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AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-04-08, 09:44 PM

Hellz yeah. I landed another guy on the near moon (one way trip - destroyed rocket getting the capsule down) and popped him out to walk around on the surface. He'll be there a while.

sperry · 2013-04-08, 10:25 PM

Better send a rescue mission!!

Bob Danger · 2013-04-09, 04:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

Hellz yeah. I landed another guy on the near moon (one way trip - destroyed rocket getting the capsule down) and popped him out to walk around on the surface. He'll be there a while.

He knew the risks.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-04-13, 08:10 PM

Managed to escape Kerbin and land another guy on the planet Eve. I'm slowly populating my solar system with lonely Kerbals.

Bob Danger · 2013-04-13, 09:56 PM

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-04-25, 04:17 PM

I love this game. I got the engineer redux mod which gives you a ton of actual data which I'm surprised they don't give you access to with the core game. Stuff that is kinda essential to rocketry like thrust/weight ratio, delta-V potential of your stages, radar altitude above surfaces, etc.

Bob Danger · 2013-04-25, 08:57 PM

Did you build a little rover as well? I'm still having trouble obtaining a solid orbit. I tried recreating an old rocket design of mine called Apollo Creed MK3, and it made it into orbit but my use of solid fuel boosters kept it right on going. I need to find a design that allows me to save a liquid fuel engine for getting around once I obtain orbit, or just build a space station...

...that's no moon, its a space station.

I know you can build refueling space stations but can you put one on another planet?

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-04-26, 04:11 PM

Moon or interplanetary travel is solidly achievable with 2-3 stages if it's built right. Like if you have a 3 stage design, 1st stage needs to do the heavy lifting to get you up out of most of the atmosphere, then 2nd stage you use for a mostly tangential burn to establish a circular Kerbin orbit, then 3rd stage would be for your transfer burn to whatever body you're trying to visit.

Make the core stages of the rocket all liquid fueled so you can modulate thrust, and use solid boosters to help the heavy lifting down in the atmosphere. Then you can blow off the boosters when they flame out which lightens you up and makes getting into circular orbit easier.

Using the maneuver tool in orbital map mode helps plan your burns & predict resultant orbits a lot. The KSP wiki site also has a lot of good info, recommend visiting. http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Main_Page

And yeah I hauled a rover up to the moon too.

sperry · 2013-04-26, 04:37 PM

Man, I haven't played this game since before there was any of these features. You want to get into orbit... you just had to point the ship and guess that you're doing it right. That maneuver tool is like cheating! Also, to do nearly anything without building a massive shaking pyramid of solid boosters, you *had* to use the 3rd party add-ons.

I really need to fire this game up again. It looks like it's way better than the last time I played.

MattR · 2013-04-26, 04:43 PM

I'm entertained by this thread. And honestly, the thread title makes me laugh when I see it bumped.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-04-27, 06:50 AM

This is a 3 stage design that got a satellite to the far moon without needing to even get into the 3rd stage, so really it's overbuilt for moon travel. I'm going to try to see if I can get to one of the outer planets with it.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-12, 07:22 AM

Checking out the sun close up.. it takes a ton of delta-V to get into a tight circular orbit around the sun, but far less for a highly elliptical orbit that just swings close on one end.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-29, 05:20 PM

I don't really care that I'm the only one posting in here now.

Version 0.20 is out for download FYI, and I landed a probe on the inner moon of the gas giant. It's got atmosphere and sand dunes and everything.

Bob Danger · 2013-05-29, 07:21 PM

I enjoy your posts. I wish I had more time to play that game.

Dean · 2013-05-29, 08:22 PM

Keep posting...

sperry · 2013-05-29, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

I don't really care that I'm the only one posting in here now.

Version 0.20 is out for download FYI, and I landed a probe on the inner moon of the gas giant. It's got atmosphere and sand dunes and everything.

Much like the real NASA, we all can't be astronauts and have to live vicariously through your space program.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-30, 10:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Much like the real NASA, we all can't be astronauts and have to live vicariously through your space program.

I'm pondering what my next 'mission' will be. Any requests?

cody · 2013-05-30, 11:36 AM

I hear Mercury is just lovely this time of "year".

sperry · 2013-05-30, 11:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

I'm pondering what my next 'mission' will be. Any requests?

Have you built a space station? You should try to create an orbital platform that can house 100 Kerbals.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-30, 12:47 PM

I have not built a station yet. I think rendezvous & docking in low orbit might be harder than interplanetary travel. Could be a good project.

Bob Danger · 2013-05-30, 08:02 PM

Have you been able to get anything out of the solar system yet? Go chase down Voyager 1. Have you tried space planes? All my test pilots died horribly. I was sure to send their widows a nice fruit basket.

ScottyS · 2013-05-31, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sperry

Much like the real NASA, we all can't be astronauts and have to live vicariously through your space program.

This.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-31, 10:02 AM

I don't think there is anything modeled outside the solar system right now, not sure if it's even possible to escape the sun. Only one way to find out..

I started working on a space station system last night and got the core of it parked in a 150km orbit. Sent up an add on stage after that and tried to rendezvous a couple times unsuccessfully. It's tricky stuff.. I need Buzz Aldrin to come dock my ships for me.

sperry · 2013-05-31, 10:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AtomicLabMonkey

I don't think there is anything modeled outside the solar system right now, not sure if it's even possible to escape the sun. Only one way to find out..

I started working on a space station system last night and got the core of it parked in a 150km orbit. Sent up an add on stage after that and tried to rendezvous a couple times unsuccessfully. It's tricky stuff.. I need Buzz Aldrin to come dock my ships for me.

I noticed there's a whole new (to me at least) set of "docking controls" that can be configured. I wonder if you're not using the proper controls to dock with?

I still haven't had a chance to play since before docking was even added to the game though, so I'm likely just talking out my ass.

AtomicLabMonkey · 2013-05-31, 10:12 AM

I didn't even get close enough to try docking, just rendezvousing with another orbiting object at the same point at the same speed is the hard part. I think once you get close enough to use RCS for actual docking that's the easy part.

2013-04-08, 09:44 PM	#26
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Hellz yeah. I landed another guy on the near moon (one way trip - destroyed rocket getting the capsule down) and popped him out to walk around on the surface. He'll be there a while. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-04-08, 10:25 PM	#27
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Better send a rescue mission!! __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2013-04-13, 08:10 PM	#29
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Managed to escape Kerbin and land another guy on the planet Eve. I'm slowly populating my solar system with lonely Kerbals. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-04-13, 09:56 PM	#30
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	__________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2013-04-25, 04:17 PM	#31
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I love this game. I got the engineer redux mod which gives you a ton of actual data which I'm surprised they don't give you access to with the core game. Stuff that is kinda essential to rocketry like thrust/weight ratio, delta-V potential of your stages, radar altitude above surfaces, etc. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-04-25, 08:57 PM	#32
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Did you build a little rover as well? I'm still having trouble obtaining a solid orbit. I tried recreating an old rocket design of mine called Apollo Creed MK3, and it made it into orbit but my use of solid fuel boosters kept it right on going. I need to find a design that allows me to save a liquid fuel engine for getting around once I obtain orbit, or just build a space station... ...that's no moon, its a space station. I know you can build refueling space stations but can you put one on another planet? __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2013-04-26, 04:11 PM	#33
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Moon or interplanetary travel is solidly achievable with 2-3 stages if it's built right. Like if you have a 3 stage design, 1st stage needs to do the heavy lifting to get you up out of most of the atmosphere, then 2nd stage you use for a mostly tangential burn to establish a circular Kerbin orbit, then 3rd stage would be for your transfer burn to whatever body you're trying to visit. Make the core stages of the rocket all liquid fueled so you can modulate thrust, and use solid boosters to help the heavy lifting down in the atmosphere. Then you can blow off the boosters when they flame out which lightens you up and makes getting into circular orbit easier. Using the maneuver tool in orbital map mode helps plan your burns & predict resultant orbits a lot. The KSP wiki site also has a lot of good info, recommend visiting. http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Main_Page And yeah I hauled a rover up to the moon too. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-04-26, 04:37 PM	#34
sperry The Doink Real Name: Scott Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 20,335 Car: '09 OBXT, '02 WRX, '96 Miata Class: PDX/TT-6 The way out is through	Man, I haven't played this game since before there was any of these features. You want to get into orbit... you just had to point the ship and guess that you're doing it right. That maneuver tool is like cheating! Also, to do nearly anything without building a massive shaking pyramid of solid boosters, you had to use the 3rd party add-ons. I really need to fire this game up again. It looks like it's way better than the last time I played. __________________ Is you is, or is you ain't, my con-stit-u-ints?

2013-04-26, 04:43 PM	#35
MattR El Matador Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 10,660 Car: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Class: ?	I'm entertained by this thread. And honestly, the thread title makes me laugh when I see it bumped. __________________ "Dallas..We have a problem.”

2013-04-27, 06:50 AM	#36
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	This is a 3 stage design that got a satellite to the far moon without needing to even get into the 3rd stage, so really it's overbuilt for moon travel. I'm going to try to see if I can get to one of the outer planets with it. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-05-12, 07:22 AM	#37
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	Checking out the sun close up.. it takes a ton of delta-V to get into a tight circular orbit around the sun, but far less for a highly elliptical orbit that just swings close on one end. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-05-29, 05:20 PM	#38
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I don't really care that I'm the only one posting in here now. Version 0.20 is out for download FYI, and I landed a probe on the inner moon of the gas giant. It's got atmosphere and sand dunes and everything. Attached Thumbnails __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-05-29, 07:21 PM	#39
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	I enjoy your posts. I wish I had more time to play that game. __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2013-05-29, 08:22 PM	#40
Dean Señor Cheap Bastarde Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003 Location: $99 Tire Store Posts: 9,294 Car: $.04 STI Class: Fast,Cheap & Reliable=STI Deal, did somebody say Deal? Oh, Dean, yeah that's me.	Keep posting... __________________ I am a Commodore PET --- Now get off my lawn you kids...

2013-05-30, 11:36 AM	#43
cody Candy Mountain Real Name: Cody Join Date: May 2005 Location: Californication Posts: 7,751 Car: 03 Pussy Wagon, now with more pink! Class: TESP OMG Internet!	I hear Mercury is just lovely this time of "year". __________________ Slow and low, that is the tempo.

2013-05-30, 12:47 PM	#45
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I have not built a station yet. I think rendezvous & docking in low orbit might be harder than interplanetary travel. Could be a good project. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-05-30, 08:02 PM	#46
Bob Danger Tape Terrorist Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Melmac Posts: 1,792 Car: ? Class: Retired! Warning: Prolonged eye contact may cause insanity	Have you been able to get anything out of the solar system yet? Go chase down Voyager 1. Have you tried space planes? All my test pilots died horribly. I was sure to send their widows a nice fruit basket. __________________ A fronte praecipitium a tergo lupi.

2013-05-31, 10:02 AM	#48
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I don't think there is anything modeled outside the solar system right now, not sure if it's even possible to escape the sun. Only one way to find out.. I started working on a space station system last night and got the core of it parked in a 150km orbit. Sent up an add on stage after that and tried to rendezvous a couple times unsuccessfully. It's tricky stuff.. I need Buzz Aldrin to come dock my ships for me. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

2013-05-31, 10:12 AM	#50
AtomicLabMonkey Nightwalker Real Name: Austin Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Oshkosh, WI Posts: 4,063 Car: '13 WRX YGBSM	I didn't even get close enough to try docking, just rendezvousing with another orbiting object at the same point at the same speed is the hard part. I think once you get close enough to use RCS for actual docking that's the easy part. __________________ "None of you seem to understand. I'm not locked in here with you.. you're locked in here with me."

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