Three and a half years to get my probe to Jool.

[Custard Donut (In Space)]

Does that sound about right? Or did i take way too long? I'm glad i didn't send a Kerbal, it would have been cruel.

[itsme86]

That's probably about right for real life where you're trying to get there as cheaply as possible, but I believe it's possible in a much shorter time period than that with the relatively infinite resources (parts/fuel) available in KSP.

[Custard Donut (In Space)]

Ah ok, thank you

[RogueMason]

I've reached Jool (with a ship much bigger that a probe) in just over a year of game time. It is definitely possible to get there faster than 3 and a half years, but hey, you reached Jool

[magnemoe]

I think a bit over an a year is standard for the cheapest burn to Jool. You do an orbit between Kerbin and Jool where Jool is the highest point.

Guess you went outside Jool orbit and meet it on the return.

[Brotoro]

I think a Hohmann transfer orbit from Kerbin to Jool takes a little over 1.5 Earth years,

[Brotoro]

I think a Hohmann transfer orbit from Kerbin to Jool takes a little over 1.5 Earth years,

Hmmm... looking at my mission screenshots, it appears that it only took me 307 days to reach Laythe. I wonder why my calculations for the Hohmann transfer orbit time are off. Must check...

Edited May 11, 2013 by Brotoro