Mun Rovers

[darkdude893]

You have beem contacted by the government to land a rover on the Mun. (pretty much a low-power solid booster with c7 wheels on it) You must return safely to kerbin after the rover\'s fuel has been expended. No restrictions besides obvious cheats.

[Spider0804]

challenge accepted

[Wintersniper]

There are far better ways my friend, far better ways.

[OtherDalfite]

There are far better ways my friend, far better ways.

Like what? KSP doesn\'t have spinning wheels. :-\

[Luigibro606]

Use RCS to roll about.

[Ydoow]

Use RCS to roll about.

That\'s what I was thinking

Do hover crafts count?

I\'m considering using multiple RCS.

4 to hover, and 1 or 2 to push me along the surface

[Luigibro606]

Don\'t see why not. As long as Jeb has a blast, who really cares? =P

[darkdude893]

Ok, rcs is fine. There are now 2 categories: hovercraft and wheeled rovers. Rovers that roll on the ground do NOT count.

[Luigibro606]

Ok, rcs is fine. There are now 2 categories: hovercraft and wheeled rovers. Rovers that roll on the ground do NOT count.

Time for some exploration missions... FOR SCIENCE!

[Polecat Industries]

That\'s what I was thinking

Do hover crafts count?

I\'m considering using multiple RCS.

4 to hover, and 1 or 2 to push me along the surface

Actually, you need a minimum of 16 to lift you and an rcs tank. On the plus side, well, there isn\'t one.

[trbinsc]

That\'s on Kerbin. On the Mün you can do it with four.

[Luigibro606]

Just get tons of RCS and KW RCS Thrusters for hovercraft epicness.

[NovaSilisko]

I tried http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5766/kerbalspaceprogram20111r.jpg

It\'s now just a matter of getting it to the mun.

[OtherDalfite]

I tried http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5766/kerbalspaceprogram20111r.jpg

It\'s now just a matter of getting it to the mun.

Where did you get the wheels Nova?

[Kryten]

He made them-he\'s testing new parts for his pack.

[OtherDalfite]

He made them-he\'s testing new parts for his pack.

Oh I see. Do they actually spin on an axis? If so, how?

[Damonjay]

just created a mun rover with C7 and KSP Nova (please dont hurt me nova i had no choice) i got the thing to the moon and it works like a charm!

the bit that is on the ground behind it is what i use to descend and slowly land. i then let the rover fall forward onto its wheels. one problem with rovers is that if you move to quickly a wheel may get stuck in the terrain and you end up getting shot into the air

[NovaSilisko]

Oh I see. Do they actually spin on an axis? If so, how?

No, they don\'t. It\'s impossible right now.

[Dynd]

In my opinion using C7 for this challenge is a bit cheaty. (like with most challenges btw)

[darkdude893]

C7 parts are fine, just not the small tank. Bonus points if you do it with only stock and c7 wheels, and even more if you can return home (probably impossible). Also Nova, those parts look amazing!