Markotiks

My last Space Station until .21 and new saves hit. KSS Genesis, built with 6 launches.

Looking forwards to starting fresh. Went a little mod crazy, so I'm looking forward to starting a new stock game to get acclimated with .21 and it's new features. Then going back to slowly adding mods again.

Dude, simply amazing. What a great way to start off my 4th of July. Thanks!

That Proton M launch was so Kerbal! Who's imitating who?!?

Thanks sumghai. Love your work. All my space stations use parts from this expansion pack. Looking forwards to R0.03a.

I agree. I like the challenge of building probes and satellites as small and compact as possible while still maintaining all the functions I want it to. I do use RemoteTech so comm sats are a must. Also, I plan on sending probes to Duna and Eve before I send any manned expeditions there just to check them out first. But as with everything thing else about this wonderful sandbox game, it just brings out my lost inner child where I spent hours upon hours building stuff with Legos, Capsela (dating myself here), and Erector sets. Just for the fun of it, and because I can!

I haven't even entered the SPH in the couple of months I've owned the game. Too fascinated by building rockets. Though I have to admit I'd like to build a plane to do this.... Has anyone done something like this yet?

Agree. That's why I took the time to build a one launch craft. Love the mod but hate the time involved in setting up a proper network. Really adds to the realism of having to setup your space program. I have to admit that I got a lot of help from watching various youtube vids. I also remembered reading a thread (sorry tried to find the thread but couldn't find it) where someone said it was easy to do by setting up your launch craft's orbit at 100k. From there, release the first satellite and burn to a 2,868km apoapsis and circularize at that altitude. Switch back to your launch craft and release the next satellite at a point either 90 degrees before or 90 degrees after the point where you launched the first satellite. Burn and circularize. Repeat until all sats launched and you should have a pretty sweet relay system. I hope that helps... I'm a horrible teacher so explaining things is not my forte!

This happens....

I'm not sure if I'm in the minority or majority with this, but I like to use a one launch system for setting up my communication satellite relay system. I use the RemoteTech mod so it's pretty important to set up a proper communications relay around each planetary body I plan to explore. So I created this ship to easily establish my communication relays. These pics are from setting up a geostationary relay over Kerbin. If you use a one launch ship for setting up your communications relay network post your pics here!

I would never have found this game if it wasn't for Steam. A couple of hours playing the Demo and I was hooked. Bought the game same day.

Looks like I'm headed do Duna. Still learning a lot about ship construction for longer missions and landings (seems like you never stop learning!), and makes sense to use it as an interplanetary waystation. Also planning on using Kethane for the first time so it seems like a perfect spot to mine, refine, and make a refueling station. Will probably send a small probe to Eve just for shiggles. Don't like the idea of sendings Kerbals there without the possibility of getting them home. I get so attached to them!

Hi Kerbalnauts! So after exploring Kerbin and it's moons, which direction did you explore next? Did you go inwards towards Eve first, or did you go outwards towards Duna first. Still trying to decide which way to go so I'd like to know which way you all went and what drove your decision to explore in that direction.

The best way for me to answer this is to revert to my childhood. It's my sandbox and when I'm in my sandbox by myself, there are no rules. I could use whatever tools I want and play whatever I want. Now introduce some other kids into the sandbox and the rules change. Now we all have to play fairly with each other, share our tools, and have some consistency of what we are trying to accomplish together. So as far as I'm concerned, I'm in my sandbox by myself so there is no real or right way for me to play.

Thanks for the reply guys. Can't recall where I heard that info on the ISS, but wow was I way off on that and feel pretty stupid about it. Anyway, I could definitely see the advantages for communications in real life and in KSP so I'll set my comm sat relay as such. As far as space stations I think I'll stick with a low Kerbin orbit and save my fuel.