Mice on the moon

mariohobbs

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the People’s will is a very interesting thing, we believe mice on the moon will be The window to new scientific discoveries so your task is to get the provided payload to land on the moon with the least mass as possible. The payload contains a 4x4 meter mice containment unit, a long range satellite communication system to Constantly remind the world that we have mice On the moon.

Cheats allowed:
Infinite build area
No heat damage
Ion engines
Don’ts
Engine stretching
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mariohobbs

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Here is my attempt a bit of a shoddy landing, I used the stage under the payload to break my fall
 

Mooncrasher

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#3
Edited, we don't need that particular meme for this mission.
 

Mooncrasher

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Really really really really easy with the allowed cheats....
I demonstrated here, with "just" infinite fuel (ewww). It doesn't show up because Steam editon, but it's on.

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We take the obviously most efficient trajectory ever! Straight to the moon. :p

Landing here:
 

The epic chicken

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Really really really really easy with the allowed cheats....
I demonstrated here, with "just" infinite fuel (ewww). It doesn't show up because Steam editon, but it's on.

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We take the obviously most efficient trajectory ever! Straight to the moon. :p

Landing here:
Ewww, that's fecking disgusting
Let the space chicken show you how it's done

First we take off
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And then its orbin time
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Then we go to da moon
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oops rans out of petrol, guess I'll fly this thing to da moon
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Slow down
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Nearly there
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And bam, that's how ya send a comms module to the moon properly
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Oh and achievements
 

EmberSkyMedia

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Cheats Not Required...

Quickly built a launch rocket
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Lets Go!
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Whoopsie... TWR was low but that's okay... we have plenty of fuel.
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LEO!
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Transfer burn to the Moon with a VLMO trajectory once we slow down.
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Last of the 2nd/transfer stage fuel used up!
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Slowing down...
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Found the Biggest Creator I could...
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A bit of onboard fuel was used in the RCS for final manuveuring, but the mice are safe and sound... but don't ask me to go back and get them, this thing has no docking port... perhaps someone should take to the designers next time about returning their precious space mice.
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