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Took it up to 1 million feet, it took another 1.5 million feet to bleed off 4000mph upward acceleration, then turned the pointy end downwards and accelerated.

  Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth

  Score: 1117.8 point crash
  Speed: 9876.7mph
  Angle: 177.3°
  Time: 2101 seconds
  Flips: 0
  Max speed: 9876.7mph
  Max height: 2505688ft
  Engine used: 3 times
  Boosters used: 271 times
  https://ehmorris.com/lander/


I used the same strategy. Same results with the bleed off. I was surprised how much I had to keep correcting my angle on the way up and down.

    Unbelievable, the crater is visible from Earth    
    
    Score: 921.4 point crash
    Speed: 8113.1mph
    Angle: 174.8°
    Time: 1638 seconds
    Flips: 0
    Max speed: 8113.1mph
    Max height: 1686337ft
    Engine used: 417 times
    Boosters used: 603 times
    https://ehmorris.com/lander/




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