Kerbalsaurus

How'd ya know? @James Kerman there, perhaps?

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Snack Supplies 2: On the Grind Craft: Hot Dog Cart Mission: FAILURE! 3/22/62 As our vender was passing our hot dogs, he lost control of the stand. As he chased it down the street, a car driving by was not paying attention and hit the hot dog cart. We just got a new license, too. Oh well, we made enough money that we can try to launch another satellite.

XR-4: 100,000km Downrange Mission: SUCCESS! 11/22/61 With the success of the XR-3, returning the first thing from space and the first film from space, the CSP will do a similar mission. But this time, they will aim for distance rather than height. The goal is to land it somewhere in the pacific ocean (we'd launch it into India, but that would also cause a large amount of political issues). We will be using a modified X-Plane engine, as that will carry us the correct distance. The countdown starts, and everyone's on their toes. A failure during the mission would be terrible for the program, especially after the loss of 2 astronauts. Liftoff! The mission goes off without a hitch! The altimeter rises, kilometer by kilometer, until it breaks the karman line. a picture's snapped, experiments are done, and as this is done, it gets ever closer to it's goal. After it splashes in the ocean, naval vessels pick it up. To make more money, we will be selling the return capsule to scientists. all this time though, the CSP begins thinking more about a manned launch to space. While it's predicted to happen in the next few years, the idea is: a man. In a pod. In space. The idea's so crazy it might actually work.

Whatever’s used in your country.

It really depends on where you’re from. I’m from the U.S. of A., and we format days like month/day/year, but I’m pretty sure that other English speaking countries like Great Britain probably do it Day/Month/Year.

X-4: Re-attempt at the atmospheric test flight Mission: SUCCESS! Aircraft: X-3 Plane 5/7/61 After the failure of the X-“2”, public interest started to dwindle for the CSP. There was even talk of straight up ending it and letting the U.S. take over. However, the CSP just barely convinced everyone that they can continue to operate. After almost 2 months of work, they build a new plane for the X series. It will just fly into the upper atmosphere, as space oriented engines are still under design. As the aircraft lifts off the runway, the control tower crosses their fingers. A failure of this mission could mean the end of the program. Miraculously, it lives! As Warren Barber lands the spacecraft after a successful mission, funding comes back into the CSP. Our financial future is saved! Happy holidays!

Oh, umm… I guess I didn’t think too well. The X-1 is simply a plane model, and not at all related to the mission. It can probably be used for a high atmospheric test flight. For dates, umm… I’m not quite sure. If we’re reusing a plane, probably 3 days or so until the next flight should do. Good question Deddly. Happy Holidays!

Behold! The CSP! Our goal is to land on Mars, no matter how long it takes! But, we want your help doing it. The way this game works is you have to do a mission, and tell us what rocket is launching, what time it launched at at, which day of the month and year, and tell us if the mission succeeded or failed via a dice roll. You have to roll a 20 sided dice (online, of course), and if it's 15 or above, the mission failed. Tell us how it failed, too. Depending on the number, the severity of the fail can vary. 15= Launchpad failure: Same mission can be launched by the next thread. 16= Vanguard Moment: Spacecraft crashes on the launchpad 17= Engine Failure (Atmosphere): Engine fails in the atmosphere. 18 = Engine Failure (Space): Engine fails in space. 19= Comms Failure (probe); Controls Failure (Crew): Spacecraft’s communications break; crew control no longer works. 20= Pressure Build Up: Pressure in a fuel line builds up to an extreme degree, and the spacecraft blows up. For crewed mission, if there's a mission failure of 16 or 17, you must roll a six sided die. 1-4 means that the crew successfully aborts the mission. 5 or 6 means that the crew is dead. Here's how the progression will work: X-planes/Sounding Rockets Satellites Manned exploration Lunar Era/ Interplanetary Missions Manned Lunar Exploration Space Stations and Surface Bases Manned Mars Exploration Beyond Here's the first mission, and this is how the missions will be formatted: X-1: Break the Sound Barrier Mission: SUCCESS! Aircraft: X-1 Plane 3/14/61 Today, on March 14th, 1961, the CSP has there first launch: The launch of the X-1. To get funding from governments around the world, we have to prove we can fly something. Our commander is American Pilot Warren Barber, and our other pilot is Russian Pilot Basil Konovalov. They take of from the Forum Space Center located in the Philippines, and around 30 minutes after take off, they break the sound barrier, and an hour later, they land back at the runway. Next Mission: X-2 Honorable mention for TOTM JAN 2023!

Yes. These are words I understand.

As we all know, rockets are powered by many different fuel types. From the iconic LH2+LO to highly experimental iodine and electrical fuels, rocket fuel can greatly vary. But how many are there exactly? There has to be more than just those.

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It is. The spinning stirs it. Waiter, there’s weapon of mass destruction in my soup!

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Is this mod only for RSS, or can it be used in the stock system too?

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Why are there a bunch of threads in Science and Spaceflight labeled as being written in 1969?

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MUNAR 5: YEAR 1, DAY 242 Where's Santa Claus? Crew: Stamon, Adburry, Wensy With the Munar vehicle proving to be a very successful one, Beyond decides to launch it to a very risky area: the Munar South Pole. The poles of the Mun are very mountainous, as shown in pictures taken from Munmun 1&2. Therefore, Beyond will have to be extra careful when landing. It's decided a cater landing would be best, as craters are very flat. Surface samples will be collected from the poles, and the crew, in theory , should be able to see a Kerbin sitting upright in the sky. Well, upside down, but a Kerbin that's not sideways. Orbit achieved. Mid-course correction burn. Contact! As we said, Kerbin in theory should've been in the sky. Sadly though, the crew reports that it was covered up by mountains. The crew now get ready to go on an EVA. The stay on the surface though, to the crew, seems much too short, as before they no it they have to get back on board the lander and head back home. It'd still be better than being trapped here, though. After a total of 3 days in space (the longest spaceflight yet), the crew are definitely... a little dazed. valuable surface samples are picked up though, and the crew say, contrary to popular belief, the Munar south pole is not super cold. In fact, it's the same temperature as the rest of the Mun. And, despite a certain analogue horror film, there are no "rock crabs" there either.

Ah, I remember when I started playing a year ago, getting my footing getting to orbit. Remember, once you get to orbit, you're half way to anywhere. For the pictures thing, I would suggest creating an Imgur account. Click on your account arrow, and go to images. Than click add images. Go to your KSP screenshots photo, and then slide across all the images you want to upload. Than, click on the images, copy the link with .png at the end. Than paste into the post, and tada! Your glorious screenshot for everyone to see!

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I've been doing a great deal in career mode. Our first rendezvous between 2 spacecraft, with the missions Jebini 1 & Jebini 2, and achieving munar orbit with Jebini 3! With our current projections, we could be on the Mun by year 5! I'm playing with Kerbal Construction Time, so things take awhile (and R&D upgrades aren't speeding up research. How do I fix that?). Bill Kerman's EVA on Jebini 1 (first rendezvous). Bob Kerman's EVA above the Mun. From here, his perspective in Kerbin changes. Here he was using dinky little marbles, when there's a perfectly good marble right over there! People used marbles in the '60s, right?

Average WMD fan vs. Average Space Agency enjoyer.

It’s really more of hypothetical than anything. I don’t think NYC is actually dumb enough to have a space program. The Giants? They’re dumb enough to have that. Space exploration? Huge no-no.