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[fourfa]

Spark

[septemberWaves]

Great lander @fourfa! I like how detailed it is.

[fourfa]

That pic was sitting around a while - this is the current version that I like better.  Cabin and docking port on bottom to save a few parts and make it CLS-compatible, twin engines to gain enough TWR for Duna and Moho, more fuel to stay well over 3km/s dV.  6.8t, 48 parts.

Dragonfly Micro-Lander

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/6/2017 at 7:05 PM, fourfa said:

Spark

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Okay that's what I thought

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/6/2017 at 7:03 PM, fourfa said:

@eagle92lightning I'll get one for you tonight

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Hey just want to remind you about the link

[fourfa]

  On 3/8/2017 at 1:33 AM, eagle92lightning said:

Hey just want to remind you about the link

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Sure thing -

 

Edited March 8, 2017 by fourfa

[Whisky Tango Foxtrot]

I don't build all-in-one landers anymore (at least not for the Mun and Minmus; I haven't landed on anything else yet.) Instead, I use a robotic lifting module with a docking port on the bottom that I can attach various payloads to.

Here it is with a crew landing module:

Here it is with a fuel transport module (with extra engines on the tank to give it a better TWR when fully loaded):

Here it is with a surface science module:

[eagle92lightning]

Is it me or does everyone think the third stage off the saturn V was left on the lander???

[nascarlaser1]

This should be pinned!

 

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/8/2017 at 2:42 AM, fourfa said:

Sure thing -

 

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The dragon fly is SO CUTE!

[Jimmy Stiff-Fingers]

This is my Munar Excursion Vehicle. Full album can be found here: http://imgur.com/a/zCbyP

Here's a picture of the MEV docking to the Dagon 1:

[septemberWaves]

My mimic of the Constellation program's Altair lander. It's a two-stage landing vehicle designed initially for the Mun but with room for upgrades. The base modules in the background of the above image were all landed using Altair descent stages.

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/9/2017 at 4:03 PM, eloquentJane said:

My mimic of the Constellation program's Altair lander. It's a two-stage landing vehicle designed initially for the Mun but with room for upgrades. The base modules in the background of the above image were all landed using Altair descent stages.

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Is this lander nodded and if not ma I have a kerbalx link to it?

[septemberWaves]

  On 3/9/2017 at 5:12 PM, eagle92lightning said:

Is this lander nodded and if not ma I have a kerbalx link to it?

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It's extremely modded (though I may upload it to KerbalX anyway along with the rest of my Constellation spacecraft).

[TheEpicSquared]

For the Mun, I use this: 

It's a bit outdated, and I plan to replace it soon.

Pics:

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Undocking in Munar orbit:

Descending:

Touchdown!

Obligatory picture:

Ascending:

Approaching CSM:

Full mission report here:

 

I'm using these for my Minmus landings, the Minmus Reusable Lander (MRL):

Pics:

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Launch (this particular MRL is called Cygnus):

Trans-Minmus injection:

In orbit around Minmus:

Descending:

Touchdown! Four one-ton KIS/KAS anchors keep the MRL securely on the ground:

Full mission report here:

 

 

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/9/2017 at 5:27 PM, eloquentJane said:

It's extremely modded (though I may upload it to KerbalX anyway along with the rest of my Constellation spacecraft).

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Can I have a list of the mods?

[septemberWaves]

  On 3/9/2017 at 8:05 PM, eagle92lightning said:

Can I have a list of the mods?

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I'll sort out the download links and I'll provide mod lists with them.

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/9/2017 at 8:41 PM, eloquentJane said:

I'll sort out the download links and I'll provide mod lists with them.

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Thand I love project constellation 

[Jimmy Stiff-Fingers]

I'm going to use this two stage lander to land on Duna.

[Karamon]

that is one hell of an overkill

[Jimmy Stiff-Fingers]

  On 3/10/2017 at 7:51 PM, Karamon said:

that is one hell of an overkill

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Does such a thing as overkill exist in KSP?

By the way, that cone structure is not a fuel tank, just to be clear. It is a fairing that houses the ascent part.

[Thor Wotansen]

This is my stock Altair style Mun lander.  It should easily do Dres, Ike, Minmus and those three Jool moons as well.

It has all the stock science equipment and a small rover with a surface scanning module on it.

[eagle92lightning]

  On 3/11/2017 at 12:44 AM, Thor Wotansen said:

This is my stock Altair style Mun lander.  It should easily do Dres, Ike, Minmus and those three Jool moons as well.

It has all the stock science equipment and a small rover with a surface scanning module on it.

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  On 3/11/2017 at 12:44 AM, Thor Wotansen said:

This is my stock Altair style Mun lander.  It should easily do Dres, Ike, Minmus and those three Jool moons as well.

It has all the stock science equipment and a small rover with a surface scanning module on it.

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Can I have a kerbalx link?

  On 3/10/2017 at 7:54 PM, Jimmy Stiff-Fingers said:

Does such a thing as overkill exist in KSP?

By the way, that cone structure is not a fuel tank, just to be clear. It is a fairing that houses the ascent part.

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In this case yes yes it does

[Jimmy Stiff-Fingers]

  On 3/11/2017 at 2:00 PM, eagle92lightning said:

In this case yes yes it does

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What's so overkill about it, exactly?

[Jimmy Stiff-Fingers]

I'm not trying to be annoying or something. I quite suck at ksp actually and I'd like to hear some constructive feedback. I'm actually a pretty horrible pilot and I want to make sure my Kerbals can survive, have enough supplies for at least a couple of days and the fact that I do not fly craft that I consider ugly is also a big limitation for me.

 

I kinda liked this design because it reminded me of the MAV from the Martian.

Edited March 11, 2017 by Jimmy Stiff-Fingers