Unusual challenge for Team Titan entry

[Osmo]

Let's get straight in. Here's my rocket. I'm pretty sure you have seen it before...

Yes, that's an Ideal Stage rocket.
And no, i didn't forgot the 's' in the name, because i will be flying it as an SSTO!

I'm turning on all engines to increase the TWR and average ISP. Sadly, this requires older version of the game as this challenge would not be possible with engine heating. However, it should not be considered cheating.

Middle hawk is turned off since high TWR is no longer required and higher average ISP would also be great.

And one more time.

Now, only Valiant and Kolibri are left, and it would continue this way until the end of the flight.

TLI

And Low Moon Orbit.

And we landed in the middle of a small crater!

There is quite a lot of fuel left, so i choose to do a quick escape trajectory without going to LMO again.

Just look at those beautiful reentry flames

Parachute deployment.

We're back to Earth and even have some fuel left.

The mission screen looks a bit wierd because my LEO periapsis was very close to 30km.

P.S. I'm pretty sure it is possible to survive reentry considering how much fuel was left, but that would require having engine heating, so i used version 1.5.2.

 

[Pink]

You have your badge, sorry for the delay.

 

[Marmilo]

I tried to make a moon ssto, got so close but reentry screwed me up.
Also you can try making a sub 50t moon mission (no ions ofc)

 

[Pink]

Certainly possible with suitable shielding and shape, I would say.

 

[Marmilo]

Oh, it is possible, but I just didn't have enough time for that

 

[Osmo]

I tried to make a moon ssto, got so close but reentry screwed me up.
Also you can try making a sub 50t moon mission (no ions ofc)

50t is quite small, sounds very challenging, will try to make one

 

[Marmilo]

50t is quite small, sounds very challenging, will try to make one

It is very small, but I've already done it in the past. Good luck!