Land at the KSC from the Mun

[Chickenkeeper]

Sounds simple doesn't it? Just wait 'till you see the rules.

So the basic idea is that you must build a rocket and land on the Mun. When you take off again you must get re-captured by Kerbin and retro-burn to get a re-entry trajectory, and ultimately land at a maximum of 2km away from the KSC.

I thought of this challenge when I was recording an episode of my KSP series and I accidentally landed just 1083.5m from the launch pad. Here is the episode, which will show give you a better idea of the challenge (and prove it is possible):

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RULES:

1) NO MODS of any kind. This includes modded parts, automated systems or autopilots such as Mechjeb, or orbit trajectory calculators. Normal or scientific calculators can be used if you need them.

2) You MUST land on the Mun before returning to Kerbin.

3) You MUST set a re-entry trajectory immediately after escaping from the Mun. You may do orbital corrections or tweaks along the way but you must NOT enter a low Kerbin orbit first to plan the descent more precisely. (I.e. no Hoffman Transfers).

4) NO GLIDERS OR POWERED DESCENTS! You may tweak your descent using your rocket until you enter the atmosphere, but as soon as you enter the atmosphere you must jettison ALL but the capsule and parachute so ONLY THE CAPSULE LANDS (plus anything else attached to the top if using the large capsule, e.g. ladders, SAS modules, parachute etc). No space-plane parts may be used to assist the descent through the atmosphere, but you may use them on the rest of the rocket if you need them. (You will need to take all of this into account when designing your rocket!)

5) You MUST record the whole flight. If you can't record the flight regular screenshots may be used, but only a fully recorded flight will provide enough proof that you properly followed the rules.

[XIRA]

i once landed like 10m from the runway by accident when i came back from minmus, but i have no screenshots

loved the episode btw!

[-Gamah]

That's a pretty tall order without being able to enter LKO first... the rotation of kerbin adds magnitudes of complexity. Having to land in a specific .00007% of kerbin's total surface area from 11,000,000,000 meters away and somehow predicting the rotation and aerobraking correctly? I realize you did it on accident, but have you tried doing that on purpose?

[XIRA]

That's a pretty tall order without being able to enter LKO first... the rotation of kerbin adds magnitudes of complexity. Having to land in a specific .00007% of kerbin's total surface area from 11,000,000,000 meters away and somehow predicting the rotation and aerobraking correctly? I realize you did it on accident, but have you tried doing that on purpose?

i tried it a few times, but i never got any closer then the ocean right next to it

[jenskerman]

Challenge accomplished.

[Nooblet68]

To use an overused, but fitting phrase;

'PICCS OR EET DIDNT HAPEN!!!1!'

[Markus Reese]

I predict alot of save/reload happening for this one. I think we need bonus points for only using srb or something XD

[AncientAstronaut]

I once landed at KSC when I came back from Minmus by accident. I have screenshots but I'll have to really dig to find them, since I take a lot.

[kacperrutka26]

Challenge accepted (It's meant to be the challenge accepted face but whatever) I will post it in my series in the next few days. Not guaranteed I will get there quick though

[A Fat Pokemon]

I once landed directly on the runway Quite easily actually

[The Destroyer]

I landed within 20 km of ksc after de-orbiting from ISS! (I REALLY didnt plan for that)

[djnekkid]

It is not even close to meet your conditions, as the rocket is made from Novapunch parts, and it even have a MechJeb attached,but it is pretty much as close as you can get to the KSC