Galileo Kerbonaut

I do read! I've shown you otherwise. Also... you said there was no money to make manned missions because they had to design a craft for that... My question was: how did they go in the first place? Why not use that very tech to expand your knowledge rather than to throw it all in the garbage bin. That is a waste of money! Have you decided yet which one you prefer?

I wasn't talking bases, I was talking about going back... nothing more. Why didn't they!? Might be true, but nowadays we have simulators and AUTO CAD software... makes thing a lot cheaper. Which one is it? You can't have it both ways... This topic should really be in the off topic or science sub forums.

Here's the NASA budget. Please don't tell me they couldn't afford to go back! And if there is no manned space craft capable of going higher, and no money to design one, exactly how did they go in the first place? If they did go to the moon, it would be cheaper the next time because the designs and research are already done. And yes, technology does make thing easier and cheaper... NASA would have had a wet dream back in the sixties even if they were using the computer that I'm using right now.

No resources? Helium 3 maybe?

Well, it is strange to say the least that after the moon landings, people never went higher then 700 Km in orbit (indeed, because of these belts). It's like the moon missions are a huge anomaly in the statistics of space flight. Like I said before, if you have the tech already in the barn, why not use it? A normal human response would be to go back; over the years they've had enormous amounts of money, I really doubt that was an issue at all. Also, one would assume that with modern technology things would easier and cheaper then 4 decades ago. Sometimes, I really do doubt the story.

Think about people like Grissom, White, Chaffee and all those others. Really, if you dive into the subject, be ready for a surprise or two. Let's be honest, who was keeping an eye on NASA, other then NASA itself? How reliable are they in the first place? Never A Straight Answer. Now, I'm not saying they didn't go... but it is possible that they have faked it.

Either they didn't go or they went back and kept it a military secret. You think keeping a secret like this would be impossible? Most military inventions are kept secret for decades; you really don't think you know everything there is to know, do you?

I've always wondered why they didn't go back, seems like totally illogical human behaviour. They've got the tech, over the years they've had lots of budget and by landing on the Moon in the first place you would say they would have a HUGE advantage over their enemies / other attempting nations. It's almost like after Columbus people would say: Nice a new continent, now let's move on, nothing to see here. Really, think about it? What was the first thing you did in KSP when you knew how to reach the Mün? Think big, go back, build a base... There must be something to it.

I'm still struggling, I thought that was the whole point of the game!? Everyone who's capable of playing KSP, should be able to search things like: "Kerbal + Delta V", "Kerbal + how to ascent a rocket"; it's hardly rocket science. I think most people who rant about the game, are either very young and from the generation: I want it all, and I want it now, or are utterly lazy and don't care to do their own research. Really, most questions on forums in general aren't even necessary if the poster used Google in the first place. Usually the answers pops up within the first 10 results.

If someone has an interest in anything, he/she will start finding information on it. Nowadays Google is a great place to start, it even finds those Scott Manley videos! I'm not trying to put your idea down but to be honest: most of the questions I had, were answered by doing a simple Google search.

As with everything you learn in life, you need to have a genuine interest into the matter. Once you really want to learn something, you'll start gathering information, can't stop thinking about it and swear an oath to yourself that someday, somehow you will succeed! KSP doesn't come naturally, at least to me it didn't. I'm no math genius and certainly no Einstein, yet I was able to learn the very basics of this game. Why? By reading these forums and wiki, by watching tutorials and documentaries... it took me over a month to understand what I was doing; even the simplest of things like reading the nav ball were obscured by shroud of mystery. All it takes is patience, a long attention span and the genuine will to tackle this game... as by magic there will come a point where you say: now I understand! And after that, new problems emerge 'cause the more you know, the more you start paying attention to, the more failures you get. If you like that, KSP is for you... if you don't, you probably give up pretty soon.

Hi all, I might as well drop in and say hello! I've been reading these forums for quite some time now and they have proven very helpful. You seem like a nice community and since this game is so addictive, I needed a place where I could ask some related questions; my colleagues are looking very suspicious at me lately since I've been blabbing about TWR, Delta V and general rocket design. Love the game! I've been playing for over a month now (got the game from a friend) so fare with some success and a lot of failure, but I'm starting to get the hang of it. It took me quite some time before I could ascent, navigate, get into (circular)orbit, dock and fly to the Mün and Minmus. Even twice I've accidentally managed to hit Duna! I think I will be playing this for a long time to come!