Sorabh

At some point, in every man's life, there comes a situation when he's exposed to utmost hostility from all corners. Even from within himself, and without . There comes a point when he questions his own validity and the reason for his existence. I am having the same questions right now. To make sure I stay relevant, I have set a target for myself in life. A difficult one, a very difficult one. To achieve that, I can not afford to have distractions, of any kind. That includes Kerbal Space Program, and even this forum. Thus, I have requested an account ban. I am only awaiting the responses of a few goodbyes to all the friends that I have made in this community, before I walk away.. i am not leaving the community, its too good to walk away from. I am literally tearing myself apart from it. This is one of the last bastions of sanity and goodwill left on the internet. And after this I doubt I will use the internet for anything other than the occasional gmail. The past 2 years have been really good for me with you guys. I loved playing the game, and I loved interacting with you all. I made some very good friends here as well. However, its time to say "Good Bye", but more importantly, its time to say "Thank You" Thank you everyone, for being such wonderful people and such an interesting and creative community. Thank you for being a shelter from the idiocies of this world. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! And Good Bye.

To all of my (2) loyal fans, I am sorry. But I am closing down this thread. Life is pretty mulchy at the moment. And I don't have the luxury of spending any time on KSP. This, obviously, means that no new content for this thread will be generated. That and the general lack of interest in this mission report has helped me made up my mind. I sincerely apologize to @GarrisonChisholm as I had promised him that he would be a co-author in this mission report. Sadly I could not deliver on that promise, I am really sorry Mr. Garrisom. I am closing down this thread, and I have already made a request to the mods to do the same. Thank you for your love and support. Sincerely, Sorabh. PS: What happened, you ask?

I am sorry every one. I can not do this anymore. Life is pretty mulchy at the moment, at a scale never seen before.. And as such, I find it difficult to get my creative energies to function. I don't want to lead on everyone that there's going to be content coming in the future. I really apologize to @Kuzzter and @Just Jim for letting them down and not delivering on my promises. Kuzzter said that he was glad that someone would carry on the torch of the graphic novel style. I apologize for disappointing him. I will lock down this thread in near future, I have already requested the mods to do the same. Thank you for your patronage and support!! Sincerely, Sorabh PS: As to what happened that made me bend my knee to Life?

Today I learned that every family has someone who is thought to be a grade A screw-up, and the other members talk bad about him/her behind this back. If you think 'Well, my family is very good, they don't talk about a family member behind his/her back!' Well, get ready to be shocked, YOU are the Grade A screw-up! I was shocked as well... ...I knew I was not up to par with my family's standards, but visual and verbal confirmation hit me like a train.. Turns out that all those love and peace quotes floating around the internet by a bunch of random dead people are almost, if not absolute, kowmulch.....

I won't use MechJeb for any challenge, thats for sure. But I will relegate the tedious part of the gameplay to MechJeb. It's my money, my game, I decide whats the RIGHT playstyle for me. For those who have a problem with this, well, I have my 'Bird Salute' for them

It was 2-2. He was getting off his seat so that I could get to the window seat. He wasn't really paying attention, so SLAM! And I was talking about the legroom being small.. Its soooo squeezy... Like a minivan drank redbull, and it grew wings..

Today, I was touring a fort in Rajasthan, India when an American tourist fell on me.. ... she was a bit on the heavier side, and my chest has a bruise now... I started muttering in my language " Dang...If this were the Bollywood in the 1990s, this incident would have been the start of a love story... ouchouchouch!!!!" "It still can be one!" I hear her reply in English... She apologized..and I apologized for being so cheesy We had lunch together, discussed bollywood (she has watched lotss of movies!!!), exchanged contacts and all was forgiven!! Earlier in the morning, my younger brother slammed his face right into the bosom of an Italian lady(it was an accident, we were on an ATR-72, its notoriously small aircraft, with little room for maneuvering.) , and his immediate response was lots of apologies to her and her husband. And a desperate request not to #metoo him... they laughed, the lady ruffled his hair, they talked throughout the flight and later exchanged their contacts...

The Mission, Controlled!!! Chapter 7: The Moho Mystique! My cellphone started blaring his new favourite ringtone, a cacaphony for everyone else, but music to my ears. It was from the assistant to the Magistrate. "Hello, Nanba Kerman here." "Hello Director, the Magistrate has agreed to allow scientific launches to other celestial bodies. But for now, keep the mission focussed on the inner planets." "Eve and Duna will be easier to reach, but will take a long time to do so. Moho has much quicker launch windows, but it's very difficult to get into its orbit." "I will leave those decisions upto you. And please keep launch costs minimal. Every science launch must be reviewed by an external financial advisor. He/ She will have the power to veto any launch, but within the realms of reason. I will send more details to you over the kmail." "Yeah sure. But we need to talk more on this subject, I don't like the government intruding in KSC's business in such a blatant manner. And Mortimer won't like it, of that I am sure." The assistant to the Magistrate let out a sigh, "Ah yes, Mortimer...that kerb...I will need to tell him all about his new 'charge'." "Yeah, you have fun doing that." I let a malevolent smile creep onto my face as I disconnected the cellphone. It was not all that I asked for, but atleast it was a start. A soon as I put down the phone, it started blaring up again. This one was from the tracking station. Apparently, the MOFLO reached it's target!!! Oh just look at that chunk of rock, its so beautiful!!! The probe slipped past Moho at a very high velocity because of our non optimal Trans-Moho insertion burn. Luckily for us it was only a flyby. We gathered whatever science data that we could Before we could even blink, the flyby was over! We gained about 756.2 science from this mission. Now that the flyby was done, the mission planning for the Moho Orbiter went underway. While reaching Moho was not an issue, capturing into orbit was the biggest issue. Our simulations showed it might take upto 4000 m/s to capture in some unfavorable situation!! The only way to do this, while not raising a stink from the authorities and a lot of red tape by using a VERY heavy rocket, would be to use electric engines.That will be a little difficult as well. Xenon extraction from Kerbin's atmosphere was banned by the government, as environmental pressure groups opposed 'draining rare Kerbal resources to the void.' Oh, that Magistrate....He is trying to make my life difficult. As we seemed to run out of options, I was thinking of making subsequent Moho missions to be flybys. But then Kunfaya came to the rescue! "Sir, I have something to tell you, but promise you won't get upset!" "What is it Kunfaya?" "Xenon mining is banned, but there's no legislation which prohibits argon mining." "Actually, they considered banning argon mining, but argon is rather plentiful in our atmosphere. Moreover, with the ban on electric engines, there were very less opportunities and motivation for scientists to innovate in argon electric propulsion. For they were afraid their inventions could end up in the trash cans just like the Xenon Engines" "Yes, true. But when I was in the Kerbal Institute of Improvised Technology, there was this kerbelle who was suspended on the grounds of 'illegal activities'." "Oh? And you are telling me about her because..." "Because the illegal activities that she was involved in was the development and testing of electrical engines that used argon! The Dean was an Environmental Maniac and suspended her immediately." "Wha...argon engines?? Who is this kerbelle? What's her name?" "Triksha Kerman." ****** It was a desolate house in the middle of nowhere. Clearly designed for mobility, and an independent life support system too, from the looks of it. Clearly, the home of a fugitive. Kunfaya and I knocked on the door, only to get a huge surprise. Something hit me on the face, almost knocking me out. As I staggered and fell down on my knees, I heard a weapon cocking. "None of you BARISes move. Not one inch. You are not taking me back, do you get it??" It was a Kerbelle's voice. But it felt heavy, as if she had endured more than what a kerbelle deserves to. I raised my hand in a gesture to surrender. "We mean no harm!" I managed to get a squeak out. Luckily for me, Kunfaya snapped out of shock," Triksha, its me, Kunfaya! From KIIT! Remember me!" A look of recognition flashed across Triksha's face as she lowered the weapon." You were the one who topped the fourth semester, yes, I remember you." Her voice was still steady, unwavering. "We just came here to talk about a mutual problem. I am Nanba Kerman, Director of KSC, by the way." "Hmmph..come on in then. But remember, one wrong move and I will turn you BARISes into a lead mine." Soon we were discussing the present scenario at the KSC. The permission to launch science missions to other planets, difficulties regarding the Moho missions, I laid all my cards on the table. "So now you need my Argon engines. Heh, the irony. I was incarcerated for those engines, and now the government needs my help." She let out a dry laugh. "Well, I will help you out. But I have my conditions. I want them fulfilled, every last one of them." " Triksha, we can not promise to fulfill each and everyone of your condition!" Kunfaya retorted. "Then I guess, its Good Night! Show yourself out." The fugitive scientist got up from her seat and headed to the kitchen. "Oh wait! I can lend you those engines if you grovel in front of me. It would be sooooo Cathartic to see KSC begging me for my tech!" I turned around, a weary smile on my face. "I am a poor kerb, all I have is my knowledge and my pride. They are not for sale. Thank you for sparing your valuable time for us." I waved a good bye and got out of the house, with Kunfaya following me. "You still haven't heard my conditions yet, Mr. Director." Triksha called out from behind us. "Hmmph, please feel free to elaborate." "I will be the sole supplier of these engines, no big corporations will be allowed to be the subcontractor, especially not the Ionic Symphonic Protonic Electronics!" "I am listening, please go on." "Secondly, I want immunity from all the charges that have been wrongfully levied on me, and compensation for my incarceration." "I will consult my financial advisor. You take care until then." ****** After an extensive discussion with Mr. Mortimer, I finally got that pardon and monopoly for Triksha. Mr. Mortimer wasn't too happy about her getting a monopoly in the electric engine market, and neither was I. So, we included a very tiny clause in the legal document that the pardon and monopoly would be valid as long as she works for KSC and KSC only. The clause was written in a manner that would not be visible to Triksha. I doubt it would be visible, even to seasoned lawyers. If she doesn't toe the line, then I would simply disassociate KSC from her company, and she would be in for a huuuuge shock! A few days later, Triksha signed the document, and it was validated by the Council. After acquiring one of her experimental engines and refining it even further, we decided to use it in the next Moho Orbiter. If all went all, we could even use the setup for sample return missions from the inner planets! The Moho Orbiter for Scientific Experiments (MOOSE) was launched from KSC on a beautiful dawn. Ascent into the clouds. This is so beautiful I will frame this and put it on display in my office! Separation of the strapon boosters. The core booster soon ran out of juice and was staged, followed by the second stage ignition. The second stage completed the circularization burn and the probe was in 85X85km LKO orbit. What happens when the photographer tries to be overly artistic..... (Is there a real life rocket which deploys fairings like confetti??) The second stage had no juice left, so it was discarded and the TMI stage was activated. Turns out we overestimated the amount of fuel needed, as a result we had a lot more delta-v in our insertion stage (about 2000 m/s!!) About a 110 days later, the probe reached Moho, and BY KRAKEN WHAT IS THAT MIST???!!!! Regardless, the probe was inserted onto Moho orbit. 2 burns were used, the first involving the LFO stage, and the second involving the ion engines. The probe was established in an elliptical polar orbit, from where it will keep on observing Moho and produce science. ****** The next day, disaster struck! A Kerbin observing satellites collided with one of those small KubeSats. It was a one in a million chance, considering the fact that both satellites were inclined 90 degrees with respect to each other. What's more, there were no spares for that satellite yet! A decision was made: Those pesky KubeSats will have to go. A plan was formulated and a time limit of 60 days was imposed on each kubesat. Moreover, the Kubesats should have their own propulsion to deorbit, once the 60 day time limit was over. For now, we had to repair the broken satellite, or deorbit it if repair proves to be impossible. Also, we had to deorbit all of the kubesats strewn around in LKO. But for this, machines just won't cut it! It was concluded that krewed presence would be needed in order to fulfill this. We had the ability to transport Krew to orbit, and sufficient studies on this subject had been done a few decades ago. It wouldn't hurt to try! Thus the mothballed design, Carryminati mk-1 was worked upon, and Cariminati mk-II was born. ****** Thus the first 'Proper' scientific mission was successful. What will this lead to? More probes across the solar system? Maybe, or maybe not, the future is uncertain. And what does the emergence of krewed missions signal? Stay tuned to find out more!

Heh, looks like you are a person of fine taste as well . I had an idea though...what if a mod introduces 7 magical orbs to the game, scattered across the Kerbol system. When these orbs are brought together, any technology from the tech tree can be learnt?

I...I watched an entire season 3 of Rick and Morty in a single sitting without watching seasons 1 or 2...3.5 hours of that stuff... Oh my goodness, do children watch that stuff? And holy smokes evil morty is evil... and Rick doesn't have any conscience..and suddenly i dont wanna play KSP anymore.. I need a break, I need time, time to adjust..I need some space, I will make some space-time stuff, a portal gun...I wanna go to alternate dimensions...

Whenever a mission is about to fail CATASTROPHICALLY in KSP...

Oh, you never know..Maybe someone will steal that car, refurbish it and after 25 years, market as a restored vintage car from the earliest years of the twenty first century..

I made this: I don't know why I made this, or how.. I have never made something as complex as this before, (I am a blender noob). I found a nice picture of a solid core NTR engine, and before I knew it, within an hour and a half, I made this...

Wo-ah!!! If you read the above statement without context, it sounds like "The Lament of The Hitched One." And I am pretty sure, Cortana is just Clippy in a drag costume...

Oh, I have nothing against software engineers, nor do I think that one should not be inflexible when it comes to skills. My Father has been in this field for 26 years! And I am adept in C, considering it is used aplenty in making user defined functions(addons) for the software I use for engineering analysis (ANSYS). The only thing which irks me is that, should I go into that career, I will learn software skills, no doubt, but I also wont have any use of my knowledge in Thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer, fluid mechanics, turbomachinery and other subjects.... Which brings us to the next question: Why did I even study all these subjects, if I don't get to use them? That's the only issue I have...

I do have both of them, but my 'smart'phone is 5 years old~ Android 4.4.4

Ha! I know, it's possible to get carried away by this forum sometimes. But atleast this forum does not have the sheer toxicity/stupidity of some other places I have been online. I actually learn something here..

I feel you, even though I don't consume alcohol... While I won't call my life right now a craphole, it certainly is difficult. In a society(atleast where I live), where the general notion is that "Higher studies should be done ONLY if you are unemployed, so that it looks good on the CV when you sit in future interviews. And you are unemployed because you are not good enough" my standing as a Post Graduate student is a little bit 'meh'. Taunts from elders, jibes from the more successful younger ones in the extended family, its the norm. There are a lot of software consultancy firms where I am from. And they mass recruit graduates and post graduates. I am often pressurized to get into one of these. Now, I know, C, UNIX, PERL, stuff like that is easy to learn and implement, but think of it.. Should I spend 4 years of Bachelors, and 2 years of Masters in Mechanical Engineering just to become a software engineer? All the skills that I learned , from ANSYS to SolidWorks to MatLab to my current research.... should I just unlearn every concept that I have learned just so I could 'get a job'? No SIR!/MA'AM! No matter how many times I have to bite the dust, or how much I am ridiculed or dismissed, I was, I am and I will remain a Mechanical Engineer!!! No matter what. Because once it's all over, once I grow old and crippled and I am about to breathe my last, I want to sing this song: (Hoo boy! That felt good!)

*GASP* The essence of this thread, described in succinct manner!!! It's okay for children to complain. While we look back and see childhood as a fun time to be, and wish we could relive those days, we don't really see it from the "child's" POV. For him/her, failing the next test is the single greatest disaster, and getting a smile from the classmate he/she has a crush on would be the highlight of the week! The point is, life sucks, no matter what age you are. So @The_Cat_In_Space , @Kernel Kraken and all those fed up of school, I have this to tell you. Clench your teeth, plant your feet firmly to the ground, and.... (Sorry for stealing your post @Delay, but the song is just too good )

Although I would really wish to go, I won't. There's still a lot of time I need to spend with my people, lots of my research to work upon. Let the astronauts do space travel. I doubt a majority of civilians who can afford a ticket to the moon will be able to withstand the g forces and vibrations during launch ,that is, if the astronaut training doesn't break them. But still, the rich guys and girls will sponsor more fit guys and girls for a BFR trip to space, I think.

Avoid most social media(Except this one!) if you wish to be more productive!

Odder still, it works for me.....

The air flow exit is pointing to the exit/entrance of the room. The exit air velocity is pretty low, so we thought "eh...it won't be that much of a problem, we just won't let students get in the path of the exhaust (which, is just wind, albeit a little warm)." (Well, it was either that or tear down a section of a wall, and we aren't going to tear down a wall, this isn't the late 80s!) It has some specs of the tunnel, and the name of the manufacturer. https://i.imgur.com/SufabZk.jpg (i can't seem to embed files from this computer!!) Not everyone is as sincere as you~

A low speed wind tunnel was FINALLY installed in our department! The propeller section of the Wind tunnel. Inlet for air.. The outlet of the wind tunnel, for calm exit of the wind. The throat, where actual testing would take place. The smoke generating apparatus, for visualizing air flows over test articles. This is a very simple setup, obviously. The peak wind velocity is 50 m/s, which is alright! Undergrads students don't need a supersonic wind tunnel. But nevertheless this is great!! Maybe I can 3D print my low speed aircraft deisgns in KSP and use it as a test piece for the wind tunnel?