As Parker probe has been sent yesterday, here is a small challenge on this theme 
The NASA is desperate to send a probe as close as possible to the Sun. Their contractor failed to provide a Falcon Heavy for this task, so they have no other choice but to use their most powerful launcher apart from this one, the mighty Delta IV Heavy:
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The challenge is: reproduce that launcher and its payload, and try to put it in orbit around the Sun, by minimizing the periapsis as much as possible. In case you manage to reach the atmosphere, don't go into it, and minimize the apoapsis with what's left of fuel.
That's a skill challenge. Approaching the Sun is quite easy, getting really close will require an accurate trajectory and technic
@Siradmiralchicken : I saw you posted a Parker challenge first, but I actually had this idea by myself, so I still wanted to share it
The NASA is desperate to send a probe as close as possible to the Sun. Their contractor failed to provide a Falcon Heavy for this task, so they have no other choice but to use their most powerful launcher apart from this one, the mighty Delta IV Heavy:
View attachment 4414
The challenge is: reproduce that launcher and its payload, and try to put it in orbit around the Sun, by minimizing the periapsis as much as possible. In case you manage to reach the atmosphere, don't go into it, and minimize the apoapsis with what's left of fuel.
That's a skill challenge. Approaching the Sun is quite easy, getting really close will require an accurate trajectory and technic
@Siradmiralchicken : I saw you posted a Parker challenge first, but I actually had this idea by myself, so I still wanted to share it
Grav Assists:
3x Lunar
1x Venutian (Below atmosphere)
(Also, I completely forgot I added solar panels.)