Bariel

Like several others on here I play career, but with a sandbox save to test stuff. As I am pretty comfortable making rockets, but much less so with spaceplanes, it is the spaceplanes that tend to be built in sandbox mode first. With rockets I'll generally take the hit in career if it doesn't fly/explodes, etc.

I can't bring myself to build anything that is asymmetrical - except for science experiments.

According to Steam, I have exactly 500 hours played.

The other contracts that can be very lucrative are asteroid detection contracts, which unlock when you get the infra red telescope. These contracts usually pay in the millions and, more importantly, pay a huge amount up front, quite often a couple of million or so.