Bill Phil
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Hmm. Glitches. You like 'em?
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So on my Mun landing mission, everything went smoothly. Even the actual landing part. But it was on the way home that I noticed something. I had to EVA my kerbal to get some science. All of a sudden Dodon gets flung away ( this NEEDS to be fixed, kerbals aren't complete idiots) AND he imparted rotation to the craft. The craft was rotating and I actually almost raged. That rarely happens, especially for KSP. I chased it and just kept getting batted around. I finally decided to use the time warp button to stop the rotation. But then I saw it start rotating again. That's when I realized that the reaction reals are applying torque WHEN THERE'S NO PILOT. This shouldn't be a feature, especially with the new SAS in kerbals thing. It almost ruined my mission. I did get the guy back in to the pod and I stopped the trim. But, Squad, why would this be here?
So, has this ruined any of your missions? Or would you like to comment on this phenomena? Or anything?
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The shuttle was more of an upper stage than a first stage. Although the F9 is different, it's still got a lot to prove.
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Interstellarer.
Intergalactic.
Interuniversal.
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Not especially - the reason nuclear tests stopped was more than "people are scared of the N-word", and a running NTR is looking at levels of radiation comparable to the grounds around Chernobyl mid-meltdown. It's not exactly insignificant.
It's not like a NERVA is a multi pile reactor complex. Plus it could eject/vaporize the fuel, although that's a complicated system.
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The Shuttle only failed because it was the only thing funded. If the space station planned in 1969 was done the shuttle would have been necessary. It also failed because the USAF got involved...
Besides that, a generalized spacecraft is just that, generalized. Excels at nothing. So a mission built craft will always be better, but it might not be a good interplanetary tug.
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I don't really get what the problem with launch failures would be - just build the launch pad in some deserted area that goes over the ocean. Earth survived a few nuclear bomb tests anyways, right?
People are just scared of the N word.
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So that's how it works?
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Yeah. I haven't gotten to the Mun in 0.90.0 yet. I'm going to later today. That and Minmus. I guess my StanSAT design could be placed on top of a lander, but I have no small docking parts....... So yeah. Man, 0.90 us taking forever... But it's fun too. I had to do the low-hanging fruit contracts earlier. Surveys and the like. I already have surveys on the Mun I have to do... And I haven't been there yet. Weird.
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They might leave Eeloo there and add a planet beyond Eeloo. It's make for an interesting solar system.
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Well, anyone remember that Eeloo was a surprise update? Maybe it's coming late and so they wanted to put out on a day where it gets press coverage. I don't know really. Just a guess.
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Well, to be fair, the original NERVA had a bad TWR. Like just over 1.
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Sounds like the plan for big gemini as well. Take a look at astronautix.com and go to the search. Look for TKS.
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What? No. It can't be! Not possible. You killed my father, oh wait, wrong movie.
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Well, more levels could be added in between that don't change the look of the buildings. I mean, the current 1st VAB is big, and a few simple behind the scenes upgrades would boost part count to 50. Then 75. Then 100 and tier 2 looks. Then 150. Then 255, and finally unlimited with tier 3 looks.
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0,0,0,0,0,0 is where the center of the universe is...
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Yeah. The Stayputnik has trouble staying put.
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Meh. Number 5's answer WAS ISP and you all know it!
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Actually, little development of rocket engines has taken place in the last few decades... Kind of bad if you ask me.
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0.90.1
Some polishing is needed for the Gizmos. It's a bit of a clunky system right now, but well worth the effort. Also some optimization.
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Alright!
*realizes one year closer to death*
Oh come on!
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Well, you can still build small rockets and figure out how different things work. Experimenting and whatnot.
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Politics is a black hole. It sucks you in and pulls you apart piece by piece. I detest it completely.
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A simple litmus test: When calculating something, do you prefer to approximate pi or leave it as pi in your answer?
If you approximate it, go for engineering.
If you leave it as pi, go for physics.
Problem. I do both....
So... Engineer?
Ideas for the title of an Interstellar sequel (if there will be one)
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Through the Wormhole without Morgan Freeman.