Hello all, first time posting a challenge, so here goes nothing...
You are in a DeltaGliderIV currently on its way to Mars. You launched yesterday, December 22, 2013, and were just getting ready to relax until your first MCC when an explosion ruptured your main fuel tank and left your main engines, retro engines, and hover engines inoperable. You have stabilized your craft but you won't have enough fuel to make the plane change necessary to intercept Mars, and it won't be possible to send another spacecraft to rescue your crew. Using only your RCS thrusters, can you abort the mission?
The Rules:
I think I had less than 5% of my RCS fuel left when I did this yesterday, but I bet you guys can do better as I haven't been at this for long. Regardless, I thought it was a fun challenge for me and thought I'd see if anyone else would enjoy it.
You are in a DeltaGliderIV currently on its way to Mars. You launched yesterday, December 22, 2013, and were just getting ready to relax until your first MCC when an explosion ruptured your main fuel tank and left your main engines, retro engines, and hover engines inoperable. You have stabilized your craft but you won't have enough fuel to make the plane change necessary to intercept Mars, and it won't be possible to send another spacecraft to rescue your crew. Using only your RCS thrusters, can you abort the mission?
The Rules:
- No main, retros, or hovers
- No launching another ship
- Land at an existing base or dock with an existing station
I think I had less than 5% of my RCS fuel left when I did this yesterday, but I bet you guys can do better as I haven't been at this for long. Regardless, I thought it was a fun challenge for me and thought I'd see if anyone else would enjoy it.