CannotIntoSpace

please don't... I still want to become something other than a bottle rocketeer. ;D

Willy! Come and get the camera. Something is in the sky... its... a giant...

... and I'll whisper 'No.' ;D

Apparently the lack of a nose, a distinguishing facial aspect of human kind does not really matter. I'd still tap that and make kerb-man half-breeds... if you know what I mean.

Update: The New Design reaches 6.4 km/s Video posted here: I'd like to apologize for the crappy video. This is the first time I've ever done a gameplay video by screen capture. I've incorporated the revolutionary craft designs (exploits) from The Rattle, The Flying Fuel Tanks, and the New Dual-Stacked Fuel Tank Bug. The final stage looks like a command module, an SAS, and 2 fuel tanks. Inside, I stuffed 3 fuel tanks and an engine. I did roughly the same thing for the lower stage. I'm not posting exactly how to create my newly discovered fuel tank bug. If you've been paying attention, you probably would have an idea how it works. As always, everything is made from stock parts, and juiced up by bugs and exploits. Thank you everyone, and good day.

But I don't want mods. I think you're missing the entire point of these designs. Design Update: I'm currently working on a ship that implements some design techniques (Exploits) from multiple ships. I've decided to use a quadruple tri-coupler spiral (QTCS) from The Rattle with Jeb's flying fuel tanks (JFFT) I also incorporated a brand spanking new exploit I recently discovered. I'm having trouble making a video though, since this is the first time I've ever done a gameplay video. The video is jerky, and the UI flickers a lot.

Congratulations! 8)

LETS DO THIS! Jeb The Thrill Master is my hero. I'm doing what Jeb would have done.

good luck. the best way of doing it is by designing a rocket with tons of spare fuel. you'd want to go 0 m/s right at the top of the pink reticle, preferably before you hit the atmosphere. Reserve some fuel just before hitting the ground for some minor corrections.

you need to time it perfectly. hopefully your orbit passes right over the space center. Just slow down, and hope to drop in somewhere near. there is a reason why astronauts have preferred to drop in near a huge body of water. the method is not precise at all. if you still have a quarter tank, you'll probably have to finish that off to slow down, so you must not fail. You need more than just a quarter tank to make minor adjustments while dropping down. if you're not anywhere near the space center when you hit the atmosphere, you probably can't make it anywhere near home.

I hope you still have fuel. aim your thrusters the opposite direction of where you're going. Slow down, and wait.

Thanks guys, Also, by adding another fuel tank just before the tri-coupler, I got to 4377m/s Craft Uploaded here:

I'm pretty sure the design isn't maximized yet. I made the design I posted about an hour after discovering the fuel tank / engine bug. As soon as I hit escape velocity, I posted the results. It can potentially beat any speed record simply by just replacing any craft's final stage. (most final stages are fuel tanks + engines anyways.) I honestly have no idea how it works. Maybe the weight of the tank or the engine is negated by abusing the bug. Maybe craft length plays a key role in determining velocity. But hey, it works.

UPDATE: Video Posted Here: Stock Parts, and by dropping an engine INSIDE a fuel tank, Jeb's design is efficient and FAST. A knock on my room woke me up at 4:00 in the morning. As I opened the door, a familiar smirk greeted me with enthusiasm. It was 'The thrill master,' Jeb Kerman, and his face betrayed his obvious excitement. 'I made some rocket plans.' Jeb said as he pulled my arm towards the hallway. I immediately shook away the remnants of my drowsiness and quickly responded. 'Jeb, you're an KerbaNaut.' 'Well you were a law student before you started designing these crazy-a** rockets.' Jeb immediately replied, pulling my arm harder. 'Just look at the damned thing before you open your mouth again.' He added. What I saw that day shocked the last remaining bit of my sanity... Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you: [glow=red,2,300]'Jeb's Flying Fuel Tank'[/glow] 'Wait... what?' I screamed at him, infuriated by his obvious lack of common sense. 'This isn't finished yet. There are no ENGIN---' 'Stop.' The Thrill Master interrupted me, waving his hand around like a shield. He explained to me the basic principles. Making use of the tiny explosives from decouplers, he fit a ring of them around the fuel tank's base. When a decoupler engages and explodes, it also triggers the bottom part of the fuel tank to ignite, propelling the fuel tank and everything above it into space. After the initial explanation, and because I probably went mad at this point, I quickly designed a rocket that could use such strange technology. 'It is called Troll Science' Jeb commented. Whatever this 'Troll Science' was, it was magnificently effective. My designed craft, with Jeb's crazy thruster design at launch at 40,000 m, just before the first stage is jettisoned the final stage, a few seconds after firing the thrusters 4km/s Flight Results: You can download the craft here: (you need to be registered to the forums to see it)

I recreated the bugged part again, and carefully examined what I did. First, the bug when connecting the tri-couplers only happens on one specific leg of the main tri-coupler. The main tri-coupler is the one in the center. In default view, it is the leftmost leg at the back. The bug is a little difficult to recreate, since the chance only presents itself for a split second. If you fail once, move the mouse cursor away then try again. You should be able to do this after a few tries. Second, to install tanks to the main tri-coupler, simply launch the unfinished spacecraft, and return to the vehicle assembly screen. You will notice that you now have the capability to add to the main tri-coupler. I hope that helps. If anybody has difficulty following this guide, just download the spacecraft above and modify it to your liking. (You may have to register to the forums if you cannot find the download link at the bottom of the first post.)