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Remove the 'stock parts only' and you might be able to accomplish it with ion engines and a lander/orbiter with docking clamps (Erkle's/Hogdriver's) to connect them. Kethane would probably do for replenishing fuel on the lander, just make sure you land somewhere you can harvest some.

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Unfortunately I hit the Joolian system in a retrograde orbit. I didn't have enough delta-v to stick it back round the right way and ended up slingshotting out of the Kerbol system at a rate of knots. I'll try again tomorrow...

Aerobraking comes to mind. It would have solved all your problems.

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Aerobraking comes to mind. It would have solved all your problems.

I can never get my head around gauging how much to aerobrake by. Always end up dunking into a planet or not really affecting my orbit at all. Still, it's an idea for the second shot if I hit it retrograde again.

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