donfouts

so I just did a gravity assist back from the mun - collected 125 science i think... having trouble on my next step in this tech tree.... 136 total to spend right now

in career / science mode it is a bad idea: yeah you don't have the tech yet, but you also don't have much to do except orbit. in sandbox I guess you could build a space station but I would consider that a lot harder than landing on a mun/planet landings, returns, finding science, etc are a lot of fun - and it is a foundation for all space travel.

Thanks ATSigned - good advice. oh: one other thing: do you need a ladder to eva in space without falling off? I have reverted missions because I floated away from the hatch and couldn't get back to the hatch. I am i hitting a key i shouldn't be when I exit to let go - on the surface I stay attached (for the most part)

sorry - not the mun, minimus... and I basically took off from the far side of minimus and tried to get a gravity assist back towards, it was a pretty epic failure! pretty sure he is not far from minimus, but not under Kirbin influence.

I started at 1.9, and from what I have heard and seen there are some big differences between the older versions and this release! I don't need beginner tutorials - building, designing, game play, etc! I don't need the first 1 or 2 missions - that is done as well. I have been playing 2 different games - one in Science mode, and the other in Career, because I am trying to figure out what style is more fun, but I am stuck in both! I need more science! I feel like I have made my way up to the 3rd tier in the tech tree - where they all become 90 science units.... and I understand where and how to get science points - I am just struggling with getting there in the tech I have. I have 5 or 6 biomes covered on kirbin I can get to the mun - but either don't have the fuel to get back, or the energy to transmit science back. should I be lauching my "almost-orbiter" around in different directions until I find the last few biomes? on this map - where is the launch pad? I think I know from launches but the globe texture in "m" map mode is not as good of a resolution: The Wiki is good about what EVA/Crew Reports/Surface Samples where to get science but: how does this Jr. Science lab get me science points? In Career mode: Do you get more science for completing a mission during the first attempt? I am playing with no Mods: is there a website or tool that will help you calculate launch windows and headings to get where you want with minimal energy use? Real Space programs wait for the correct day / time to launch so they don't need major course corrections or orbital holding patterns in their mission. Lastly - I lost a kerbanaut: took off from the mun but didn't have enough fuel to point back to Kirbin - so he is in a solar orbit, How long will it take to be able to create a craft that can recover that pod? Is that hundreds of gameplay hours from now? It's Jebidiah - and there is like 200 science units in that pod , I don't want to terminate the mission, should I just start over with a new game file? Thanks guys - First post, but I have been reading a lot from the community!