Passenger Spaceplane Challenge

[Nickmarcus]

SPACEPLANE PASSENGER CHALLENGE!

 

Categories:

The Dunatian:Go to Duna and orbit it. 

Local Tourist:Stay in Kerbin orbit. 

SpaceX style:Go suborbital. 

Munar Mission:Go to the Mun. 

There's more than one?:Go to Minimus. 

 

Rules:

Mods are ok(pls ask and state)*

Do NOT go past Duna(people have deadlines)

Do not use Nuclear engines or RTGs(people are afraid of the radiation)

No Xenon gas(people don't like the gasses)**

 

Scoring:

Price divided by number of kerbals. 

 

Bonus points:

Lander:Land on the body you are orbiting. 10 points 

There can only be one:Use an SSTO. 25 points 

Happy Easter!:Land near an Easter egg. 15 points 

My own Easter:Land near an Easter egg without looking it up. 20 points 

Oops:Lose a kerbal. -5 points. 

 

Scoreboard:

SpaceX style:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

Local Tourist:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

Munar Mission:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

There's another one?:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

The Dunatian:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

 

*:No cheaty mods(hyperedit). 

**:I know Xenon is an inert gas but most people don't really know. 

 

Will post my try soon. 

[Joseph Kerman]

I am sorry... what???

All long range SSTO's NEED nuclear engines to gain more dV for a return mission (well, unless you want to have a big SSTO with an insanely low dV to mass ratio). Besides, my new SP-12 SSTO spaceplane has just enough dV to do a Munar return, using twin NERV's and 8 R.A.P.I.E.R's.

 

Oh, and hyperedit is now stock in the debug menu.

[MythicalHeFF]

8 minutes ago, Joseph Kerman said:

I am sorry... what???

All long range SSTO's NEED nuclear engines to gain more dV for a return mission

I agree. Although it's possible to go long range with an SSTO without LV-Ns, it's still insanely difficult to go anywhere other than Minmus without them on an SSTO. Maybe you can use nukes, but there should be a limit to how many you can use, so you can't rely on them for slowing down to land.

[Joseph Kerman]

Yeah, you can clearly read that it has a twin nuke.

[notsodeadjeb]

This challenge is great!

(if you don't like LV-N's, like me)

Ill do this later.

[Joseph Kerman]

11 hours ago, Jack Joseph Kerman said:

I agree. Although it's possible to go long range with an SSTO without LV-Ns, it's still insanely difficult to go anywhere other than Minmus without them on an SSTO. Maybe you can use nukes, but there should be a limit to how many you can use, so you can't rely on them for slowing down to land.

Maybe you can put my submission in "Munar" and "Local".

[Wanderfound]

12 hours ago, Joseph Kerman said:

I am sorry... what???

All long range SSTO's NEED nuclear engines to gain more dV for a return mission (well, unless you want to have a big SSTO with an insanely low dV to mass ratio). Besides, my new SP-12 SSTO spaceplane has just enough dV to do a Munar return, using twin NERV's and 8 R.A.P.I.E.R's.

Nukes make a landing & return much easier, but it isn't hard to manage a Mun/Minmus/Duna orbital sightseeing tour on pure LFO.

Shave the passenger capacity down a smidge (i.e. replace one passenger cabin with another short Mk3 LFO tank) and a Mun/Minmus landing is doable; cut the passengers down to a minimum and it'd handle Duna as well.

Edited April 25, 2017 by Wanderfound

[Wanderfound]

Twenty Kerbals to Minmus surface and back, with a Munar fly-by on the way:

Expense is 11,049LF (√8,839) plus 9,104O (√1,639) and 32MP (√39). All up, √10,517, for a ticket price of √526/kerbal.

[COB Gaming]

On 4/17/2017 at 3:24 AM, Nickmarcus said:

No Xenon gas(people don't like the gasses)**

Lol.

[Spricigo]

Entry in the Local Tourist category: https://kerbalx.com/Spricigo/Dolphin

Passengers: 4

Liquid Fuel: 564units = 451.2

Oxidizer: 506units =91.08

Total Fuel Cost =542.28

Ticket: 135.57

There can only be one: +25 points

Score 160.57

Edit: D'oh!  Obviously lower ticket means better score,  bonus for should be deducted.  110.57

 

PS: I suppose the monolith near KSC does not cont for EasterEgg bonus, Nor the Lander bonus apply.

suggestion: Before any pendant (like me) argues that TO means ToOrbit, change the bonus description: There can only be one: Make the entire trip without losing any part. 25 points. 

 

Edited June 29, 2017 by Spricigo