No one doing a 44th Anniv Re-enactment? Let's all land on the Mun this weekend!

[The Jedi Master]

Just saw the request for a flag, and didn't have a lot of time to work on it, but hopefully this will be better than nothing.

I spot a typo--Apollo 11 was in 1969, not 1967. Still, very good!

[mellojoe]

Here's my anniversary tribute.

[Scarecrow88]

I spot a typo--Apollo 11 was in 1969, not 1967. Still, very good!

Strangely enough, just as I switched my PC off, a sudden thought hit me that I had put 1967 instead of 1969. When I turned it back on to check, yep there it was. Needless to say, I've made a quick correction in case anyone wants to use it.

[regex]

I've never done a proper Apollo-style Mun landing and I've seen this thread floating around so I decided to give it a try. The problem is I just installed FAR and a few other mods, and I really like them so getting the transfer vehicle and lander to orbit would require fairings. After a few unsatisfactory tries with the stock parts, I decided to bite the bullet and just wrap the whole thing up:

I'll do the flight and post a gallery once my kid goes to bed.

[blenderman]

I tried to do mine with those new fairings ... could not get it working. seems if you make those fairings that large they flop all over and you can't secure them. so I just did away with the faring and did it without.

[Cydonian Monk]

My Apollo 11 reenactment has just completed Lunar (Munar) capture, and is witnessing their first Earthrise (Kerbalrise). I'm still a bit behind schedule... but catching up quickly!

Animated gif here: http://0div0.org/images/20130719_ksp1851_earthrise.gif

Edited October 7, 2014 by Cydonian Monk

[GusTurbo]

Apollo-inspired.

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[0jam3290]

What. Mod. Is. That.

I'm using Lionhead's LEM/Apollo pack for the CSM/LEM and the Apollo Mission Pack for the SaturnV(the AMP comes with its own CSM/LM, but Lionhead's looks better)

[regex]

Here's mine. I wanted to play around with the KSPX parts before 0.21 and get my feet wet with some of the mods I downloaded. I probably went way overboard on the life support for this thing. It turns out that the low part count was a good thing because I accidentally had the laptop unplugged and it switched over to the Intel chip (No wonder Kerbin slowed down the framerate...)

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I tried to do mine with those new fairings ... could not get it working. seems if you make those fairings that large they flop all over and you can't secure them. so I just did away with the faring and did it without.

I'm using the Procedural Fairing mod, that entire thing was three parts and was actually pretty rigid. I could also pin some struts through it, which really helped.

Edited July 20, 2013 by regex

[blenderman]

Just made my memorial landing. Landed a little ways from the Memorial Marker... but close enough to fly there in my jet pack.

Planted the flag

Visiting the Memorial

Yeah, that does look like a giant leap!

Full Mission Photos:

http://imgur.com/a/54XEk#0

Edited July 20, 2013 by blenderman

[Robbii6]

Ignore that i said Michael Collins was dead he is still alive

Edited July 20, 2013 by Robbii6

[dragoncannon]

Robbii6... you know that Mike Collins is still alive.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

[magnemoe]

What a nice idea

Jeb is allready in training

and the Saturn V is ready on the pad

Everybody who is in need of a working SaturnV/Apollo11 design can use my stock design: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/0-19-ancient-launchers-stock/

Nice rocket but perhaps a bit overpowered, I used the 3rd stage almost to landing so I could probably have returned the lander to Kerbin.

However it lack SAS/ ASAS on the service / command module part. I did not notice this until I did the command module and turnaround and dock outbound for Mun.

Luckily I was lazy and had mechjeb on it, pretty hopeless with an ship who rotates so quick and no asas.

[Robbii6]

Robbii6... you know that Mike Collins is still alive.....

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Collins_(astronaut)

ahh right thanks i do believe you but the reason i put it was because

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Michael+Collins&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAw8HsxKHfq6-QYGJaXHN8428B250rxXtYM2qlvj-uGH_mskA0H81bCkAAAA&sa=X&ei=rkrqUeybDJSHhQfpxYD4DQ&ved=0CLQBEOIjMBQ&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=aff0168d1f4e8a7f&biw=1920&bih=979&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.c75bKy5EQ0A.O

Look to the right

Edited July 20, 2013 by Robbii6

[Wayfare]

If you want to get in on the celebrations but struggle to either design an Apollo-style craft or fly the missions, I humbly suggest you check out my Munshine V:

It's light (both in mass and parts) and user-friendly. With an extensive manual, five pages of discussion (including mission reports) and two full mission-length videos it is perhaps the most well-document spacecraft of its kind after Mulbin's amazing Munbug X (which is neither light nor user-fiendly, but it is awesome).

Munshine V will be rebuilt once 0.21 hits and I'm flying her one last time today in honor of Apollo 11. A mission report will be posted here.

[dragoncannon]

ahh right thanks i do believe you but the reason i put it was because

https://www.google.co.uk/#q=Michael+Collins&stick=H4sIAAAAAAAAAGOovnz8BQMDAw8HsxKHfq6-QYGJaXHN8428B250rxXtYM2qlvj-uGH_mskA0H81bCkAAAA&sa=X&ei=rkrqUeybDJSHhQfpxYD4DQ&ved=0CLQBEOIjMBQ&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=aff0168d1f4e8a7f&biw=1920&bih=979&bvm=pv.xjs.s.en_US.c75bKy5EQ0A.O

Look to the right

Strange... and it cites wikipedia as its source, yet wikipedia says he's still alive... On further research, he was at least alive las month when he spoke at a memorial service to Neil Armstrong....

[Robbii6]

Strange... and it cites wikipedia as its source, yet wikipedia says he's still alive... On further research, he was at least alive las month when he spoke at a memorial service to Neil Armstrong....

hmm very strange indeed

[IvanTehFennec]

I'll be doing a stream later today of my Anniversary Landing, and will post the link to my twitch once I'm ready.

[Kialar]

Here we are.

[Tw1]

Damn it! I'm pretty shure that didn't happen in the real thing.

He then went "Poof" and the only way to save him would be to cheat and save file edit.

[Xeldrak]

Well, I did a challenge a few weeks ago that produced some impressive reenactments! You can see my meager attempt and some rather awesome ones....

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/39630-Doing-it-Apollo-style

[Scarecrow88]

I had a go as it's only fitting I suppose. I tried to follow the ethos of the original mission, rather than try to follow every detail, so the lander is packed below the command module and needed to be docked with once in orbit, but it's only one stage rather than two.

On the launch pad waiting to go.

Climbing to parking orbit

Jettisoning the Munar injection stage

Established orbit around the Mun

Landing spot near the memorial

Kerbonauts plant their flag at the memorial

Lander rendezvousing with the Command module

Arriving back at Kerbin close to the KSC

Home safe

[palker]

I did my landing today.

Ascent of my 3 stage rocket

Lander and orbiter on Munar orbit

Landing

Checking out the tourist attractions

My first orbital docking

Return trajectory

Back at Kerbin

[RedMac]

/salute to Neil, Buzz and Mike

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

My atempt. Happy Anniversary, Neil, Buzz & Michael.

Looks like I found the right spot.

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