Future_JPL

This is something I would love to see implemented in late game development (.34 anyone?). So far a lot of the goofy humor we associate with KSP comes from external sources or our own failures (or Jeb's face as he plummets to his death, smiling all the way). I think this fits in well with the kind of atmosphere the game is trying to set. Not only that but it also makes you feel like the game is acknowledging that you did something awesome..Or that you failed spectacularly, both things that would be great to see.

I have to say I think this idea is really awesome. As the game currently stands probes aren't really good for all that much, and while the new science system may change this, I would love to see probes become...Well probes. The only problem I see is the amount of effort that would be required to implement it. That being said I think this sort of thing, or at least some of the ideas discussed here fit in well with the idea of discovery that's so lacking in the game right now. I know the dev's have been talking about adding a planetary discovery element to the game and I think a lot of this really fits in with that idea and would make the game feel a lot more complete and fair.

I just have to say this is a whole new level of awesome, please keep up the awesome work!