Hello. Confession a new KSP addict here (thanks gaming friend who suggested it to me. I should have just said "no". ) 5 hours, 5 destroyed satellites, 1 dead satellite in orbit, and 12 dead Kerbals later I finally made it to a manned orbit...and only after watching a howto vid... and only after using up all my fuel to get there. (thankfully I realized this just in time and corrected my orbit to skim the atmosphere and have my Kerbal return via aerobraking only after 3 days in orbit, hungry, thirsty, and definitely needing to go to the bathroom). Most. Addicting. Game. Ever. and its still only in alpha. best $23 I've spent on any game imho. Someone needs to write up a simple HowTo on this forum with simple instructions to get into orbit with the cheapest and fewest stages and fewest parts. I did mine in 7 parts, no boosters. two stages. How to Get into Orbit: 1. Burn straight up until you hit 9900m 2. Roll east 45 degrees for the remainder. 3. Throttle down to 2/3 power. 4. When your apoapsis hits 70km (above atmosphere) cut your engines. 5. Near apoapsis, gimbal your craft horizontal to the ground 6. 10 seconds before apoapsis hit your throttle full until you get into orbit. Cut back as soon as the periapsis is above 70km 7. Enjoy the view. Edit:I wrote a tutorial here to help fellow newbies with getting into orbit the first time: http://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Tutorial:_How_to_Get_into_Orbit
