Single Stage Oribt and Return

Psyckosama · August 19, 2011

Okay, I challenge everyone to build a rocket capable to entering orbit then safely returning to Kearth without jettisoning anything.

foamyesque · August 20, 2011

Not possible with stock parts, flat out. Dunno about Sunday Punch/Nova Silisko's. With some of the broken mod packs its trivial.

DoctorEvo · August 20, 2011

Not possible with stock parts, flat out. Dunno about Sunday Punch/Nova Silisko's. With some of the broken mod packs its trivial.

Wait, what?

What about your little 3x LFT + 2 Winglets + 1 LFE setup? Or does a powered landing not count as 'safe' in your book?

Warringer · August 20, 2011

Was just about to say the same.

Building an SSTO and land it safely is rather simple, even with stock parts...

foamyesque · August 20, 2011

... I misread the OP. I thought it was SSTO, land, and orbit again.

SSTO and landing is of course eminently possible.

Psyckosama · August 21, 2011

Modded parts are fine as long as they're not too cheesy...

But the more of your rocket that is stock, the better.

DoctorEvo · August 21, 2011

... I misread the OP. I thought it was SSTO, land, and orbit again.
SSTO and landing is of course eminently possible.

Well... You could probably SSTO, stage in orbit, deorbit, and SSTO again... But it'd be hard.

foamyesque · August 21, 2011

That might be doable; I should look into trimming the weight on one of my designs and seeing if it'll SSTO a tripletank/LFE load.

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