blueman

Well, I completed the sun-probe mission, to mixed success. It seems like there is no actual sun there, just a very shiny singularity, as I got my orbit to 1000 m from center at the periapsis and still didn\'t hit anything. However, I was able to take my kerbals to about 100,000,000 m/s, which is a third of the speed of light. So I guess I invented kerbal interstellar travel. Haha, the first time I got close to the Mun I did something similar. I ran out of gas trying to kill my sideways motion (I came in at a ridiculous orbit,) and ended up crashing at over 1000 m/s at a steep angle. wreckage stretched for kilometers =D.

Haha, I didn\'t think it was THAT complicated. The whole thing keeps stable through launch with just three wings and three maneuverable jet thrusters (with advanced SAS.) All of the stages come apart very elegantly too, no chance of anything colliding. My absolute favorite part is the lander. The fat bottom makes it nearly impossible to tip over, and even if I land a bit too hard and break the underside, I can still launch off the lander with my final stage, just like the old American system. Definitely overbuilt, but I\'m a big fan of redundant safety systems. Gotta keep my little green buddies safe! edit: I just removed the winglets and it still launches perfectly straight. neat!

I just bought the full game yesterday and was able to complete a mun mission after reading all the helpful tips in this thread/watching a tutorial vid. Thanks y\'all! This game is a blast. Heres my ship and mission pics: My noble vessel, the Munblaster 2: A perfect landing on the mun: home sweet home: next mission: Fire some Kerbals into the sun. For science.

They have an effect in the atmosphere, but don't do anything in space (obviously.) Can be a pain in the ass on very long rockets, as they add a lot of turbulence.