The Astronomer’s Mars Mission Entry

[The Astronomer]

I guess the other two missions won’t be as much a smooth ride as this one…

 

[Zix Aster]

Man, if you did it all without cheats, you're just a genius

 

[Space pilot]

Man, if you did it all without cheats, you're just a genius

Yes,
how did he landed on Mars and went back to earth with that lil rocket ?

 

[The Astronomer]

Yes,
how did he landed on Mars and went back to earth with that lil rocket ?

Wait…seriously? I first completed a Mars flight with this rocket back in 2019, thought Mars rockets this small would’ve already been a well known thing since then

 

[Zix Aster]

I think we can test this rocket

 

[Zix Aster]

This rocket can fly to the Mars, but can't return

 

[The Astronomer]

This rocket can fly to the Mars, but can't return

Don’t judge my skills with yours

 

[JSP]

Don’t judge my skills with yours

 

[Zix Aster]

Logic

 

[Zix Aster]

Don’t judge my skills with yours

Okay, show me your skills. What have you used to save fuel?

 

[The Astronomer]

Okay, show me your skills. What have you used to save fuel?

Aerobraking…

The core stage of the launch vehicle is also used to send the ship towards Mars aerobrake trajectory. Usung parachutes mean landing takes minuscule amount of fuel. Fully-fueled, the upper stage has delta-v of 2,400 m/s which is more than enough to get it from Mars’ surface to Earth aerobrake.

 

[Pink]

This rocket can fly to the Mars, but can't return

It can return with more than 10% fuel left.... without touching the parachutes.

Blazer Ayanami , looks good?

 

[Altaïr]

That's perfectly possible with that rocket guys. You don't need an uber rocket to launch and return from Mars.

Now if you want to be shocked, have a look at how I made a Mercury and back mission with an even smaller rocket: Mercury mission

 

[The Astronomer]

That's perfectly possible with that rocket guys. You don't need an uber rocket to launch and return from Mars.

Now if you want to be shocked, have a look at how I made a Mercury and back mission with an even smaller rocket: Mercury mission

Hmm, maybe I should try to pull that off too.

 

[Blazer Ayanami]

It can return with more than 10% fuel left.... without touching the parachutes.

Blazer Ayanami , looks good?

Yes, everything looks fine. This mission is a pass.

 

[Space pilot]

I'm done I should try that rocked too