[stock] SSTO Rocket

[The Jedi Master]

Backround Fluff

One day, Bob had bailed out from the Ares 4A-AGAIN-and realized that a rocket would be FAR safer. But, alas, John F. Kerman wants a Single Stage To Orbit. So, Bob comes up with a compromise: an SSTO... THAT IS ALSO A ROCKET! He runs to you, the head of your personal space program, with his plan...

The Challenge

Build a rocket that can take off, orbit a few times, and come back to Kerbin in one stage. MUST BE ALL STOCK, INCLUDING MECHJEB. This, of course might be ridonkulously big, but that's how it might have to be.

Achievements

Bob Was Right: Complete the challenge. 10 points.

Orbit? You Said Bop...: Land on another celestial body (dosen't have to be Bop). +50 ponits.

We're In This Together: Use a three-man capsule. +10 points.

Jeb Gets His Way: Land without parachutes. +20 points.

Jeb Has Lawyers: Who ever said that it couldn't be a plane launched vertically? +10 points.

Jets Are For Planes: Don't use jets. +30 points.

WHAT THE HARV?!: SSTO rocket to Eve and back. Will require extraordinarily evidence. +150 points.

My attempt soon!

Edited April 19, 2013 by The Jedi Master

[lump]

Just to let you know there are quite a lot of rocket ssto challenges. But i don't really care, it's just in case.

Anyway during the "great crash" i managed to build a rocket only SSTO that can escape Kerbol yes thats right, the SUN.

i think once in orbit it could actually return from landing on Duna, if not one refueling session would pretty much guarantie it.

it could also land on lathe if timed correctly although this would defiantly need refueling if you want to come back. i will post pics soon along with craft file

I calculated it and it has around 3000m/s delta-V once in orbit.

[The Jedi Master]

Just to let you know there are quite a lot of rocket ssto challenges. But i don't really care, it's just in case.

Anyway during the "great crash" i managed to build a rocket only SSTO that can escape Kerbol yes thats right, the SUN.

i think once in orbit it could actually return from landing on Duna, if not one refueling session would pretty much guarantie it.

it could also land on lathe if timed correctly although this would defiantly need refueling if you want to come back. i will post pics soon along with craft file

I calculated it and it has around 3000m/s delta-V once in orbit.

Screenies required.

[Lego8_bit]

hmmm ill se what I can do about this this might take some out of the space box thinking

[Giggleplex777]

I made this for a now non-existent challenge and I guess I'll share it here now:

Pre-launch.

Dropping off the payload while in orbit.

Re-entry.

Preparing to land.

Landed without chutes.

30 points.

Edited April 19, 2013 by Giggleplex777

[The Procrastinaut]

I have two questions:

1. Could we use mechjeb during the flight for instrumentation purposes only? i.e. delta-v readout, ap+pe etc, and not to control the ship?

2. Could you add an achievement to complete the challenge without jet engines? Its far harder to SSTO without jet engines

[The Jedi Master]

I have two questions:

1. Could we use mechjeb during the flight for instrumentation purposes only? i.e. delta-v readout, ap+pe etc, and not to control the ship?

2. Could you add an achievement to complete the challenge without jet engines? Its far harder to SSTO without jet engines

1.OK, but I'll need proof that you flew it manually.

2.Done.

[The Jedi Master]

I made this for a now non-existent challenge and I guess I'll share it here now:

Pre-launch.

Dropping off the payload while in orbit.

Re-entry.

Preparing to land.

Landed without chutes.

30 points.

Determined legit. With the addition of the no jets achivment, you now have 60 points.

[lump]

OK, i haven't got back from duna due to an iffy launch window buts it's entirely possible, the picture i managed to find in my screenshots have some shots of the one i intend to return to kerbin of its own steam and some of a payload i dropped into orbit before landing on ike with the rest off the ship,(i did have a screenie but it disapeared) anyway i will, do another payload drop and take a tonne of screenshots to prove myself, although they wont be here till Sunday probs because i'm going to a concert.

P.S. looked at the rules, TO EVE!!!!

[The Jedi Master]

OK, i haven't got back from duna due to an iffy launch window buts it's entirely possible, the picture i managed to find in my screenshots have some shots of the one i intend to return to kerbin of its own steam and some of a payload i dropped into orbit before landing on ike with the rest off the ship,(i did have a screenie but it disapeared) anyway i will, do another payload drop and take a tonne of screenshots to prove myself, although they wont be here till Sunday probs because i'm going to a concert.

P.S. looked at the rules, TO EVE!!!!

Determined legit. 90 points, best so far!

[sal_vager]

Jeeze guys, tidy up your quotes and chop out the pics

[The Procrastinaut]

Gave it a go, SSTO with rockets only, however the powered landing went a little dodgy coz I forgot to put lights on to see how quickly the ground was approaching and hit at about 20m/s, destroying most of the craft. Pod was intact though, and you never said we had to re-use the ship afterwards Anyway; 3 achievements, total 60 (40 if the landing doesn't count), screenies below:

Takeoff

Gravity Turn

Orbit!

Re-entry

The landing *ahem*

Nailed it.

[The Jedi Master]

-snip, because sal said so

Determined legit. You lose 5 points for the crash landing, so 55 points.

[UmbralRaptor]

I ran out of fuel on descent, and wrecked the craft. Everyone survived, though.

10+10+20+30-5 == 65 points

[magnemoe]

Main issue here is that my powered manned landings use lots of fuel,

This miner is SSTO on Kerbin even with all the mining stuff and a 1 ton rover.

Not tried to land it but taking off without the rover that should work nice.

[lump]

HEY, its me again, i've got a 114 Imgur album coming your way with Pics of me going to EVE, droping a probe on it and sending another in a Gilly like orbit, then i landed on Gilly and returned to Kerbin where i landed really quite near to the KSC.

when its ready i'll post highlights of the album as well as the link

Edit: i think i got 240 pts

Edited April 20, 2013 by lump

[bsalis]

9 parts.

Ascent

Pe 71Km

Re-entry

Landed. Even re-packed the shute but sadly cannot refuel.

[lump]

OK here are the pictures,

my first probe that i landed on eve

This is the second one and is in a Gilly like orbit

Next i landed on Gilly

Back on Kerbin next to KSC

an album of much more pictures:

http://imgur.com/a/lA9Q2#4

As i said 240 points

Edit: forgot to say, this has a docking port by one of the landing legs and because its so close to KSC i might send refueling rover and reuse it

Edited April 20, 2013 by lump

[The Jedi Master]

-snip-

LUMP WINS

FLAWLESS VICTORY

FATALITY

I had the Eve ahcivement mostly as a joke, didn't realize someone would actually do it...

[zarakon]

I made this for a now non-existent challenge and I guess I'll share it here now:

Pre-launch.

Dropping off the payload while in orbit.

http://i.imgur.com/2LDQ0lb.png

Re-entry.

http://i.imgur.com/7Kb49UV.jpg

Preparing to land.

http://i.imgur.com/o7N87Ce.jpg

Landed without chutes.

http://i.imgur.com/Iwvkv4n.jpg

30 points.

What's going on here? That little engine shouldn't even be able to get that rocket off the ground

[GusTurbo]

Burned until it was light enough?

Here's my entry from the Grasshopper challenge.

On the pad:

In orbit:

Heating up:

Almost home!:

Powered landing, no chutes:

Anybody got a ladder?

60 Points!

Edited April 21, 2013 by GusTurbo

[Giggleplex777]

What's going on here? That little engine shouldn't even be able to get that rocket off the ground

There's a LV-T45 in there too.

[GusTurbo]

Did you have to use debug for that? I can usually manage to put an engine where I shouldn't be able to without using noclip.

[Francesco]

What's going on here? That little engine shouldn't even be able to get that rocket off the ground

seems to be a LV-T30 clipped inside a LV-909

[Giggleplex777]

Did you have to use debug for that? I can usually manage to put an engine where I shouldn't be able to without using noclip.

I used debug but radial attachment point allows noclipping without debug.