To Duna - LK Style

[MedwedianPresident]

So, another alternative history challenge.

The = Koviet LK program succeeded, actually landing the first ever human on the moon before the americans. Now, the KSSR's position as the leading space power is fixed.

Kerolev has decided to develop his LK programme even further and fly to Duna! But Kerolev needs assistants - YOU!

Design the best spin-off of LK that can bring at least 2 Kerbals to Duna, land at least one of them, and bring them back to Kerbin.

The rules:

1. You may use mods if you want to, but no MechJeb or other autopilots.

2. The craft must be inspired by Soyuz and LK or be based on it.

3. No asparagus/other unrealistic constructions. Be sensible.

4. Autosaving allowed.

5. At least 2 kerbals in the craft and at least 1 of them to be landed on duna and returned back to the craft.

Points & Additional Rewards:

You start out with 10 points.

the Amazing Trio - 3 (or more) kerbals in the spacecraft. - 20 points

Old Comrades - Have Jeb, Bill and Bob in your spacecraft. - 5 points

Degustating the Air - Use aerobraking or aerocapture to stabilize your orbit around Duna. - 20 points

Open Fire prohibited - Use only parachutes to slow yourself down for the landing on Duna. - 15 points

Comin' in QUICK - Do not enter an orbit around duna, instead enter the atmosphere straight from the orbit around Kerbol. - 30 points

Phoosh Phoosh - Your craft is so big that it needs 30 or more RCS ports to steer it. - 20 points

Long Trip - use another planet or moon for an gravitational sling.

Ikke only Duna - visit or land on Ike as well as Duna.

Home sweet Home - when returning to Kerbin, land near KSC.

Another Home sweet Another Home - when returning to Kerbin, land in the KSC 2 valley.

Additional Points will be awarded if i think is needed so. (Think good design, realism, etc...)

[Sirine]

No？ Asparagus？huh？how？

[MedwedianPresident]

No？ Asparagus？huh？how？

Asparagus staging is unrealistic. "Lotsa Boosters" staging is allowed, but no real asparagus staging that is unaerodynamic. In other words, no 0.13 style rockets.

[MedwedianPresident]

EDIT OF RULE: Asparagus staging is allowed only in vacuum. So maybe if an asparagus construction is necessary then launch the individual parts to orbit first.

[Death Engineering]

Interesting.. I like it!

Extra points for historical accuracy? j/k..

http://news.discovery.com/space/tantalizing-signs-of-soviet-era-mars-lander-found-by-nasa-probe-130415.htm

[TheHarbinger]

Just a friendly FYI, the ULA Delta IV Heavy rocket technically uses asparagus staging, as do the planned SpaceX Falcon Heavy, and Russian Angara 7c. They don't use the ridiculous amount of strapon tanks that you see people use in KSP sometimes, but they use fuel transfer from the outer tanks to keep the core tank full as all of the engine's burn. It gives a significant boost to DeltaV. There are videos on Youtube of the Delva IV Heavy.

[Sirine]

3. No asparagus/other unrealistic constructions. Be sensible.

Think again.

@TheHarbinger <--- totally agree.

[Nephf]

Mulbin ???? Duna LK-1 ?????

[Patupi]

3. No asparagus/other unrealistic constructions. Be sensible.

Think again.

Well, not now maybe. But it wasn't used back then. True, it could have been done, but turbopumps are heavy, more so back then... perhaps more so in the Soviet Union back then!

[Death Engineering]

Trying to put together an "N1" style lifter. Having a hard time stuffing 30 engines into the first stage..

[Mulbin]

Something like this?

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/26781-0-19-Duna-LK1-%28yes-Duna!%29-Soyuz-inspired-Duna-return-CM-Lander-and-micro-buggy!