CheetahsNeverWin

Hey Guys, I'm a returning player to ksp and I just built a new rig. what version of ksp should I use so I can have CKAN manage the install of the astronomer visual pack? Also what other mods would you suggest? Do you still need KAS to do easy base fuel transfers? Is planetary scanning in vanilla yet (scansat)? Any new mods you all suggest? Thanks for any advice

There any chance you can get the cockpit to work? Really the only part that I hate from stock and this mod was a great fix.