Mooncrasher's attempt thread

[Mooncrasher]

So um, this is my attempt.


Launch and docking with depot/kickstage


Some reshuffling and we ready to go. Drone was deorbited, no longer needed.

First burn done (gonna orbit around for more oberth effect)


Second burn done, on course for Venus. Did all this towards the end of the transfer window, that way I pass between Mercury and Venus and end up with smaller orbit later. This requires a bit more dV upfront, but this way I can spend it in LEO, where I benefit from Oberth....


Swinging past at 40km


Nice, just not too many m/s to encounter Mercury. Haven't even done a whole orbit since Venus yet.

Here we go....


To be continued.

 

[Mooncrasher]

Oh, Stef help me! I swear I actually clipped through a hill.


Discarding stage...


Overshot getting an orbit...


Did some trajectory raising to buy time, then some quick suborbital re-assembling


Let's go.


Aaaand... Touchdown.


Leaving the crane off to the side.


So that's my Mercury landing done, Mooncrasher . Is it ok?

 

[Mooncrasher]

Nope, the depot/kickstage thing you docked with needs launch, etc pictures too. You idiot sandwich.

 

[Mooncrasher]

Oh, sorry. Here they are.


Launch


Is that everything?

 

[Mooncrasher]

Seems like it, congratulations.

Your attempt won't be considered however, because you are staff.

And between you and me, at nearly 3.5kt for those two launches combined... It's a tad bloated. Likely someone's going to have a much lighter entry, so you have no chance in hell of being the top spot-oh, I get it now.

 

[Marmilo]

Nice monologue

Likely someone's going to have a much lighter entry

You bet

 

[TtTOtW]

Poor Moon. Tough being the boss. Lol. Instant disqualification.

 

[Octacorpus]

Poor Moon. Tough being the boss. Lol. Instant disqualification.

sad, seeing the panorama I want to try to do some of the challenges

 

[TtTOtW]

Nah man he did this as an example to help the generally more careless new members avoid repeatedly having to do it.