Consternation - Mission to Duna

[WooDzor]

..*And hopefully back as well

Launch of Consternation I - Duna Lander

The Crew and Command Module (Consternation II) are launched to the Consternation I

Docked together nicely in LKO

An 8 minute burn will send our heroic Kerbals to Duna

After a few trial and errors I discovered that aero breaking at around 11.000meters works best.

One of the two Artemis probes is de-orbit by RCS to explore the surface of Duna.

Unfortunately Artemis II was lost when the the chute failed to open in time.

Crew transfer to the Consternation I Landing Module.

Ready?

DE-ORBIT!!

The parachutes open and after holding their breaths and (possibly due to a snack being stuck in Bill's throat) they can finally breath again

It's time for some exploring and getting some sweet science.

After a rover ride of about 2 km our Kerbals decide to go back to the Landing Module.

To be continued..

Edited March 1, 2014 by WooDzor

[Thomas988]

That is seriously one of the coolest missions I have ever seen. Don't know why, I just think this really neat!

[astropapi1]

Really nice lander and rover design.

[WooDzor]

I've been thinking about a mission like this ever since I saw the youtube movie by @katateochi (

) but wanted to do it completely stock.

This mission is still testing the concept and see how much fuel I need, learning how to pinpoint land on Duna(I manage 1200 meters at the moment), etc. Yesterday I managed to dock the DRV(Duna Return Vehicle) With CM (Command Module) which is still in orbit and had some fuel left that I could pump to the CM. I've got slightly over a third left and hope it's enough to get back to Kerbin. Fingers crossed

[WooDzor]

Thanks, I will try to post an update later this week:)