I managed to place my first space station in Low Kerbin Orbit and docked a Solar Panel Array to it (6 XL panels) after a very long docking manoeuvre. Note to self, put RTGs on the core. And as a consequence of attaching the Solar Array, the station has gone from a 70km orbit around Kerbin to an 80km orbit. Next port of call is to send up an escape/command module, as the station is presently unmanned and fully automated. If I can get this done by Tuesday, I might also try an SSTO before .23 comes out. If not, I'll still try an SSTO, I'll just be using the R.A.P.I.E.R. engine