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http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Campaigns I developed the Kerbal Space Program Campaigns on the wiki recreating near historical milestones and challenges. Check it out here and tell me what you think. Please contribute your mission ideas and modify and add to others.

Lunokhod 1 was the first rover on the moon. Put there by the Soviets. It's still the largest rover on the moon.

Excellent reports! I just finished drafting the Probes & Rovers campaign and completing it myself to work out bugs. If you have any suggestions for these campaigns, feel free to modify the wiki as you see fit.

If you aren't doing a mission report on your own, feel free to post here your Munokhod 1 photos. On Launch Pad: Boost to 100km: Trans Munar Injection: Landing near unidentified object discovered by Muna 1 Impactor: Mission Objective Complete:

A more original Muna, the first one I started with.

The Muna 16B:

My first one to be shared. Let me know what you think! My goals with my designs are to be minimalistic in design, cheap, and near historical. Enjoyed getting this to the Mun and engineering it with minimal dV by hand. You should have about 100-300 dV to spare if you're a decent pilot, not counting RCS. No debris. Craft File: http://www./download/nx6gog93om3p0j3/Muna_16.craft http://www./download/d53018wjvpsm1kr/Muna_16B.craft On the Launch Pad: Max Q: Booster sep: Muna 1Spacecraft: Landing: Extracting soil sample: Successful landing:

Thanks for the link, I couldn't find it when I searched for a clear math example.

Thanks reg. So essentially adding engines does not increase delta V. Adding fuel obviously does. So for a noob the two factors in spaceflight rocket science are: 1. delta V corresponds to how far your vehicle can travel which roughly translates into how much fuel you've got. 2. TWR corresponds to how much you can lift at once and corresponds to how many engines you have. So to fixup a rocket: More Distance = More Delta V = More Fuel/Efficiency More Lifting Power = Thrust:Weight Ratio = More/Stronger Engines

Just need a math whiz to show me how to calculate the specific impulse of the following two examples: In a vacuum: Example 1. two LV-T45 engines with Isp of 370 each Example 2. one LV-T45 engine with Isp of 370 and one 909 engine with Isp of 390 I just want to understand the math and where to get and plug in the numbers. I probably will update the wiki with the detailed answer.

So glad to see someone enjoying the campaigns. I'm looking forward to seeing your reports.

Interesting. Even though its not intended, KSPs physics model could actually lead to the testing and development of real space warfare concepts.

I wonder if anyone from NORADs Space Command center plays KSP, and wishes their tracking system had a red x End Mission button.

Whackjob, check out https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Campaigns and tell me what you think. I've tried a minimalist approach in my KSP learning. Maybe that might make things easier for you too.

A Duna launch failure?

That's a lot of debris. Looks like Jeb decided to relocate his junkyard.

Trying to land probe on mun for first time. Mission to take pics. Accidentally decoupled my descent stage. Rode it all the way down, trying to keep probe lander on top, stage hit ground at 65 m/s disintegrating under lander and blowing it high. I reorient with no thrusters and realize I have no fuel on the lander itself (forgot to lock the fuel transfer). As I arch over the stage debris I see a hill edge into a crater. I gyro the fueless landing. Lander miraculously lands on all four legs. Before the high fives commence the lander is sliding... faster and faster downhill. I ride the hill using gyros only and just before bottom legs come off one by one. Still got engine to ride on with one leg remaining, still sliding but slowing. Engine goes, solar panel goes, then last leg. Come to a rest. Last solar panel at that point simply decides to fall off. Argh! I got batteries! Extended both antennas and dish. Look up to see where dish points and see Kerbin. First landed object on the moon, and Kerbs see first pics of surface before batteries die out. Total success.

Awesome landing. 200 m/s eh? I outta try that.

Anyone have screenshots of their most epic catstrophic mission ending disasters not counting launch failures? These types of disasters are after you've reached orbit and beyond, including epic landing failures. Double points if you've captured an explosion in space. MORE points for more debris in the shot. These have to be legit missions where you weren't expecting a disaster before you entered space. And let the audience know if you F5ed so we can show pity to those that didn't.

Has anyone built a station in Low KerbOL Orbit?

Simple is best, I agree, though my plan is to help draft the campaigns up to the modern age. Each campaign stands alone but the idea is to order them historically first and then order by difficulty.

They are near historical, major milestone missions, not tutorials, but certainly providing tips and links to tutorials to accomplish the missions and campaigns. The point is to give players a goal, and if they need help the mission contains tips and links if they dont want to figure it out entirely on their own.

Ok so I've been secretly working on developing a campaign series for new players to pick up new ideas and apply them along the way: The Kerbal Space Program http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Campaigns not endorsed by Squad, but certainly on their radar for ideas. Could you help me fill in the blanks, add missions, etc? I think I've developed almost everything up to the Mun Race so far. 9/4/13 Update: Revisiting this old thread that started the whole Wiki Campaigns. Feel free to let me know if you've played them. I just want to know if anyone's actually doing them or getting ideas based off of them (in other words, was my time drafting these well spent?)

don't forget to slap a command chair on it when done.

Who wants to go sledding? If someone makes it, we could start a challenge thread.