Facing Low Self-Confidence - Any inspiring mission plans?

[LexiSilva]

So I am on vacation for the week (school), and I have been facing a decline in my self-confidence. I am guessing because I don't have anything to do!

Are there any inspiring mission plans that might last me the week?

[montyben101]

An eve return mission if you haven't already done it? Or try it without docking!! (or crew transfer)

[LexiSilva]

I'm looking for a week-long project, not Hell! I'll do it!

[montyben101]

XD Iv never tried and to be honest don't want to after watching Scott manelys series and what it took to do it...

[Shuttle]

An eve return mission if you haven't already done it? Or try it without docking!! (or crew transfer)

Eve mission with ascent from sea level requires ~400t in LKO: 200t Eve ascent vehicle and 200t transfer stage.

[LexiSilva]

Eve mission with ascent from sea level requires ~400t in LKO: 200t Eve ascent vehicle and 200t transfer stage.

I made a rocket that reaches 7000 m/s after burning constantly from launch pad (straight up). That work?

[Shuttle]

I made a rocket that reaches 7000 m/s after burning constantly from launch pad (straight up). That work?

According to this link http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Tutorial:Returning_From_Eve, you need 11 km/s to reach orbit around Eve and 1.8 km/s for transfer back to Kerbin.

[zerotwo]

Try a mission with multiple objectives:

// Option 1

In a "campaign" game, put a station into orbit around the Mun with a rig to carry science probes to the surface and return them for processing at a science station. Build a train out of as many of these processed science modules as you can and bring them all back to Kerbin at once.

When that is complete, transfer the station to Minmus.

I think seeing 8000~ science at once should be a straight shot of confidence.

(For more challenge: repeat the process on Minmus, then transfer the station to Duna!)

// Option 2

In either Campaign or Free Play modes:

Develop a craft that can travel to Jool and separate into enough parts with enough fuel to land a probe on every moon.

I enjoyed this project immensely. Seriously. Immensely.

[syfyguy64]

Build a battleship, launch it into orbit, and have a roleplay war.

Share the persistance file with a friend once a day, and document it, for our entertainment.

[Poryy]

My Helios Plan involves launching five ships to colonize Laythe, Duna, Minmus, Vall, and Eeloo.

Try colonizing another celestial body. It's fun starting with a little base and eventually giving it ion bikes and SSTOS.

Try role playing with the colonies, like needing to send a new "food container" (Empty Hitchhiker) every 5 years.

[inigma]

Better than all the above, build a Kraken drive mini ssto and land on Eve and come back to Kerbin.

[astropapi1]

Document it, for our entertainment.

You. I like you.

[Duxwing]

Without using your hands build and fly a Munar lander.

-Duxwing

[astropapi1]

Have you ever landed a SSTO rocket on the surface of Duna, without refueling?

[MockKnizzle]

Eve mission with ascent from sea level requires ~400t in LKO: 200t Eve ascent vehicle and 200t transfer stage.

Not even. You can get an EAV down under 40, maybe 30 tons if you build small. If you're careful with the landing and end up somewhere even a kilometer or two above sea level, you can save a significant fraction of that 11k dV.

40 tons is pretty simple to launch, even with earlier career tech.

[jalapen0]

Build a battleship, launch it into orbit, and have a roleplay war.

Share the persistance file with a friend once a day, and document it, for our entertainment.

In addition, the battleship must look like this:

[ArmchairGravy]

Load up the Kethane mod and build a mining base on Minmus with an orbital refinery. If that's not enough, do it on Ike as well. Make sure to go nuts with the base (habitat, science, rovers, etc.). Fun to do, useful and not impossibly hard.

[Kerba Fett]

Try a mission with multiple objectives:

// Option 1

In a "campaign" game, put a station into orbit around the Mun with a rig to carry science probes to the surface and return them for processing at a science station. Build a train out of as many of these processed science modules as you can and bring them all back to Kerbin at once.

When that is complete, transfer the station to Minmus.

I think seeing 8000~ science at once should be a straight shot of confidence.

(For more challenge: repeat the process on Minmus, then transfer the station to Duna!)

Actually, it's a lot less of a challenge to do this on Minmus than it is on the Mun. They forgot to add gravity there.

And you don't need to return the experiments to Kerbin. Just pull the data from each one and bring all the data back in 1 ship.

Edited February 18, 2014 by Kerba Fett

[James_Eh]

Without using your hands build and fly a Munar lander.

Tried it. Cost me one keyboard after my tongue got stuck between the "W" and "S" keys.

[Duxwing]

Tried it. Cost me one keyboard after my tongue got stuck between the "W" and "S" keys.

You can use your feet, too.

-Duxwing

[Gravitas Shortfall]

Plan and execute a mission to Eeloo that requires at least two gravity assists after leaving Kerbin's SOI (though if you re-enter Kerbin's SOI later and use that as one of your assists, that counts). The rocket you send shouldn't have enough delta-v do make it with fewer.

[jalapen0]

You can use your feet, too.

-Duxwing

I'm sure other body parts as well.

[SaturnGreed]

In addition, the battleship must look like this:

http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/state-parks/battleship-texas/gallery/BSTX_2954_02.jpg

damn that looks amazing. anyones confidence will go up with that. The way i improve my confidence is using online dating sites at http://www.freedatinghelper.com/reviews/malaysian-cupid/. nothings better than flirting with women to improve one's confidence.

Edited March 21, 2014 by SaturnGreed

[palioxis1248]

Make a space shuttle! You really only appreciate it for what it is after you've bashed your head over a hundred times trying to make it work!