Hermes-IP1 Sungrazing Interstellar Probe

[kingosci]

Here is a crewed mission to deliver a high thrust stage to a sungrazing orbit, making the most of the Oberth effect to escape the Sun.

I used KSPI-E because otherwise it would have taken too long as I am very lazy! The lowest TRL tech used is the Hermes' open cycle gas core reactor, I could have used something proven like a solid core NTR but again, laziness.

Imgur album:

http://imgur.com/gallery/xwWgE

 

Edited September 22, 2016 by kingosci
interstellar not interplanetary!