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Eve SSTO from Sea Level

chargan

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The Challenge: Design a single stage craft capable of reaching orbit from Eve sea level.

My own entry: Video and Craft file. This used breaking ground propellers to gain altitude before firing the rockets.

Rules:

  • Single staged (must not jettison any parts)
  • Capable of reaching Eve from Kerbin and survive Eve atmospheric entry.
  • Can achieve orbit from Eve sea level. For submission proof, takeoff below 2km is fine since it's annoying to find land with very low elevation.
  • Have at least one Kerbal on board.
  • ISRU is allowed. Refueling from another craft is only allowed while in orbit.
  • No part mods. Cosmetic mods, KER, mechjeb are fine. DLCs allowed.

Leaderboards:

  • Lowest takeoff mass
  • Highest remaining delta-v upon reaching Eve orbit. For this leaderboard, I'll set an arbitrary minimum TWR of 0.05 so people can't just pack in 1 ion engine and a bunch of xenon.

Sharing your craft files will be highly appreciated.

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