Ollij93 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I spent the day practising docking using infinite fuel... I know... I'm a noob... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPanShabuShabu Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The cold equations... 8 days to home. 5 days of oxygen for 3 Kerbals... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauix Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 The cold equations... 8 days to home. 5 days of oxygen for 3 Kerbals...That reminds me of 'Breaking Strain', by Clarke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPanShabuShabu Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 So cold. Jeb sacrificed himself. Bill and Bob still died 18 hours from home... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoPanShabuShabu Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I was thinking of "The Cold Equations" by Tom Godwin, but that one's more like what he have here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkyHook Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Jebediah Kerman volunteers his services to test the new TAC life support in the time-tested Eurobird Shuttle. He claims "Kerbin Fever" (similar to cabin fever for humans) as the cause for his insistence on going. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Biker Joe Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I LANDED ON THE MUN! (career mode)Used my massive (crazy) rocket to get into orbit, wasn't sure if I'd have enough fuel to get back cos I was messing around for a bit trying to land!Sorry never thought to take a screen shot, may not be a big deal for some but for me it's massive! next up is a trip to Minmus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadweasel Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I somehow produced an entire chapter of Khronicles in one (loooong) sitting. O_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sufficient Anonymity Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I flew an airship over to the island runway to plant a flag......which I then used as a marker for a trial of a new UAV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mythic_fci Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Built a K-Drive shuttle.Nuff' said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfull Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 While my Science Vessel was studying Bop, Jeb received classified orders to [REDACTED] the [REDACTED]. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OTehNoes Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Sent a probe to Duna, did two low altitude passes and gathered much scientific data, on the second pass, did a heavy burn, left Duna, got myself back to Kerbin running on fumes, managed to skim the atmosphere and aerobrake enough to land and recover the data. For just 893 science for one high altitude atmosphere scan, atmospheric pressure scan, gravity scan, temperature scan, two Goo observations at different altitudes and materials bay analysis.Was a clenching return as I wasn't sure I was going to be able to get back to Kerbin but it was managed and I'm very happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xetalim Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 While my Science Vessel was studying Bop, Jeb received classified orders to [REDACTED] the [REDACTED].-snip-You went nuts, that wakes the kraken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmiki8 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) I've been testing my newest invention, the Skyhorse!While making one of these test flights, I barely missed the VAB: I ejected in the last seconds. However, my kerbal forgot to fasten his seatbelt, resulting in this:His leg got stuck in the seat, saving him from some 10 metres of freefall.The kerbal has survived the flight \o/ Edited February 28, 2014 by jmiki8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Concentric Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Today was a scientifically productive day for me. I looked at my Science Archive and noticed that Minmus' Greater Flats was missing the probe science - i.e. seismic, thermal and gravitic (high, low, and landed) - largely because it was the site of my first Minmus landing, which did the other stuff. After a moment's thought and a quick look at some thrust and gravity data on the wiki, I decided I could land and take off with a small probe on RCS alone. So I threw one together with a Minmus TWR of about 5 ish (probably a little more, it was an estimate in my head), connected it by a Jr docking port to an orbital probe/service module which had chutes for the return. This assembly on an overpowered lifter was more than sufficient, leaving the full orbital module over Minmus while the lander descended, took its readings and left. Rendezvous and escape for Kerbin went well too. I actually think that with possibly an additional RC-10 and replacing the docking port with a parachute, I could have done away with the orbital stage entirely, but it all worked out.MomentaryEscape and the Minprobe were returning at roughly the same time, but it wasn't too hard to space out their aerobrakes at that distance. I did accidentally warp Jeb through the atmosphere, but he was fine, using his rockets to change his orbit. Brought down his apoapsis, and lifted his periapsis out of the atmosphere for a while. Minprobe returned straight off, the docking port enough to hold it together when the chutes opened and it landed in the water. Then Jeb started to decelerate for landing. Took a few atmospheric readings on the way down and recovered.An overall total of over 1400 science from those missions. Haven't spent any of it, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) I decided that my heavy lifter being able to lift 1.5 orange tanks into orbit wasn't enough. So I <strike>built a bigger one</strike> put two tanks on it and launched them anyway and made it work through sheer willpower. Also I discovered after the fact that the structure I'd used to hold the ship together was in fact a mechanical Kraken that politely waited for the mission to finish and THEN went berserk smashing parts off my ship. o_O (It's that Kraken-looking thingy on the top. Turns out structural I-Beams make really bad structural elements / don't handle docking well.)I also built a miniature missile launcher that shoots sepratrons. Turns out when they're not separating anything they have a disturbingly high TWR. Edited February 28, 2014 by parameciumkid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBigD60 Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 I decided that my heavy lifter being able to lift 1.5 orange tanks into orbit wasn't enough. So I <strike>built a bigger one</strike> put two tanks on it and launched them anyway and made it work through sheer willpower. Also I discovered after the fact that the structure I'd used to hold the ship together was in fact a mechanical Kraken that politely waited for the mission to finish and THEN went berserk smashing parts off my ship. o_O (It's that Kraken-looking thingy on the top. Turns out structural I-Beams make really bad structural elements / don't handle docking well.)http://i58.servimg.com/u/f58/17/27/45/47/screen36.jpgThat thing is vaguely reminiscent of Thunderbird 3Just thought I'd let you know, in case you have a desire to save the world or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dispatcher Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 (edited) Tried out my "rollver".<img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7376/12843375615_7bb645f660_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rolverCombo"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3752/12843446723_a857c2991f_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rolverLander"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/4/3788/12843453373_0f59422ae8_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rolver"><img src="https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7434/12843369045_aea159af08_b.jpg" width="1024" height="640" alt="rollRolver">As for the rest of the test, I'll say that it held up better than my regular rovers did. Edited February 28, 2014 by Dispatcher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GamerGaius Posted February 28, 2014 Share Posted February 28, 2014 Today I launched 4 Geosychronous satellites into 60 degree orbits to cover the high latitudes of Kerbin. I also launched a resupply vehicle to rendezvous with KerbLab-1, and I changed my Duna flyby probe's trajectory by 2 degrees to get a week earlier rendezvous.Today was mostly logistics, but I almost prefer logistics to the BIG missions. With Deadly Reentry, FAR, and Real Solar System, entry into an atmosphere, and landing on a planet turns into about 20 minutes of terror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinnison Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Finished assembling my first manned interplanetary vessel, with a lander and ability to return from Moho back to Kerbel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jouni Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 I thought that landing on Tylo could be interesting due to the fuel requirements, and started designing a lander. As the landing would be a part of my Laythe colonization project, the lander has to be reusable, in case I want to go there again. That turned out to be surprisingly difficult, as design after design had either too low TWR or too little delta-v (or both). Finally I relaxed my symmetry requirements, and came up with the first prototype.MechJeb says that the lander has 6000 m/s of delta-v, if I let the LV-T30 engines burn most of the fuel from the shared fuel tank. I'm not sure if I can trust MechJeb to understand designs like this, so I'll have to check the calculations manually. I'm planning to use only the nuclear engines as far as possible, and reserve the LV-T30s for situations where high TWR is required, so maybe the real delta-v will be higher than the worst-case estimate.This would also be my first use of a lander can for anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EndOfTheEarth Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 First manned Dres landing! (Still all stock, and going nicely so far!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
problemecium Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Finished assembling my first manned interplanetary vessel, with a lander and ability to return from Moho back to Kerbelhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v370/Kinnison/Destiny.jpgI'm not sure it has enough docking ports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerLoki Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Jeb got bored today, and, as we all know, bad things happen when Jeb is bored. This time he decided to recreate a scene from Cowboy Bebop, specifically the episode "Wild Horses". Some of you are already probably thinking this is either insane, hilarious, or both, but for those who do not know the scene in question... Well, it involved a rescue mission using an old NASA space shuttle a mechanic was refurbishing in his spare time. Launched without the LFT or SRBs. Sadly, Jeb was unable to tow the modified KSO shuttle he managed to procure out to the runway with an M4 Sherman as he had hoped to do.Main engine start! I feel sorry for Bill, first he nearly gets stranded at Eve with only Milbert for company, and now Jeb's roped him into this crazy scheme.Shockingly enough the little sepratrons on the nose worked pretty much exactly how they were supposed to, and had to be jettisoned about half-way through their burn to keep from flipping the orbiter on its back.Woah there Jeb, easy on the throttle, we don't want to lose too much thrust to air resistance.In the show the internal tanks was dumped outside the atmosphere, but Jeb thought safety was for wimps and tried to ditch it in while accelerating. With the unfortunate side effect that airpressure overcame the decoupler and held it in. Oops.Aaaand outta gas. I think that went well, all things considered.24km isn't half bad considering my piloting skills (or lack there-of). Maybe I'll make a challenge for this. But if anyone does try this, you've got to use the right . See you, space Kerbal! Edited March 1, 2014 by TerLoki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giggleplex777 Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Today I Space Shuttled.Javascript is disabled. View full album Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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