Ells

When Bill was told to go and work at the monitoring station, he never thought it would be so easy!!! Craft file here if you want it, good for off world bases as well. http://www.veaosimulations.co.uk/kerbal/MB1.craft All stock parts from 0.20, no mods. Cheers, Ells.

In the VAB, you can tell when they are inverted; one side is flatter with a small cross in the middle and the other looks like a docking collar ring, hard to tell unless you're really zoomed in. Edit >> some pics Correct way Upside down way

Just completed another challenge never done before, docking collar underneath the ship. Shame the magnets re-aligned my ship as it was perfectly straight on, oh well, lesson learnt there.

Yep I've found it to be much stabler, during launch too. Bear in mind it's flatter whereas the normal docking ports are protruding from the base structure. Les use of quantum struts for me now

If you "disable crossfeed" or is that just an option once docked? I found it best not to have RCS on the ship trying to dock to as it really fights with larger space station sections and wobble. If I bump the main ship, then i back away, hold, switch, re-align main ship and move in again. In the past I have sent big space station sections rotating out of control and fought for minutes to re-gain that control, the old "dead elephant" syndrome. Now my docking is much much slower with carefully placed RCS ports. My next challenge is to dock a ship that has the collar on the underside..actually why am I typing here and not doing that....

Yep decided to start from scratch and build a space station using new parts and improve on old designs. Placed a flag on the Mun in preparation for colonisation Also built a plane to take Jeb around Kerbin to explore as I've never done that before. Building a launch system for space station sections that can return to Kerbin and be "re-used". I also love how you can now "sink" the lights into the structures. Here are some pictures so far... He looks so happy up there.. To infinity...and beyond.. I never knew there was a landing strip there.. Testing systems on Kerbin, and the new weather deck.. Chilling, having a Buuuuud.. Taking in the view.. Loving the view from the new Cupola.. Habitat module docked with my station.. Edit >> I forgot to post these little joy ride ones

Just made this new one after successfully getting my space station and habitat module docked with the new large connectors Flag within a flag...

That's awesome!!!

Well done on your first landing!!! It's also a good idea to try out the legs whilst on the launch pad, ahead of a launch. That way you know they'll be lower than any part of your ship which could cause it to topple. Also when landing, try and pick a nice flat spot, hills aren't very friendly

First thing was to load up my old saved mission and saw none of my craft worked Second was check the forums and notice other people having issues Third, download Mechjeb fix Fourth, make a couple of flags Fith, build an orbiting comms station for Kerbin and the Mun Sixth, build a refueling station for Kerbin and the Mun Seventh, build a transport and lander for the Mun Eighth, fly to the moon refueler, refuel, land on the Mun and plant my first flag Ninth, Strap Jeb to 5 SRB's and went for a ride after seeing these posts Tenth, Strap him to some big fuel tanks (with SRB's) and send him 6,661.067m on a 12 hour trip from Kerbin and back Eleventh, build a plane and strap him to it, successfully take off, fly around, find a new runway I didn't know existed, try to land on it and missed, landing past it and running into the water where he survived All the while taking pictures hehe

That's awesome!!!

Planted my first flag just now...