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Spaceplane to Laythe! Part 2


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Didn't see part one? http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/67726-Spaceplane-to-Laythe%21-Part-1

When I left off, I had put the plane in orbit around Laythe along with it's pilot, Sheldon Kerman.

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It obviously didn't have enough to land and return to orbit, so I decided to launch a fuel silo in order to accomplish this.

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And we're docked! You know, after entering kerbin orbit, the burn for Jool, correctional maneuvers and Laythe aero-capture...

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I noticed that I was in quite an eccentric orbit, so I moved both modules down to a lower, more circular orbit to reduce the amount of fuel the plane needs to de-orbit.

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And we've re-docked!

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Then we proceed to undock and de-orbit the plane.

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Mechje- I mean um.. Sheldon knows what he's doing.

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The atmosphere begins to slow down the craft..

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And after two long years of sitting up in space, Sheldon has proved his worth by landing this glorious spaceplane on the surface of Laythe! :D

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The plane took countless attempts to land, and the entire mission took hours to perform. Hope you enjoyed! :wink:

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