Flight Report'

Those Sepatrons are really needed since 1.05 because the descent stage stays as Lab and Research center at the Mun.

ascending with the Munar Ascend Module

on the Way up

Trying to catch up with the Command Module

Right before coupling

this Took 20 RT minutes..... i had to switch to the command Module because the Ascend Stage ran out of Monopropellant

decoupling the ascend Module

and down goes the Ascend Module to Impact on the Moon for ... for ... just for reason.

Heading back with the Command module to Kerbin

Another very interesting shot.

Entering the Atmosphere with the Tank for Breaking down with the Main Thrusters

This was quite good hit. First Try and missed the VAB only for about 10 Km

You see the Runway ?

last seconds before Touchdown (or splashdown)

Barely down.

Made it. No Tools No Cheats. All Stock. only 1 Kraken attempt.

 

[Wallygator]

Well done! 

Always great to see any any homage mission and how each player interprets it. 

I think your lander looks cool. 

Edited December 11, 2015 by Wallygator

[Dafni]

Nice one! Gotta love Apollo recreations.

[Guest]

Just a couple of nitpicks, laid out in a fancy bulleted list:

• Your Saturn V doesn't have 5 engines on the first stage.
• The real Saturn V only had 4 small fins, not six large ones.
• Your Saturn V isn't a three-stage rocket.
• Your Munar Lander only holds one Kerbal, not two.
• The real Apollo CSM and Lunar Lander didn't have solar panels, they used fuel cells.
• You did not plot and execute a Free-Return trajectory.
• Your Munar Orbit was so high your Munar Lander Ascent Stage ran out of fuel.
• You didn't jettison the Service Module before re-entering the atmosphere.

That was all sarcasm, don't take it seriously.

 

4 hours ago, Wallygator said:

I think your lander looks cool. 

Me too.

[Sirad]

Thanks for the Flowers!

I tried my Best and achieved it without Mods. Thats the Achievement for me.

[Xeldrak]

It's really a great Apollo recreation! Yeah, there are a few nits to pick but so what?

That lander is really a nice design, my own does not look half as good.

[Wallygator]

Sad thing really, that we don't see all that many all new new mission reports like this one. This is refreshing.

Motivates me to get off my shiny metal backside and do something...

I liked this report.  Full stop.

[Kowgan]

Very nice recreation. I enjoyed reading it all!
Who was the lucky kerbal to put his feet on the Mun? The pilot? A scientist?

[Sirad]

It was BOB because i needed the Science and the Lander had so much Delta-V that i did not really needed exact holding of Prograde/Retrograde. The Coupling after was a mess (as seen) because without Proper Targeting i missed the Point where i had to speed up to catch up for the Orbiter Module.

I'm wondering about that there are really People liking that Mission, because all the other stuff in here is just really crazy and interesting stuff.

Thanks so far.

[legoclone09]

Great job! I loved it!

[Wallygator]

I think this report is good and likable because of a few things:

1) it's new and fresh in contrast to some of the long standing reports ("long standing reports" should be used lightly here because they sometime seem more like novels - that's not a bad thing, just an observation)

2) Sirad's interpretation is Apollo-ish enough and he has used a very interesting and cool looking design

3) it's concise, easy to read, plus the screen shots are clear and well framed 

just my two pence.