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Wait, that doesn't sound right, unless i'm misunderstanding. The SpaceX site shows the Falcon 9 reaching speeds of Mach 2 at MAX-Q, 78 seconds in to the flight. That roughly translates to 1,534mph or 686m/s. There is no way there are going 3km/s, that's Mach 8.7 lol Were you meaning total ÃŽâ€v?

Somebody can correct me if i'm wrong, but I believe SpaceX's Falcon 9 is primarily used to bring the vehicle to a general "target apoapsis" (altitude) and then they stage it and use the 2nd stage to circularize, putting the Dragon on course for a rendezvous with the ISS. So not even that spacecraft does it in one go.

Like others have said, the aerodynamics have come a long way from the early days. Fins actually matter now. Nose cones help reduce atmospheric drag, etc. Make sure you are using engines with Thrust Vectoring while in the atmosphere because that increases responsiveness and reduces the tendency for it to tip. Also, pay attention to center of mass and how fuel is expended while ascending because many designs can become especially top heavy as they ascend. (Again, depends on how you built the vehicle.) It's especially true that going WOL (wide open throttle) while ascending not only generates excessive heat (if your TWR is high enough) but it makes it a lot harder for Reaction Wheels, Thrust Vectoring, SAS to keep the launch vehicle on it's current heading. So bringing down your throttle a little may also provide a more stable ascent and gravity turn. Finally, with all the aerodynamic changes, a lot of us stopped the usual "gravity turn at 10k" method. It's just fine to start your gravity turn at 1k and slowly get to 45 degrees by 10k and then maintain that until you reach your target apoapsis. Oh, and never forget to check for wobbling or anything weird like that. Struts and more struts. Just had to throw that out there because a spacecraft noodle like to flop over and do all sorts of crazy things. I hope some of this helps!

Welcome aboard!!! Ah yes, that moment you realize Kerbal Space Program is like crack and you binge play for hours. Was it 6 hours straight or did you take a break? There is a lot to learn. Don't get overwhelmed. Take your time and get a good grasp on the basics. You need to build upon these skills to progress and do a lot more going forward.

Being completely honest? Never used it. In fact, I have been playing since 0.18 and seriously had no idea it existed until the asteroid redirect mission when I was watching somebody use it on Twitch. I refuse to use it. Because the crew on Apollo 13 didn't have an ALT+F12... neither does Jeb. Ha!

Steam updated KSP -again-. I can also confirm it's working this time.

I think you're missing the point. KSP *queued and UPDATED* for us on Steam. I watched it download and install. But when running the game, it's still v0.24. Something is very obviously borked.

Um guys.. it showed my KSP update in steam... but when I started the game the version number is 0.24.2.559? ruh roh

Yay its here!!!! Bye everybody hahahaha

You should kindly inform him he's wrong.

Haters gonna hate.

This is partially true. Many of us have already wet our pants... And we're OKAY with it.

Moar hipe !!!

LOL!!! I love the smudging with the blue crayon....

We need to increase this hype train's speed.... to ludicrous speed.