My first manual minmus landing

[doggie015]

With the release of 0.22 I decided to use career mode as a means to improve my skill at the game to get more science and more parts to get more science and so on... After getting fuel lines I was finally able to get to Minmus and back with about 460 science on recovery at Kerbin and a few more transmitted back. All manual with 100% stock parts. And I got this photo on the way...

Now that I have larger rocket parts thanks to that mission... Next stop: Duna!

[SpaceSphereOfDeath]

Well done!

And i recommend transferring from the mun to Minmus directly, it's good practice for interplanetary missions.

[sickboy]

good job my friend! for your first inter-planetary mission, i recommend either sending a landing probe or just going for an orbit if you plan on coming back, getting a ship landed and having it returned to Kerbin is pretty hard and most likely require in-orbit construction.

[doggie015]

Well done!

And i recommend transferring from the mun to Minmus directly, it's good practice for interplanetary missions.

That's actually not such a bad idea... Will have to try that!

good job my friend! for your first inter-planetary mission, i recommend either sending a landing probe or just going for an orbit if you plan on coming back, getting a ship landed and having it returned to Kerbin is pretty hard and most likely require in-orbit construction.

I think I'll just do an orbit/flyby first and assemble a station in orbit so I can refuel at Duna for the first manned landing and get as much science as possible.

[lajoswinkler]

Good job.

Next time use less powerful rocket. This one is too heavy and consumes lots of fuel. It's Minmus, you don't need a lot of thrust.

Even this is an overkill for your vessel.

You could totally use this.

Beware, if you try to land on Mün now, you're never coming back home with that vessel.