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Jool 5 on SRBs


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The challenge here is to land the same Kerbal on each of Jool's five moons using only SRBs for propulsion, then return that Kerbal safely to Kerbin's surface.

Rules:

•Solidfuel engines only.

•Throttling an engine up and down with action groups IS ALLOWED. Friendly reminder that Separatrons are very good at this.

•No jets, propellers, ion engines, nuclear engines, LFO engines, or reactionless glitch drives, or RCS. No cheats during the actual run. Kerbal jetpacks may be used but not to "get out and push" the rocket.

•Multiple launches is fine but remember you need to use SRBs for orbital maneuvering and assembly.

•Every mission is a unique and special snowflake but still make note of any aspect of your mission you think makes it particularly awesome.

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My design so far. Still a long way to go. Current plan is:
1. launch from Kerbin in TBD.
2. get to Jool intercept by unknown route (probably direct) using transfer stage TBD.
3. Send Laythe spaceplane and Kerbin return vehicle to Laythe intercept via transfer stage TBD.
4. Set mothership for Tylo intercept.
5. Enter orbit around Laythe with Laythe spaceplane and Kerbin return vehicle via transfer stage TBD, possibly with aerobraking. 
6. Detach 2 landers on Tylo intercept.
7. Micromanage mothership and two landers independently. Mothership needs to enter Elliptical Tylo orbit while landers get a trajectory for Val intercept and Pol intercept. Quicksaves, liberal use of KAL-9000, or both will be necessary. Alternatively, I may be able to bring the landers to Elliptical Tylo Orbit still attached to the mothership.
8. Fly one Lander to Val autonomously.
9. Fly one lander to Pol autonomously.
10. Send mothership to low Tylo orbit.
11. Detach remaining 2 landers.
12. Land on Tylo and return.
13. Fly a lander from Tylo to Bop with Kerbal aboard (meaning on a ladder).
14. Land on Bop and then fly to Val.
15. Land on Val in second lander, then fly to Pol.
16. Land on Pol in third lander, then fly to Laythe.
17. Land on Laythe in Spaceplane and return.
18. Wait for Kerbin transfer window and Laythe orbit to align, launch Kerbals back in return pod on precise trajectory for Kerbin reentry.
19. Reenter at Kerbin. Escape freefalling vehicle and land kerbals via parachute EVA.

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