KerbalX

Description

A stock rocket called Duna Ike Lander I.II. Built with 59 of the finest parts, its root part is mk1pod.

Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.2.2.

This is a science lander designed to go to land on Duna and Ike in one trip and land back at Kerbin with a 500m/s margin of error.

The first stage will put the lander in LKO with a bit of fuel to spare. From there it is about a 4 minute burn to Duna encounter. Aerobraking in Duna’s atmosphere is desirable but not necessary.

Go for a landing on Ike first. The auxiliary tanks without the parachutes should be empty by the time you get to the surface, make sure they’re jettisoned when empty. It has enough delta v to hop to another biome on Ike if you’ve aerobraked and otherwise piloted well.

All the science instruments are set to the abort hotkey (backspace), make sure the cargo bay doors are open!

The chutes on the remaining auxiliary tanks are set to open in Duna’s thin atmosphere. A small retro burn will probably be required to get your ship down to a safe deployment speed, along with a tiny retro burn to soften the landing.

Takeoff from Duna will involve dumping the last two auxiliary tanks mid flight. Reentry at Kerbin can be spicy. Make sure you’ve collected the data from science jr as it may blow up during reentry.

Happy landings!

Details

• Type: VAB
• Class: ship
• Part Count: 59
• Pure Stock