Rocket Log (2)

Oh well, made several improvements to the rocket design. Now it can go to the moon, provided I can pilot it to get it there in one piece. Here it is:

Traveller 1's full structure.

After launch, side tank modules ran flat after 5-6 mins real time. Ejected. Rocket continued on before discarding the last fuel module upon reaching orbit altitude. Due to a stage misfire I ejected the 3 side tanks and rockets before using them. I managed to angle the rocket (Thanks SAS) to the proper orbit heading of 270 degrees, and reached the dark side of Kerbin for once.

The dark side of Kerbin

Here's my orbit path. I mis-calculated and fired up the rocket too early, and too much, throwing my rocket into an almost teardrop-shaped orbit path, complete with failed timing, and the rocket never got close to the moon. This pic was before I launched away.

Map View

After straying of course this was the poor rocket, low on fuel.

Uh oh.

Aborted mission after running out of fuel, rocket never reached Kerbin's surface.