Munar Dakar 2017

[DoctorDavinci]

Looks like I gotta go rescue Val now

Here's what happened ........ (stage 3 got a little interesting for me ... Break dancing anyone?)

 

Edited January 26, 2017 by DoctorDavinci

[Leafbaron]

@DoctorDavinci smart thinking, bringing youre return vehicle with you. I just assumed everyone would have left it at the start of stage 2, therefore having to return to stage 2 to return to Kerbin. 

[Cunjo Carl]

@Leafbaron  Thanks! I literally designed the little dragster to explode amusingly (for that video), so guess what it did on stage 3

...

It exploded. I actually just lost the ions, and managed to use the rocket spoilers to push it the rest of the way to the flag. Bill had to use a long EVA jet jump to get back to the return craft... It wasn't glamorous, but Bill got home! I was planning to edit and upload this weekend, but I sadly forgot my computer at work. Next week though!

So far the challenge has been a blast. I'm looking forward to trying again.... probably with the same craft because I'm enjoying being silly.

@DoctorDavinci so close! I guess that's how it goes, though. Maybe rather than a rescue mission, you can just pick up Val with your next Munar Dakar expedition? Command seats in 1.25m instrumentation bays are a robust, lightweight way to pickup wayward travelers. I love the mobile rocket launching platform idea, by the way.

    Hey it may have just been the post-processing time acceleration, but your craft looked like it was handling a bit squirlier than I feel like it should have been. Did you forget to set some of the rear wheels to inverse steering? I'm always forgetting that...

Apparently I just put my rear wheels on backwards.

Edited January 28, 2017 by Cunjo Carl

[DoctorDavinci]

So Jeb is on his way to rescue Val ... He thinks the rescue is part of the race

1hour, 49 minutes and 41 seconds to the Stage 2 flag

 

Edited January 29, 2017 by DoctorDavinci

[Leafbaron]

@DoctorDavinci wow! 1 hour and 49 minutes!

[DoctorDavinci]

Mission time is 2 hours 20 minutes to pick up Val ... The last part of the race is getting to the mother ship at the stage 2 flag and then blasting off this rock to land at the KSC runway

 

[DoctorDavinci]

Made it back with fuel to spare ... I launched on Day 7 at 01:11 hours and landed back at the KSC with Val on Day 8 at 05:01 hours

Total time from launch to landing at the KSC was 1 day 3 hours and 50 minutes

 

[Leafbaron]

@DoctorDavinci remind what category you are in again? mod, stock or casual?

 

[DoctorDavinci]

2 minutes ago, Leafbaron said:

@DoctorDavinci remind what category you are in again? mod, stock or casual?

 

Did it in a vanilla install so stock I guess ... By the eye contracting