greeting from los angeles (mars mission)

[NOG Aerospace]

here’s my mars mission

Spoiler: launching the tug

Spoiler: launching the shuttle, docking with tug

Spoiler: mars orbit, landing, and return

Spoiler: mission log

 

[Orion]

Unless this is on hard/realistic, you should do it in one launch

 

[JSP]

I presume this was done without the DLC? I'm impressed well done!

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

here’s my mars mission

Spoiler: launching the tug

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Spoiler: launching the shuttle, docking with tug

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Spoiler: mars orbit, landing, and return

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Spoiler: mission log

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Anyhow, it's fine. Altaïr Mooncrasher

 

[Altaïr]

Badge granted

 

[NOG Aerospace]

Unless this is on hard/realistic, you should do it in one launch

I don’t think that this would have been possible, as the shuttle alone barely came back with any fuel, and it’s only job was to orbit mars and then return to earth. however, if you have a solution I would like to see it

 

[Altaïr]

Oh, sorry I didn't notice your message Orion. Indeed you're right, it has to be done in a single launch.
Sorry NOG Aerospace, I have to remove the badge for now.

 

[UN Cosmo Navy]

I don’t think that this would have been possible, as the shuttle alone barely came back with any fuel, and it’s only job was to orbit mars and then return to earth. however, if you have a solution I would like to see it

I may suggest looking at mine as I done two launches before I did the one launch: Team Frontier: The Quest for Mars

 

[Orion]

I don’t think that this would have been possible, as the shuttle alone barely came back with any fuel, and it’s only job was to orbit mars and then return to earth. however, if you have a solution I would like to see it

Other people have done it, you just need to O P T I M I Z E

 

[Lemniscate Biscuit]

I messed up *muffled crying noises*

 

[Altaïr]

I messed up *muffled crying noises*

Me too

 

[NOG Aerospace]

Oh, sorry I didn't notice your message Orion. Indeed you're right, it has to be done in a single launch.
Sorry NOG Aerospace, I have to remove the badge for now.

After some tweaked and O P T O M I Z I N G I’ve returned with a single launch that gets me to mars and back.

Other people have done it, you just need to O P T I M I Z E

Oops, when I read your first reply I though that it was a suggestion and not actually part of the rules.

anyways, heres the full mission:

Spoiler: bp + LEO

Spoiler: LMO, landing, and return

Spoiler: mission log

 

[Orion]

How did you get the spacecraft down to the Martian surface without a heat shield?

 

[NOG Aerospace]

How did you get the spacecraft down to the Martian surface without a heat shield?

By burning full retrograde once the temp reaches 100C and continuing till the temperature starts falling again, then a slower burn + 4 parachutes to land down safely

I can record the process if you’d like, I already have a quick save at low mars orbit

 

[Orion]

That would be helpful, thank you.

What do you use this stage for?

 

[NOG Aerospace]

That would be helpful, thank you.

What do you use this stage for?
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I believe that that stage is for getting the transfer speed just right.

Here is a demonstration of the maneuver that I used to land on mars. Here, I started the burn before entering the atmosphere, which led to a much lower velocity upon entry and as a result I did not heat up atall. here is the video link. It expires in two days, so I’ll be making a YouTube channel and uploading it there later.

 

[Orion]

This is fine.
Altaïr Mooncrasher

 

[Altaïr]

Badge granted, good job!

 

[NOG Aerospace]

Badge granted, good job!

Thanks! Onto the voyager now…