The Single Stage Grand Tour | Single stage to everywhere/anywhere (including Eve)

[Alpaca Z]

Hi, I am new to this forum. I would like to share my recent mission of Single Stage Grand Tour, using only stock and DLC parts.

This is a grand tour mission to visit every planet and moon in the Kerbol system that has a solid surface (including Eve and Tylo), using a single-stage craft. I am also trying to do it as fast as possible, and finish the trip within 16 years, so gravity assist is avoided.

Many thanks to @Lt_Duckweed for creating this extraordinary craft! I have got permission from him to use it in my video.

Here is the video: 

 

[Gargamel]

Moved to Mission Reports. 

[king of nowhere]

On 4/11/2022 at 3:17 AM, Alpaca Z said:

Hi, I am new to this forum. I would like to share my recent mission of Single Stage Grand Tour, using only stock and DLC parts.

This is a grand tour mission to visit every planet and moon in the Kerbol system that has a solid surface (including Eve and Tylo), using a single-stage craft. I am also trying to do it as fast as possible, and finish the trip within 16 years, so gravity assist is avoided.

Many thanks to @Lt_Duckweed for creating this extraordinary craft! I have got permission from him to use it in my video.

Here is the video: 

 

well, it's not exactly single stage because the xenon to go to gilly is spent and not recovered. but impressive nonetheless.

the grand tour challenge thread has already a fully reusable grand tour, but it used a modular design with a mothership to make it work.

[Alpaca Z]

3 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

well, it's not exactly single stage because the xenon to go to gilly is spent and not recovered. but impressive nonetheless.

the grand tour challenge thread has already a fully reusable grand tour, but it used a modular design with a mothership to make it work.

Thanks! The xenon part is the only small regret I have. I will try to make my own SSGT craft without relying on ion engine, but it's going to be extremely hard.

[king of nowhere]

12 hours ago, Alpaca Z said:

Thanks! The xenon part is the only small regret I have. I will try to make my own SSGT craft without relying on ion engine, but it's going to be extremely hard.

i doubt it's possible. it would require reaching eve orbit with 1700 m/s left. hard enough on ion power

[Alpaca Z]

3 hours ago, king of nowhere said:

i doubt it's possible. it would require reaching eve orbit with 1700 m/s left. hard enough on ion power

I know it's almost impossible. But I will still have a try. At least, I would like to make an Eve SSTO by myself.

[Alpaca Z]

On 4/13/2022 at 9:04 AM, king of nowhere said:

i doubt it's possible. it would require reaching eve orbit with 1700 m/s left. hard enough on ion power

I think I actually proved it to be possible now. With the brand new Eve SSTA ∞. It is capable of reaching Gilly from Eve sea level in a single stage, and it can land on Tylo. I think that should be sufficient to prove it's an SSTA.