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And in a certain way they are also pretty cute looking. As for strangest I don't know maybe the blobfish.

This mod is amazing, honestly there are not many mods out there that do prop engines besides firespitter, and KAX, I really like the NK-12 which is pretty sick. I also love the "Kitty" Turboprop I am assuming it is based on the Pratt & Whitney Canada PT6A-76P Similar to what is used on the Pilatus PC-12 If so awesome. If you are open to suggestions I have an engine request, I would really like to see a General Electric CT7-9B Turboprop very similar to what is used on the Saab 340.

Wow!! This is awesome in a box with a side order of fries. I cannot wait to see this implemented, I also cannot wait to send this to Eve.

A balloon based space probe for venus has been done, come to think of it two were done by the Soviets in the mid-1980s Vega 1 and 2

Life on venus is quite absurd the surface temperature is nearly 470 degrees centigrade (743.1 degrees kelvin) or 878 degrees fahrenheit, atmospheric pressure is a whopping 92.6 atmospheres (9382.69 kilopascals) besides sporting high temperature Venus has an atmosphere of Carbon Dioxide and Various Sulfuric Gases, which precipitates as a crude form of sulfuric acid. Due to possible Volcanism on the surface, and the greenhouse effect lastly the upper atmosphere of venus is electrostatically charged and gives of large amounts of electrostatic discharge in the form of lightning. Basically Venus is the astronomical equivalent of hell.

1. Lost Moon (Apollo 13) by Jim Lovell and Jeffery Kluger: A really fine and compelling read, chopped full of Aerospace and Spaceflight terminology, also this book was the book Ron Howard used to base the popular 1995 film after. 2. Failure is Not an Option by Gene Kranz: Like Lost Moon this book has the same terminological vibe only it covers more than just the Apollo 13 Mission. 3. Rocket Boys by Homer H. Hickam Jr. : This memoir of a former NASA employee is set in the gritty coal mining town of Coalwood, West Virginia where a teenaged Homer, heir to his father's position as a mining engineer is determined to reach for the skies without the need for mines, so much to say it is very "Prodigious" 4. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe: An interesting if not slightly satirical look at the USA Breaking the sound barrier, and the Mercury Seven Astronauts.

Fly away home (1996) This 1990s heartfelt story of a Daughter and Father rekindling their passions of flight after the tragic death of the Wife/Mother in a car crash. The film is set in rural Ontario Canada, John Alden (Played by Jeff Daniels) and his daughter Amy (Anna Paquin). So much to say it is one of my favorite movies set in Canada. Apollo 13 (1995) It's about the Ill-fated Apollo 13 mission, honestly in my opinion this film should of won an Oscar, also interesting factoid; The commander of the Aircraft Carrier that Tom Hanks salutes and shakes hands with near the credits is that of the real Jim Lovell. How to Train your Dragon (2010) You might be asking me why this movie is on this list, I will give you my reason: First and foremost I really liked the soundtrack of this particular film, but really I thought the animation was dynamic and not to tchotchke-like or gimmicky like that of Shrek, Third the storyline had some really good diction which in turn made for a more pleasing story, fourth who doesn't love Toothless he's cute but also extremely badass. If the two main characters were similar to that of Kerbals, Hiccup would be Jeb and Astrid would be Valentina. My only complaint is why did they insist on having one of the vikings have a very obvious Scottish Accent, after all historically The Celts and The Vikings didn't exactly see things at the same wavelength.

"Failure is not an option"- Eugene "Gene" Kranz "Invention, my dear friends is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% Butterscotch Ripple"- Gene Wilder from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (1971) "A spirit with a vision, is a dream with a mission"- Geddy Lee

My nomenclature trends vary from mission to mission: If it is like an unmanned mission I usually go with an Acronym or Backronym for instance: MOGL : Münar Orbit Geological Laboratory As for the science experiments I do the same thing: for instance on the MOGL spacecraft I have these experiments MIDAS: Mineralogical Imaging Detector Array System UVIS: UltraViolet Imaging Spectrometer IRIS: InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer GRIS: Gamma Radiation Imaging Spectrometer and last but not least MagnoRad: Magnometric and Radiometric Experiments Launch vehicles are named differently, they are given actual titles such as: Xanadu Chevalier etc, but I also assign a numeral with each launch vehicle, which is similar fashion to several United States launch vehicles (these vehicles include the Atlas, Delta, Saturn and Titan family of launch vehicles) the numeral typically is a reference to how many engines are on the first stage, i.e. Xanadu IV. On some of my launch vehicles I assign a four digit identification code (Similar to the what was used on the Delta 1000-3000 and Delta II launch vehicles.) The first digit refers to the number of stages, the second digit refers to how many boosters are mounted radially to the launch vehicle, digits three and four are the diameter of the payload fairing (in metres) without the decimal, so a vehicle with a code of 3914 means three stages, nine radial boosters, and a payload fairing diameter of 1.4 metres. Lastly when it comes to crewed spacecraft I name them after an ancient civilization, deities and or vocabulary from that civilization i.e. Viking Odin Drakkar etc. (If the missions of the same spacecraft are in series I assign a numeral to each mission) i.e. Viking 4, or Odin II

I would have to agree Kapton foil is super slick, I thought about using it to make a case for my iPhone. I would take alternating layers of aluminum foil (I'd probably just swipe some from my kitchen) and kapton tape (thank goodness for eBay I can buy a roll for roughly five bucks) over a white plastic iPhone case you can find at most stores, making sure to cut out holes for the camera lens and side switches, and who knows I might top the whole thing off with a NASA logo sticker. As for the new parts they look pretty awesome I like the new double reaction wheel assembly, bit also I do like that new probe core, I always thought there would be room for a cubic probe core.

I knew about that application, Not to mention kapton is also used in the electronics industry to manufacture flexible circuit boards and is sometimes used to insulate copper wire, again it is the material's thermal properties that promote it's use in non-aerospace applications. Not to mention the material makes an Ideal base material for tape in the electronics and aerospace industry because it binds well with adhesives.

Contrary to what people think the metallic foil that often covers most unmanned spacecraft the material is not gold, however there is a metal involved (Aluminum). The foil is usually made of a polymide film known as Kapton, because Kapton appears translucent yellow to amber, the Kapton layered with the Aluminum foil gives the Illusion of gold when really it is just sheets of plastic overlapped with aluminum foil. In some cases Mylar is added for durability. The reason why they use Kapton is because the material has amazing thermal properties which is ideal for the vacuum of space, not to mention it helps dissipate ultraviolet radiation emanating from the sun from damaging critical and sensitive spacecraft assets such as bulkheads, scientific instruments, fuel lines, electrical conduits etc. Kapton Foil has also been applied on crewed spacecraft as well, most notably on the descent stage of the Apollo Lunar Excursion Module.

Awesome I always knew somebody was going to do the impossible. Starfox is honestly my all time favorite Sci-Fi shooter and I have played shooters from Galaga to Tyrian. I cannot wait to make my Kerbals do a barrel roll.

Neat, these alternative probe core textures look tremendous, I couldn't help but grin at fs10inator's texture, better break out the milk and OJ A scientific part of this complete breakfast I always guessed that eventually the feature of alternative textures would be implemented.

No sweat mate, you can release them when you see fit, I am currently using AIES and FASA (FASA offers a probe core based on Pioneers 6-9 as my main source for cylindrical probe cores.) I think I also saw you also develop your version of Pioneers 6-9 correct me if I am wrong, but I am assuming those are low priority as well if so I am in no hurry.

I swear this mod keeps getting better and better, as for the new probe core in development I like it, I'm assuming the solar arrays are a separate part? If so terrific. I had a suggestion for a fifth probe core alongside another antenna. The probe core is inspired by Suisei and Sakigake which were space probes launched by Japan in the mid-1980s to comets. I was thinking of the possibility of adding in Cylindrical probe cores, but also Implementing in a new antenna. I have provided a link to JAXA's Website that has a diagram of the Suisei spacecraft http://www.isas.ac.jp/e/enterp/missions/suisei.shtml

There's a reboot of that game made by the former devs on steam called "Contraption Maker" the Gameplay is almost Identical, the graphics are a bit more cartoonish, plus there are some new parts, I also know some of the parts were renamed. I know that the original game series is still out there only it is now considered Abandonware along with several other Sierra titles under the 3D ultra sub brand. As for Algodoo, I have it loaded on my computer, The thing about Algodoo is that it was formerly called phun but was renamed to Algodoo, like most physics sandbox games Algodoo suffers from what I call "No effort" Syndrome, in which certain players within the community post saves that lack any effort whatsoever. In algodoo it's all about those stupid "Marble Race" saves I swear there's too many of those that It's hard to look for something decent on the Algobox. It used to be that people would make rockets, bombs, vehicles, engines and other interesting stuff with Algodoo, nowadays it seems like space is being wasted on mediocre saves. (Sorry in advance for rambling, but that's kind of how things are in the algobox in a nutshell.)

I agree Garry's Mod is fun but it is extremely flawed, but that was not always the case. I remember when people used garry's mod to make contraptions using Source props, nowadays it's seems to be the forte for annoyingly immature youtubers like (no offense) VenturianTale to spread their dreck, not to mention mounting custom content is a joke in this game, It has gone downhill since Garry Newman acquired most of the copyrights from Valve, and in doing so he removed some critical assets to the game leaving the possible content processing power to a fraction of what it was in the hands of Valve, but probably most shocking is the fact that It's so hard to find a decent map or addon that doesn't reek of being copied, or made by a person who is part of an Immature fanbase, but personally I like Garry's Mod it's just that It desperately needs to be brought up to speed when it comes to handling content, and also doing a better job at addon quality control.

How Exciting, Will Coatl Aerospace East also include among other things Stockalike Soviet/Russian Probe Cores and Experiments? Or is someone else going to do that?

I was thinking something in the lines of an Alpha Particle X-ray spectrometer. Not unlike those used by the Mars Pathfinder or Curiosity.

Well in that case I might as well rename my proposed Microwave experiment to just "Microwave Spectrometer," now that I got that off my chest I'll give you my details about this proposed X-ray experiment. The X-ray experiment works in much the same way of DMagic's experiment, the only difference is that the device is smaller, and is designed to not take up as much space on a probe core (if mounted radially) because after all the most important thing in probes besides adequate Delta-V and electrical power is space (some pun intended. )

Yeah that's kinda odd. As far as I know from my observations as a constant passenger aboard Jet Airliners thrust reversers are just one of many measures pilots use to bleed off excess thrust at touchdown, that and rarely used in lieu of a tug for pushback.

Personally when it comes to rock I really like: RUSH, but also I really like The Beatles, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, The Eagles mostly classic, psychedelic and progressive rock But there are others I like: When it comes to Pop I am a fan of Sting before and after The Police, Peter Gabriel (After Genesis) I also appreciate Jazz my favorites are: Frank Sinatra, Jamie Cullum, Coleman Hawkins, Louis Armstrong I really do not like hardcore country, I prefer folk such as John Denver, Bob Dylan and Wilco I also do like Zydeco (Louisiana Creole music) I do love world/ethnic/new age music I especially love: Bob Marley, Habib Koté, Ravi Shankar, Enya, Yanni But I really have a passion for orchestral and chamber music such as: Johann Sebastian Bach, George Fredric Handel, Modest Mussorgsky, Gustav Holst etc.

I'm seriously into Target Archery: I own an Oak English Longbow, Swimming, Climbing: (Wall or Rock) I got addicted to it through summer camp, Collecting Coins (Technically I only collect foreign change), Rock and Mineral collecting (I have been a rock hound since I was eight years old), Collecting Scale model aircraft (not the ones you get in a kit.) Medieval reenactment/ LARP (I am working on hopefully reenacting a viking warrior, but that's still a work in progress, however I did at one time LARP as Robin Hood.) Synthesizers (I'm not as good as Yanni or Vangelis, probably because I am extremely rusty.)

I seriously really love the new science parts the parts look absolutely tremendous, not to mention they function tremendously as well, speaking of Science I came up with several Ideas for some more parts: MMS: Microwave Mass Spectrometer: Measures a planet or moon's reflection of Microwave Radiation, Disclaimer: Warranty is voided if Used to heat up snacks or leftover casserole (a little nod to Half-Life) XMS: X-Ray Mass Spectrometer: Contrary to it's near festive acronym this device measures the reflection of X-rays emanating from a celestial body: Side effects include: Being able to see through walls and skin, possible tumors, and in some patients super powers may be gained. Ask your doctor if XMS is for you. GAPS: Gaseous Atomic Particle Separator: No it is not the next big thing in affordable fashion next to the quadcopter kiosk. GAPS or the Gaseous Atomic Particle Separator is designed to analyze atmospheric gas by sampling the gas and sorting the various compounds within the sampled gas by giving a percentage. When Kerbal astrophysicists, developed the instrument, they feared that if one of them broke wind the device would be able to pick up who dealt it. (Personally I see this part added when lander parts get implemented, but what ever seems most logical)