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Launching a gigantic soccer ball to the Kerbin Antarctic

Algomeysa

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So I've been playing with that Kerbin Cup mod.

More details here, but it seems when you attach a gigantic soccer ball atop a space capsule in lieu of a parachute, it makes it pretty much impervious --- you can hit the ground going pretty darn fast and your Kerbals can still live to tell the tale.

I launched a gigantic soccer ball atop a KerbalX rocket to the Kerbin Antarctic.

About 1600 meters from impact I swiveled so the soccer ball would take the brunt of it:

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And, somewhat to my surprise, everybody got out unscathed:

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"WE CHOOSE TO SEND A GIGANTIC SOCCER BALL TO THE KERBIN ANTARCTIC AND DO THE OTHER THINGS! NOT BECAUSE THEY ARE EASY, BUT BECAUSE THEY ARE HARD!"

So, will this work for a Mun or Duna landing instead of retro-rockets/parachutes?

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