Flexilis Anatis Team Hawk Entry

[Flexilis Anatis]

Europa Visit

Haven’t been to Jupiter for a while, so why not.

I realize these pictures aren’t the best for showing where I am in the mission. The ones above are the launch and the burn to Venus, below is the beginning of the deorbit burn at Europa. Between these two pictures were way more gravity assists than there should have been.

I think I went the wrong way...

After fixing that, I sat there waiting for another cheap Jupiter assist, until I realized that I had more than enough fuel left to burn directly to earth.

10 Ganymede assists to get out of Jupiter. I think I know what a pinball feels like.

Next missions will be in following posts, as I’m going to run out of space for the photos otherwise.

 

[Flexilis Anatis]

Shuttle

This is one of my part-clipped shuttles built at the beginning of 1.5, and has been recently updated. Carries 170 tons (less if it needs to land with engines only).

As I said above, it needs parachutes to land if its carrying a heavy load. It lands on the tail, and rolls over, using the parachutes to slow its fall.

Wheels sold separately.

Reusable Rocket

My first actually reusable (as opposed to recoverable) rocket.

This platform will refuel the second stage and carry it to the booster’s landing site, where the rest of the operations will take place.

Ran out of space, more to follow.

 

[Flexilis Anatis]

Continued:

The rest of the vehicles were brought here. The rightmost craft holds the fuel that will be carted to the booster by the refueling drone (the flying one). Below the flying drone is the payload and its lifter. I was worried that I would bring the fuel reserves down too hard, which is the reason for all the legs. I was originally planning to use a grounded truck to dock to the booster, but the landing zone lacked flat ground, so the flying drone had to be used.

 

[Flexilis Anatis]

Accidentally posted the above message twice, and I either can’t delete this message, or forget how.

 

[TtTOtW]

Flexilis Anatis one of the requirements are to relaunch from the launchpad.

 

[Marmilo]

Flexilis Anatis one of the requirements are to relaunch from the launchpad.

That kinda sucks for him...

 

[TtTOtW]

Yeah, by it happens. I mean I redid my last mission 20 times over because of one engine that kept breaking when I land.

 

[James Brown]

Swingin' on a Star? What is it about?

 

[Marmilo]

Swingin' on a Star? What is it about?

I think it's the Jovian moon mission.

 

[TtTOtW]

Correct

 

[Flexilis Anatis]

I guess that’s what I get for not reading the rules closely enough. Ah well, here’s the revised version. Pretty much the same thing, except both stages were transported to the launchpad.

Instead of being carried, the first stage was refueled and flew itself back to the pad.

Since I was now on flat ground, I was able to use my truck to refuel the rocket, which proved to be far easier than the drone I had used on the first attempt.

 

[TtTOtW]

That'll do perfectly

 

[Pink]

Congratulations!

 

[Flexilis Anatis]

Threw this together quickly because why not. Probably could have cut it down a bit more, but it still works.

 

[Mars Pathfinder]

Threw this together quickly because why not. Probably could have cut it down a bit more, but it still works.
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nice!!

 

[James Brown]

Europa Visit

Haven’t been to Jupiter for a while, so why not.
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I realize these pictures aren’t the best for showing where I am in the mission. The ones above are the launch and the burn to Venus, below is the beginning of the deorbit burn at Europa. Between these two pictures were way more gravity assists than there should have been. View attachment 50240 View attachment 50242 View attachment 50243 View attachment 50244
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I think I went the wrong way...
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After fixing that, I sat there waiting for another cheap Jupiter assist, until I realized that I had more than enough fuel left to burn directly to earth.
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10 Ganymede assists to get out of Jupiter. I think I know what a pinball feels like.
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Next missions will be in following posts, as I’m going to run out of space for the photos otherwise.

Whoah hai the power of gravity assist is……