Duna Outpost Mission, beauty pics only :)

[Kerbolitto]

Here's the first part of the relaxed mission I flew on the surface of Duna.

The goal was to use somewhat "realistic" crafts, like 2 seats / kerbal for interplatenary travel, lots of electric power, heat dissipation, shield against radiations .. and land a little outpost on Duna.

 

Part 1 : Kerbin maneuvers

 

Orbital station on launchpad :

Staging :

Station in space : It has many docks, small maneuvring capabilities, will also deploy a M700 and act as the main relay around Duna

Duna burn :

 

Outpost on the lauchpad :

Staging :

Outpost in LKO : It carries the 2 stage lander plus the outpost with a skycrane

Burning :

 

Habitat + Re-entry vehicle on launchpad :

Staging :

Once in orbit, the crew ship turns around Apollo-style, to dock in front of the habs and transfer vehicle

 

Part 2 : Duna !

 

Habitat capturing :

Outpost has arrived :

.. And the orbital station :

 

Habitat is now docked to the station :

The crew is then transferred to the lander :

Outpost is remotely landed :

.. While the crew deorbits on its own :

 

Outpost is successfully deployed :

.. And the work begins !

 

Part 3 : Return to Motherland

 

After days of work (ha ha) the crew gets back in orbit :

Everyone is transferred back to the habs :

Burn back to Kerbin :

Capsule is detached : the habitat-transfer module is left on a solar orbit

Crew is succesfully landed

 

 

 

 

 

Edited March 22, 2020 by Kerbolitto