LC Explorer Mk I - Test mission to Minmus

[tstehler1]

I spent somewhere around an hour or two designing a new ship, and thought, "why not do a detailed mission report of its maiden flight?" I've always wanted to put up a full mission on the forums, and I've never gotten around to it. So here it is. This is the Light Celestial Explorer Mk I probe, on its journey from Kerbin to Minmus for its maiden flight. For not having tested any part of it, I was certainly more than pleased with the result of the mission. Let me know what you guys think!

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Edited October 11, 2013 by tstehler1

[Rhyunix]

Well done and congratulations on landing successfully. My only queries is why there was so much fuel needed. I could do that with half of the rocket mass. Did you have spare fuel?

[Geschosskopf]

Nifty probe. So, that's a lot of rocket under it and this was a test. Where are you really planning to send it?

[tstehler1]

Both of you are correct, this thing had a lot more fuel than was necessary, especially when dealing with a planet with such low gravity as Minmus (it takes basically no effort, engine-wise, to land there). Yes, there was an enormous amount of spare fuel. I'd like to send it to Ike or Gilly, as I've never landed on either before.