Custard Donut (In Space)

I have to tell you guys that one of things i'm really looking forward to is orbiting the dark side of Kerbin and seeing the lights of cities twinkling below, now i know anything and everything on the "to-do" list is subject to change and/or deletion, but for the sake of conversation let's make up a name for Kerbin's first city, i'l get the Mun rolling, how about KERPOLIS!

Tell you what though, it's seriously slow, like driving under water hehe.

That's it! breaks were on, oh the humiliation! Ground swallow me now! That was it, i got so excited by succeeding in this that i completely forgot, thank you guys.

Guys i have a problem with my rover that i finally managed to get onto the Mun, basically i can wiggle my wheels left and right but i can't go forward or back! I have communications up, i have batteries, i have solar panels, i can even turn my lights on and off, but i can't move! I got there on the wonkiest, most volatile, fragile and badly designed rocket you ever saw, and that was the culmination of my efforts, it was the 27th version of itself, the rover on the other hand i was quite proud of but it seems to be busted. Any ideas what has gone wrong? This my rover just landed, i stuck those small fire-extinguisher type engines to get it off the platform. http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s656/Sancho545/2013-04-22_00003_zps1c2b3757.jpg' alt='2013-04-22_00003_zps1c2b3757.jpg'>

I just noticed something very strange, you see the first screenshot of the rocket at the start of the thread? Where the smaller white fuel tanks are underneath the larger orange tanks? Well i am almost convinced that my download of the rocket had those smaller tanks on top of the orange ones, hence why i had to watch the overheating so much, as i know the reason for the smaller fuel tanks there is to lessen the effects of overheating. I may be wrong of course, it's been a long day, but i'm almost certain the rocket i downloaded had the smaller tanks on top of the orange ones, if it's not like that i better go check i'm not going insane lol

I'l check that out, i'm always looking for good SF, thanks. Here is the original song used in tribute to Major Kerman:

Very nice

Really awesome

Have you guys seen this film? It's an anime but please don't run away just yet, i promise you it's really good, much like Kerbal it's not about guns or action per say but about a space-program and it's one of the best films i ever saw even though i am not really an anime fan, i always think of it when playing Kerbal. If you have the time give it a go.

Very enjoyable

Well i got to the Mun safely enough, the arrangement of the landing gear was just phenomenal, i came in to land at an awful angle yet i remained magnificently upright, that's my favourite part of the ship. Having said that, i'm a bigger noob than most and i'm afraid i burnt up more than even your generous allowance of fuel allowed, i ended up orbiting Kerbin with empty tanks, i think my poor navigation skills were also to blame as i landed on the farther side of the Mun where Kerbin is not visible, and i'm guessing it forced me to use even more fuel on the return journey. Oh i'm also not used to having to watch my engine heat in case they blow up, that was a new one for me lol All in all i'd say i was most impressed with the landing gear, i believe someone of normal levels of competence would have been able to get back to Kerbin just fine, i'm just not very good yet. Landing on a not very interesting part of the Mun: Orbiting Kerbin with empty tanks: http://i1310.photobucket.com/albums/s656/Sancho545/Mun_zps72f55f42.png' alt='Mun_zps72f55f42.png'> Thank you for the rocket design it gave me some great ideas

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This is great thanks I've gotten to the Mun and even Eve but in very haphazard and unprofessional ways, during stage transfer i sometimes lose bits and pieces i wasn't supposed to lose, find out i ejected my landing legs along with spent fuel tanks and having to land sideways, that kind of thing, i hope to learn more from inspecting this rocket.

I think the current music is awesome, the space-centre music is perfect for the calm yet busy sounds it makes whilst i try to figure out my designs, and in space it even sounds like Vangelis in places, i just wish there was more of it, but it's arrangement is really good so far, i love how it kicks in once i'm in space, really gives the feeling of "yeah i've arrived!"

I think the best documentaries i ever saw were Francesco Da Mosto's trilogy of Venice, Italy and the Mediterranean, "Around the world in 80 faiths" with Peter Owen Jones also impressed me greatly, but there have been many others too, when it comes to documentaries i've always been drawn most to the travel genre. Edit* Michael Palin has done some great ones too, "around the world in 80 days" and "pole to pole" were very interesting.

Oh wow, that is simply awesome.