Jool-4 SSTO

[peachoftree]

Your mission is to build an ssto that can visit the joolian moons except Tylo. Simple Enough.

Rules:

Mods?

yes! (no hyperedit)

even parts?

yep. (keep it reasonable, this is a challange folks)

mechjeb?

why of course.

part clipping?

no intakes in intakes / clipping tanks in tanks / any other clips that significantly affect preformance (i.e rtgs clipped in the body are ok but wings clipped in wings for more lift in stock are not)

refueling?

in kerbin orbit only.

karbonite / kethane?

go ahead. if your using karbonite and you find it will take months to refuel feel free to edit the configs to give yourself fuel as long as you

will refuel completely eventually

Points?

not visiting all of the moons required: -allyourpoints

not an ssto (no parts deliberately dropped): -allyourpoints

visiting tylo as well: +1000

for each kerbal brought: +50

for each kerbal who does not return: -3000

mass: -5 per ton (fully fueled)

stock: +1000

no part clipping (except for tricky attachments): +500

rover (has to be able to reattach to main ship): +500

for each laythe island visited: +50

visiting an anomaly: +100 each

not putting anomaly pic in spoiler: -1000

no refueling (kerbin orbit): +100

no refueling (kethane / karbonite): +4000

no airbreathing engines: +2000 (you beast:D)

no nukes: +1000

not posting screens in alblum / spoiler: -2000

no mechjeb: +100

if you have any other ideas leave a comment below:

Leaderboard:

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my attempt(ongoing)

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Edited November 25, 2014 by peachoftree

[chengong]

Looks like you have zero points because you didn't visit all the moons. Plus we're here to do a challenge about the game, not about formatting a forum thread.

Edited November 28, 2014 by chengong

[Pecan]

Rocket launches tractor module and returns. Rocket launches habitation module and returns. Rocket launches (wheeled) landers and returns. Rocket launches fuel module and returns (x 9). Tractor assembles ship in orbit, transfers to Jool, delivers landers. Landers land and return to mothership. Tractor transfer back to Kerbin.

Done, with Tylo, stock, no clipping, rover, no refuelling, no air-breathing engines, no MJ bonuses.

*Hint* you left out "in a single launch" and "spaceplane" (if wings are intended).

Assuming those: SSTO, detach transfer/lander module, transfer to Jool, mission, transfer back, land.

*Hint* Single Stage To Orbit implies that once IN orbit you can detach and ditch whatever you like, so you don't have to drag that useless mass across the solar system.