As the Aurora 29 crew prepare for their transit to Mun, Mission Control supervises the return of the N-4 booster!

Using RCS thrusters, the N-4 Neidon Rocket drifts to a safe distance from the Crew Vehicle and then fires a precise short burst to return to Kerbin!

“Re-entry has started, tracking give me status on trajectories!
-Gene

N-4 Soars through the atmosphere, heating up as it hurtles toward the Space Center!

The rocket transitions from hypersonic speeds to subsonic! The gear deploys…

… and the booster slowly approaches the Space Center!

“Looking good! Stay focused, that Booster is almost home!”
-Gene

The booster touches down! Despite the excellent performance of the Neidon II, work is already underway to upgrade the booster with more capable landing gear!

“That’s right – the Neidon rocket is getting another rework! We’re pretty sure this will be the last one for a while, but we’re going to upgrade the landing gear and add a reserve fuel tank to the craft. Hopefully this gets rid of the lingering instability some of the rockets have had! ”
-Gene

Work is already underway on “Neidon III” !