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I also have a save where I can test things non-conscientiously, and a save where I do things "for real".
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edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. Some sort of forum glitch had erased Missions 03 and 04. Mission 03 Payload: KERTSUNE-3 (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments 3) Description: Identical to KERTSUNE-2, but with the MapSat technology. Mass at launch: 0.359 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909 liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.924 t Mission goal: Achieve a polar mapping orbit around Kerbin. Rocket launch was nominal; second stage engine ran out of fuel while the vehicle was still on a suborbital trajectory, leaving KERTSUNE-3's LV-1 engine to do the rest of the work. The final orbit was 186 x 185 km, with a 83.82 deg inclination (thanks to this thread). The MapSat dishes were activated, and KERTSUNE-3 began mapping Kerbin's surface. Mission successful Imagery from KERTSUNE-3 will be commercially provided to customers around the world.
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I landed on Mars once, and made about it.I also made a small satellite launcher. You don't need to make a .dll for that; all you need is something called "multistage2" by Vinka, which involves making and editing configuration (.cfg) files in Notepad.
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edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. Mission 02 Payload: KERTSUNE-2 (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments 2) Description: Upgraded version of KERTSUNE, with extra solar panels, equipment, and an LV-1 orbital engine. Mass at launch: 0.339 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909​ liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.904 t Mission goal: Achieve a low-inclination, low-eccentricity orbit around Kerbin. The rocket launched in the same manner as the last mission, but there was one difference. The second stage would burn until the apoapsis was between 60 and 70 kilometers. The satellite would then be jettisoned so that the upper stage's orbit would slowly decay (unlike the first mission). KERTSUNE-2's LV-1 engine burned a few times, resulting in an near-circular orbit of 390 km (and 0.4 deg inclination). Mission successful Orbital map. KERTSUNE-2's orbital path is highlighted in blue.
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(made a few retcons, changed Kerpton Future Aerospace into the Kerpton Aero-Space Development Agency, or KASDA) edit: Imageshack betrayed us all. edit: and I'm never using RainApp! Mission 01 Payload: KERTSUNE (Kerpton Electronic Research/Testing Satellite Using a Number of Experiments) Description: Probodobodyne Stayputnik Mk. 2 satellite bus, equipped with several scientific instruments. Mass at launch: 0.085 t Launch Vehicle: Onion Stick Mk. 01 First stage: Rockomax BACC solid rocket motor (note: chosen for its simplicity and low cost) Second stage: JKJSPC LV-909 liquid engine. Mass of launcher: 9.565 t Total mass at launch: 9.65 t Mission goal: Achieve low Kerbin orbit. edit 2015.04.27: This is what it looks like: While the Onion Stick was on the pad, the Kertsune Miku voice synthesizer did the pre-launch countdown. At T-0, the first stage ignited, and the rocket shot straight up. Once the first stage had ran out of fuel, it was jettisoned, and the second stage started burning until the apoapsis of the suborbital trajectory reached 139 kilometers. The LV-909​ engine restarted once it got to that altitude, pushing its payload to a slightly eccentric orbit of 604 x 139 km (9.4 deg inclination). The payload separated from the vehicle shortly after engine cut-off, and oriented itself so that its solar panel would face the Sun. Mission successful
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I call it a green onion or negi.
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Overview: Kerpton (kerp-tawn) Future Media was a software development company which created the popular singing synthesizer program "Kertsune (kert-soo-neh) Miku", which many Kerbals had used to make their own songs. But lately, its founder, Hiroyuki Kerman, had considered starting a space program after playing a realistic space simulator for several months. Using the wealth he had acquired from selling so many copies of music software, he started a new organization called the Kerpton Aero-Space Development Agency, and hired several young aerospace engineers. This thread will document the various missions of KASDA. KASDA insignia, depicting a green onion (negi) flying through space KSP Version: 1.1.3 (originally 0.20.2) Mods currently in use: Kerbal Engineer, Kerbal Alarm Clock, Precise Maneuver, MechJeb, Ambient Light Adjustment, Flight Manager for Reusable Stages (doesn't seem to be for 1.1.3 anymore but I have a copy), Kerbpaint (with update for 1.1.3), Docking Port Alignment Indicator, Near Future Construction, Asteroid Day, Habitat Pack, HyperEdit (for testing only), TAC Fuel Balancer, Trajectories, Taurus HCV, Environmental Visual Enhancements, Scatterer, Stock Visual Enhancements, Kopernicus, Outer Planets Mod, Pood's OPM-VO, Planetshine, in-game Transfer Window Planner, Engine Lighting, Flag Decals, Kerbal Inventory System, NavHud, EVA Follower, Atomic Age, Kerbal Joint Reinforcement, SpaceY + SpaceY Expanded, Behemoth Aerospace, Stock Visual Terrain Useful calculators: Launch window calculator, Aerobraking calculator, Parachute calculator Robotic programs: Crewed programs: Mission list (if you end up in the wrong place when you click a link, click the address bar and press enter) Timeline of interplanetary mission milestones prior to the manifestation of Sarnus, Urlum, Neidon, and Plock, and everything that happened in between (Y1 to Y29) (1-100) (101-200) (201-270) (By the way, how do you people take screenshots? I can't move the camera to the camera angle that I want if it is paused, and I can't move the camera and fly the rocket at the same time.)
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Because it's cool. And because it's our country's national vegetable.
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The flag that I'm going to use once I buy KSP:
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Thank you all for welcoming me! Here's my YouTube channel, where you can plainly see who my favorite singer is.
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The clue is also in the avatar.
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Maybe John Hurt is the 8.5th Doctor and the one who ended the Time War?
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In the demo, I made a simple orbital rocket, and a larger one that could get to Munar orbit, but not back to Kerbin.
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Thanks! No, Pipcard is a portmanteau of Piplup from Pokémon and Jean-Luc Picard from Star Trek. It's a moniker I made up a long time ago. But that's not who I meant by "favorite singer".
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I am familiar with Kerbal Space Program, but I have been reluctant to buy it since I had the freeware space sim "Orbiter". But now, I'm going to buy it this afternoon, so I can join in all the fun. Can you guess who my favorite singer is?