Schweehog Posted July 30, 2012 Share Posted July 30, 2012 Hi! You might have seen me around the forums as a newbie. But today, I earn my stripes as a fully fledged kerbonaut! Today, I landed on the moon with my Delta XV rocket. It was a large amount of quicksaves, but I did it! And, what was most important to me was the fact that I did it with my own rocket design! (Pictures below) It was an interesting journey, as I didn\'t plan on going to the Mun at all (though I did plan on testing the aircraft to possibly land on the moon on a later date)! It was a sunny day. I decided to launch my new design of the Delta XV rocket, an improvement over my current only orbiting rocket, the Delta XIII rocket. As a brand new rocket, I wasn\'t sure if it was going to work at all. So as i lifted off, I noticed my pilot was usually happy. I looked at the nametag, and there it was: Jebediah Kerman. So as I went into a terrible orbit, I decided to try modifying my orbit. You have to understand that this was all new to me and getting a perfect orbit was unheard of. So sure enough, after burning at the periapsis, the apoapsis went into the Mun\'s orbit pattern. After a few adjustments, I was on a course for a flyby with THE MUN! I was ecstatic! This was the first time I have ever seen this yellow line! I quickly burned at the apoapsis. Then I realized that the burn only made the flyby worse. Then I burned in the periapsis and connected it. BAM my first orbit with the Mun! Then, as a challenge, I decided, 'Hey lets make this a perfect orbit!'. So I did. After making my perfect orbit, it was time to try it. I burned and went into a crash course with the Muner surface. After numerous attempts (quicksave), it was time to give up. After all it WAS 4 AM. I waited until today and tried it. I took less than 5 tries and then it happened. Touchdown. Amazement. Success. Though I have fuel to get back, why go back when your on the Mun?The Delta XV rocket:My touchdown (too excited to press F2 ;D)My lander, take note of how skinny (and HARD to land) the craft is:Who else?Uh-Oh... I think I left the sprinklers on!And now, the moment where it all happened!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MvyfYNCFoQ&feature=plcp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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