Caelib

Download: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/op-e1-orbiter-probe/

Download: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/ap-va1-lander-probe/

Download: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/gp-v1-lander-probe/

Download: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/mr-a1-rover-w-parachute/

Download here: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/mr-v1-rover-w-skycrane/

While I do like Sandbox, I am most-interested in getting my hands on a full-fledged career mode. I like measurable objectives other than the ones I set for myself. Building on this, I would love to see some actual science objectives incorporated into career mode ... not just "reach the moon" ... I would like to see "return samples of moon rock" where you *actually* have to collect it and return it.

I have vowed to never play or buy an EA game for the rest of my life ... so I would be very, very sad.

I love mods, but I would tend to believe they only belong in Sandbox mode.

Being a software engineer myself, I would be very surprised if it is out any sooner than July 25th -- it's all "new" stuff, not just tweaks to what is already there .... which always takes longer to test and fix.

Yeah. There's an entirely different set of problems to overcome with trying to create a landing module, rover and a return vehicle.

I wish people would put this much ingenuity into designing rockets!

Scot Manley is a good mentor:

Perfect -- worked great! Thanks everyone for their input!

I've seen screenshots and videos in the past where the launch stability enhancers were mounted in the rocket exhaust vent, but I can't figure out how to do this ... I've tried rotating it every which way and I can't see to make it mount anywhere but radial. Any help here would be much appreciated!

I believe a gravity turn is more efficient (complete your turn between 10km and 70km -- burn until you reach your desired apoapsis, then circularize). Wikipedia explains it pretty well: A gravity turn or zero-lift turn is a maneuver used in launching a spacecraft into, or descending from, an orbit around a celestial body such as a planet or a moon. It is a trajectory optimization that uses gravity to steer the vehicle onto its desired trajectory. It offers two main advantages over a trajectory controlled solely through vehicle's own thrust. Firstly, the thrust doesn't need to be used to change the ship's direction so more of it can be used to accelerate the vehicle into orbit. Secondly, and more importantly, during the initial ascent phase the vehicle can maintain low or even zero angle of attack. This minimizes transverse aerodynamic stress on the launch vehicle, allowing for a lighter launch vehicle.

I don't think so ... because KSP isn't a game that appeals to the masses/kind of players who would behave in such a manner.

Not a big deal in my opinion -- starting fresh is more fun IMO anyway!

Very cool, thanks for the link! Can't wait to see it. On a related note, if you all haven't seen the Hubble IMAX movie, go see it if you get the opportunity.

Thanks for posting the images, that's really handy!

You could install MechJeb and calculate the intercept using the Maneuver Planner to see how it's done.

My theory: the ball in the top left is the planetary star (the Sun). The balls to the right indicate all of the planets in lower orbits, including Duna itself -- in the clearer picture on the far right, there is a red vertical bar -- could this represent red-shift? The large, intersecting lines indicate the orbital period of Duna. The bottom half of the picture is the Duna surface -- four "creatures" standing on the surface near a mountain -- the orange blob indicates the color of the surface when lit by the sun.

39 ... I feel so old compared to the majority!

The creator of DayZ (Dean Hall) mentioned it in his tweets that he was nearly obsessed with this game ... so i figured it was worth trying. His obsession is now mine as well

Here's my "tutorial": http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/31569-Mun-Landing-Overview-Pic-Heavy%21

My greatest achievement was an Apollo-style mission to the Mun ... orbiter, lander, EVA on surface, returning orbiter, returning home ... it's all documented with pics here: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/31569-Mun-Landing-Overview-Pic-Heavy%21