CheesieSpray

Hello! I just bought the game yesterday and can't get enough! I almost made it out of the atmosphere last night before looking up some tips online. I have a few quick questions. Is there a benefit to launching an unmanned satellite into orbit over a manned capsule other than the obvious one of not suffering a casualty in case of an epic fail? Do the science instruments actually gather information that is communicated back to base level once it is in orbit? Thanks!