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I got my first comet!


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Yesterday, I got my first teeny-weeny (well, it's a size C) asteroid. It now lies in an LKO, 150km above Kerbin.
So, I decided to take a step  f   u   r   t   h   e   r   !
To a comet! With 0 tutorials from KSP! (but 2 from YouTube :sticktongue:)
Here's my documentation:

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PIC 1: After a LOOOOOONG time of getting an intersect, this was my first initial intersect. Don't believe in Stage 3, it has more dV than it shows. :D

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PIC 2: Because of my "braking" sequence, I needed to go near the comet everytime. This adjusted the intercept nearer to the periapsis.

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PIC 3: After a few moments, I am nearing the comet's coma, then nearing the nucleus.

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PIC 4: After some corrections, I jettisoned the 3rd stage (my rocket was 3-stage) then made it hit the comet. The blue spot is the very wonderful plume from the engine (Waterfall)

Spoiler

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PIC 4.5: Impact! (this made the WHOLE comet spin lol)

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PIC 5: No pic found of the claw grabbin' the comet, but here's the comet instead. It's big, I think it's a class G or H, idk :/

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PIC 6: Releasing the arm from the comet. It will now return to Kerbin. :)

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PIC 7: What a view! :o

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PIC 8: Re-entry :) (too bad most of the components in the satellite was destroyed :( )

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PIC 9: Parachute deploy and splashdown.

END OF MISSION
6 YEARS LATER.

Next mission: Comet Mover: move the comet near Kerbin, then to Kerbin's SOI

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