Science check list?

[ScoutCub]

I did career mode the rapid way... 6 hour rl missions and unlocked the tree. That was kind of a let down, and I did it to myself!

So I am about to start over and I wanted to do it more realistically this time. I was wondering if anyone has come up with a check list?

1) Sub orbital flight

2) low orbital flight

3) Orbital flight

4) Probe orbital flight to mun and return

5) Kerbaled flight to mun, orbital, return

6) Kerbaled flight to mun, landing, return, repeat several times

7) probe flight to minmus and return?

8) Kerbaled flight to minmus, land and return

That is as far as I have gotten with a logical order. I would guess probe flights to other planets would be next. Anyone interested in helping come up with a check list and science goals, as in the science number?

Scout

[SkyRender]

You're thinking far too human-like. These are Kerbals: they aim big and don't let the failure stop them. I see their likely progression more like...

1. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a suborbital flight

2. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into space that promptly comes right back down to Kerbin

3. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into the Mun

4. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into the sun's orbit

5. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a stable Kerbin orbit, mostly by accident

6. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flyby of the Mun because they didn't bring enough fuel

7. Planned mission to the Mun actually works... but gets stuck on the surface of the Mun

8. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilot of #7

9. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilots of #7 and #8

10. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilots of #7, #8, and #9

And so on.

[Goldham]

You're thinking far too human-like. These are Kerbals: they aim big and don't let the failure stop them. I see their likely progression more like...

1. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a suborbital flight

2. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into space that promptly comes right back down to Kerbin

3. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into the Mun

4. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flight into the sun's orbit

5. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a stable Kerbin orbit, mostly by accident

6. Planned mission to the Mun becomes a flyby of the Mun because they didn't bring enough fuel

7. Planned mission to the Mun actually works... but gets stuck on the surface of the Mun

8. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilot of #7

9. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilots of #7 and #8

10. Rescue mission to the Mun to save the pilots of #7, #8, and #9

And so on.

You put rescue missions instead of turn it into a 1 module base and forget about it.

[SkyRender]

That's pretty Kerbal too, yes. But I like to think that they'd mount at least two or three rescue attempts before declaring that they now had successfully established a Mun base.