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This is Duna lander I made inspired loosely by NASA's cancelled Constellation Mars lander. It has a mobile Sci Lab on the left and a Kerbin return vehicle on the right (hopefully). Making it this way allowed it to go into a faring nicely and land with a lot of stability.
Touch down on Duna.
Mobile sci lab removed after an embarrassing Austin Powers 30 point turn. Flag planted. Time to let the sci lab run for a while before moving to the next biome.
Like my Duna mission, this Eeloo mission also has a constellation like lander. I took this opportunity to turn the rover sideways so I wouldn't have to inch back and forth and wiggle out like on Duna. I also opted for wheeled landing gear since they can withstand much higher 'touch down'. This lander also has a mining setup to refuel the nuke powered transfer stage if needed. The lander and transfer stage were launched separately. Docking in console KSP is... hard.
Once the lander and transfer stage was assembled, it was time to send up the crew with this doofy, but strangely successful SSTO. The thing I put the least amount of effort into and it probably works the best.
Time to "inspect" the assembled craft and fly about admiring my Kraken bait.
Well, time for the kids to steal the console so they can watch Disney+. Now, they stay in orbit for 150 years waiting for the Eeloo transfer I didn't setup prior to launching the ship. Also, shielded docking ports have the highest heat resistance which really helped keep the SSTO from disintegrating on ascent.