The First KSP2 Space Race

[kspnerd122]

With the addition of science into KSP2, a new type of challenge has just become possible.

Introducing... The first KSP2 space race

RULES

• Ingame time will be used, in order to make sure the game is fair for everyone regardless of time devoted to it In Real Life
• Cheating is expressly forbidden except for TESTING PURPOSES IN A SEPARATE SAVE FILE, Cheating will result in you being DISQUALIFIED and all placements on the leaderboard you held will be removed.
• You MUST use the default difficulty or harder for the purpose of the challenge.
• LIFE SUPPORT/Anti-Cheesing
  • You must have at least 2 empty seats on your vessel per occupant for interplanetary travel, this is to make probes actually have a use in progression and getting milestones, kerbals also require constant electric charge(assume 1 EC/s per kerbal) and a signal back home for interplanetary missions.
  • MAY be adjusted in the future, will not retroactively affect existing spacecraft

Feel free to submit your name, agency name, and anything else about the background.

You can get onto the "Leaderboard" by proving that you were the first (ingame time) to accomplish something, things you can accomplish are listed below:

"First Person to Enter the SOI of (Planet/Moon)"
"First Person to Orbit (Planet/Moon)"
"First Person to Land On (Planet/Moon)"
"First Person to Plant a Flag On (Planet/Moon)"
"First Person to build a space station with multiple modules docked together at (Planet/Moon)"
"First Person to build a base with multiple modules, either docked or landed next to each other, on (Planet/Moon)"
"First person to return from (Planet/Moon)"

You may start launching missions from Jan, 1, 2024
Leaderboard:
Example Player - Mun Orbit - Year 1, Day 3
 

[ralanboyle]

Do I understand these two things correctly?  

1. Probes don't count as accomplishments here, they are just used to collect science. 

2. If I use starting technology to accomplish one or more of these tasks then it becomes a race to see who can make a faster vehicle. 

[Aeolica]

Instead of speed, I would rather compete on economic efficiency. After all, speed records can be infinitely set by extravagance of fuel and stage.

Edited January 17 by Aeolica