Low cost Launcher

[Gimbal]

My Challenge is, to launch a vessel from the launchpad or the runway, whichever you prefer, take it to Low-Kerbin-Orbit (Every orbit with periapsis over 70km), and it has to have the capability of docking to a station.

Rules:

-What is considered the Cost of the mission is the amount of funs you have to pay for the whole vessel minus the recovered stage

-You're only allowed to recover one piece (meaning, only one Structure of connected parts)

-No infinity gliders

-No Ladderpowerd spacecraft

-No Bugusing

-No mods except for MechJeb (you still have to fly the mission yourself) or KerbalEngeneer

-No Xenon Propulsion (would have been very expensive anyway)

Score:

-10 points for reaching orbit with docking-capability

-1 point for Vessel cost <25k

-2 points for Vessel cost <20k

-3 points for Vessel cost <15k

-5 points for Vessel cost <10k

-10 points for Vessel cost <5k

-5 points for SSTOs. (Except for the payload, for example booster plus rcs powered probe)

-small docking port = +1point

-medium docking port = +3points

-large docking port = +5points

-5 points for manned Vessels

-2 points per additional kerbal aboard

-4 points for probe core/commandpod/Kerbal back to kerbin safely

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Have fun doing this rather simple challenge!

[Jasonden]

does it need to have any specific payload capacity, or just the docking port?

[Gimbal]

Well it needs to be able to dock and therefore have a commanpod/probecore. But you just need that, not more.

[GoSlash27]

My multiengine tutorial example spaceplane

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/102182-So-you-want-to-build-a-space-plane-%28-25-stock%29

would net

10 points for orbit & dock =10

10 points for cost < 5k =10 (assuming I understand the rules correctly)

5 points for SSTO =5

3 points for medium docking port =3

5 points for manned =5

2 points per extra kerbal x25 =50

4 points for safe return =4

87 points.

Best,

-Slashy

[chengong]

My 1 million fund how-to-do-challenges tutorial example rocket

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would net

-10 points for reaching orbit with docking-capability

-large docking port = +5points

-5 points for manned Vessels

-2 points per additional kerbal aboard X432

884 Points.

Best

-Chen

Edited December 31, 2014 by chengong