petronator

The tricky part is safely landing something where even the slightest twitch significantly increases your speed. Parachutes are one solution, the other is to break off all your winglets like I did. I'd like to see how you did 6 km/s though. That sounds insane.

Ah, yes, the infiniglider. I sure will miss it. I went back to my original infiniglider, the Pixie Stick. Turns out, landing is kinda hard in one of these. But, with a few modifications (including a cage to prevent terrified Kerbals from escaping, those slippery devils protect the valuable pilot), the Pixie Stick flies again! I got her up to 1513 m/s and landed Mr. Kerman safely afterward. My pilot seems a little shaken after the experience.

Wowza, 507 m/s. That'll be a challenge to beat. I made another attempt, this time using patented double-centrifuge technology. (Meanwhile at the astronaut complex, many recruits breath a sigh of relief when the High-G training machine mysteriously goes missing.) Sadly, I couldn't beat Juzeris's record tonight. But, after trying a lot and killing many kerbals, I improved my speed to 398 m/s. Here's the machine. The main centrifuge shoots off two mini-centrifuges. Then, in mid air, I spin these up and fire again to increase my speed. Smart, right? I thought so. The lucky test subject, Wilbart, at top speed. And finally, Wilbart is free. Also, You seem to be mistaking me for my stripper alter-ego.

I enjoy breaking things. Anyway, here's a shot I took of Thompble out in space. I think it should suffice.

I got to escape velocity pretty easily using the "unlimited" rules. My strategy was "moar". I got Minmus escape at 306 m/s. These pictures should make it pretty obvious how I did it. The launcher: Immediately after launch: Technically 6 projectiles were shot off, but only one missed the cliffs and actually escaped Minmus.

Sounded like a fun challenge, so I gave it a go. Below is a video of my attempt (with some fast-forwarding and quickloads and not-the-best recording software) Total Time: 13:36 Plane leg: 3:19 Rover leg: 5:30 Ship leg: 2:05 Rocket leg: 1:55 All vehicle transfers: 0:47 All vehicles are completely stock. Hyperedit was used to put vehicles into their starting positions. I may have used a missile to transfer Jeb between the boat and the rocket. I didn't see any rules that said I couldn't... Anyway, here it is: I give it another shot later-I think I can knock off another minute. Also, cool challenge. I'd suggest incorporating rocket cars in the next one, since wheel-powered rovers are a bit limited.

I was flying a spacecraft in Mun orbit when the word "discard" in tiny text flew across my screen, behind my craft. It was too quick for me to get a screenshot or even be really sure I was actually seeing it. Is there any explanation for this or am I just going crazy?