StrandedonEarth

I generally use the best probe core available. You may want to stack two probes, and send one with a relay antenna well past the mun to act as a relay. So you may as well do the orbital rescue anyways; there are many ways to tweak the kerbin departure orbits to get to the different orbits. Or combine the surface rescue with the sat launch.

A fairing would definitely help, not only for drag reduction but to protect from heat on a decent launch trajectory. Unless you want to waste a ton of dV by going straight up for awhile then pitching hard over at 30 or 40km high. More important, I see that those orbits are going in different directions. The most efficient place to change direction would be at a high (edge of SOI is best) AP, or to land and do the surface rescue and then launch in the other direction. Alternately, on the way to the Mun, you could release the sat to match orbits on the one side, then tweak the trajectory so the rescue ship is lined up to match orbits on the other side. The earlier you do the tweak, the less dV it will take.

Just used Montezuma to take down Catherine in a deity duel in Civ6 R&F. My first deity win.

Back in 1.05 I had a scientist named Theoory Kerman... I just noticed in that screenshot there's an engineer named Barmore Kerman, I think that could be taken to mean "Moar Struts"

I hate head colds *sniff*. First one I've caught in quite some time... *waaACHOOO!*

It's a nice looking setup. As for interference from the sub, I'd have to give it a definite maybe. Probably best to shield it anyways, and see if the random crashes go away. As far as I can remember from my basic electromagnetics ejumacashun, it takes either motion or a changing field to induce a current. So it's possible that vibrations (heavy bass?) could be enough to flip some bits. When trying to determine the root cause of a problem, eliminate as many variables/possibilities as possible.

And IIRC, fairly heavy, or they'd build entire spacecraft out of it http://www.specialmetals.com/assets/smc/documents/alloys/inconel/inconel-alloy-625.pdf In Star Wars, the Iconic X-wing fighter is listed as an Incom T-65. I've always had a sneaking suspicion that Incom is a play on inconel, but I suppose it could be coincidence.

Error - Flux capacitor not fluxing. Please go back to the future.

So are wide-body passenger jets going to become a thing of the past?

Hmm, not a bad plan, use the fuel tank as the airlock and the dregs in the LOX tanks could be used for repressurization. Equipment/cargo pods could also be hung outside. Ideally there would be a way to connect them together So I see a request for landers, but I ya rant heard anything about base modules. What I think is really needed is a lunar bulldozer so that base modules could be buried for radiation and MMOD protection.

For base building, how about a two-stage lander? Reusable crew ascent stage, mated to an oversized landing stage designed to work as a wet lab, using a benign fuel such as LH2 or methane. Leftover landing propellants can be drained and stored for future use, and then the tanks can be outfitted from the cargo pods, or simply open hatches leading to the equipment bays. I know, I know, wet labs always sound great in theory, but devil is in the details.

As I understand it, the main problem with the NK33 was quality of the build and/or materials

Seems like a logical upgrade to me. Many of the deHavilland Beaver (fantastic bush plane; the “workhorse of the North”) floatplanes were also upgraded from radial piston to turboprop power

Yup. Gotta keep those factories ticking along, while the junkpile of stuff with hard-to-replace dead batteries grows. I’ve tried to get batteries replaced, but get told it’s not worth it, here, buy a refurbished unit instead. Which means the battery only has half of its useful life left

How did I not notice that? Congrats! I use it to quickly see if there's anything new in Announcements or The Daily Kerbal

As long as you don't get caught, yes.

Lots. Faces melted, eyes exploded, everybody died. And Kessler took care of everything else in orbit. The rain of PB-NUKS onto the surface sterilized Kerbin. And then all was serenity Ive done things like that by accident too many times.

Yes, it is sad that Oppy and those others have gone silent. But remember, the Voyagers are still ticking out in the fringe, and are older than you are! Those are the ones that inspired me, and are roughly 6/7 of my age!

Yes, I know I posted this in another thread, but it’s on topic...

A local radio station has been playing a “Snowing in Vancouver” parody clip that got stuck in my head...

Hold LShift and RShift.... Ooops, that throttled up, WATCH OUT FOR THE STATION!!! *facepalm* Okay, that wasn't relaxing at all...

Well, now it's another spare part cache for when Matt Damon gets stranded there...

Oh, the cat is litter trained. I want it toilet trained so no more buying and scooping litter

Perhaps you should have tried Mountain Dew Code Red? I know, that’s more of a coder’s thing