So we have all been in the situation where you are doing a probe mission with DSN on and just when you are about land/enter atmoshpere you lose signal - espacially when you are doing a particularly challenging DSN setup or you have plasma black out on.
So I recommend adding something like the KAL-1000 into the game but, instead of it being a time dependant system, it would be altitude dependant with the potential to add some velocity conditions. This would let you do fully automated landing like you probably have seen with NASA's Perserverance landing recently.
I envisage the 'programming' of the system being either something like the KAL-1000 or more of a block-based system where you can link the condition and actuation together i.e. At 5000m -> Deploy Drogue. At 1000m -> Cut Drogue & Deploy Main Parachute etc. It would allow you to have it activate engines or solid rocket boosters at a couple of metres of the ground to reduce velcoity before landing in case of last minute signal black out.
Hope this makes sense and apologies if it has been suggested before. It's something that I've been thinking would be a good addition for KSP to have and another layer of fun for the hardcore fans to play with.
