Kerbal Contract. Test the AE-FF1 Airstream Protective Shell

[Jamesg5000]

Hello

I am stuck on this contact. Requirements are

1. Orbit

2. The sun

I get the checkmark when I orbit Kerbin. What do I need to do for the Sun?

 

Thanks!

[Snark]

4 minutes ago, Jamesg5000 said:

Hello

I am stuck on this contact. Requirements are

1. Orbit

2. The sun

I get the checkmark when I orbit Kerbin. What do I need to do for the Sun?

 

Thanks!

Hello, and welcome to the forums!

 

What those requirements mean is that you need to be in orbit around the Sun (not orbit of Kerbin).

 

They're listed that way because it's two separate requirements, and you need to satisfy both of them simultaneously. You need to be in orbit, and the thing you are orbiting needs to be the sun.

To be in orbit of the sun, that means you need to escape Kerbin's "sphere of influence" (typically abbreviated SoI). In Kerbin's case, it has a radius of roughly 84,000 km, or not quite twice the distance of Minmus.

So,all you need to do is boost your craft until it escapes Kerbin's sphere of influence, and there you go.

 

[Jamesg5000]

Thanks! Ill give that a try

 

[fleventeen]

3 hours ago, Jamesg5000 said:

Thanks! Ill give that a try

Remember that your return to Kerbin will be at (a minimum) escape velocity, so don't forget the heatshield! It can get a little toasty out there. 

GL!