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    So I started a new campaign, reload disabled, permadeath, dangers everywhere

    in KSP1 Mission Reports

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    Still no Duna mission, I tried to gain some funds rescuing parts landed on the Mun, with hillarious results.

    1st attempt) I forgot to put reaction wheels on the rover, quickly eated it's monoprop reserves, spinned out of control and lithobreaked with passion.

    2nd attempt) Clawed the 1 ton thingy on Mun, started the engines, but alas, it was too heavy, spinned and landed EXACTLY rescued part first, exploding. (and perma failed the mission)

    3rd attempt on a part in orbit) Clawed it, lowered my orbit but not enough, burned to nothingness in Kerbin's atmo (MISSION FAILED)

     

    I will try a fly by Eve next in preparation for Duna, which will obviously fail, so I will send 2 :D

    So I started a new campaign, reload disabled, permadeath, dangers everywhere

    in KSP1 Mission Reports

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    I decided this was a good challenge, disabled reload, any kerbal that dies in misson stays death. Starting out 3 of my kerbals died already, one never even went to space! (he suffered a collition in a jet powered rover near KSP), now I have enough tech to go unmanned mostly.

    I can't really test the mission before hand so it's been harddddd. So far I landed a manned mission on Mun and Minmus, no casualties. Next step: Duna unmanned (AND GLORY)

    Orbital Electromagnetic Launch System

    in Science & Spaceflight

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    So the main problem issued are:

     

    - Cost: Could make sense if missions are send in a monthly basis or so

    - Reaction mass: It will end up deorbiting the station. I don't know if launching stuff retrograde would help. If rocks have to be lifted in order to just launch them up, would make zero sense. BUT, it may be useful if you deorbit spacecraft down to Earth using that method. LEO is not good/useful for that, but HEO could work.

     

    Kurzgesagt (the yotube chanel) proposed a slingshot that had the same reaction problem, and same solution. I do believe humans will end up constructing infrastructure in space, the point is, exactly what

    Orbital Electromagnetic Launch System

    in Science & Spaceflight

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    I was thinking about the possibility of constructing in the near future a magnetic train (or gun, whichever sounds cooler), launch it to LEO, and use it to accelerate crafts into deep space. Since it uses electricity (ok, gargantuan amounts of it) there's no need for propellant, said crafts would not need to carry extra weight to reach destination, just to brake around it and land.

    Extra points: Is this doable in KSP?

     

    Opinions?

     

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    Kerbal Space Program 1.11: "Some Reassembly Required" Grand Discussion Thread

    in KSP1 Discussion

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    Dunno if this was already posted, but I have been testing the new EVA construction, aaaand I found it lacking (compared to KIS).

    1) It can't deal with "heavy objects" in a celestial body (like Duna). While it makes sense, it also does KIS, requiring more nearby kerbals to do the job and actually doing it.

    2) The parts you can store are few.

    3) An EVA constructed sat will NOT fulfill contracts (won't check the "build a new unmanned blahblah"). Same as KIS, to be truthful.

    4) Storage options are scarce.

     

    It's in the right direction, but still lacking :/

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