The "not what I had in mind" thread.

[PDCWolf]

I've seen this type of threads on other game related forums and, given KSP's nature, I'm sure there's a lot of material here. Thing is: you planned a mission and you knew how to handle it BUT something went wrong in the middle. Whether it ended in success or failure, come here and show us!

I'll use image links just so that there's more space and better loadtimes.

I made a rover I called AMSR (automated munar service rover) and launched it. Here you have it reaching space and separating the fairings.

http://www.imgnook.com/2yaC2o.png

Then, when getting close to the mun landing point, the final stage is used for braking, and then it separates, crashes, and the rover gets down on its own 4 little engines with loads of remaining fuel and RCS. Here you see the braking stage, as you can see the rover is attached by a docking port.

http://www.imgnook.com/CqFZmo.png

I accidentaly undocked the port AFTER throttling down the braking stage, thrust-locking it against the rover and starting an uncontrolled ascent, thanks to the rover having RCS tanks and engines, I barely managed to pull it off. The braking stage crashed really close to the landing area (where the Genesis-1 Power station and a storage module were waiting for the rover) and throwing debris and parts all over it. The rover, on the other hand, survived and I managed to land it at 400 meters from the landing area. Here you see the final maneuvering with the rover. You can even see some smoke from the exploding debris.

http://www.imgnook.com/dRcZQo.png

So, it was a close call, but a successful mission overall.

Now it's your turn to show those close calls, planning/execution failures and anything else you didn't had in mind.

[SalmonellaDingDong]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/24904-You-Will-Not-Go-To-Space-Today-Post-Your-Fails-Here

6 pages already, it would probably be better to post in there