Cheapest SSTO - 1125

[thereaverofdarkness]

In light of the new expansion and the cheaper rockets challenge, I thought it would be prudent to make a cheap single stage to orbit vehicle. It was easier than I thought.

I used a Stayputnik, FL-T200 fuel tank, 48-7S engine, and a small photovoltaic panel. You could get an even greater savings for minimalist contests with a Z100 battery pack instead of the panel. That would save you 20, for a net cost of 1105.

One purpose for this craft in actual use could be for use as a cheap long range science probe. You could attach a Clamp-o-tron Jr. to it and dock it for refueling, then send it off pretty much anywhere with small science instruments attached to it.