First Laythe landing ruined by the kraken!

[sedativechunk]

Well to date I've lost every Kerbin I've sent to Laythe in the past. From deadly reentry to not enough fuel to return. Finally I may this super efficient floatable lander using jet engines to gain speed to break orbit. Well my trip was a success until I decided to use quick save. I wanted my Kerbal to swim to a nearby island but it was too far and upon quicksaving he infinitely fell through Laythe's liquid ocean. This whole mission was jinxed with bugged heat shields, physics problems, and now when I actually got there my kerbal infinitely falls through the map!

Regardless, here are some pictures of my success. Despite losing my kerbal the ship had a remote pod and did in fact leave orbit of Laythe pretty easily. I may upload to the "ships" section if anyone wants a lightweight laythe landing system. I'm going to reattempt tonight and try to get my Kerbal off the planet this time. Oh and despite the mechanical jeb, I did all the trajectories/dockings/planning manual, I really only use it to keep my ship oriented correctly during those notoriously long engine burns!

[Thomas988]

Oh the words I'd say if my first Laythe mission ends in disaster.

On a serious note, ouch. Let us mourn together.

[Aethon]

Welcome to KSP. You're doin' just fine.

[Vanamonde]

This report of a mission has been moved to Mission Reports.

[lajoswinkler]

You really thought a Kerbal could swim there?

Use hack gravity upon loading. F12 to open the console. Turn off gravity, turn on RCS thrusters on the Kerbal and return to the vehicle.