Tylo or Bust!

[Giggleplex777]

Here's my attempt(s) to get Kerbals on Tylo and (hopefully) back to Kerbin.

Tylo I

This was the first attempt.

Liftoff of the Lander.

Lander in orbit.

Liftoff of the crew ship/interplanetary motor.

In orbit.

Rendezvous with the lander. I had lots of trouble trying to dock because I forgot RCS on the lander and the poor placement of the Crew ship RCS ports didn't help.

I had to jettison the Orbital kick motor in order to dock with the lander.

Docked!

Burning into a Jool transfer orbit. I had to make a few passes around the planet because the LV-N is so weak and beause I had to jettison the orbital kick motor.

Flying away from Kerbin.

Jool encounter.

A small correction.

Jool.

Aerob[r]aking.

Laythe slingshot.

Tylo!

Low Tylo orbit.

The view.

Jeb and Bob climbing into their seats on the lander.

Burning retrograde.

Getting close...

Landed! The landing legs started glitching after that and I had to raise them.

Jeb gets up.

Reading the plaque.

Jeb and Bob beside the flag and their lander.

Bob plants another flag beside a near by rock and claims it as his.

Realizing that the lander does not have enough fuel to return to orbit, Jeb and Bob said their last words to Kerbin and eventually suffocated after their life support systems failed.

May they rest in peace.

Edited May 29, 2013 by Giggleplex777

[Specialist290]

Aww Well, they can't all be rousing successes...

Hopefully your next one will get the crew back home, though.

[Akalaël]

:wink:Tylo is a b***h. Hard combination of high gravity and no atmosphere to help in the landing.

I remember Scott Manley did a mission there in the 0.18, and his lander was, let's say, bigger than your's

[DMagic]

Tylo is a tough one. My lander was quite a bit bigger, it required a lot of radial fuel tanks and staging, but it worked. My final ascent stage was only a bit smaller than your entire craft. A few radial fuel tanks probably would have been enough for you to take off again. But I do admire the attempt at landing and returning with such a minimalist craft.