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    April 9 1963: The Soviets proposed using the Vostok spacecraft as a training craft for cosmonauts going into Soyuz missions. The Vostok would be used for training flights like MiG-15UTI training flights. This was when they proposed mass production of Vostok and Soyuz as military craft. 1965: It was announced that the manned flight control would be transferred to Houston from Cape Canaveral. 1980: Soyuz 35 and its crew of 2 launched into orbit on a mission to the Salyut 6. 1983: STS-6 and its crew of 4 landed back at Earth. 1994: STS-59 and its crew of 6 launched into orbit on an 11 day mission. It carried SIR-C SAR Radar. April 10 1979: Soyuz 33 and its crew of 2 launched into orbit on a mission to the Salyut 6. It failed to dock to the station after the main engines didn't fire the planned 6-second burn closing in on rendezvous. The docking was called off and they used the backup engine to deorbit. The backup engine fired too long and the crew underwent a steep reentry.
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    @WinkAllKerb'', where would I find the entity hierarchy tab? Also, I don't really know what a lot of this means like "bone scheme" because I just started today. Thanks for the help!
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    So I made a space station in Blender: I'm trying to make an animation with it, sort of like a 2001 sort-of docking scene. So a couple questions: How do I get rid of the dotted cube thing off of the bottom of it (I have no clue what I did to get it there and what it does?) How do I make the whole thing one whole piece instead of everything being separate pieces How do I make it rotate? If you know how, thanks for answering as I'm new to it.
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    @MrMeeb, nice use of the Tron: Legacy soundtrack!
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    Here's the space station. I'm going to see if I can do any animation on it.

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    2. The Raging Sandwich

      The Raging Sandwich

      @Urses, this is in Blender, I don't think that's actually possible.

      @MacLuky, if I export the file as .fbx, how can I get it to rotate?

    3. NSEP

      NSEP

      Next up: texturing!

    4. MacLuky

      MacLuky

      For a basic animation you insert a keyframe, then say 60 frames down the line you rotate the thing 360 degrees (r z 360) and insert another keyframe.

      export the thing as fbx and make it looping in unity.

      Here is my completely useless cheat sheet: (copy pasta)

      Blender Export Workflow

       

      Export

      - tools remove doubles

      - create a collider 12 vertices, rotate 15 degrees

      - on the object > material > add unique material

       

      Blender Animations Workflow

       

      Tutorial

      Animated leg tutorial YVegan

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM1K7Y_eHgU

       

      Animations

      - animation bar reduce end-frame to 50

      - move 3D cursor to pivot point (cntrl-alt-shift-c ?)

      - move to frame 1

      - select in left menu object tools > animations 

      - insert keyframe locrotscale (begin)

      - move to final keyframe

      - cntrl-a     apply rotation and scale / or visual transform to set center point

      - move 3d cursor to pivot point (cntrl-alt-shift-c)

      - in object mode rotate

      - insert keyframe locrotscale (end)

      - be sure to export as FBX file

      - under animation properties of the export untick NLA Strips and All Actions

       

      Animation Sequence

      - foot under leg

      - foot center set to origin point foot

      - leg center set to origin point leg

      - move leg

      - move foot

      - disable manipulate centerpoints!

       

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    I made this in GIMP, next I'm going to try and make a space station in Blender.

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    2. The Raging Sandwich

      The Raging Sandwich

      Thanks, and there are tons of people who use GIMP here

    3. NSEP

      NSEP

      I used gimp! Like once. Its awesome, yet i could not find a use for it.

    4. Kerbinchaser

      Kerbinchaser

      I have GIMP right now. Trying to learn how to use it XD

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    April 8 1952: The Redstone missiles were given their official name. 1964: The unmanned Gemini-Titan 1 was launched. It was the first launch of a Gemini vehicle into orbit. It was to test the structural integrity of the spacecraft and to test of the new Titan II missile could launch the spacecraft into orbit. While in orbit, the spacecraft and the second stage did not detach. No recovery was planned and the mission was successful after 3 hours. The spacecraft was still tracked until its orbit decayed and it reentered on April 12 over the Atlantic. 1980: Voyager 1 discovered Saturn's moon Telesto. 1993: STS-56 and its crew of 5 launched into orbit on a 9-day mission. It carried the Atlas-2 and deployed Spartan 201, an X-ray astronomy satellite, on April 11 and retrieved it on April 13. 1997: STS-83 and its crew of 7 landed back at Earth. 2002: STS-110 and its crew of 7 launched into orbit on an 11-day mission to the ISS. It was delayed 2 times before launching on April 8. It carried the S0 truss segment, which was to grow into the solar wings and radiator trusses. 2006: Soyuz TMA-7 and its crew of 3 landed back at Earth. 2008: Soyuz TMA-12 and its crew of 3 launched into orbit on a mission to the ISS. It docked to the station on April 10 and undocked on October 24, landing safely back at Earth.
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    I did something like that once but it only had one level and it didn't have a roof. Mine wasn't that A Maze Zing.
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    ...has blown up a total of 56,934,568,221,900.1 times. This incredibly large number...
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    I have some more suggestions - a radial docking port you can EVA out of and an option to put a flag on launch fairings.
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    "To save fuel, we're going to cheat our launch vessel on top of a tall mountain for launch."
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    I'd like a radial EVA hatch you can place anywhere on your ship.
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    April 7 1968: Luna 14 was launched. It entered Lunar orbit on April 10 to study the Moon's gravitational field, and as revealed later, tracking and communications for a Soviet manned Lunar program. 1990: China launched Asiasat 1, their first commercial probe. It was originally Westar 6, retrieved in orbit by STS-51-A. It was refurbished and given to China for launch. 1991: An unscheduled EVA was conducted for STS-37 by Jerome Apt and Jerry Ross. They manually deployed the Compton Observatory's high-gain antenna which had failed to deploy. 2001: The 2001 Mars Odyssey was launched. It was to orbit Mars for studying surface mineralogy and radiation. After entering a parking orbit, it was boosted out of Earth's SOI and towards Mars. It left Earth's SOI on April 10. It entered Mars orbit on October 24. 2007: Soyuz TMA-10 and its crew of 3 launched into orbit on a mission to the ISS. It docked to the station on April 9. During reentry on October 21, the service module failed to separate from the capsule causing the spacecraft to tumble. The connecting ports eventually burned through and the capsule righted itself. The crew landed safely nearly 200 miles away from its planned landing point. The reentry was revealed until the same happened on TMA-11.
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    So I came up with planets for the dwarf planet mod:

    Seran

    • Semi-Major Axis: 7 Gm - 16 Gm
    • Equatorial Radius: 100 km
    • Rotation period: 1D, 1hr, 11 min, 59 sec
    • Sphere of Influence: 14,026 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: This chunk of rock floating through space has quite an elliptical orbit. It can be found anywhere between Eve and Moho to between Kerbin and Duna. Because it is so much like Dres, scientists tend to ignore it.

    Olsar (Vesta)

    • SMA: 36 Gm - 49 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 90 km
    • Rot. Per.: 4D, 3hr, 18 min, 2 sec
    • SOI: 12,623 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: This large asteroid is large enough to be considered a dwarf planet. It is a sister to Dres, with its canals, craters, and ridges making it like its cooler, older High-School sister.

    Umar (Chiron)

    • SMA: 74 Gm - 135 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 110 km
    • Rot. Per.: 2d, 5hr, 42 min, 37 sec
    • SOI: 15,429 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: This dwarf planet has large, icy poles with a battered, cratered surface. Asteroids picked up and thrown out by Jool constantly bombard the planet. It was only discovered after scientists finally found out where their lost asteroids were actually going.

    Kartos (Chariklo)

    • SMA: 128 Gm - 142 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 120 km
    • Rot. Per.: 3d, 2hr, 0 min, 5 sec
    • SOI: 16,832 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Rings SMA: 40 km - 55 km
    • Description: This otherwise boring dwarf planet is accented with a beautiful, multicolored ring system. Don't go through the rings, though, tiny rock fragments can drastically damage your spacecraft.

    Eisig (Orcus)

    • SMA: 416 Gm - 421 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 75 km
    • Rot. Per.: 3hr, 43 min, 57 sec
    • SOI: 10,520 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: This tiny ice rock was only recently discovered due to its small size and it being so far away. Astronomers thought it was just a snowflake on their telescope lens until they were reminded that it was in the dead of summer.

    Ukra (Eris)

    • SMA: 442 Gm - 629 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 200 km
    • Rot. Per.: 6D, 4hr, 2 min, 8 sec
    • SOI: 28, 053 km
    • Atmospheric height: 6 km
    • Description: Is it even possible for a planet to get this far out? Apparently so. This Mun-sized ice ball has a thin atmosphere and an elliptical orbit.

    Arbosia (Sedna)

    • SMA: 844 Gm - 1.734 Tm
    • Eq. Rad.: 80 km
    • Rot. Per.: 63D, 5hr, 53 min, 58 sec
    • SOI: 11,221 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: Scientists suggest this impossibly far-off planet is a rogue planet, injected from its own star into our own solar system. Or maybe it never had a home star to begin with, which is also a possibility (Note to self: our theorists just make stuff up and Kerbals will believe it)

    Norvark (Halley's Comet)

    • SMA: 2.5 Gm - 312 Gm
    • Eq. Rad.: 62 km
    • Rot. Per.: 5hr, 2 min, 36 sec
    • SOI: 8,697 km
    • No atmosphere
    • Description: Why is this small rock so eccentric? Nobody really knows. Conspiracy theorists suggest it is a sign of the end of the world whenever it gets close to Kerbol. It is in an inclined orbit so it doesn't interact with any other planets.

     

    If anybody can come up with the other measurements for the planets like in the Tracking Station, help would be appreciated as I have no clue how to calculate those. Thanks!

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    2. Urses

      Urses

      Here here :D this is a nice method to see what the Kerbals done Till the Moment. Not like Vanilla plant flag mün=5exp. More based on First planted flag there First Lander First Pilot on mün +++ and looks somehow Funny maybe? Try it out ist realy Handy optimisation. Because Kerbals get some personality.

    3. adsii1970

      adsii1970

      @Urses On my thread with the images, I have a ribbon pack download that's nothing but ranks... :D

    4. Urses

      Urses

      @adsii1970 you again:wink:

      But i find Nereid's idea cool. He defines the Ribbons more as Milestones. And your Kerbals go for the records. Actually i use the GPP Version. And i seen some versions like military and so on.

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    Is that Ike in the background?
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    April 4, continued 1997: STS-83 and its crew of 7 launched into Earth orbit on a 4-day mission. It was postponed 1 day as insulation around a water cooler had to be replaced. The launch was postponed 20 minutes the next day as their were abnormal oxygen readings in the payload bay. One of the three fuel cells providing energy and water to the shuttle had a problem, and thus the mission was cut short on April 6. The spacecraft landed on April 8. The shuttle carried equipment to be delivered to the ISS. The same equipment would be flown to the ISS on STS-94 in 1997. 2000: Soyuz TM-30 and its crew of 2 launched into orbit on a mission to the Mir. It docked to the uninhabited station on April 6. 2011: Soyuz TMA-21 and its crew of 3 launched into orbit on a mission to the ISS. It docked to the station on April 6. It undocked 8 days later than planned after the failure of Progress M-11M. Communications were lost after the deorbit burn but the crew landed safely. April 5 1894: USSR leader Nikita Khrushchev was born. He was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1956-1964. 1949: Dr. Judith Resnik was born. She flew on STS-41-D and STS-51-L. She died in the Challenger accident. 1950: Dr. Franklin Chang-Diaz was born. He flew on STS-61-C, 34, 46, 60, 75, 91, and 111. Spaceflight achievement is holding a record of 7 spaceflights. 1965: Wally Schirra and Tom Stafford were chosen were selected as pilots of Gemini 6. 1975: Soyuz 18-1 and its crew of 2 was launched. The mission was to dock with the Salyut 4. During launch, the third stage failed to separate from the second stage but still ignited. The spacecraft was separated by ground control and the crew landed on a mountain. The capsule tumbled down the hill and got caught in some bushes. 1991: Astronaut Dr. Manley Carter died in a crash of a commercial airliner in New Brunswick, Georgia. He flew on STS-33. 1991: STS-37 and its crew of 5 was launched into Earth orbit on a 6-day mission. It deployed the Compton Observatory, later renamed the Compton Gamma Ray Observatory, on April 7. Its high-gain antenna failed to deploy, so an unscheduled EVA was conducted to manually deploy it. It was deorbited on June 3, 2000 after numerous gyroscope failures. 1998: After the success of the movie Apollo 13, Tom Hanks released From Earth to the Moon, a TV series on the entire manned Apollo program. 2004: The Spirit Mars rover ended its primary mission. 2010: STS-131 and its crew of 7 launched into orbit on a 15-day mission to the ISS. April 6 1973: Pioneer 11 was launched by an Atlas/Centaur rocket. It was the second spacecraft after Pioneer 10 to reach Jupiter. It did a Jupiter flyby in December, 1974. It used Jupiter's gravity to then slingshot it to reach Saturn in September, 1979. It was then catapulted out of the solar system. Telemetry systems were shut down on September 30, 1995. 1984: STS-41-C and its crew of 5 launched into orbit on a 7-day mission. It was the first repair of a satellite in orbit, the Solar Maximum Mission. It deployed the LDEF, a micrometeoroid satellite, on April 7. 1992: Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov died.
  17. The Raging Sandwich
    ...repairs blenders that came to life by the sliver of a space cube and were then blown up by a cannon in a house fire. (If anyone can say what this is from, you get a cookie.) This camera...
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    April 3 1926: Virgil Grissom was born. He flew on Mercury MR-4 and Gemini 3. Spaceflight achievements were being the second American in space and the Commander of the first Gemini mission. He died when a fire broke out in a pad simulator. 1926: Robert Goddard made the second launch of a liquid-fuel rocket. It was in flight for 4 seconds and landed 50 feet away. 1973: The Salyut 2 space station was launched. It was the first Almaz military space station. After achieving orbit, the station depressurized and control was lost on April 25. Its orbit decayed on May 28 before a crew could be sent to it. 1984: Soyuz T-11 and its crew of 3 was launched into orbit on a mission to the Salyut 7. April 4 1930: The American Rocket Society was founded. It was originally called the American Interplanetary by its founders. The original members conducted their own rocket tests and development in New York and New Jersey. 1968: Apollo 6 was launched. It was the second ever launch of the Saturn V rocket and carried an unmanned Apollo spacecraft and lunar module. It had a shaky launch but made it into orbit. During the first-stage burn during launch, oscillations were recorded. In the second stage, two of the engines shut down. The three remaining engines burned longer to compensate. The third stage also boosted longer than it was supposed to and made it into an elliptical orbit, opposed to the near-circular orbit it was supposed to achieve. Different maneuvers were conducted in orbit. When it came time to deorbit, the third stage did not fire again. The CSM decoupled from the stage and continued on without it. The spacecraft landed normally. 1983: STS-6 and its crew of 4 launched into orbit on a 5-day mission. It was the first flight of the Challenger.It deployed the TDRS-1 civilian communications satellite. Its own rocket stage boosted it to geosynchronous orbit. More later today
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    1. Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins 2. The President 3. Jim Lovell 4. Peter Cullen
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    I think I might make a Kopernicus mod with the planets in my book Outpost. But before that, I'll probably make a mod adding a bunch of dwarf planets so I can learn how to do it.

    1. NSEP

      NSEP

      Yup. I always mess around just so i can learn something too.

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    Since NASA has gotten more funding, they're pretty much gonna blow everyone out of the water again with Orion and the new space telescope. SpaceX is going to end up killing somebody with that Moon mission.
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    Drat, ran out of likes! Anyways, bye bye @sal_vager!
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    When We Left Earth is great, it's a six-part series from Mercury up to the ISS.
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    Sorry I haven't been consistent in posting, since Spring Break is over tomorrow, I'll most likely be posting everyday again. March 30 1981: Soyuz 39 and its crew of 2 landed back at Earth. 1982: STS-3 and its crew of 2 landed back at Earth. It was the only shuttle landing at White Sands, New Mexico. 2006: Soyuz TMA-8 and its crew of 3 launched into orbit. It docked to the ISS on April 1. At the end of the mission, it undocked on September 28 and landed the next day. March 31 1966: Luna 10 was launched. It entered orbit of the Moon on April 4. It functioned conducting experiments until May 30. 1987: The Kvant 1 Mir space station module was launched into orbit. It docked to the station on April 9 and its service module was jettisoned on April 12 after an EVA. 1996: STS-76 and its crew of 5 landed back at Earth. 2005: The Cassini spacecraft did a flyby of the moon Titan. 2006: The Cassini did another flyby of Titan. April 1 1899: James McDonnell, the president of McDonnell Aircraft (1939-1972) was born. He was the contractor for the Mercury and Gemini spacecraft. 1945: Congress approved the construction of the Wallops Island guided missile base. 1960: The Mercury astronauts completed their centrifuge training. 1960: TIROS-1, the first weather satellite, was launched. It was placed into an accurate orbit to study cloud data. April 2 1958: President Eisenhower proposed the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to Congress. It was to be a civilian-run government organization that would conduct research under their own bases. 1959: NASA Astronaut Training Group 1, or the Mercury 7, was selected. These pilots were to fly in the Mercury Program, NASA's first manned spaceflight program. It included Alan Shepard, Virgil Grissom, John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Gordon Cooper, Walter Schirra, and Donald Slayton. Slayton would be grounded for the Mercury flights but eventually flew into space on the Apollo-Soyuz joint flight. 1963: Luna 4 was launched. It was the second attempt by the Soviets to make a soft-landing on the Moon. The failure of a mid-course correction resulted in the spacecraft missing the Moon entirely. 1992: STS-45 and its crew of 7 landed back at Earth. 1994: The Chinese Fen Yung 2 geostationary weather satellite exploded during final checkout killing 1 worker and injuring 20. 2010: Soyuz TMA-18 and its crew of 3 launched into orbit on a mission to the ISS. The crew attempted to leave the station on September 24 but the docking latches would not release. The attempt the next day was successful along with the landing.
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