Single Stage To Moon

[ItsSiem]

Well I'm sure you all know the concept of a SSTO(single stage to orbit). But now mine can land on the moon!

 

[TtTOtW]

Easy... @SupremeDorian, who is it that beat your 6 part rocket again?

 

[SupremeDorian]

Easy... @SupremeDorian, who is it that beat your 6 part rocket again?

Heh. That would be no one. Though, @ArelGG did do it with the same amount of parts but faster, however no one got below 6 parts after I initially did it.

 

[Zeeray13]

Well I'm sure you all know the concept of a SSTO(single stage to orbit). But now mine can land on the moon!
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I have made a ssto to mars and back to earth

 

[Zeeray13]

Well I'm sure you all know the concept of a SSTO(single stage to orbit). But now mine can land on the moon!
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Also i improved i cut down on weight and landed near my moon base had 2% left and i used less fuel and.... took no damage

 

[ItsSiem]

Very nice!

 

[SupremeDorian]

I challenge you guys to land on the moon and come back in one piece using as few parts as possible.

 

[TtTOtW]

I challenge you guys to land on the moon and come back in one piece using as few parts as possible.

Hahaha... you're the champ, you know that.

 

[ItsSiem]

challenge. accepted.

 

[Johnkurveen]

Heh. That would be no one.

I challenge you guys to land on the moon and come back in one piece using as few parts as possible.

That's a nice high horse you've got there. It would sure be a shame if something were to... happen to it.

Sorry, not great with memes. Just spacecraft. I decided to see if I could land on the moon with, say, 3 parts.

Not really any way to improve on that. How much delta-v does it have? Eh, nobody knows. Let's see if it explodes!

So I flew to the moon and landed. Wow, I had fuel left! Like 8%. I know, quite an angle, but it balanced.

Well, now what? So I decided to see if I could make it back.

Yep, intercept set for earth. 2% fuel. Drat, no parachute. I figured I might as well give it a try before I rebuilt my ship.

Not exactly easy... it was quite a suicide burn. But yes, I flew to the moon, landed, and returned safely without any cheats or modifications of any kind and with only three parts.

Edit: do I get the award for ugliest moon SSTL?

 

[SupremeDorian]

That's a nice high horse you've got there. It would sure be a shame if something were to... happen to it.

Sorry, not great with memes. Just spacecraft. I decided to see if I could land on the moon with, say, 3 parts.

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Not really any way to improve on that. How much delta-v does it have? Eh, nobody knows. Let's see if it explodes!

So I flew to the moon and landed. Wow, I had fuel left! Like 8%. I know, quite an angle, but it balanced. View attachment 13696

Well, now what? So I decided to see if I could make it back.

Yep, intercept set for earth. 2% fuel. Drat, no parachute. I figured I might as well give it a try before I rebuilt my ship.

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Not exactly easy... it was quite a suicide burn. But yes, I flew to the moon, landed, and returned safely without any cheats or modifications of any kind and with only three parts.

I'm not even mad because I set the 6 part record in October. Honestly, it's about time someone beat it.

 

[Bananas]

Well, that’s the lowest it gets...

 

[Altaïr]

That's a nice high horse you've got there. It would sure be a shame if something were to... happen to it.

Sorry, not great with memes. Just spacecraft. I decided to see if I could land on the moon with, say, 3 parts.

View attachment 13695

Not really any way to improve on that. How much delta-v does it have? Eh, nobody knows. Let's see if it explodes!

So I flew to the moon and landed. Wow, I had fuel left! Like 8%. I know, quite an angle, but it balanced. View attachment 13696

Well, now what? So I decided to see if I could make it back.

Yep, intercept set for earth. 2% fuel. Drat, no parachute. I figured I might as well give it a try before I rebuilt my ship.

View attachment 13697

Not exactly easy... it was quite a suicide burn. But yes, I flew to the moon, landed, and returned safely without any cheats or modifications of any kind and with only three parts.

Edit: do I get the award for ugliest moon SSTL?

Wow, now it's sure that no one would beat that, since you can't go below 3 parts.

 

[Johnkurveen]

Wow, now it's sure that no one would beat that, since you can't go below 3 parts.

Kinda like in Cataan, with the Knights and Cities pack. You can get a "university" with some upgrades, but unless you get the last upgrade, it can be taken by a player who does get that last upgrade. You can hold a record, but the first person to do a thing in its simplest form will always hold the record.

Anyway, Mercury SSTL?

 

[BANDWITH]

Kinda like in Cataan, with the Knights and Cities pack. You can get a "university" with some upgrades, but unless you get the last upgrade, it can be taken by a player who does get that last upgrade. You can hold a record, but the first person to do a thing in its simplest form will always hold the record.

Anyway, Mercury SSTL?

0_o

 

[TtTOtW]

@Johnkurveen... damn that's one mad mission!

And I found the meme hilarious

Mercury... well... the Graveyard awaits us, I guess!

 

[Blacknify]

Well I'm sure you all know the concept of a SSTO(single stage to orbit). But now mine can land on the moon!
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Nice

 

[SPQRALAN]

Ha. I made the lightest(88.6t) and smallest SSTM in this thread with only bas game parts. I lost the part challenge though.

Spoiler: Luxury SSTM in Progress

• Quiet, efficient engines(Boardsword LF)
• Weight on the lower end of rocket standards.
• LOTS of living space(the fairings)
• Still under development

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

Can you imagine a Single Stage to Mercury? That would be crazy

 

[TtTOtW]

Can you imagine a Single Stage to Mercury? That would be crazy

Challenge accepted.

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Ha. I made the lightest(88.6t) and smallest SSTM in this thread with only bas game parts. I lost the part challenge though.

That's a nice record you got there. Would be a shame if something...

...Happened to it...​

 

[Horus Lupercal]

Can you imagine a Single Stage to Mercury? That would be crazy

Challenge accepted.

Aye, it's do-able with a good engine set up

 

[Gurren Lagann]

You guys are useless, i made a Single Stage to Pluto, as well as a Single Stage to Triton.

 

[SPQRALAN]

Would be a shame if something...Happened to it

It's math time

• Required dV: 2800(reach LEO) + 821(reach Low Lunar orbit) + 30(landing estimate) = 3651 m/s
• Frontier Isp: 285
• Dry mass: 2.5(probe) + 8(engine) + 2(landing legs) = 12.5
• Calculated in terms of 10t tanks with 9t fuel.

3651 = 285*9.8 * ln[(12.5 + 10x)/(12.5 + 1x)]
x=5.34

Total mass = 12.5+10(5.34)= 65.9t MINIMUM, IDEAL(if I didn't screw up on math)

There are other factors and I made some daring assumptions, so I doubt you can beat my record practically.

 

[SPQRALAN]

You guys are useless, i made a Single Stage to Pluto, as well as a Single Stage to Triton.

Must be so heavy and inefficient.