Malaugrym

Once you're in orbit, you're halfway to anywhere. Going anywhere is a question of dV.

Science Labs can hold unlimited amounts of data, as per the wiki. Might aid in working away from landercan spam. Just be careful about returning them, they can't take very much punishment.

So you're saying that responses to requests for the ability to do something should not include directions on how to acquire said ability?

There are only two requirements for rescue missions: Enough delta-v to make the trip and enough space for all relevant kerbals. In all honesty, figuring out the ship design for yourself would be the most rewarding course. That is kinda the point of the game.

Start science mode. Play science mode until docking ports. Build ridiculous contraption in orbit. Target: Eeloo. Do much math. Do much testing. Back to math. Back to testing. First attempt after ignoring transfer windows: Slingshot around multitudinous orbital bodies. End up orbiting star. Redesign ship. Do more math. Do more testing. Rebuild ship in orbit. Second test: Randomly break apart halfway. Put Jeb in permanent Jool orbit as punishment. Re-redesign ship. Math. Testing. Third attempt: Great Success! Enter Eeloo orbit. Land on Eeloo. Return to craft. Return to Kerbin. Land on Kerbin. ...Forget to do Eeloo science...

As far as I'm concerned, everything I do in KSP pre-1.0 is "simulation research" for my 1.0 Space Program.

For interplanetary objectives, I would construct a spaceship in orbit. You can design craft that can get there in one launch but it takes a bit of work(even more difficult if you want to go to the outer planets). Try launching a crew module followed by a drive module. A third launch may be necessary to fuel the drive module. As for mechjeb, I use it to set simple things, like circularize nodes(because lazy). I do my flying myself for hilarious failure screenshots.

The True Kerbal Way: Guesstimation.

All Kerbals reincarnate. Jeb is simply the only one aware of this.

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The what? Where?

Nevermind, I'm a moron.

I tried building some sats with way more range than necessary, and put them well outside Ike's SOI. Worked out pretty well, but added a tad of time lag.

It isn't so bad with an ion engine, just finished setting up a new network with the new number. Worked like a charm. Clicked on my universal time machine(probe in solar orbit) and waited fifty years. No noticeable drift.