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Description
Dedicated to Mythbuster and Battlebot maker Grant Imahara, this munar rover, designed for low-light conditions in polar areas, is stock except for two wholly optional parts I added for flavor: BonVoyage (the radar-looking part that automates long drives in the background), and a Kerbal Engineer-enabling part for readouts. Mods and DLCs not required; parts can be adjusted about. An easy starting-out craft for those new to rovers.
A single HECS probe body controls launch (a simple 2.5m stage with a Mainsail) to landing. Monopropellant transfer stage to keep things real but also not a requirement.
After landing: (1) Set probe control point from Up to Forward, and (2) Toggle off torque of the probe’s reaction wheels for rover mode and set the brakes. Then, (3) press 9 to release the tower lock and (4) press 0 to raise the experiment/lights tower (if using DLC). Finally, (5) decouple from landing stage, release brakes and drive away.
Low-light conditions means you can’t transmit science right away until batteries recharge, with rover arms using a sizable amount of power just scanning.
A rover named Imahara Rover. Built with 67 of the finest parts, its root part is probeCoreHex.v2.
Built in the VAB in KSP version 1.10.0.
Mods
- BonVoyage
- Breaking Ground DLC
- KerbalEngineer
- Making History DLC
- Squad (stock)
Details
- Type: VAB
- Class: rover
- Part Count: 67
- Mods: 5
- KSP: 1.10.0
