Go, Fido, Fetch the SCIENCE! Good Boy!

[SlowThought]

Although the Kercury Three resurrected as usual after their troubles on the Mun, they were changed. I guess death will do that to you. They didn't really interact with the other Kerbonauts, and hardly with each other. The boys at research sought a project suited to their new attitudes, and came up with the Fully Independent Deployable Observatory (FIDO).

Infinite duration with solar panels, the ability to wander aimlessly, and room for one moody kerbonaut and his hangups. Hopefully the Three will bother to transmit their SCIENCE. Jeb apparently thought it was a good idea, for he took the test article off into the Kerbin wilderness with no apparent intent to return. Time to send Bill to the Mun.

Oops, those damn turbines managed to take out two boosters during separation. At least the remaining engines are symmetrical. Let's hear it for excessive fuel reserves.

Ok, let's hear it for sufficient fuel reserves. Oh well, the vehicle wasn't intended to return, anyway. At least Bill is bothering to phone home.

Let's get Bob to Minmus. A little extra bracing for the turbines should fix the vibration problem...

Yep, all four boosters intact.

Which makes for an easy trip to Minmus.

Bob certainly seems happy up there.

And the SCIENCE starts to pour in!

Of course "Fully Independent" assumes that you can keep at least one solar panel intact. Bill couldn't quite manage that, and now wants a ride home;.;

Jeb's having the same problem, but he did manage to find something interesting.

Bob's still got 3 panels intact, and we have netted lots of SCIENCE, so now we have nucs! Next time the Three get mopey, we can REALLY give them some serious alone time!

[Mister Dilsby]

Nice, I like how the rover is suspended between your descent stage tanks. Sort of a poor Kerbal's skycrane

[SlowThought]

Sort of a poor Kerbal's skycrane

Nobody's poor with enough space tape