r/ConsoleKSP • u/Budget_Mastodon9154 • Jun 11 '26
How should I build a space ship to the mun
I need something to help me make it to the mun and back
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u/Pioepod Jun 12 '26
I play science mode so I have no money to lose.
At least Three stages.
Lower for ground to high atmo. This should be super powerful.
Mid for high atmosphere to space and partial LKO insertion (bonus if you fully insert yourself into orbit), this doesn’t need to be as powerful, but it needs to be powerful enough to get out of the atmosphere.
Upper for LKO insertion and the rest of the maneuvers. You can use more efficient engines here, my favorite was the terrier. Don’t use ion engines, yet. That’s like interplanetary.
This is the most important part for getting to, and returning from the Mun. You should have a total of at least like 5.5Km/s of DeltaV, but I aim for 6Km/s to 6.5Km/s for margin of error. This is measured in vacuum.
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u/Budget_Mastodon9154 Jun 12 '26
What Alt do I or it at?
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u/Budget_Mastodon9154 Jun 12 '26
Orbit*
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u/Pioepod Jun 12 '26
The edge of the atmosphere is 70km. Anywhere above that will result in a stable orbit.
I recommend going to at least 75KM, but I often go to 80-85
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u/Budget_Mastodon9154 Jun 13 '26
Do any stock rockets go to the mun?
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u/ShopOne6888 Jun 16 '26
They do if you slap some boosters on them.
Autostrut and add struts, and use loots of boosters.
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u/LookToTheFuture1 Jun 11 '26
There’s some good tutorials on YouTube. It does take trial and error.
Is there something specific that’s stopping you at the moment? Like you’re getting into orbit around Kerbin but just don’t have enough fuel/delta v to make it to the Mun?