The Omnishuttle Challenge

[nhnifong]

This is a stock challenge in which you build a shuttle which can do a bunch of things while trying to make it as light as possible.

It is inspired by 700NitroXpress's Versatility Marathon Challenge but with different, and hopefully simpler rules.

The goal is to create a single stage shuttle which can deliver a 4 ton approx 2mx2m payload to the surface of any of the following destinations, and return to kerbin

Mun, Minmus, Duna, Gilly, Laythe, Bop, or Vall.

The suggested payload is a hitchhiker can, or anything else that's close to 4 tons. It must be gently set down on the surface.

The shuttle must return to Kerbin and soft-land. It doesn't have to look like the space shuttle and you are not restricted to vertical or horizontal take-off or landing. Do it however you like.

That's it! try to demonstrate that you can deliver the payload to one of the planets of your choosing, (or all of them if you have the time).

You may refuel the craft using orbital or surface fuel stations. You are encouraged to re-use the craft.

Don't be pedantic.

[Sirine]

@nhnifong

Ha, I get your ideal. The new science station (from ver 0.23), How do you know its weight 4 tons? Anyhow, I think it should be 2 hitchhiker can (2mx4m). 8 tons or 10 tons for safer margin.

I might try this one.

[numerobis]

A hitchhiker is just 2.5t, which is pretty different than 4t. Did you mean the 3-kerbal capsule?

[Sirine]

A hitchhiker is just 2.5t, which is pretty different than 4t. Did you mean the 3-kerbal capsule?

I think the OP just want to make sure the 'payload' is about 4 tons, just make it match. But I believe the new science module might weight much more...It is half the Orange tank.

[nhnifong]

I agree, two hitchhiker cans is a better value. My mistake :/

[SkyRender]

So something like this?

This is a variant of a crew bus I designed for Duna use (which it can also handle thanks to aerobraking). As you can see from KER there, it has enough dV and thrust to handle Vall too as long as you don't fly it like a maniac.

[Sirine]

@SkyRender

That was very nice!