How will you get to one of the planets?

[erkle64]

I'm making a docking mod for this very purpose.

[UmbralRaptor]

I have no idea why so many people seem to think it's going to be impossible, for one thing, you don't even know what the new parts are going to be, and for another thing, you can already build ridiculously powerful rockets with the stock parts we do have.

I'm guessing its the same thinking that made people want to do Apollo-style missions to the Mün -- not realizing why different designs may make sense in real life and KSP. It's not enormously difficult to build a stock rocket with 10+ km/s of ÃŽâ€V. I expect that to be enough for a (carefully flow) mission to/from Duna or Ike. Said rocket can be kept below 300 tonnes on the pad. Possibly below 200.

[Accelerando]

The Zeno is my smallest atmospheric interplanetary lander yet, massing 10.5 tons. It may not work in .17 if the linear port RCS thrusters are modified, as RCS tomfoolery is what it uses to make the final boost into a circular orbit (around Kerbin, at least). It can also be used as an orbiter and return vehicle, if no landing is attempted.

Download:

Without boost stages: http://www./?a887jwssgaazdms

With boost stages: http://www./?w4599356ubr332a

[Felsmak]

I'm too kind to kill Kerbals on purpose, so I'll start with sending unmanned probes or landers to them.

[um3k]

I'm gonna try a Eve-Kerbin-Kerbin-Jool gravity assist trajectory (or something similar), Galileo-style.

[Spaced_Out]

This is my interplanetary probe ship. It carries 5 relay sats, 8 probes and a metric ****ton of lag.

[nivvydaskrl]

I have the mathematics for various transfers prepared, and will be drawing diagrams for interplanetary Hohmann transfers to Jool, Duna, and Eve once 0.17 is officially released (and their orbital parameters are finalized). I'm looking forward to it!