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I sent my new interplanetary transport vessel on its maiden voyage to deploy some relays around Duna. Jeb and friends got some experience as well.

 

Aerocapture at Duna

Deploying the relays:

 

 

Aerocapture at Kerbin:

Tomorrow I'll send a shuttle up to retrieve the crew. The ship still has enough dV. to do the entire thing again, but I'll probably refuel it anyway.

 

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I got fed up with horizontal SSTOs, so I made a vertical one. It's capable of delivering a Jumbo 64 tank to LKO.

Nailed the landing!

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I sent the former Gilly transfer craft to the Mun to fulfill a docking contract from way back, because I didn't know that you had to dock two separate launches. I docked it with a small probe launched from a spaceplane.

Ascent:

Deploying the probe:

Docked:

Recovering the probe and crew, and refueling the transfer ship's monopropellant tanks:

Landed back on the runway (the nose cone exploded on ascent, will probably replace it with another shock cone):

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I took a crew of three on a mission to Gilly, with a turnout of 5000+ science.

Spoiler

Ascent from Kerbin:

Deploying a contract satellite around Eve:

Doing some surface science:

Departing for Kerbin. I was too impatient to wait for a proper transfer window, but the ship had plenty of spare dV.

Back in LKO, docked with a support craft to bring the crew back to the surface and refuel the ship for the next mission:

 

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I experimented with some electric VTOL designs to send to Eve. I still can't figure out how to make one using ducted fans/shrouds, but I got this to work:

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I made another propeller plane using rotors. Next up is to make a VTOL to take to Eve.

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1 hour ago, capi3101 said:

I built my first propeller plane today. I can't seem to find many good tutorials on this, and I don't have any control over the rpm or pitch. But it's a huge step forward!

Correction. By pitch, I mean propeller pitch. I haven't gotten quite figured out how to use the blades in conjunction with the KAL yet.

Thanks for the tips anyway, I'll certainly put them to use!

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I built my first propeller plane today. I can't seem to find many good tutorials on this, and I don't have any control over the rpm or pitch. But it's a huge step forward!

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4 hours ago, RealKerbal3x said:

Did you switch the dV from sea-level to vacuum in the VAB? I've forgotten to do that in the past and ended up with way too much dV.

Yep, that's it. Thanks!

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I sent a probe to Gilly. It ended up with a huge amount of leftover fuel, because the dV calculations in the VAB were way off. It's still attached to the transfer stage.

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I finally got me a scientist after getting pilots and engineers for 8 rescue missions. There was barely enough fuel for a rendezvous, as I timed it poorly, but the crew made it home in one piece.

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Today I took a spaceplane into orbit to remove some debris.

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Bill and Bob went to the Mun to take care of a couple survey contracts.

 

It was a very tedious process, as I had to cross a large crater using a terribly designed rover that had no reaction wheels and tended to flip.

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I crashed a probe into Minmus to get some seismic data, and it somehow sent the nearby flag on an escape trajectory out of the Kerbol system.

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Here's the latest result of my VTOL experiments:

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I made a reusable launch vehicle today, with fins that fold down into SpaceX style landing legs.

Unfortunately, it came down on a mountain. But everything survived!

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Val and Bob took a trip to Minmus.

 

It's great to have a use for rovers now.

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1 hour ago, Cavscout74 said:

I hate BG

I'm starting to agree, though I think I just need more practice at it. I threw together a VTOL today using rotors, my first use of the BG robotics parts. It flies terribly, but I was able to fly a short distance and drop off a rover. The engine nacelles just flop all over the place, and I have to rotate them manually, because I haven't figured out how to change between positions using only one action group.

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Today I landed on the Mun for the first time in a couple years. It almost feels like a different game, with all of the textures and new parts being added since the last time I played.

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I got tired of waiting around for KSP 2, and decided to finally download both DLCs and start a new career save. My ultimate goal is to establish a permanent presence on Laythe. I got most of the usual starting contracts done today, and plan on landing on the Mun tomorrow.

[[Most 1.12.x] Near Future Technologies (August 26)]

The lift fans are supposed to be able to run without oxygen in electrical drive mode right?

I brought one to Duna and it says it needs oxygen, even though it is set in electric mode.

Running KSP 1.5 with all NFT mods.

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Jeb went to the North Pole.

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Just designed this compact VTOL skimmer.  It should attach nicely to the side of a lander.

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I built this thing in preparation for a base/launch facility on Duna.

I have to say, those electric lift fans are RIDICULOUSLY overpowered.  I had to bring the thrust limiter down to 30% just to be able to control the craft, and they barely sip the batteries, even at 100%.

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Launched a joint scientific/rescue mission to the Mun.

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Sent a survey probe to Duna.