So after taking the Luda Lander they used for most of the video to its extremes in my previous adventure there was little point in reusing essentially the same design for this video's recreation attempt. Luckily Vinny was so kind as to build a variant design right at the end! They joked in the video about visiting the Mun and Minmus on one flight and planting two flags... so let's try and pull it off!

BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD

So some minor changes are necessary. First, we replace the flat separators with the raised ones, then add some struts to ensure stability. Minor changes overall, I think, and still in the spirit of the design.

PREVIOUS MISSIONS:

• Project BEAST 4 - To the Mun!
• Project BEAST 5 - Saving Private Kerbal!
• Project BEAST 5, version 2 - This time we're saving them all!
• Project BEAST 6 - Back to the Mun!
• Project BEAST 7 - This time with a crazy bonus mission!
• Project BEAST 8 - Pushing the Luda Lander to its limits!

This is awsome! Good job!

Thanks friend. The missions are fun to fly and the feedback is much appreciated!

Enjoyable as always

It was pretty funny how the giant fuel tanks didn't detach the first time. I'm enjoying these missions and images.

I sort of suspected they wouldn't detach. I was a little surprised, though, when the separators themselves decided to bid bon voyage!

Further proof that the B.E.A.S.T. project is a concerted and scientific exploration of the solar system, not a money burning and Kerbal murdering scheme as it's detractors would suggest.

Are you planning launch windows and trajectories specifically to catch other planetoids or simply getting lucky?

Still enjoying these. Always fun to check out what you do after the latest episode.

For my previous Ike mission I did some planning. I could have done better, though, to cut down on the mission time and probably save fuel.

I did line up Minmus reasonably well on this mission for a more-or-less direct approach. The direct course to the Mun from Minmus, though? Pure luck.