I feel offended

[Regor]

Hello,

 

I would just like to let you guys know that I feel very offended when someone says, "it's not rocket science"? Why?

Because KSP TAUGHT ME ROCKET SCIENCE.

Do you feel the same?

[cratercracker]

Yes, I do.

[Human Person]

No one would say such a thing here in Germany. 

[Bill Phil]

Rocket science is the easy part. It's the paperwork that gets you.

[WinkAllKerb'']

rocket science is too easy i prefer spad ... but/pero/mais/yibuyibu this IS very personnal

(( why deal with certitude when you can deal with incertitude ¿))

Edited June 24, 2017 by WinkAllKerb''

[0111narwhalz]

And that's why I say "rocket surgery."

[ZooNamedGames]

Catch is, KSP introduces the basics of aeronautics. KSP is a grain of rice compared to the real stuff. It gives you a taste of what aerospace engineering and astrophysics is like without the majority of what makes it really complicated.

[Regor]

WOW, this thread is getting more attention than i thought!

[qzgy]

Its fun. Gives a basic understanding of orbital mechanics and so on. but as ZooNamedGames said, real life is a lot harder. For example, in KSP, you can get away with alot of aerodynamic no-nos (such as making a rover fly.)

[Regor]

19 minutes ago, qzgy said:

Its fun. Gives a basic understanding of orbital mechanics and so on. but as ZooNamedGames said, real life is a lot harder. For example, in KSP, you can get away with alot of aerodynamic no-nos (such as making a rover fly.)

Ahem. (N-Body Physics) ahem

[qzgy]

Just now, mabdi36 said:

Ahem. (N-Body Physics) ahem

That too.

[Regor]

Just now, qzgy said:

That too.

Ahem. (Joolian System so destructive),(moon on perfect inclination), (no axial tilt), (KSC on equator, making stuff easier) ahem

 

[qzgy]

Just now, mabdi36 said:

Ahem. (Joolian System so destructive),(moon on perfect inclination), (no axial tilt), (KSC on equator, making stuff easier) ahem

 

Ok fine, it has a lot of stuff to balance for gameplay. I get your point. Why not include stupidly powerful jet engines, Ion engines with lot higher thrust, and relatively tiny distances between stuff?

[Regor]

Just now, qzgy said:

Ok fine, it has a lot of stuff to balance for gameplay. I get your point. Why not include stupidly powerful jet engines, Ion engines with lot higher thrust, and relatively tiny distances between stuff?

Heh. This is turning into a rant.

[qzgy]

Just now, mabdi36 said:

Heh. This is turning into a rant.

This is. Let's stop.

[Regor]

Just now, qzgy said:

This is. Let's stop.

Ok.

[Superfluous J]

Not to be pedantic, but playing KSP doesn't actually involve much rocket science per se.

[magnemoe]

8 hours ago, 5thHorseman said:

Not to be pedantic, but playing KSP doesn't actually involve much rocket science per se.

The rocket equation, plenty of orbital mechanic, but not much engineering. The engineering is the hard part, not the science. 

[monstah]

On 25/06/2017 at 0:10 AM, mabdi36 said:

Ahem. (N-Body Physics) ahem

But you know, even NASA uses patched conics as a first approximation, and only do the heavy N-problem math to refine a patched conic trajectory they're satisfied with.

[adsii1970]

For a game, it is a healthy balance. If it were any harder, many of us would not have the love of the game. It took me three days to figure out how to get into orbit - and I never watched tutorials to do it. It took me two weeks to figure out rendezvous and docking...

And let me tell you, at one point, my wife stuck a post it note to the computer monitor that read, "The results of this game has been rated R for extreme language and intense situations..."

[Spaceception]

20 hours ago, adsii1970 said:

And let me tell you, at one point, my wife stuck a post it note to the computer monitor that read, "The results of this game has been rated R for extreme language and intense situations..."

Hahahaha

[NSEP]

When hanging out in the Minecraft Forum, someone told me spaceflight simulators are not that realistic. I was talking about the RSS/RO level of things by the way.

[WinkAllKerb'']

until you don't talk about your closest street corner oriental soup provider everithing gonna be fine, i promise ^^ xDr ^^

Edited June 27, 2017 by WinkAllKerb''

[Astrofox]

[Insert Random Tumblr Post Here]

Sorry, that was too relevant for this thread.

 

Although, I do tend to become slightly peeved when people say that KSP doesn't teach Rocket science. While it may not be the entire run of Aerospace Engineering, there are mods that can give people the ability to make things way more interesting. KSP, at the very least, teaches Aerodynamics and Orbital mechanics. These fall under the category "Rocket Science."

Enjoy the proof below:

Because Both "Aerodynamics" and "Orbital Mechanics" are subsets of "Rocket Science," KSP can be said to teach "Rocket Science." QED.

[SpaceEnthusiast23]

On ‎6‎/‎25‎/‎2017 at 7:51 AM, ZooNamedGames said:

Catch is, KSP introduces the basics of aeronautics. KSP is a grain of rice compared to the real stuff. It gives you a taste of what aerospace engineering and astrophysics is like without the majority of what makes it really complicated.

RSS/RO also takes it a step further to give you a bit more of the real stuff, but I think KSP in RSS/RO is more than a grain of rice, but yeah. Real life is more.

Edited July 23, 2017 by SpaceEnthusiast23