Jet another Jool-V mission

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Jool-V challenge is one of the most participated challenges in the sub forum. I decided to give it a go as well.

So, what's so special about mine? Nothing really. Except that I used 1 lander to land on all the moons of Jool.

Here's my ship. The pic speaks for itself:

The design made it neccesary to first go to Tylo. Tylo requires the most dV to land and lift off from. After Tylo we went to Laythe. Because of the atmosphere it's easy to land on, but a bit harder to launch from. After that, Vall, Bop and Pol. All a lot easier, but with their own perticularities.

I made a few albums, which I will post in individual posts.

• Launch
  
• Transfer to Jool
  
• Tylo
  
• Laythe
  
• Vall
  
• Bop
  
• Pol
  
• Transfer to Kerbin and landing
  

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Ready for blast off!

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That went flawless

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Tylo requires the most dV to land on and launch from. So we start there. 3 external tanks with extra engines provide the needed fuel and power to get it done.

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This is where my first attempt stranded. I had by far not enough dV available to land AND return. The second attempt needed a rescue mission to provide the extra 100m/s dV to get back into orbit. This time, I added a small desposable stage to provide the needed chutes and extra fuel.

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Vall is a dull snowball. Forgot to take a lot of screenshots.

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Bop is a potato. Hardly any flat areas. Good thing I brought a lander with a wide footprint and a low center of gravity.

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Pol is a haunted golf ball. Don't ever go there!

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I had a little over 2000m/s dV left in the transfer stage, plus some more in the lander. I was confident returning to Kerbin would be a piece of cake.

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Thanks for reading watching looking