Apollo Style Redux v3

[BallistX]

14 minutes ago, kspnerd122 said:

not culmative, otherwise it becomes, Whose computer can handle the highest part count on the lander

i award you with 125 points

but up to four they are in fact, culmative, knock yourself out

With his use of future "tense" in the description i think i figured that he hasn't done it yet

[QF9E]

22 minutes ago, BallistX said:

With his use of future "tense" in the description i think i figured that he hasn't done it yet

True, I haven't. Although I have landed... But my rover crashed when I turned on x4 acceleration, so I'll have to do that part again. And I am planning on doing all the things that get you points except land on Armstrong, so I think I'll get some more points than 125. In my previous post I only mentioned some of the things I am planning to do on top of that.

Edited April 14, 2020 by QF9E

[QF9E]

I have finished the mission. See here for report: https://imgur.com/a/fr1iS1Z

I believe this covers everything on the mission list, except the Armstrong targeted landing.

Launch. Note custom Kerbal names.

Liftoff of the MEM ascent stage

Deploying the PFS sub-satellite

Edited April 14, 2020 by QF9E

[BallistX]

Awesome mission.

Edited April 14, 2020 by BallistX
Inattention

[QF9E]

1 minute ago, BallistX said:

You forgot to take screenshots of the whole journey, you need one per point-making part

No, you forgot to follow a link. Please provide a list of mission goals for which I haven't included a screenshot in the linked imgur album.

Edited April 14, 2020 by QF9E

[BallistX]

4 minutes ago, QF9E said:

No, you forgot to follow a link. Please provide a list of mission goals for which I haven't included a screenshot in the linked imgur album.

I think it might be difficult to confirm there are 4 MunSEPs at least 1 km from eachother only with the magenta vessel markers.

[QF9E]

11 minutes ago, BallistX said:

I think it might be difficult to confirm there are 4 MunSEPs at least 1 km from eachother only with the magenta vessel markers.

Good point. I made this zoomed screenshot. I hope this is clear enough.

Distances to the MUNseps. Distances are 1005.3 meters, 2.1 km, 3.2 km and 10.1 km. Since the MUNseps are in line with each other, you can easily deduce that the MUNseps are also more than 1km distant from each other.

The same image in high contrast

Edited April 14, 2020 by QF9E

[sevenperforce]

51 minutes ago, QF9E said:

No, you forgot to follow a link. Please provide a list of mission goals for which I haven't included a screenshot in the linked imgur album.

Impressive mission!

Did you test the abort motor on the pad and in-flight?

[QF9E]

14 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

Impressive mission!

Did you test the abort motor on the pad and in-flight?

Not yet, but I can do so if required.

[sevenperforce]

1 hour ago, QF9E said:

Not yet, but I can do so if required.

I'm not the mission creator so I have no idea; I just like seeing successful abort tests.

[QF9E]

33 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

I'm not the mission creator so I have no idea; I just like seeing successful abort tests.

I've done the abort tests and have added pictures from the tests to the mission report:

Pad abort

With a safe landing. This is not entirely trivial as you don't have a lot of time to deploy chutes

In-flight abort.

With a safe landing as well.

Edited April 14, 2020 by QF9E

[albJML]

It's time I painstakingly make my submission...

 Saturn V Jr. ready for launch

Second stage ignition- forgot to take a photo of liftoff

The delicate payload is revealed for all to see- also second stage separation

BEHOLD!! Third stage with a single swivel engine

"Ambershine" Service Module performs a 180 degree turn and docks with the LM

Free Return maneuver planning

3rd stage is detached

What was supposed to be the Munar Roving Vehicle fails to regain stability as it is missing a pair of RCS thrusters- but the MEM didn't have a Junior docking port so it didn't matter

Free return trajectory secured

Mün orbit secured

Preparing to deploy SubSAT

SubSAT deployed and viewed from the Command Module

Preparing to undock LM

Suborbital trajectory secured (My lander was classed as a rover due to the external seats)

A view of the lander

MunSEP 1 Deployed

MunSEP 1 flying

MunSEP 1 Coasting (sadly it blew up)

MunSEP 2 Landed

Preparing to deploy MunSEP 3

MunSEP 3 landed

Bill inspects MunSEP 4

An Earth... er... Kerb-rise

MunSEP 4 damaged but operational

The hinge door refuses to close. It later closed when I got rid of the second stage

Second stage ignition. If you zoom in you might be able to make out the flag in the small crater there.

Discarding LM

Burn to send the crew back home

Service module detached

Re-entry

Re-entry IVA

Preparing to decouple docking port

Opening parachutes

All parachutes fully opened

SPLASHDOWN!!!

[sevenperforce]

21 minutes ago, albJML said:

It's time I painstakingly make my submission...

<snip>

You need to set your photos to public

[Scarecrow]

Mission completed in KSP v1.7.3

The escape tower system works, it's a design I use on all my manned flights that use this capsule.
 

Spoiler

 

Start +50     3 Kerbals +20     Launch Escape Tower +15      Saturn V Look-a-like +10

 

And we're off

 

1st stage jettisoned

 

Interstage adapter jettisoned

 

2nd stage jettisoned

 

Launch escape tower jettisoned (bit slow on the screen capture to actually catch it flying off)

 

Parking orbit burn (Munar insertion burn looks exactly the same)

 

Path from Free Return Trajectory +10

 

Free return trajectory shown from the Mun end

 

 

MEM behind fairing and beneath CSM +5 and +20

 

CSM docking with MEM +10

 

MEM on it's way to the surface.  Bill drew the short straw and had to stay behind in the CSM

 

I'm telling you Jeb, my eyes have always been better than yours, and that little blob down there is where we need to land.

 

Told you!

 

I think that qualifies for Land on the bright side, 5m from Monument and flag plant  +10, +20 and +5

 

 

2stage MEM +20

 

Orbital Rendezvous

 

Crash MEM into Mun (yellow path) +5

 

Service module jettisoned prior to re-entry

 

Ocean Splashdown +5

 

 

 

 

If my maths is correct, that totals 205pts

Edited April 14, 2020 by Scarecrow

[albJML]

1 hour ago, sevenperforce said:

You need to set your photos to public

I can't find out how. It's under Account, right?

[QF9E]

I made a second imgur list of my mission, this time ordered by mission criterion: https://imgur.com/a/s4h4LgL

This should provide easily accessible proof that my mission satisfies all criteria except the precision landing. By my count this nets me 265 points.

[ralanboyle]

I just collected every possible point. It's gonna take me some time to edit the video. 

[kspnerd122]

15 hours ago, Scarecrow said:

Mission completed in KSP v1.7.3

The escape tower system works, it's a design I use on all my manned flights that use this capsule.
 

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Start +50     3 Kerbals +20     Launch Escape Tower +15      Saturn V Look-a-like +10

 

And we're off

 

1st stage jettisoned

 

Interstage adapter jettisoned

 

2nd stage jettisoned

 

Launch escape tower jettisoned (bit slow on the screen capture to actually catch it flying off)

 

Parking orbit burn (Munar insertion burn looks exactly the same)

 

Path from Free Return Trajectory +10

 

Free return trajectory shown from the Mun end

 

 

MEM behind fairing and beneath CSM +5 and +20

 

CSM docking with MEM +10

 

MEM on it's way to the surface.  Bill drew the short straw and had to stay behind in the CSM

 

I'm telling you Jeb, my eyes have always been better than yours, and that little blob down there is where we need to land.

 

Told you!

 

I think that qualifies for Land on the bright side, 5m from Monument and flag plant  +10, +20 and +5

 

 

2stage MEM +20

 

Orbital Rendezvous

 

Crash MEM into Mun (yellow path) +5

 

Service module jettisoned prior to re-entry

 

Ocean Splashdown +5

 

 

 

 

If my maths is correct, that totals 205pts

No, Making History saturn 5 parts do not get you points you lose 5 pts for using them your actual score is 195(you thought you got 5 points at 200 pts but you actually lost pts still you have best score so far.

[BallistX]

I think i figured out that you put your review of my entry in the same post as the one where you said QF9E's mission was a great concept.

 

 

[Scarecrow]

1 hour ago, kspnerd122 said:

No, Making History saturn 5 parts do not get you points you lose 5 pts for using them your actual score is 195(you thought you got 5 points at 200 pts but you actually lost pts still you have best score so far.

Didn't realise I'd used that - it's an old design.  Before that was available, all my Saturn V style craft used a capsule by Alcor, which is much better than the original standard 2 man lander capsule, and that's what I thought was on this one.  Probably would have lost points for using a mod capsule though.

Would be a simple matter to add 2 drogue chutes for an extra 10 points, but I think I would only do this one again if I also added a buggy and small satellite for the additional points they also give.

Edited April 15, 2020 by Scarecrow

[kspnerd122]

mods are perfectly fine as long as they are not blatant saturn v/spacecraft coppies

otherwise you can use mods all you like

[QF9E]

@kspnerd122 I think you have overlooked my mission, as you judged Scarecrow's mission before mine even though they posted later. Could you please take a look and tell me if you agree with me that I fulfilled every mission objective except the Armstrong memorial landing?

For your convenience, I will repeat the links with mission reports once more, in case you have inadvertently overlooked them the first time around:

Mission report in chronological order: https://imgur.com/a/fr1iS1Z

Special report of the same mission with pictures for every mission objective, in the order that they are listed in the OP: https://imgur.com/a/s4h4LgL

[kspnerd122]

I will take a look, stand by

[ralanboyle]

Okay, here is the link to my video entry. I believe I have collected every point in the challenge, whatever that adds up to. I don't know what is considered an "Apollo part," because I've had both DLCs for a long time. I just avoided all of the 5m parts and the pre-made lander and made all of my own stuff. I used a 5m fairing to make the size/shape of the first stage. 

 

[QF9E]

I have been trying to improve my previous submission, with improved spacecraft, lander and rover designs. And after many landing attempts, I succeeded in landing on top of the Neil Armstrong Memorial!

I still have to finish the rest of the mission, but I am so delighted with this result that I wanted to share it with you all.

And the rover has its own RCS system now (a safety feature as I suffered quite a few moments of unwanted airtime during previous attempts at this mission) so it will be able to fly down.