TheDarkStar

Kerbin is about 1/10 (in linear dimensions, I think) of Earth, while keeping the mass, and it's the same for most other things. Kerbin is about 4/3 times as dense as Minmus.

I used ExPI right here http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/6280-0-16-ExPI-Space-Stations-0-4-Interplanetary-Probes-WIP

Here's my new space station.

I've done a few rendezvous, too. My first one was kind of hard, since I had a Kerbal in Minmus orbit with 20% fuel, and had to guide him to the rescue ship (I'm putting more ladders on next time) so that he could grab on, still have fuel left, and not go so fast that he explodes on impact.

It's not actually in orbit. It's always over the same place,but is much too low for geosynchronous orbit.

This is hilarious is a sadistic way. Jeb is proud.

We will also get actual docking in an update in the near future (probably 0.18, but there's no way to be sure).

I'll be entering in this later today, I think I can think of a few things to do.

FINALLY! This used to be one of those games that was always "soon to be released [ten years from now]".

Get a orbit with the size of Minmus's orbit, then do a plane change. Bring a small lander, it doesn't have much gravity.

Actually, the reason that Venus is near the same temperature day or night (and Earth) is the thick atmosphere and the clouds, which hold heat in.

\However, that uses the dev "cheats".

The Mun arches are there as a kind of easter egg. There are two on almost exact opposite sides of the mun. Also, there are 9 total black Monoliths across Kerbin, the Mun, and Minmus, which are harder to find.

Actually, there's a mod that fixes it. Just require people to use it to enter in the challenge.

Since the atmosphere will be much (at least five times) thicker, you should revise that so you first have some air-breathing engines, then aerospikes or the smallest engines to get home.

I do both, since I make odd craft (like one with parachute pods for Kerbals, or my space stations) but also can fly well. I recently finished a orbital rendezvous around Kerbin, and have gone to Minmus and the Mun more times than I can count.

I've done a few stock rescue missions. The main things are: 1. Get a big lander up there. You need to have enough fuel for orbital corrections, plane change maneuvers, adjusting your landing, and return. Doing it in two or three stages works best for me. 2. Attempt to land near close to the stranded Kerbal (within a few km, you want to avoid long walks whenever possible) 3. Make your lander wide and short if you have to land somewhere with bumpy terrain. 4. QUICKSAVE before any attempts to do things you can't correct, like long jetpack trips. It's very easy to lose Kerbals if you don't. 5. Have ladders that go all the way down on your lander in case your stranded Kerbal runs out of jetpack fuel. Also, don't forget to EVA some Kerbals before launch to have room for a rescue. I usually forget and have to EVA them in space on Kerbin-return trajectories, although it kind of defeats the purpose.

It's from a mod, check the mod forums.

There might be a problem with bodies that give off heat when you go near them: What happens when you get close while on timewarp?

It might be better to have both get into orbit around a small moon, since then it's much easier to rendezvous.

I hate it when that happens.

The gas giant will have 4, see http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/album.php?albumid=5&attachmentid=31030. For now, Kerbals will be the only life. The water moon will have islands.

707: When you realize that you decoupled all your parachutes. 708: When you realize that part of your rocket just hit the launch tower. 709: When the engines your upper stages fire and overheat the lower ones.

You forgot about he most important one! Rocket: Another name for a manned missile.

You don't really need RCS to land. As long as your craft is small or you have thrust vectoring engines, you can just turn to kill horizontal velocity. However, I did like that you had a wide lander, since that make you a lot more stable.