My Sonada 1 Mission (Mun landing and rover assembly)

[Strainborm]

So I decided to send (yet another) Mun landing mission, but this time I had KerbalAttachmentSystem and ModularMultiwheels installed. So I thought, hey, how about I try to assemble a manned rover on the Mun, kind of like Apollo 15 mission? And so i did.

I kinda decided to cut a corner, so instead of proper Apollo-style mission with separate CSM and lander modules I just made a singe lander module which would leave rover 'hangar' on the Mun when returning. So the entire thing looked something like this. The only already-assembled part of the rover was just the probe body with wheel base with electric engine and a docking port Jr, just the parts that you cannot attach from EVA. All other parts (such as the rest of the frame, scientific instruments, a seat, solar panels, Communitron 88-88, and batteries) were stored in KAS part containers, right above the rover base.

The rocket itself was mostly built with KW Rocketry parts, pretty much now an essential mod for any of my KSP mod builds. The parts just look so awesome

The launch was pretty regular, standard gravity turn, circularization, transfer to Mun, orbit capture, all that well-known jazz. I didn't really pick a specific landing point, just landed somewhere near East Crater.

I kinda forgot to take screenshots of the assembly process But the final result was this. Jeb was very happy

The rover itself performed very well, although i encountered a bug where the electric engine refused to draw the electric charge from one of the batteries. I think Bill should follow the manual after all, especially when building a rover, he probably wired something up incorrectly. And Jeb, the crazy kerbal that he is, somehow managed to break one of the solar panels on the lander, even though Bob told the guys at the VAB to specifically put them up high out of his reach.

Just as I was about to return, Kerbin eclipse. Bob, Bill and Jeb were stranded for a while, but I don't think that they mind, I mean, the view was fantastic! But just as the first glimpse of the Kerbol appeared, the trio has set off for a trip back home

The trip back to Kerbin was pretty uneventful, we've all done this many times But the guys landed safe and sound, with Bill planning next time to take an airplane and Bob explaining why that wouldn't work, while Jeb eats the rest of snacks.

I personally enjoyed this mission quite a lot. Even though it's really not much, it was still very fun and interesting.

What do you think? What is your favorite mission? Share with me

[Commander Jebidiah]

I think this should really be in the fanworks forum but nice rocket all the same.