Duna and back using only electric power in stock KSP. Note: ion engines don't have enough thrust to reach orbit. Serious shenanigans are required.
https://youtu.be/Ee59XkEufjA
@starkatt well, thats the first time i've ever seen them launch the ship with the skyhook
@starkatt im extremely disappointed it wasnt a several kilometer long trebuchet when i first saw it was on an arm, though
@starkatt realtalk tho, this is actually feasable for launching probes, like, right now. but getting the probes to the hook would not be worth the launch/flight costs, even if you did bring the platform back down to pick them up from aircraft
so instead, bring many multi-purpose satcubes, and just sell them out and disable the parts that arent needed
@starkatt i am surprised the flight off of duna didn't involve the deployable electric propellers, though, but I guess xenon is not your limiting reagent