Kerbal Dynamics Does Floyd

[ihtoit]

Roger "Waters" Kerman is looking for inspiration for his next album. He's got the lyrics, they're kinda poetic. Let him know what you think:

Little by little the night turns around

Counting the leaves which tremble at dawn

Lotuses lean on each other in yearning

Under the eaves the swallow is resting

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

Over the mountain watching the watcher

Breaking the darkness

Waking the grapevine

One inch of love is one inch of shadow

Love is the shadow that ripens the wine

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

Witness the man who raves at the wall

Making the shape of his questions to Heaven

Whether the sun will fall in the evening

Will he remember the lesson of giving?

Set the controls for the heart of the sun

The heart of the sun, the heart of the sun

I mean, who couldn't love that?

The Challenge: Set the controls for the heart of the Sun and do it in a single stage from the pad.

THE RULES:

- No 'sploits.

- No violating the laws of physics.

- Engines which produce thrust must by definition consume fuel.

- Alcubierre drives are not permitted in this challenge.

- No staging. Period. Not even drop tanks. Bits falling off ends your attempt.

- At least one Kerbak must be carried to within 10km of the Kerbolar surface. With aggressive cooling I have managed to get to 3.2km (albeit in a multistage vehicle while I was developing the Tube Rescue challenge). I dare you to do better. In fact... see "Scoring".

SCORING:

Lowest Kerbolar altitude takes the podium.

-1000 for a Kerbolar graze (<10km) and safe return to Kerbin Space Centre.

Note: yes, you're looking at 16someoddkm/s delta-v for this challenge, double for a return attempt. See, I already did the math for you.

[TinMissileMan]

Two of my favorite things combined into one: Pink Floyd and KSP. Definitely attempting this.