RealKerbal3x

I wanted to object because GoG didn’t even make an installer for 1.4.0. But then I realised that I have the game on GoG.com.

That is known as lithobraking.

Pfffffft. Real Kerbals (see what I did there) pass the Mun at 200m.

Heh. I may have to borrow that.

Banned for pressing Ctrl-I.

Banned because I just liked your post.

Banned because @Fraston liked your post.

Yep. You could essentially use any number of satellites you wanted with this design, but my example just had four. This would be able to be scaled up from moon system size to solar system size much more easily than a standard synchronous orbit relay network too. However we need to work out if this can keep us in communication as reliably as the aforementioned network can.

Yep, although if the satellite spent a lot of time high above the system it might need a very powerful relay dish to stay in contact. When I get enough time to spare I'll set up a constellation like this in KSP and see how well it works.

That would probably work, but this would still most likely be a useful alternative to a synchronous orbit constellation without having to muck about with precise orbital periods.

I was browsing the interwebs a while ago and found this interesting communications network design that works around the annoying orbital drift bug (is it a bug? I'm not sure) by utilising four comsats in eccentric orbits instead of the normal synchronous orbits. I couldn't find where I saw the original diagram, so I knocked this up in five minutes on Paint - I hope it gets the point across. (Note that this is looking at the planet from directly above the north or south poles). There's a few things I was wondering about this setup: 1. What is the probability that you are in contact with the space centre? 2. How likely is it that you are in contact if the orbits are more eccentric or less eccentric? 3. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this setup?

I have also recently crossed the point of no return

Nice, looking forward to it EDIT: Is the Starship IVA just blank? Does it have any props at the moment?

While we’re at it, an Infinite Improbability Drive would be nice.

I’d love to build model rockets, but I live in a rather dense urban area in the UK and you have to travel quite a way to find any big enough open space for something like that. Also, I don’t even know if the laws here would allow the building of rocket engines.

That would vaporise my laptop.

They ended 32-bit with 1.5.

@Ger_space Good job on this. I've never used KK before, but since I want to try out @Omega482's landing pad, I have a question to ask: Does this integrate into the MH launchsite switcher, or does it have its own?

No, today's launch is a GPS satellite. Boring Company is just another one of Elon Musk's companies.

We've got to the point now where SpaceX not landing the booster is the rarer occurrence.

I will be at school

I believe it's using several separate craft held inside each other...Or is it using Dock Rotate? @MaianTrey?

Here is your RTG. Have fun being irradiated. I would like waffles please.

Granted. Relativity remains intact, but ends up curled up in the corner muttering something about a ‘happy place’. I wish that I could use Falcon 9 grid fins as waffle irons.