Julien Kerman Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 My manned Ike lander mission entered low Ike orbit (30km x 31km). I took the science data and started the deorbit burn. It was my first manned Ike landing in this career save. Everything went better than expected . Nevertheless I noticed that I should add some floodlights to the lander. After the touchdown Bob explored the surface and planted the first flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeNapalm Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Did a stock STS for the weekly Challenge: Strange, but I'd realized I'd never attempted a shuttle...went straight from rockets to SSTOs and never looked back. Was nice to get into orbit with a full tank of gas! If I wasn't going for guaranteed KSC touchdown on the return (as it is, I didn't aerobrake soon enough and had to land at the contingency site on the Island), I could swap the RAPIERs for NRVs and stretch her legs a bit. Mk II version is going to try to have a lift stage that I can glide in, and payload instead of passengers. -Jn- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DDD- Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) A new metod for testing wings flex Edited April 29, 2017 by -DDD- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astroheiko Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) Today another mission has arrived. The Planet Nero from the GPP receives a visit from Gael. An SSTO for Hadrian, a lander with Rover and 2 Relay satellites are included. First, the two relays are suspended. They are said to have a high elliptical polar orbit around Nero, one each north and one south. The mothership then sets out for Hadrian. The crew climbs the SSTO and decouples from the mother ship. The descent is on schedule. After the landing, scientific investigations are started immediately. If all biomes have been visited, the team may return to the mothership. By the way, the SSTO has ISRU. Greetings Edited April 29, 2017 by astroheiko Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abstract_Kerman Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) i reached orbit on a singe stage with the dove (this is the first time a got into orbit on one stage) Edited April 29, 2017 by Abstract223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackstech Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 working on my cargo plane in a way to figth against physics range ( 2.5 km ) so i decided to make it an hydroplane ! and is working ...."working " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numerlor Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) KSP decided it's doesn't like my maneuver node Spoiler I also found this "Eve" in masseffect Edited April 29, 2017 by Numerlor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacetraindriver Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 My first "flying boat!" (That Titanic that I strapped wings on doesn't count) I call it the Duckling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Actually worked on my career save. Honestly, its a bit too grindy for me, so I usually just play sandbox. Survey Mission I have to do (again, since I crashed) Reentry of a tourist pod Contractual space station Mun Rendezvous mission, transfer. Packed wayyy too much delta v, still was using my orbit/transfer stage, not even the one on the probe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NISSKEPCSIM Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 (edited) On 4/27/2017 at 1:17 AM, The Flying Kerbal said: Reminds me of something... ...After all, you only live twice. Edited April 29, 2017 by NISSKEPCSIM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joacobanfield Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I made a plane...a plane...THAT FLIES!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDJ Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 Just now, joacobanfield said: I made a plane...a plane...THAT FLIES!!!! Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ty Tan Tu Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I finally made it to Laythe. I suppose it is not the greatest accomplishment in the world, but I failed my first two times. The thing I had to share was the view i got when I finally landed. I am not even sure the rover will even work. I can't seem to decouple the top half - but the view was worth the effort. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EpicSpaceTroll139 Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 2 hours ago, NISSKEPCSIM said: Reminds me of something... <Snip> ...After all, you only live twice. Hehe thought that too. Had meant to reference it but was busy and forgot. "You only live twice Mr. Kirrim." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maceemiller Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 So.....I've put my Jool 5 landers and command pod with return capabilities weighing 42 tonnes total into LKO. Tested a new design/way of playing, Ion engine setup with xenon gas and by alt 12ing to Jool orbit. Let's just say after testing I've too much fuel left over.....time to reduce the fuel I'm taking......NEVER thought I'd say that playing this crazy game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kertech Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 So not much exciting stuff, dropped a probe onto minmus (first of the save) Found a trace of karborundum though (torch drive coming up...) Did the Saturn-Ib Apollo CSM test mission for doing it apollo style Discovered what the plume looks like for 27 vectors at once Maiden voyage of the Wyvern 3 (few changes will be made for the next launch, including atmospheric engines after dropping in the drink) Bigger things coming up, first off, 25 probes to the local planet group (Arkas, Eve, Harvest, Mios and Dres) mun landings when the boosters are bigger and a continuation of the shuttle program! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cantab Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Took a new crew up to my space station. Forgot to bring the old crew back down. D'oh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 Suffice it to say that KSP hasn't gone well for me so far today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merkal Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I started up a city on Minmus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bornholio Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) I started planning to probe Uranus. and other planets Spent a while looking for the next years or so's outgoing minimum dV from a 1200km ecliptic sat (space Junk) Two Scansats using Hydrolox upper stages and Aerozine Transit busses to mercury and mars launched a day apart and both in interplanetary soi needed correction burns a day apart also. (Hectic!) Then Jupiter mission, had three in build que, good because... Somehow the shroud ejection destroyed the N1 Engine block, The Upper stage aborted to orbit and may be used as a backup for inner planets. de-shrouding on sep works better Edited April 30, 2017 by Bornholio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackstech Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 finally take off with my hydroplane after a few modifications and a lot of common sense ( i have to change a heavy pylon that was atached to the floters and after that the twr improve a lot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klond Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 6 hours ago, Spacetraindriver said: Damn, that is ugly. Upvote anyway for respect. Next time tho man IDK. Reminds me of that Tailspin cartoon I watched as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qzgy Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 I tested another variant of a shuttle. Didn't get into orbit, launcher needs more delta-v (I should actually try putting nukes on a shuttle....) Spoiler, cause I take many pics Spoiler Love the reentry particle effect mod! Drogue deploying Touchdown! I actually did well this time, only two parts broken! A design oversight meant that the airbrakes, which are the split kind, deployed into the ground. Landed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacetraindriver Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 (edited) I was bored. It can actually go fast enough to break its "guns!" Next stop, AT-TE! Though I'm 99.99% sure I could re-purpose the AT-AT head into a PERFECT AT-ST Main Body with minimal modifications! Just don't know how I'll balance it... Screw it. I'll just put it on a chassis! Edited April 30, 2017 by Spacetraindriver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatastrophicFailure Posted April 30, 2017 Share Posted April 30, 2017 8 hours ago, NISSKEPCSIM said: Reminds me of something... ...After all, you only live twice. What... is that...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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