KAL 9000
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Wow, it's been a while since I last posted here!
Anyways, Mars 2020's launch is coming up, and NASA seems pretty serious about wanting to return collected samples. They haven't actually announced a plan for returning the samples yet, so it's up to us to speculate
. As fellow KSP players, you guys have some experience with orbital mechanics, so I was wondering what you guys think the best way to do an unmanned Mars sample return is?
Potential considerations:
-Cost
-Mass of samples that can be returned
-Mission duration
-Reliability & Redundancy
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WAIT JUST A SECOND!
The Kraken Drive... Yes...
A reactionless drive unit! Put about four of them on an axle so that they spin it around, turn it on, and eventually, it'll be spinning fast enough that it will produce more energy (if it's hooked up to a generator) than it consumes!
PERPETUAL MOTION!
A perpetual motion machine can keep you alive past Heat Death!
GIVE A KRAKEN DRIVE TO THE INVADERS! THEY WON'T NEED TO INVADE!
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Well... that happened. The K in K-Drive obviously stands for Kraken.
We should definitely tell the humans. If anyone knows how to fight a war, it's them.
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1 hour ago, UnusualAttitude said:
He is, but the situation he's in is totally [CENSORED], man... [CENSORED].
Reported to the moderators for foul language
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On 2/27/2018 at 2:27 AM, Greatness101 said:
“Sorry, boss. We're screwed. The docking latches are completely jammed. ”
Record Scratch
Freeze Frame
Narration: "You see that terrified-looking principle investigator? Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation..."
"Rest assured, there is a perfectly logical explanation for all of this."
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Bartdon kept track of his towel to Mars and back? Aside from being a BadS, Bartdon Kerman is ONE HOOPY FROOD!
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On 2/11/2018 at 10:26 AM, Geschosskopf said:
In ancient Mesoamerica, Venus was regarded as a baneful war deity associated with the sacking of cities and the fall of dynasties.
Fitting! Venus is an acidic, burning hellhole!
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12 hours ago, CatastrophicFailure said:
-snippety snip-
Now with 50% more efficient hairstyles!
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That. Was. Amazing.
My only complaint is that the aliens look like My Little Pony characters, but if that's the only mod for it, I suppose it's unavoidable...
DEATH TO MY LITTLE PONY!
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THE HYPE IS REAL
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4 hours ago, Benjamin Kerman said:
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CONTEXT: He's working on a planet-glassing superweapon for the Kerbal Future mod (which I also work on, so I know Stuff™).
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Sorry for your loss
Those last two episodes were great, though
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On 1/25/2018 at 2:29 PM, insert_name said:
So far the only recorded animal to ask a question and have an understanding of what it was saying is an african grey parrot.
This is actually not true.
My first counter-example: Homo sapiens sapiens
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I never update this! WHY AM I A NARWHALZ-LEVEL PROCRASTINATOR?!
I'll finish this eventually.
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NAAAAAAARWHALZ YOU PROMISED MOAR SOMEDAY
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22 hours ago, tomf said:
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22 hours ago, magnemoe said:-snippety snip-
21 hours ago, Green Baron said:-snippety snip-
Huh. I could've sworn I read that it was a brown dwarf in a science book somewhere... Ah, well. Learn something new (or old, in this case) every day!
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11 hours ago, tater said:
Unless the moon explodes suddenly, for no apparent reason.
As it is wont to do if Kerbals are involved in any way
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The largest planet in the Sol system is Saturn, because Jupiter is so large, it's technically a very small brown dwarf.
This makes Titan the largest moon in the Sol system, while the Galilean moons are small planets.
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22 hours ago, GregroxMun said:
Or you and I could just be patient and wait for the KopX update to come out.
What's this "patience" you speak of?
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5 hours ago, GregroxMun said:
It would be so simple to do it too, but the one PQSMod I need to do it is unavailable right now.
"If you don't have the tool you need, create the tool you need!"
-The Code Of The Modders, Section 3A, Paragraph 5
. As fellow KSP players, you guys have some experience with orbital mechanics, so I was wondering what you guys think the best way to do an unmanned Mars sample return is?
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Beyond Hope Travelling Circus -- Episode 10: The Show Must Go On
in KSP1 Mission Reports
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You know what would be a perfect planet pack for the next Circus series? Whirligig World.
Challenging? Check.
Actual reason for the Kerbals to live underground? Check.
Lots of planets to explore? Check.
Beautiful visuals? Check.