Very cheap Duna lander

So it can't get back into space. At least it got the Kerbals to Duna in one piece. And they have a nice roof over their head.

[@michka841]

the best part is that it's literally the way Oportunity landed, so this method is NASA approved

[@marianandnorbert]

well no it used balloons to dampen its landing, and used a parachute before that, and a drogue capsule before that, they didn’t use such a high surface area/mass ratio and those balloons are good at absorbing and dissipating impact force but aren’t heat resistant

[@ScalarYoutube]

@@marianandnorbert it's a joke bro chill

[@vatyunga]

@@ScalarKZbin 1. The joke is not funny. It's not even joke actually, more like straight misinformation 2. What's wrong with clarification?

[@ScalarYoutube]

@@vatyunga 1) it is a funny joke, the creator of the video thinks so at least. 2) noone likes a smart-arse

[@NotLabVR]

@@vatyunga Giga chad

[@ahuman9100]

“Mission Control, where are the engines?”

[@polvoradelrey2423]

I'm starting to think "landing" can be anything in this game.

[@ltdrak]

Anything your Kerbals can walk away from :)

[@unorthodoxpickle7014]

Its a success if your kerbals don't get annihilated

[@Lu-pg7fn]

not exploding = succesfull landing

[@darracqboy]

@@Lu-pg7fn not dyeing = successful landing

[@SimSoupYT]

@@ltdrak ahaha

[@NSG-kc6zl]

I don’t get why so many people are trashing on how it can’t get back Please tell me that you would want to take a duna ice cream shop back to kerbin

[@manitoba-op4jx]

why wouldn't you want to be able to go back. gotta restock somehow and a whole other rocket is more $$$

[@Kurgutt]

"take a duna ice cream shop back to kerbin" haha good one

[@yourlocaltemplar5834]

even though it seems it cant get back home at least they have a place to sit in the shade as they wait for the "rescue team totally coming" to bring them back.

[@pollo-of-space]

yeah a nice umbrella to hide from the cosmic radiation

[@Tsar_Alexander4]

"Just discovered this sick white mushroom on Duna!" -Kerbal Scientist

[@catwithbagel5199]

2:27 “long before time had a name, the first spinjisu master created ninjago.”

[@chazmartin8048]

Looks like a mushroom house, kerbals are the new smurfs of duna

[@CreeperDude-cm1wv]

While it can't go back, would be very cool for a supply drop

[@zenek3916]

this is the rare Duna Mushroom. (lmao)

[@Miliradian]

The Green Smurfs on Duna living in little mushroom houses 😂

[@Kevin-hx2ky]

Everyone dissing the lack of a reorbiter simply forgot about that time Elon asked for one-way mission volunteers to Mars

[@ltdrak]

Or Mars One (Duna One?)

[@stefanminasevic5719]

Elon really isn't someone that should be planning any space travel whatsoever.

[@hunormagyar1843]

Jesus lmao

[@AIRBORN_EEvEE]

Ah, the “Double IFHS” method. One of my favorites :D (but you did this one without the “gliding” part. Ahh well.)

[@SirDoooche]

Guess there isnt mushroom for failure...

[@Kohl293]

Imagine going all the way to Duna just to get trapped in your heat shield😅 In all seriousness, fun build! Cool to see people push the limits of a drag landing.

[@GhostofJamesMadison]

Great *opportunity* to show various landing types.

[@guestbuho.2927]

It even comes with a radiation shield due to dunas weak magnetic field

[@Slashscreen]

if Landing is "hitting the ground with all important pieces attached" then yes this is landing

[@ltdrak]

Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing, as they say :)

[@BlastingRyan609]

Any good landing is one you can walk away from

[@M0rquer]

2:26 mushroom landed on mars

[@imnotfunny_3848]

now you have a functional duna mushroom house

[@itmethang]

Bob and Valentina got free mushroom habitatable module

[@thehalflifeguy368]

i thought going to Eve was hard (i did it) this is next level

[@ltdrak]

Going to Eve is relatively easy, landing on it isn't too hard (steep descent seems to work best), but getting back up out of that atmossoup, that's an issue :)

[@Joshs4stro]

just need heat shields, parachutes and decent landing legs cuz of the gravity

[@Tdvtdvtdv]

@@ltdrak It's not that hard, even without props an optimised eve sea level ascent vehicle is around 13 tons. And if you ascend from the mountain it's even easier.

[@ltdrak]

@@Tdvtdvtdv If you watch any more of my videos you will notice that optimizing is not my strong point ;)

[@oceanbytez847]

The trouble comes if you do a science career and park a whole ass lab there. Then you have to get expirements back so accept the loss from radioing it in. There's where things get tricky quick.

[@Bossman50.]

Now the trick is getting back. This is exactly why no one has been to mars yet; really hard to take off from there.

[@Anonymous-zu7dh]

Compared to Earth it's eas(ier) less atmosphere (

[@nicolabettucci3547]

really cool design that works, imma test it of my own

[@LukasZnojemsky-ho7jl]

You literaly dropped two kerbals on Duna in a bouncy castle.

[@Stk3r]

I can't believe you actually sent a what can only be described as a "Martian Hut". Also, i am now kind of disappointed that there are no inflatable hard-landing capsules in ksp, would've been fun seeing a 5 meter diameter ball bouncing around in Duna

[@ltdrak]

Yep, and this is a relatively poor alternative... But fun when it works.

[@al3xb0t2]

Ksp physics can't really handle that

[@CapitalTeeth]

From what I see here, you just made a little Duna house lol

[@jacky378]

When it lands it looks like a mushroom house

[@NickBDesigns]

Soft reentry, hard landing, ends up with mushroom house Beautiful

[@hacknwack4065]

it even comes with a mushroom

[@liamthespaceman]

Too smart! Never thought of this before.

[@junin3738]

Colonizing duna with mushrooms

[@Random_scug]

Bro made a giant mushroom

[@danielhignett451]

THE MUSHROOM BASE

[@Lord_vader871]

Looks like a Smurf house

[@chickenspaceprogram]

such a nice duna base 💯

[@yiliangliang5694]

This might be, say, inconducive to the health of the Kerbals ...

[@atlasf5756]

and it even comes with radiation shield

[@wizardkitty]

Ah yes the "falling saucer"

[@neptunium_69]

Lithobreaking should be used more often

[@wahpedl]

fastest way to build vietnamese hut on duna

[@pollo-of-space]

This actually works! Man this game is strange

[@spacescienceguy]

Ah yes, the classic 'airbag landing'!

[@bromanned7069]

I literally made this a couple days ago, nice!

[@lonelee5353]

this is the sensei wu tactic

[@KillerBot5100]

New Duna base!

[@wav8518]

mushroom ice cream shop base nice

[@polytrichum1119]

Now send the rescue mission after 10 years.

[@ltdrak]

There is a rescue mission video ;)

[@caligo5322]

I hope they add intentional lithobreaking in KSP2

[@ltdrak]

They may need to fix some bugs first... :)

[@Pissbucket500]

We all know.. In Kerbal Space Program, the only thing that matters is that if it works.

[@pastashack3517]

Duna lander for people who don't have QWEASD keys or know how to throttle

[@Edu.br.]

2 words. Smurf House.

[@excommunicate1314]

Looks like a mushroom once it’s landed

[@NC_Isro_64]

thankyou

[@eekee6034]

Great for sandbox players like me! I don't want to know the G-force the impact produced on those kerbals though. XD

[@ltdrak]

Mwah, they will only be unconscious for a couple of years :)

[@lahar2412]

looks like a good house, probably would need some food however

[@ltdrak]

I'm sure the kerbals can grow potatoes like Matt Damon in the Martian :D

[@tixmann9728]

Gonna land a rover using this

[@tiny_desk_engineer]

we are going to use this on eve

[@vehicleboi5598]

budget dunatiration

[@pafnutiytheartist]

Lithobreaking™

[@conboi124]

probably great for eve too

[@ltdrak]

As long as the bottom heatshield is not detached after entry it works pretty well. If the heatshield is detached... Well, it's a wild ride..

[@spit782]

Thats an odd Duna mushroom,wonder if its edible

[@lerk.]

The music reminds me of scammer payback...

[@benjaminringrose536]

Lithobraking. Nice.

[@mercuryswordblob]

I introduce you to the O R B lander

[@sacyrus]

Smurf cat lander

[@jackgamer1418]

What you should’ve done is open up the top one and then open a parachute

[@DanielDSII]

I thought I was the only one who did this!

[@ltdrak]

Great minds think alike ;)

[@thehamsterstalkingyou3291]

Duna mushroom

[@RULINCAO]

would it also survive a reentry from a moho direct transfer?

[@ltdrak]

Probably depends on how well you manage to aerobrake before hitting the ground

[@zero.Identity]

that is not a lander, that is a mushroom base

[@lagoman78]

Those poor kerbal people stuck on duna

[@ltdrak]

I rescued them a few days ago ;)

[@bouwmac]

Im a kerbal noob, what part are those discs? Or is it a mod?

[@ltdrak]

They are inflatable heat shields. They are not from a mod. They were introduced in version 1.1 according to the wiki. The name in game is 'heat shield (10m)'. When not inflated they are 2.5m in size.

[@andrewcharles459]

I hope they packed snacks.

[@ltdrak]

That lander capsule has loads of storage space for snacks :D

[@cddevelopment363]

Pretty sure parachutes are cheaper than inflatable heatshields

[@ltdrak]

It's certainly not the cheapest Duna lander possible. However, parachutes won't cut it if you want to land on higher altitudes on Duna, the atmosphere is really only thick enough in the valleys.

[@lordvetinari1331]

Doon Pie? Dushroom?

[@RealEmerald]

Lithobreak ftw

[@looptops]

the thing is, why the upper shield?

[@ltdrak]

Because it is meant to mirror the nasa 'rubber ball' lander

[@LSF17]

How to send a mission to Duna, North Korean style!

[@Carlos-kh5qu]

lithomushroom

[@RDfHk34]

when you have trust issues for parachutes and SAS power of hold

[@LyricClock-fo8he]

it’s an inverse oreo

[@Simon-px8mi]

North Korea in For All Mankind be like:

[@American-Gasmask-collector]

did i mention this guy needs more subs?

[@matiasherrero7376]

Mushroom land!!!!

[@Guywithacow]

Duna is so easy to get to

[@tikikwelch8417]

We live we love we lie

[@CompanionGD]

bro removed dunas atmosphere 💀

[@ltdrak]

Given that the impact speed is 'only' 66m/s, I'd say the atmosphere is pretty much in place.

[@CompanionGD]

@@ltdrak sulfiric acid

[@asdasfasd1984]

and then you realize you can't go back home

[@ltdrak]

There's a pick-up service. It just takes a while to get there

[@asdasfasd1984]

@@ltdrak thank god

[@montee2603]

But.. how do you go back up?

[@ltdrak]

There is a follow-up video of a pickup mission ;)

[@Kermenek]

Jak???

[@uysalemre]

How we'll get back???

[@ltdrak]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3iwZ62qqKeCrsU

[@johnsmith-wi2cb]

It's not lander that can't go back home, it's Duna base

[@Leonium797]

Nothing to see here, just a man saving money on mushrooms

[@yeethan1094]

how do you get back?

[@ltdrak]

@Yeethan10 There is a rescue mission :) kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3iwZ62qqKeCrsU

[@ruskiwaffle1991]

ok but how will you get back to orbit

[@ltdrak]

Either they stay forever (like Mars One), or another ship will have to pick them up at some point

[@Miliradian]

Its the kerbal way

[@countcampula]

Would it work on EvE...

[@ltdrak]

Knowing Eve, it might work on a very steep entry path, where it gets very hot, but not for long. The landing would probably be smoother due to the large air resistance.

[@ltdrak]

Gave it a whirl. Yes, it will land (at about 20m/s). The bottom heatshield will explode when landing, leaving the mushroom. Just don't try to detach the heatshield during descent ;)

[@AVERYhornyMrDinosaur]

lithobraking is the way

[@kerbalindustries4899]

Yh you really don't need a heat shield that big😂🤣

[@ltdrak]

It's not just for heat :P

[@ConsciousAtoms]

Cheap? A single parachute has a mass of 100 kg and costs $400. Two inflatable heatshields mass 3 tons and cost $4800. I've just test-landed a Mk2 lander can on a 6 km high mountain on Duna with a single parachute. Maximum impact speed of the Mk2 lander can is 20 m/s, and at that altitude a parachute will reduce speed to about 18 m/s, which means the lander can will survive the impact. If you want to land at a lower speed, add some retro-rockets to reduce the impact. A couple of sepratrons will do the trick. Or use the ascent engine if your lander has a proper ascent stage.

[@ltdrak]

Cheap not specifically in cost, mostly in thought process. Just bang 4 parts together and drop it on Duna. I did another video with a very cheap cost-wise lander. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aIG9dq2FZ7KYsLcsi=4jV8gDFYU3URBgx-