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Fastest rocket to island nearby

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Below both of my attempts!

Attempt 1 (disqualified)

Joining the fun with booster-only design. It comes in 3 stages: 1st stage goes straight up, 2nd goes straight horizontal and 3rd tries its best to get down as fast as possible. Landing with drogue chute opened at last moment.

1 minute, 46 seconds to touchdown. Could probably go a tiny bit faster by not going above 11 km altitude. Biggest time waster every time opening the chute a bit too early.

Attempt 2 (1 minute 45 seconds)

Same style as above, but more boosters in the first stage and more SAS for faster turning. The extra SAS allows the 3rd stage to point its nose downwards faster under all that drag. The booster cuts out at 1:30 which would be the ideal landing time, but unfortunately there's still some freefalling to do before touchdown. Could probably go faster by adding a few more boosters.............

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Good luck for the next record breaker! It's certainly still possible to go faster!

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