DanimalXIII

Excellent.

If you just place a command pod on the launch pad, do an EVA take reports and a sample that should net you enough SCIENCE to unlock the next tier in the tech tree, which has stack decouplers; then you can be on your way to reaching space!

The US won't go back to the moon, well; private companies may but NASA won't. Other countries may go to the moon, I imagine 'Space Tourism' will be functional in 23 years, and who knows an orbit of the moon may be a package.

Hi everyone. I'm new around here, and new to the game. I've maybe a couple of posts in the gameplay section, but I thought it was best if I say hello here. Enjoying the game loads, although I'm finding it quite difficult to land on the mun at the moment, but I'm sure I'll crack it.

Hi all, I was wondering do the stats (or bars) for Courage and Stupidity play a part in anything yet? and is there a way to increase and decrease said bars? Thanks in advance.

Thanks for the input guys, it's very appreciated, and should get me on the right track. How do I mark a thread as 'answered'?

Thanks for the input, people. Sure, this is one I usually try fly with, or something similar

Hey, I'm pretty much brand new to the game. I was wondering if some of you would be able to give me a little bit of valuable insight, currently I can't seem to get any of my guys to orbit the planet decently and return... I start off with One or Two Solid rocket booster(s) or 3 x FL-t 400 liquid tanks. (or something similar) I launch and keep my speed above 150 but under 200, until I'm about 10,000m altitude. Once I'm at about 10k meters I bank to about 45 degrees, and continue to climb with full throttle, occasionally decreasing my throttle (There's no point burning loads of fuel while the air is getting thinner, right?) Once I jettison spent engines/fuel tanks I'm left with a FL-400 and I usually pick the LV-909 engine. Once my apoapsis is at 100k I cut my engines and start making maneuvers to get into an orbit. I've managed it once doing the above method, but unfortunately I ran out of fuel so my astronaut is stuck orbiting the planet with no fuel and no electrical charge; any other time I've tried getting into orbit I usually run out of fuel during my maneuver in orbit so just fall back down to the planet. I've tried adding extra boosters/fuel tanks, but it seems as though the weight becomes an issue then (at a guess), and the craft becomes more unstable to fly, even with the aid of aerodynamics; I'm doing a career mode I've unlocked a few things, but I'm still relatively stuck. Where am I going wrong? What can be done so I can get a successful orbit (and return?) I've tried to include as many details as possible to help.

If you do a EVA / report on the launch pad that will give you some science points to unlock the next tier in the R&D

Thanks for the replies guys, I think that it will be some time before I rescue him haha! Yeah I get that, but as I'm in career mode I need to get science, I can't science with an unmanned module can I?

Hi, I'm new to the forums and new to the game (started playing yesterday) and I have a couple of questions: 1, I managed to get one of my astronauts in to orbit, unfortunately I ran out of fuel so he is just orbiting the planet; will he die? and if not; once I'm a more advanced player will I be able to retrieve him? 2: What use is the unmanned Stayputnik mk1? (i'm in career mode) But currently this thing seems to be pretty useless. Is it there to help rely radio messages from further a field? Thanks in advance.