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Launch and land the tallest possible munbase


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So this idea started as just a random self-challenge, I wanted to build a rocket that I would land on the north pole, and the top of which would always be able to see the sun. Turns out, this was much easier than I thought, and all you actually have to do is have a small munbase and land it on top of one of the mountains near the north pole. The only time you can\'t see the sun is during an eclipse.

But I still built my huge tall base, so I figured I\'d issue a challenge. Build a tall munbase, launch it, and land it on the mun. Use any of the standard packs: KW, novapunch, silisko, my miscellania, and so on. The taller the better.

Here\'s my attempt. 45 meters from foot to antennae. Used novapunch, my novapunch-balanced supertank, and my vanilla-balanced superengines. And C7 heavy duty RCS (and hoo boy did it ever need it).

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It was really hard to land. And launching without tearing apart was insanely tricky. If I let it tilt too far? Falls apart and explodes. Jink too hard, falls apart and explodes. Many kerbins died, before I managed to get it into orbit. Many, many kerbins.

Full disclosure: I made the newest jumbo landing legs in my miscellanea pack explicitly for this craft.

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