KSP - Kerbal Cup Winning Mission

This mission was my entry into the first ever Kerbal Cup Challenge, posted at:
http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=1269.0

Mission goal: Deliver a Stellarcom Communications Satellite to as close to circular orbit as possible at 150,000 ± 250 metres altitude above Kearth sea level. Final known satellite orbit parametres were as follows:

Apokerb: 150,256 m
Perikerb: 149,512 m

Normally, a satellite would have its own orbital control thruster system, but KSP doesn't support such a thing yet; regardless, it would definitely be possible for satellite automation to stabilize the orbit to desired specification. As my entry was the closest to desired orbital parametres, it won the contest. :D

Otherwise successful mission was slightly marred by the fact that powered landing had to be aborted.

Full mission description and still images of the flight can be found at:
http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=1269.msg12915#msg12915

Soundtrack information (tracks listed in order of appearance):
Joe Hisashi - Kaze no Densetsu (Legend of the Wind)

MatrixMarioX feat. Haddaway & Daft Punk - What Is Daft Punk

io.sys - Touhou Mathematics *
dBu - Immortal Smoke *


Laid Back - Sunshine Reggae

Faunts - M4 Part I
Faunts - M4 Part II

Jack Wall - What the Future Holds

Miracle of Sound - Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Jean-Jacques Perrey - Brazilian Flower

Queen - Highlander (Princes of the Universe)

Jack Wall & Sam Hulick - Vigil

Two Steps From Hell - Freefall

Jack Wall & Sam Hulick - Victory

*These tracks are both arrangements of a composition called "Reach for the Moon, Immortal Smoke" by a person known as Zun. Therefore, name of performer(s) is listed instead of composer.

Category:

Gaming

Tags:

• KSP
• Kerbal Space Program
• Haddaway
• What Is Love
• Daft Punk
• MatrixMarioX
• Joe Hisashi
• Kaze no Densetsu
• iosys
• dbu
• immortal smoke
• touhou mathematics
• Laid Back
• Sunshine Reggae
• Faunts
• M4
• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part I
• Part II
• Jack Wall
• Sam Hulick
• What the Future Holds
• Vigil
• Victory
• Miracle of Sound
• Somewhere Over the Rainbow
• Jean-Jacques Perrey
• Brazilian Flower
• Queen
• Highlander
• Princes of the Universe
• Two Steps From Hell
• TSFH
• Freefall
• Joss Whedon
• Ballad of Serenity

[Shuttheheckup735]

ur engines shook a lot on take off, shoulda put bracers to hold them :P

[HerraTohtori]

@Shuttheheckup735 Struts did not exist way back then. Back in the days, kerbals flew their rockets as they came - wobbly or solid. It was a game of skill, of panache, of style! Why, these days, anyone can build a huge stack that has as much struts as engines! Of course it will stay intact better! No challenge at all!

Now get off my lawn you young'un!

;-)

[4GetTHEFun]

I love how Bill and Bob look like they've seen a ghost while Jebediah looks like he planted a bomb on the rocket and is waiting for the perfect moment to blow them all up while grinning like a maniac.

[AskJoe1]

@prototype117lt Faunts - M4 part II

[TakeItSideways]

weak shit lol

[Shuttheheckup735]

@HerraTohtori Oh, Heh I haven't been playing that long.

[prototype117lt]

whats the song at 25:00?

[TokenWhiteGuyAGR]

Mass Effect soundtrack FTW!

[tonymerc1]

i was higher then you i was in 5624 K in space dammit and my rocket was smaller

[MyNameIsNotPa]

Lol 31:50 Lets nudge it back into orbit...

Jeb: YEAH!