To the Mün with no test flights.

[Vostok]

Well, I recently got fraps, and to test it, I decided to make a short KSP test film, testing the VAB, and flight.

So, creating a rocket called \'video test\', I decided I\'d be optimistic and put lander legs on it. 'this will never get to the Mün' I thought, as I placed pieces on it.

Anyway, long story short, after making sure it would hold up under it\'s own weight (I tend to do this before sorting the staging), I launched it, and to my surprise, it made orbit. And then, a transfer orbit. And a pretty damn good landing (if I say so myself ). And a lift off. I was a little shocked, and then it ran out of fuel. I only had RCS left, so I set about returning using RCS only.

The full video is here. In HD! With spiffy dramatic space music, too!

I\'m sure others have done this, I\'d love to hear any \'accidental mission\' stories from the community, i.e. tests that became successful missions.

[semininja]

The music choices are exceptional.

Could you list the pieces you used? Sounds like some John Williams in there, and I definitely heard Also Sprach Zarathustra...

[E. F. Kranz]

That\'s more or less how I got to Minmus the first time.

[Atimed]

Nice one, it gave me a idea how to modify my lander..

[Vostok]

Music was just general space music. It\'s \'La gazza ladra\' (the thieving magpie) followed by \'The blue danube\' then, obviously also sprach zarathustra, then Mars from holst\'s planets symphony, and then a reprise of the thieving magpie.

[Superzos]

Well, video is nice.

Also, i like that silly moment at the beginning, when some of your engines gone off.

silence

click

click

click

bzzzzzzzzt, going up

bzzzzzzzzt, going down

bzzzzzzzzt, click!

falling down

[G Addict]

Much like my first rocket in 0.15, except mine was an inefficient and enormous beast with staging which went something like 9x tricouplered LFE with one tank each, then 15 solids, then 9 solids, then 3 LFE with 3 tanks each, then 1 LFE with two tanks, then a tiny little lander consisting of a small tank, small engine, 3 legs and a pod. Forgot the parachute, though I did just about manage to pull off a powered landing much to my surprise. I still haven\'t quite got over my obsession with stupidly huge rockets.

[simplemunrockets]

This is usually how my flights go.

Me: This should get me into orbit.

*20 minutes later in mun orbit*

Me: Well that went better than expected.

[_Aramchek_]

What are 'test flights'?