Difference between revisions of "Tutorial:Moon landing using mods"

Revision as of 14:42, 28 December 2011

Here how you can land on the moon:

Specifications

• Length: 5-10 minutes
• Difficulty: Moderate
• For version: 0.13 and above

Steps

Step 1 - Getting the addon

Get the The Intrepid SLS Rocket from [[1]], or a number of other modded parts to make your journey easier.

Suggested parts to find include:

• Larger Solid Rocket Boosters
• Lunar Landing Module (LEM/LM)
• Larger Liquid fuel tanks

Step 2 - Launch the rocket normally

Fly up to about 15,000 Metres vertically. At this point, begin "the tilt" East or West. Once about about 65-70,000m, you are out of the atmosphere and can transfer your upwards energy into east-west speed.

Step 3 - Go to the Mun

Difficult on first glance, a rule of thumb will help you get there.

• Wait for Mun-rise to finish from an approx. 100,000m orbit
• Burn to raise your apoapsis to between 11.5 and 12.5 million.
• Get captured by the Mun's gravity.

Step 4 - Land on the Mun

• Once captured by the Mun, Retro-burn to first counter-act the slingshot, past, slowing into an eliptical orbit.
• Continue retro-burn to place Periapsis on the surface of the Mun.
• From here, several large burns, or one long gentle burn will be required to negate your horizontal and vertical speed.
• Aim to hit the surface land with less than 5 m/s vertically and less than 3 m/s horizontally to ensure a safe landing.
• Keep SAS on, to stabilize the vehicle on landing.

Finishing word

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