"Not Manley" plays "Purple Space Program"

[Gordon Fecyk]

Does anyone remember a really old Scott Manley video explaining why specific impulse is measured in seconds? Or remember a follow-up making fun of YouTube's caption generator?

Seeing as it's now April First UTC, I can now publish the story of the Purple Space Program. Inspired by YouTube's caption creator and raised by @GregroxMun's Alien Space Programs, the brave purples of Eve take their first faltering steps into space. Barely.

I'm Not Manley.¹ Fly Safe!

[1] No matter how you interpret that, I think it's funny!

[Urses]

I wish you soft and Debris free Landings.

Funny Kabooms

Urses

[Gordon Fecyk]

I wasn't expecting anyone to take that as a serious play-through, but at least one YouTube commenter did, and offered great suggestions for overcoming the difficulties I ran into.

I am not an Eve expert; far more experienced players have tackled return missions to Eve, never mind starting a space program from there. But hasn't this sort of thing been done before outside of April Foolery? Or is there a serious interest in a play-through from Eve?