Saturn and a Titan lander probe in RSS

[Gojira1000]

I'm just vacationing in the Outer Solar system. I'll never get a crewed ship with life-support out here, so it's probe lander time.

[Wallygator]

Nice!  I share both your love and hate for ions...

[Motokid600]

Very nice. I don't have the patience for ions I just build bigger chemical rockets. "I'll never get a crewed ship with life-support out here".  So you should get a crewed ship with life support out there.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Motokid600

[Tatonf]

4 hours ago, Wallygator said:

Nice!  I share both your love and hate for ions...

Let's add that he's using the unrealistic 2kN ion engine. Plus, he shoud not be able to power them with solar panels while in orbit around Saturn.

So you should be pretty happy with this ion engine still. I think there's a mod allowing you to use them while time warping.

Edited June 29, 2016 by Tatonf

[Wallygator]

3 minutes ago, Tatonf said:

Let's add that he's using the unrealistic 2kN ion engine. Plus, he shoud not be able to power them with solar panels while in orbit around Saturn.

Just more hate then ;-)

Seriously though, even running such a mission with slightly unrealistic ion engines is still a labour of love (and hate).  Budum tish!

My like for this mission video remains strong.

EDIT: I hope my use of the word "slightly" does not end up as a point of further debate that detracts from my supportive mood. 

Edited June 29, 2016 by Wallygator

[Gojira1000]

The ion engine wound up being turned down to 12.5% on burns out there, even with the stealth RTGs crammed in (as a gift to the universe I edited out a 5.5 hour capture burn). The inverse square law is a bugger. Looking at Uranus and Neptune I think I'm going to have to be much more creative with gravity assists and conventional fuels.