How Low can it go? 37 tonnes at takeoff to land on all 5 Joolian moons and return.

[immelman]

This is an entry in Ziv's minimal Jool 5 challenge.

It also the mission I'm most proud of in KSP so far.

I wanted to see what was the minimal mass that could take Jeb in a pod, land on all five moons and return him to the KSC.

To do this I had to use a three body gravity slingshot off Eve, Kerbin and Kerbin to get my orbit up to Jool's to minimize the fuel needed, which really was a first for me .

Here is an album with a lot of pics, I hope it comes in useful for anyone planning a trip to Jool (or beyond!)

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[Geschosskopf]

Very nicely done! I'll have to try that someday. That prestocking of fuel is especially interesting.

[Brotoro]

IMMMMpressive!

Have some kerbal snacks.