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Click on Kerbin and select focus view to see where your orbit is in relation to the planet. That should let you see whether you need to adjust up/down or closer in using the prograde/retrograde or radial in/out handles. You may need a mid course correction but you should be able to do it from there.
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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Given what he's responding to I'll assume that means he thinks powerful people own the press. -
∆V - What, Why, How.
Reactordrone replied to Dihydrogen Monoxide's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
I would say it's not acceleration. Acceleration is specifically a change in velocity over time(or time squared to be precise) wheras delta-v doesn't care about the time, it's just change in velocity (or potential change in velocity). -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Going up probably wouldn't be too bad but coming down you want a nice light, draggy bit at the top to improve stability. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
With a common bulkhead you might end up with tanks something like this in the hopper, That's assuming the upper dome is allowed to protrude into the upper aerodynamic section and a similar engine mount geometry to a Merlin. -
The turbopumps on a raptor engine, for example, make and use about 100,000 hp to maintain propellant flow. The design of the combustion chamber also helps. Pressure wants to go out through the big hole at the bottom rather than the tiny injector nozzles at the top.
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totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Might be a double wall system with the cooling channels built into the structure. -
With Duna you could consider aerocapturing into orbit and then waiting there until the next Duna-kerbin transfer window. The aerocapture is almost free in terms of Delta-v and heating isn't much of an issue (as long as you can retract your antennas and solar panels to protect then from aero forces you should be good.) Don't forget to click on Duna once you've got an encounter and select focus view to fine tune the manoeuvre.
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totm dec 2019 Russian Launch and Mission Thread
Reactordrone replied to tater's topic in Science & Spaceflight
Although the left hand part of that vehicle is a capsule. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TKS_(spacecraft) -
Why can't I add maneuver nodes?
Reactordrone replied to billyyank's topic in KSP1 Gameplay Questions and Tutorials
I think mission control and the tracking station have to both be upgraded to get nodes. Navigation modes are dependent on pilot level or probe type. More advanced probes give you all features, early tech probe core have limited options. -
totm nov 2023 SpaceX Discussion Thread
Reactordrone replied to Skylon's topic in Science & Spaceflight
He usually takes a size 36. -
The Orion time of year, Twelve 45 sec exposures stacked. 10" Meade SN with Canon 500D.
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And a much cleaner shot from the deployment arm camera, https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7310
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ESA scrubbed a Soyuz launch because of high winds the same day
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It was in the Russian launch and missions thread.
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Very nice. I manged to get a quick look at 46P Wirtanen on the 15th of November. Hoping for some clear skies here now that it's getting brighter.
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Just about live.
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Yes, vacuums (Low pressure areas) don't suck.
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Here we go. 19 minutes until lift off.