[0.20.2] Munshine V - E Apollo-style with rover

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The original Munshine V - with pictures - can be found here.

The Munshine V - E uses the same craft, the same launch profile, but it adds a rover!

"E" stands for "Expedition". Or "Extra". Or "Enhanced". Or whatever.

Have you ever walked into a room full of engineers and told them you love their design, you just want to make it more complicated? Fortunately, Wayfare has a solid chain of command and we didn't have to beat our engineers with it for too long until they agreed to add a rover to the Munshine V. They also added a couple of extra RCS fuel tanks to the other side of the landing stage. They don't like it when you call them ballast. They especially don't like it when you call them [bLEEP].

The "E" edition runs the Munshine V up to 399,69 tons and 215 parts on the launchpad. That's 21 additional parts and less than a ton of extra mass. It affects the original flight profile about as much as you sneezing during the TMI burn.

Deploying the buggy is easy - just right-click the docking port and decouple the node.

Rarely have Kerbals been so excited about a few wheels bolted to a metal plate!

"Let's go over there!"

"What's over there?"

"Genesis rocks? Ancient arches? Scantily-clad purple-skinned Munbabes? Who cares? Vrooom!"

Wayfare recommends you enable brakes before decoupling the rover. To save power, disable the motors on the rear wheels when operating the rover. When rover is low on power, park rover in the sun for a few hours to recharge. Do not flip rover. Do not roll rover. Do not attempt to orbit rover. Rover parts may be harmful if swallowed. Use at your own risk.

Edited June 12, 2013 by Wayfare