Land on Minmus with no landing gear

[mulimulix]

I did this by accident a couple of hours ago, where there was an issue with staging and resulted in my return stage launching, so I had no landing gear. Nevertheless, I managed to slow down enough to land and balance on the single rocket and return home safely. Anyone else want to try?

[Nooblet68]

It's quite possible to just EVA to the surface of Minmus.

[mulimulix]

It's quite possible to just EVA to the surface of Minmus.

I had no issues doing an EVA. The problem was landing gently enough to land on an engine.

[RC1062]

My first trip to Minmus was an orbiter simply to prove I could get there. I decided to give landing a shot, landed on the engine, then returned home.

It is quite possible to land on any of the bodies on an engine.

[BlazingAngel665]

Landing on untested engines since 13.1 wink* wink* luckily squad invented repourposed heavy duty metal detectors. . .

[Khrissetti]

Does this challenge also exclude winglets and the like?

[mulimulix]

Does this challenge also exclude winglets and the like?

What do you mean? I don't care how you land, just has to be without landing gear and the whole spacecraft should survive.

[Nooblet68]

I had no issues doing an EVA. The problem was landing gently enough to land on an engine.

More as of in having your ship in a low Minmus orbit, then EVAing out and LANDING with the Kerbal on Minmus.

[LaydeeDem]

What do you mean? I don't care how you land, just has to be without landing gear and the whole spacecraft should survive.

So every stock only player .12-.13 wins?

[Nooblet68]

So every stock only player .12-.13 wins?

Minmus was added in 0.15.

[lukasni]

Minmus was added in 0.15.

True, but landing on Mun without proper landing gear is arguably more challenging than doing the same thing on Minmus

[Tosh]

Did it just yesterday. And failed: the lander fell on its side. Phew, not a big deal: I just gently fired the engine and tilted the craft with <WASD>... and got back home in one piece))

And -- yep, I confirm: having touchdown speed below 0.5 m/s is a challenge.

[A Fat Pokemon]

My Mun colony buildings don't use any landing gear at all

[Foursh]

I did this by accident a couple of hours ago, where there was an issue with staging and resulted in my return stage launching, so I had no landing gear. Nevertheless, I managed to slow down enough to land and balance on the single rocket and return home safely. Anyone else want to try?

It looks like you're using my Munitaur II design

I actually did the exact same thing while attempting the grand tour of the kerbin system.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]31053[/ATTACH]

[mulimulix]

It looks like you're using my Munitaur II design

I actually did the exact same thing while attempting the grand tour of the kerbin system.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]31053[/ATTACH]

Yes, I was! I love it. I use it quite often now.

[r_rolo1]

So, I decided to give the ol'times sake a chance, left mechJeb and the landing gear at home and tried a minmus landing on top of winglets like in before .13 ...

... just to discover that the winglets still somehow sink on the ground like hell :/ Anyway it was enough to not damage the aerospikes

[MET?]

True, but landing on Mun without proper landing gear is arguably more challenging than doing the same thing on Minmus

I believe people used fins while landing in the versions before landing gear was added, as a makeshift landing gear. They didn't just land on their engines.

[karolus10]

I am simple man:

Minmus touchdown at 22:50.

EDIT1: In theory everything that are able stand on it's own engines during launch is able to land too .

Edited August 12, 2012 by karolus10

[Stevenator1]

I am simple man:

--snip--

Minmus touchdown at 22:50.

Blargh exploits rabble rabble rabble.

[AncientAstronaut]

I was actually the first person to land on Minmus with no landing gear. Check out the Minmus Achievements thread.

lol. It can be done. Nice landing.

[karolus10]

Thx, when I done this first time I was shocked and happy (I was tried reach orbit using jet engine + lighter stock parts in 0.16 and I'm reach the moon ) ... then I read few days later that it's a bug .

[Caroliano]

Well, my second stage was too good, so I ended up landing on it:

This wasn't on the mission plan! XD

The full trip: http://imgur.com/a/SZR4q#6

The craft: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/16963-0-16-stock-Falcon-9-%28satelite-launcher%29-and-Falcon-Heavy-%28Minmus-Moon-trip%29

[animalcross]

I tried it in .15, you can do it with just RCS. I might re-do it tomorrow.

[Excl]

I've actually been able to land on the Mun in the demo version 2 or 3 times now, which is really tricky as there is no auto-save "do-overs". The RCS helps immensly, as it keeps you from toppling over.

[A Fat Pokemon]

I was actually the first person to land on Minmus with no landing gear. Check out the Minmus Achievements thread.

lol. It can be done. Nice landing.

Maybe first on the thread