Chads

Hello, I'm in a Career mode, and I've unlocked the appropriate parts for rovers, but I can't figure out how I would deliver one to the Mun. I saw a video where you hang it off an I-beam extending from your landing craft (with a counterweight, of course), but I can't get above 320m/s without entirely losing control of my launch vehicle. CG seems to be as close to center as possible (I'm eye-balling that, but I don't see any deviation). I'm using 1.25m rockets, which I'm wondering if that's not large enough for this. I'm not using KAS but I'm starting to think maybe that'd be the best way to go? Thanks!

Really appreciate it, thanks much!

Thanks very much for the quick responses! I'm using SAS/Retrograde tracking during the descent. It seems that Science Junior blows up, without ever being listed as the "hottest component." I believe I had it adjacent to the capsule, with the cargo bay then between it and the heat shield. I'm guessing I was coming in too steeply, though, based on your comments. I do typically aim for about 30km for my periapsis on re-entry. I was closer to 5km, though. I thought I needed to be steeper due to the extra speed, so as not to bounce off the atmosphere. I thought that due to previous failures, where I did indeed bounce off, orbit again, bounce off again, etc., until the heat shield was out of ablator. Not the worst experience ever, but it may have set me up for failure this time around, as I took the wrong lesson away from that. I'll be sure to pay closer attention to that as I move forward. When the Materials experiment would blow up, it would throw the rest of it end over end, and eventually everything would go. I did manage to keep the capsule and pilot, though. So, while I lost a little bit of hardware, at the end of the day (and 3-4 restores from save) I had recovered the kerbonaut. Again, thanks! I look forward to both learning more, and ultimately contributing in the future! Chads

Hello, First time poster on this forum. I didn't see a solid answer, so I'm just curious if anyone has some tips. I'm re-entering from the Mun, and I was trying a direct re-entry, and I burn up. (1.25m heat shield, Science Jr, Cargo Bay with other experiments, Mk1 Capsule, 2 parachutes, OCTO Probe on top). I realize that re-entry is a relatively narrow window of angle and velocity, but I'm not really sure I've seen anything that puts those into perspective. What's the proper means of re-entry from another body, like the Mun or Minmus? I took way too much fuel, compared to what I see in Scott Manley videos, but even burning all of it off, I'm way to fast or steep (or both? I'm not really sure how to tell). Pointers greatly appreciated!