Finally gone interplanetary...

[MrZayas1]

Hey guys, just wanted to express how awesome I feel right now. I have been fiddle faddling with KSP for about 3 months now, and have always been shortcame on interplanetary travel, all of my science came from the Mun and Minmus until now! I started using sandbox because I know how the game works, and I decided that I would finally stop waddling around with single rockets, and decided to create a rocket in space! Once I created the interplanetary rocket, composed of one lander, a tug, and an end cap, I set off for my destination; Duna, more importantly, Ike. I figured that landing on Duna would be a little bit out of my league at first, and decided, "you know what, let's go to Ike." So I launched at the correct planetary positions (that much I knew how to do) and set off for Duna, I snapped some pics leaving Kerbin, and during the flight for you guys I will probably insert them in this post. Once I got to Duna, I aerobreaked at about 20km into the atmosphere, and got into a capture. After fine tuning it, I dispatched two probes that I brought with me. Funny things: they didn't have enough electric charge to last them in their decent without solar panels, and half of the landing gears were upside down (FAIL). Brushing that aside, I set up a burn for my lander, after detaching it from the tug, and set out for Ike. After getting into orbit, (easy enough) I decended and landed on the surface, where they stayed for about a year waiting for the next planetary alignment to occur. Just before the alignment, I set off of Ike, the crew of 2 flew back to Low Duna Orbit, alongside the tug, and performed the rendezvous. Once that was complete, I set out for home, and after 2 whole years waiting, I used Kerbin's atmosphere to slow me down, and dropped me into orbit. Once again a roadblock, SOMEONE forgot to pack parachutes! (I blame Jebediah!) So, I quickly built a craft, brought it into orbit, close to the Ike One, and transfered the crew via EVA. Then I simply deorbited the craft, and landed them safely at Sea!

Thanks for reading, I just couldnt help but post it because I am so happy I finally did something else I haven't done in KSP! Thanks devs for making such an amazing game

Couldn't get pics to work but check them out in my Imgur Album!

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Edited April 7, 2014 by vexx32
Fixed that imgur album for ya :)

[Spartwo]

You're gonna have to upload to a image hosting site.I'd recommend imgur.com

[MrZayas1]

Thanks i put them in an album

[vexx32]

Well done. I still haven't managed to summon up the sheer patience for a mission like this, time warp or no. xD

(also, I fixed your album so it shows up here)

[MrZayas1]

Thanks alot!

[xcorps]

Grats.

I've sent a probe out, and left Kerbins SOI for a bit of science I wanted, but I haven't screwed up the chutzpah to land on something else yet.

[CaptainArchmage]

I made it to other planets (and, in some cases, returned) in previous versions, but thanks to the optimisations and larger parts, I’m able to do it more regularly. I built an Apollo-style mission to the Mun, but after ending up in orbit with a full tank of fuel I went on to Ike on a sub-optimal transfer on Day 1. Return from Ike will happen when I can stop the Kerbals ragdolling on the surface; in the meantime I’m going to see how many places I can go to.

I wonder whether the 3.75 meter parts are useful for Eve ascents?

[1D-1()T]

I made it to other planets (and, in some cases, returned) in previous versions, but thanks to the optimisations and larger parts, I’m able to do it more regularly. I built an Apollo-style mission to the Mun, but after ending up in orbit with a full tank of fuel I went on to Ike on a sub-optimal transfer on Day 1. Return from Ike will happen when I can stop the Kerbals ragdolling on the surface; in the meantime I’m going to see how many places I can go to.

I wonder whether the 3.75 meter parts are useful for Eve ascents?

Well, I wouldn't use them to get up from Eve, but they'll certainly make it easier to get the lander over there.

On topic: Congratulations, the first interplanetary mission is the most difficult, but also one of the most rewarding missions you can do.

[cantab]

Congrats. I've done a bunch of flybys of stuff, but only landed on the Mun, Minmus, and an asteroid so far.

[LethalDose]

Congratulations. As some

once said:

"You've taken your first step into a larger world."

I think Ike remains the only extra-kerbin system surface I've landed on.

[Legendary Emu]

Weird. The interplanetary I'm working on right now has a deadly orbital stage floating around in the same orbit. I have no idea why it didn't delete when it hit the atmosphere but it surely is deadly when you switch to it accidentally. It makes it so I can't go to space center or anything. It's just like that danny glitch.

[CalculusWarrior]

Congratulations! And just think, there's five other planets out there to explore!

[KvickFlygarn87]

Congratulations, what planet is next to be conquered by force explored?

[Frank_G]

Congratulations! I remember my first interplanetary mission when duna finally came into sight.

And dont forget all those cool moons! I will launch to Eve and Jool next. Jool will be the first time.

[MrZayas1]

Congratulations, what planet is next to be conquered by force explored?

I am currently setting up a jool mission, with five seperate 2.5 meter landers for each different moon it is already massive, and I am working on the last 2 landers, each have their own seperate flag and i have yet to make a tug stage to it but I will!

[Hyomoto]

I've had limited success with multiple nuclear engines, the low TWR means I tend to build very small interstellar craft as a result. So I'll give you credit for sticking with them, even with how painfully slow they are. Congratulations on going where no Kerbal had gone before!

[Remkeau]

Congrats! I remember when I first went interplanetary... I had put it of for so long because I was scared I would end up in an infinite Kerbol orbit haha. The first is always the most tense.

[MortalDanger]

I just completed my first interplanetary mission myself, tho it didn't go nearly as well as yours did. Bob and Bill are successfully orbiting Eve though. I was going to do Duna, but the Eve window opened up much sooner. I didn't get that much science, but I got a lot of experience! Now I've got to go back, get the science and bring back Bob and Bill.

I need to remember to send Kerbals other than Bob, Bill, and Jeb to indefinite missions like that.

[Zad Fnark]

Same here. Just put a kerbal on Duna yesterday. The atmosphere issue is rather tricky.

I also sent Jeb on a sightseeing mission to Eve. My intent was to land on Gilly, but I wound up entering the system on an opposite orbit from Gilly. Too much delta-v to pull that one off.

Even using the new engines, I could get back to Kerbin with just a small amount of reserve fuel, so I don't think I'll be going farther out yet.

ZF-

[MrZayas1]

I've had limited success with multiple nuclear engines, the low TWR means I tend to build very small interstellar craft as a result. So I'll give you credit for sticking with them, even with how painfully slow they are. Congratulations on going where no Kerbal had gone before!

My rocket actually had a TWR of about 3 meters per second per second, I was very happy with how it turned out!

[Alymon]

Awesome! Great job!

I've started working on how to get a Kerbal to Duna and return safely. I've sent probes crashing into both Duna and Eve. I also managed to get a probe to fly by Moho, but so far none of my efforts have had sufficient fuel for landing and return. I think I'm just very inefficient in my launch windows.

[Random Tank]

Gratz on the IP travel! Shame about the couple of missing parts on your rockets, but we all learn from our mistakes!

I love Duna, it's my favourite; on my modded save I've abandoned Kerbin and launch all my ships from Duna, it's the best planet! (Expl. Launchpads ftw)

I also managed to get a probe to fly by Moho

Lucky bugger, I can never find the damn planet! It's the only one I haven't been to...

[ManaaniWanderer]

Congrats, most I've managed since ~.15 is a Moho flyby.

[Xaelath]

Wow, congratulations!

I've only legitly landed on the Mun and Minmus..

[Jodo42]

That's a really nice looking craft. Grats on your first interplanetary mission. I think the hardest part sometimes is having the time and patience to actually do it.