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    What did you do in KSP1 today?

    in KSP1 Discussion

    Posted

    5 hours ago, Spacetraindriver said:

    Time to play guess the aircraft! In this round it isn't an aircraft! Or, at least isn't supposed to be...

     

    2 hours ago, dangerhamster said:

    Blimey, an Ekranoplan exceeding deign parameters.

    Specifically the Soviet Lun-class. :D Basically a high-speed missile platform. 

    1 hour ago, herbal space program said:

    Is this new?

    Been around a while, kinda comes and goes in terms of recognition. Was eclipsed by Kraken drives for a while. 

    What did you do in KSP1 today?

    in KSP1 Discussion

    Posted

    2 hours ago, Kronus_Aerospace said:

    Well, I don't see how using a glitch is equivalent to just straight up cheating. A lot of designs that people make exploit the physics and aerodynamics weirdnesses in the game.

    If the game lets you do it... it’s not cheating. -_-

    SpaceX Discussion Thread

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    8 minutes ago, kerbiloid said:

    First they will use balloons to deorbit the 2nd stage,
    Then they will realize that they can lift it with balloons, too. No more 1st stage.

    At last they will build Dragon v3 orbital airship with balloons, without rockets.
    It will get to Lagrange point, puncture several balloons to make some thrust and stay there 
    To deorbit, or to lower the orbit, or even to go to the Moon, it will puncture several balloons more.

    Several balloons below the capsule will soften the landing.

    Well if they're gonna go thru all that, they might as well just shoot a Dragon out of a ginormous cannon...

    ...right into the Moon's eye. -_-

    SpaceX Discussion Thread

    in Science & Spaceflight

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    3 minutes ago, sh1pman said:

    ...yea, and just recently I explained to my brother that upper stage recovery is not worth the trouble, and that SpaceX would never go for it until BFR.

    Maybe it’s mostly for data collection toward that end? They mentioned the same thing in the buildup to Falcon Heavy, sounds like they’re gonna try a ballute. 

    SpaceX Discussion Thread

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    Interesting tweets this morning: 
    in no particular order, cuz it's morning...

    TESS's booster will fly again on the next CRS mission

    Spoiler

     

    Tomorrow's weather still looking 80% good:

    Spoiler

     

    BFTent:
    absolutely not a miniature

    Spoiler

     

    TESS's upper stage will not be de-orbited. :)

    Spoiler

     

    Fairing is equipped for recovery and will land in the ocean, but no Steve-O:

    Spoiler

     

    Apparently a droneship landing is actually easier on the rocket:

    Spoiler

     

    And since this is the last Block 4, probably the last all white booster:

    Spoiler

     

     

    What did you do in KSP1 today?

    in KSP1 Discussion

    Posted

    25 minutes ago, Kronus_Aerospace said:

    Just found a super OP glitch, just have your vessel set to whatever direction to wish, get a Kerbal out, and have them climb up or down a ladder that is blocked by part of your spacecraft, the Kerbal will magically propel your spacecraft. Why get out and push when you can exploit Kraken physics?

    Crap, he’s discovered the Ladder Drive. :0.0:

    Everybody run! on a ladder...

    SpaceX Discussion Thread

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    So, TESS is a measly 370kg, yet it’s only getting boosted to 60% of the distance to the Mün by the F9. It’ll have to make up the rest with its own thrusters. 

    Y tho?

    Surely the Falcon 9 can send more than a few hundred kg to a direct lunar flyby, right?

    Don't Click This

    in Forum Games!

    Posted

    2 hours ago, The Dunatian said:

    Twas' the night before mod-lock and all through the thread, the clickers were clicking when they should've in bed...

    Almost midnight here, can confirm. And click. 

     

    SpaceX Discussion Thread

    in Science & Spaceflight

    Posted

    35 minutes ago, sevenperforce said:

    I thought, oh, good lord,
    She had them long tanned legs
    Couldn’t help myself
    So I walked up and said.....

     Baby you a song, 

    You make me wanna roll my window down, and—

    *get sucked out into the vacuum of space to die horribly*

    What funny/interesting thing happened in your life today?

    in The Lounge

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Ultimate Steve said:

    By Grabthar's Hammer, you shall be avenged!

    I certainly hope so. :/

    I just got through dealing with a.... somewhat less encouraging member of the upcoming generation. Guy was absolutely incapable of managing a ball, a bicycle, and boarding the bus. Never got his bike on the rack right, the ball tried to make a break for it several times (possibly to commit seppuku in traffic), and he went 10 miles in the wrong direction after being repeatedly counseled, “dude, this will take you ten miles in the wrong direction.”

    I should have asked if he had any Tide pods. I’ve got a stain on my shirt. Possibly from my own brain cells leaking out my nose from acute exposure to second-hand stupidity. 

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