Woohoo!

[MaverickSawyer]

Just flew a mission to the Mun the other day. Normally, that's not unusual around these parts, but it's a first for me for several reasons:

- It was the first landing on the Mun where stuff DIDN'T break off at landing.

- It was the first landing at a target of scientific interest (Munar arch on the trailing pole of the Mun) that I was able to spot from orbit WITHOUT using ISA Mapsat to locate it.

- It was the first time I landed a second craft within walking (or jetpack, in this case) range of the first one.

- It was the first time that I landed a habitat module on ANY body, including Kerbin.

- It was the first time I switched a Kerbal between craft off of Kerbin (the original lander broke. Thanks, Jeb... X_X) not once, but TWICE.

- It marked the first time I ever launched anything from the surface of a celestial body OTHER than Kerbin.

- It was the first time I managed to return a Kerbal from the orbit around the Mun (all other missions that returned were flybys).

Anyways, I'm quite happy with myself for achieving these all in the same mission arc. Now, Minmus or bust!

[Eric S]

Grats :-) All good steps forward.

[Pursuedtank]

Well done. It is always such a good feeling on the first landing. Soon you will be doing it with ease though.

[The Jedi Master]

"That's one small step for a Kerbal, one giant leap for Kerbalkind."

What's next for you? Minmus? Or the planets?

EDIT: Never mind...

Edited May 21, 2013 by The Jedi Master

[Maria Sirona]

Awesome! Congratulations! (Who said it could ever be too late to congratulate?)

[AtomicTech]

It's never to late to celebrate!

Edited January 14, 2022 by Deddly

[Deddly]

There was a little bit of off-topic conversation going on here that I removed.

There seems to be some confusion about necroposting, so please open the spoiler for a reminder about that.

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I expect @MaverickSawyer has come on a long way in the eight years since this mission report.

[AtomicTech]

16 minutes ago, Deddly said:

There was a little bit of off-topic conversation going on here that I removed.

There seems to be some confusion about necroposting, so please open the spoiler for a reminder about that.

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"Necroposting" - replying to an old thread - is generally unpopular and unnecessary, so please do avoid doing that unnecessarily, but we don't have a blanket ban on it because it can sometimes be relevant and helpful. One thing that is against the rules is to take it upon yourself to tell someone off for doing it. Please report posts that you feel need correcting, and let the moderators do the moderating

I expect @MaverickSawyer has come on a long way in the eight years since this mission report.

Thanks!

[MaverickSawyer]

Jesus, talk about a blast from the past. This is all old-hat stuff for me now.