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I doubt I could keep her focused for long enough to make the launchpad before another 'colouring in' marathon beckoned. Alternatively we will be watching the gruffalo. Again. I know the script by heart now, Ive seen it enough times. I have banned 'Frozen' though. Ive managed to avoid it all this while through luck and subterfuge. I like the NERV as it uses tiny amounts of fuel and requires no oxidiser. Which means I dont have to fret about running outta gas and it keeps mass down. I only use it between mun and minmus and a small part of the journey to mun. Its also handy for those burns to the poles of mun as it uses tiny amounts of fuel. But its long and has limited fuel tank options. So I shove it in middle and surround it with an array of 6 tanks to keep it short. Makes for a sturdy lander too with 6 landing legs. Ive equipped both my science labs with them now so I can move them about willy nilly. I returned with chutes this time and was successful. I need another 1M or or so to upgrade R&R with enough backup funds. So Im returning to minmus to rescue Billy Bobbo Kerbin, who I believe is a relative of Sherrif JW Pepper Kerbin. Ah, yes. No swearing when GD is about. However I think swearwords a lot. We have her for the weekend as daughter and hubby are at a wedding. I think ill look on amazon for a de-fib, just in case.

Took 5 passangers to Mun, orbited, went to minmus, orbited and landed on minmus, did some stuff, returned to kerbin, during descent I realised I'd forgotten to pack some chutes. All I had was the drogue chute...theres a new crater on kerbin. So, F9 and another attempt. I knew it was going too smoothly. Still, my lander equipped with atomics worked well. If not a little slow to complete manouveurs. In fact everything apart from the landing went well. Apart from Bob falling off ladder during eva and smashing two pv panels. If at first you dont succeed, swear a lot then try again.

Update: I used the claw successfully to add a port, more fuel and an atomic engine. I then proceeded to dock another craft to this and transfer crew as I dont need 2 pilots on that station. Thanks for the help guys. The Klaw needs a bit of shove to activate and I only discovered this after many attempts at gentle docking. I accidently fired my engines and rammed a bit but lo and behold, the klaw then worked. Murphys Law states that the mission to put a science lab up with a port had evaporated by the time I'd carried all this out. Another lesson learnt, but it was for a 'new' station as suggested.

After a crazy weekend being both a child minder and a bank to my both my daughter and grandaughter, I managed to do some Kerbal. Once theyd fleeced me and picked my bones. I was free. If not a little exhausted. 5yr olds are at 11 from the minute they wake till the minute they sleep. I used the grabit klaw successfuly to add docking capability and fuel to my Munar Science Lab, I can now move it where I want as it has loadsa liquid fuel and an atomic engine now. Yay. I also docked a recovery craft to bring back a pilot. Yay. I also landed a science lab on Minus. Yay. I am now building a craft to take 5 freeloading tourists round the mun and to land on minmus. Ive been using the atomic engine exclusively for these. Long engine though, so making a wide bottomed and stable lander has been challenging, but I have it sussed now after many explosions. That science lab mun mission evaporated, typical. I'm doing money missions for the foreseeable future as I need to upgrade my R&R. I could also use some rescue missions as I have to keep hiring more Kerbals. I think Ive got rendevouz mechanics licked and sussed, famous last words..boom..was very tricky but made easier by green lights on right, red on left. So I can see which way to move. Ive been using the CHJ3 for a while thanks. Its a godsend for me. Ive not looked into transfer windows yet, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I can get tunnel vision and target fixation. I'll look into that later. Just in case I miss an opportunity.

No, no interplanatory jaunts just yet. I returned to minmus and took home >1400 science after landing in two different locations. I'll probably return again to milk this tonight. Although I watched a vid about docking two small craft by way of practice and may do that. I need to practice aligning craft. Rescuing a kerbil showed me how tricky that is. Besides, I can go to mun or minmus in my sleep now. But I only have 1 300science unlock left to do and need a cool 1.3M to upgrade my R&R before I can move to the next tier. Theres orbital station monies to be had. Plus experience to be had. I like to practice things to make perfect and refine. The science lab is a NEW science lab contract alas (with a port). So I shall wait till my processing is complete, launch another, transfer the crew and put my old one into the mun as its v low on fuel. I think ive enough to de-orbit it. Hence my need to practice docking and aligning craft. I love this daft game. Wonder why it took me so long to discover it? I can listen to BBC R6 whilst playing merrily. Plus the cat likes to sit and watch for some reason. Shes never bothered with other games. I have the klaw I think, so that too needs practice. Ill take one along with me when I practice dock.

Im at work so cant check the details of the contract. However I may still try as the existing lab could be re-used elsewhere I guess and it could use a docking port now Ive unlocked them.

Ive redeemed a contract via an already existing satellite before merely by entering the sat and waiting for the 10 sec stability, so I wondered if I could do the same here.

I'm going easy on Russians. Apparently they have pictures of me according to an email satisfying myself. I wish theyd share them with me. I could just take some myself but that'd just be weird.

I couldve put this in the 'annoy an entire fan base' thread, but I'd probably only annoy my fellow brits.The Americans would probably see it as an opus. I wish I could annoy everyone equally. Orville: I wish I could fly way up to the sky but I can’t, Keith: You can, Orville: I can’t! Orville: I wish I could see what folks see in me but I can’t, Keith: You can, Orville: I can’t! Keith: Look, Orville, Orville: Yes? Keith: Nothing that you can say Will change how I feel today: I know that we’ll never part; Now hear what I’m saying, Orville? Orville: Yes? Keith: Who is your very best friend? Orville: You are. Keith: I’m gonna help you mend your broken heart. Orville: Thank you. Orville: I wish that I had a mummy and dad but I don’t, Keith: You don’t? Orville: I don’t! Orville: I often pretend my sadness will end but it won’t, Keith: It will, Orville: I won’t! Keith: Look, Orville, Orville: Yes? Keith: Now that I’m here with you, There’s nothing that you can’t do, So why don’t you make a start And hear what I’m saying, Orville? Orville: Yes? Keith: Who is your very best friend? Orville: You are. Keith: I’m gonna help you mend your broken heart. Orville: Ahhh… Orville: So does this mean although I’m green And not exactly bright, You want to care and will be there To tuck me in at night? Keith: Well, I’ll always be there, Orville! Orville: The other birds laugh and say that I’m daft and I am, Keith: You’re not! Orville: I am! Orville: They tease me a lot and call me a clot and I am, Keith: You’re not! Orville: I am! Keith: Look, Orville? Orville: Yes? Keith: Nothing that you can say Will change how I feel today: I know that we’ll never part; Now hear what I’m saying, Orville? Orville: Yes? Keith: Who is your very best friend? Orville: You are. Keith: I’m gonna help you mend your broken heart. [Spoken] Orville: Thank you. ‘Cos I’ve got a broken heart, haven’t I? Keith: Yes, I know, but I’m going to help you mend it. Orville: You, you will do it, won’t you. You’ll help me? Keith: Of course. Orville: ‘Cos you love me, don’t you? Keith: We all love you, Orville. Orville: How, how, how much do you love me? Keith: Ooh… this much! Orville: As much as that? Keith: Yeah. Orville: Ahhh… my broken heart.

Banned for being a pedant

As the title suggests, can this be done? A mission to put one in orbit round the Mun has popped up. I already have one there but I put it there prior to opening up the science tree that gave me the port (I think). Thus can I launch a mission to this aforementioned dockless science lab and retrofit one? If so a few pointers or well versed insults would be appreciated. I'm relatively inexperienced at this game. No longer a noob, I'm a post-noob now.

Yes I am Hans and the cntrl key. I may redesign my launch stages as I have a stage that doesnt recover, which annoys me as Im tidy person. Plus I wish to test the atomic engine too. Also, is it possible to add a docking port to an already existing science station orbiting the mun? I launched mine prior to getting ports, and now theres missions asking me to do so but it must have a port.

My 2nd minmus landing went even smoother than the first. Returned with over 900 science, which unlocked 3 more categories. I took a steeper landing and encountered no drift this time, so i didnt need the rcs i equipped. Typical. Thanks van, i was aware of the thrust limiter but have gotten better at the z/x shuffle. I still have 4 or more 300 cost categories in that tier to go, so ill be back later tonight. My aims to unlock all science before i start building stations etc. As i have a successful rocket it seems prudent to make hay while the sun shines. No kerbals were harmed during these trials. Indeed theyre all 2 star vets now.

Operation land on Minmus passed off without incident. Landing was a bit like trying to settle a feather onto a trampoline whilst my grandaughter was still jumping on it. Got a shed load of science. Minmus is easier in many respects than the Mun. Apart from trying to settle the thing down onto the ground. Feared I may lose a kerbil to orbit when he double jumped. Phew for the rcs backpack. Next time I shall equip the landing stage with RCS rather than the terrier engine for landing. The sideways drift is awkward. I shall milk the science on here for the next day or so. So I shall also bring a store for the science as I couldve landed in several places I had so much fuel remaining.

I would appear to have been promoted. I am no longer a noob. If someone could please furnish me with the title of the next status tier thanks. Meanwhile I have added my own interpretation , which I believe to be appropriate. I was wondering if it was similar to Vans, but banishment so early in my career would be careless. I shall attempt to regain my noob status by attempting another Mun orbit later tonight. This time I shall ensure I take a full compliment of crew in a 3 person capsule. So I can transfer two of them to the space station I have in orbit there. A space station that I launched, after much cursing and finger wagging, without any science crew. I believe after playing this game, that I have discovered the point of check lists.

I seem to habitually press F5 instead of F9. Used too much fuel to land on Muns pole and didnt have enough to get back to Kerbal. I had an save prior to my landing, so no worries methinks...Fortunately I have a main save from when I was still orbiting kerbin. But that F5 pressing is annoying me. Ive done it umpteen times now. So, I got the hump again last night and watched telly. Tonight I shall tape a cactus to the F5 button.

Im about to do the space station stuff. Im new too (about 3mnths), playing career mode and have been to Mun, launched various sats, rescued numpty kerbals etc. Ive not used any mods. I installed mechjeb but havent the faintest idea how to use it.

I too just eva'd my way after getting within 1km. That was a chore in itself as the eva kerbal had a mind of their own. Lights!, I couldve used lights as murphy's law said I'd rendevouz on the dark side. But once I figured up/down and not to go too fast, I made it. I then did another Munar trip for more science. Ive now unlocked all up to the stuff that costs 300. I need to generate some funds, so tourism for a wee while and easy money stuff. I know I could go sandbox, but i prefer career. It gives me a purpose.

My fist Munar was pretty much the above. Ive since switched to a wider and shorter munar fuel tank for stability on landing. Ive made 4 landings so far, 2 with pretty much the above.

Well, after much tooing and froing, with more emphasis on the froing really, I have after many abortive attempts rescued a Kerbil named Morbad or similar. I can now return to the Mun for more sciencey stuff. The Mun needs flags on both poles. This was quite tricky. I can only assume the docking missions to be more so. So I may have to rescue a few more to get the gist. Does having the manouvering RCS things make it easier?

I used to play Elite, but after achieving elite and having every single ship, all a rated and engineered (mostly) and about 10billion in spare cash; i found I had little left to do. I used to play fps shooters, but Im now too old and the games are way too fast for me now that I spend more time respawning than playing. I like this game, I can play it in my own time. Plus its silly.

Cool, KSP2. Just when I thought KSP1 was tough enough, im so late to the party I shall have to learn new ways to fail miserably.

Thanks, I got back ok with fuel to spare, which assisted my re-entry by lowering my velocity. I earnt over 400 science. Woohoo! However, and isnt there always a however, on my next mission to rescue a a kerbal from an LKO, I mistakenly pressed F9 instead of F5. Which put me right back on the Mun. Again. I keep doing the F5/F9 errors. Its like my brain has it in for me. This was my second attempt after careully navigating the stranded kerbal to the rescue kapsule only to realise there was already an occupant. I'd forgotten to leave the pilot... As I was tired from a weekend with my daughter and grand daughter, who are both demented. I bravely switched off my PC and sulked for 10 mins. I shall return tonight, refreshed and do it all over again. Probably several more times in fact as I live up to my avatar sig.

My thoughts whilst in the shower consists of this - of all the bottles of product on the shelf, which one is my shampoo and which one is my shower gel. It has become akin to looking for the proverbial needle in a wifeys product haystack. It is further excarabated when it comes to looking for my deoderant shortly afterwards in the cabinet. I have one bottle of shampoo, one bottle of gel and one deoderant. It has become something of an early morning supermarket sweep quiz show. All the shelves are full as is the cabinet, of a vast array of mysterious and baffling products. I used one of her products once and was promptly told off and informed of its cost. What?! Youve got to be kidding me. It's shampoo, how can it possibly cost that much? I get 'that look' and decide discretion is my best tact. Plus, why do I always get the slightly damp towel and why is it always outside arms reach? Dont get me started on the wardrobe. 50/50 she said. Yeah, tis more like 90/10...

One. For as soon as I noted the dot, there would be a warm trickle down my leg from my cowardly bladder. I would notice the dot purely because my cat would be attached to my face in pursuit of it.