Minmus or bust!

[Zaydin]

Well, after reaching the Mun yesterday, I was debating sending another mission to the Mun with the new sensors I had unlocked with the research I had compiled from the Mun mission, or going to Minmus. As my title would suggest, I decided to go where I had never gone before: Minmus.

Descent was far easier for Minmus than the Mun; I had enough fuel left from my main stage to set up my descent onto Minmus before jettisoning the dead weight, and after that, I activated the LV-909 I have for the lander stage to slow me; that engine sips fuel!

I couldn't help but notice how small both Kerbin and the Mun looked from this far out.

One relatively uneventful descent later, my craft set down on Minmus, Kerbol rising over the far moon of Kerbin. Well, I say 'relatively uneventful' because I had a brief panic as I neared the surface when my craft suddenly accelerated in its descent, passing 100 meters a second. Thankfully, I had time to throttle up and slow down before touching down on the surface.

A minute later, after transmitting some initial data back to Kerbin, Jebediah Kerman, the first Kerbal on the Mun, planted the flag and became the first Kerbal on Minmus, marking the furthest any Kerbal had been from their home.

After planting the flag, Jebediah took a moment to record a greetings from Minmus to the Kerbals back home, eagerly awaiting word as to the fate of this brave kerbonaut!

Needless to say, after the success of my Munar landing, this new success has me thrilled!

Edited November 27, 2013 by Zaydin

[Specialist290]

Nicely done! Here's to hoping you continue to uncover the farthest frontiers of the solar system

[Commissioner Tadpole]

Congratulations there! You proved your worth in conquering the Kerbin system. Now go out there and conquer the rest of the solar system!

[technion]

Once you can make it there, you can make it anywhere

Any plans on a return trip?