James Kerman

KSP allows you to save builds in the VAB and SPH. Also your current build gets autosaved - click on the folder icon in the top left of the VAB screen and you should see your current build.

I'm not sure why you can't test the spark - are you trying to fit it to the skipper powered rocket? If so that is why you are having a problem. The game lets you test parts above your current tech level. This part will be available to you until you actually test it. Once you have tested it it reverts back to it's tech node and won't be available until you unlock the node or get another test part contract. Hope this helps.

Quess satellite launched this year - the first attempt to use quantum encryption for secure sat coms. Chang'e 4 - a mission to land on the dark side of the moon, scheduled for launch in 2018. Tiangong 2 and 3 - a program that will give China a 3rd generation space station. This past year China had 19 successful space launches, Russia 26 and America 18. All this with an estimated budget far less than NASA. China can also commercialise on the fact that US foreign policy precludes more than half the world from using their aerospace services. "China sees space capability as an indication of global leadership status. It gives China legitimacy in an area that has great global power." John Logson, founder of the Space Policy Institute at George Washington University. I think the US will figure out it needs to get to Mars to stay #1 and that means Orion and SLS are the best option "on the shelf" for rapid advance of their program.

Great work, mate. I love it when a plan comes together.

No albums are definitely broken. Most members are posting an example image and linking to the albums .

You can embed Imgur using using the HTML link. Just drop it in and the forum will recognise it.

I'm hoping that once the Chinese space program gets men on the moon it will kick off the space race again. The political prestige should be a good catalyst for America to want to get in front again.

The ability to hack gravity is probably the most useful feature of the cheat menu in that you can use it on kerbin to simulate other bodies during lander, aircraft and rover building and testing.

"cheat codes" are available in game and they are useful for testing designs. Hold Alt and press F12 on windows.

I have somewhat the same problem - I built a refuelling rover in the VAB and that has the same issue as you. On the same mission I built another rover in the SPH and added it to the vessel. The SPH rover steers just fine so I'm assuming it has to do with symmetry. I tried a fix where I added wheels in the VAB individually and this helped a little but it still occasionally requires steering to be inverted on some wheels to avoid pigeon-toeing.

Greetings and salutations, Gryflir. I hope KSP is as fulfilling for you as it is for me and I wish you luck as your space program performs ambitious missions.

Looks to me like he is crying like a little girl.

I both agree and disagree with your point of view but I find these contracts useful in mid career. I use these missions to fuel stations and drive modules in orbit for rep and kash. I agree with you about the "landed on kerbin" stuff (I can't see why you would return space dirt to Kerbin unless it was a scientific sample).

Arma 3 Apex DLC.

Tired of eating the same bland food every day? Is dinner time boring? Spice up your life with the "Scorpion Chilli Only Diet". Does this man look bored to you?

We're just getting into summer here in Western Australia. In 8 hours it's going to be 38 °C.

I believe that's what this thread is all about:

Ok so I hope KSP isn't ported to mobile platforms because watching someone fail a Duna landing on a train would be too sad and hilarious to watch. It has been mentioned in other threads that an app that allowed you to build vessels while away from your gaming rig would be a very welcome addition.

I would love to see more video tutorials on using assists. This is an older pic but I still use this basic design to build fuel rovers.

Neutralised:

banned for posting aboot being Canadian, buddy friend guy.

I fell for it (you scared me there). I heard a rumour that KSP playing ability will be the method the reptilians use to separate worker humans from food humans.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the American and Canadian members. "Festevus for the rest of us".

@AdmFranzvonHippie Please don't lose heart or interest in the game. It is quite common for people to post without reading a complete thread. There are other players here who have physical limitations that also use mechjeb out of necessity and there are a great many more who use the mod to cut down on the grind factor after thousands of launches. There is also a mod called kOS that adds a scriptable autopilot function (It's not updated to 1.2.1 but I'm sure it will be). If you love to build there are many advanced techniques that you will discover and hopefully you might invent some of your own. The creativity of other players never ceases to amaze me. KSP is a single player game and as such is an individual experience for every player so no-one should be telling you how to play your game.

This is a WIP: