BagelRabbit

When must the registration be made, and for what duration is the contest? Sorry, this information is likely posted somewhere else, but I can't find it.

I am known to be really, really stingy about the entirety of the genre of video. So, here's what I view that you can do better. I hope that you take it with a grain of salt. I do not wish to be mean. With that in mind: Misleading thumbnail about an event (spacecraft launch) that did not happen in the video. No title screen. The generic text font that you used at the beginning, Veranda, says "I can't spend the time to look for a better font than the default one." Message to Bears' "You are a Memory" is not overrated, but it is overused. Both of Carl Sagan's speeches that you used are not overrated, but they are overused. You just took NASA's Curiosity video and kept the entire thing, shot for shot, with apparently no editing of any of it. Seriously, other than a black screen, there's no original content here. (Please, in the future, at least noticeably alter the JPL footage itself.) Morse code is confusing. (I'm assuming that it's Morse code, because it seems to be typing out "SOS" at the end. Not sure what you're trying to get at there.) Also, really loud and more than slightly annoying. That being said. I'm sorry for being so hard on you. It's not a bad video, it's just reusing material that has been worked over and over again, to the point where any otherwise minor defect stands out.

Because if it was, North Korea would use it as a rocket simulation program. Why can't people got no grammars?

Yay! This is alive again! Note: The word "Completely" is spelled like I just spelled it. I don't like being hard on peoples' spellings of words, but this thread is Stickied, so I figure it's best to make the change sooner or later. I'll definitely be posting something-or-another soon. [EDIT: "Challenge" is misspelled, too! Please fix this. ]

Death. Kerbals are to space as cheesecake is to...?

Hello once again, Individuals, and welcome to another episode of the Kerbal Space Program! (I say that at the beginning of all of my videos.) Alright, here's a brief synopsis of my YouTube channel, Bagel Rabbit. It's rather unique! The channel features genuine, unscripted KSP adventures that usually end up rather better than expected. It features quality designs! I like building small planes. And VTOLs. And rovers. And spacecraft. And craft that, quite honestly, aren't any of those things, like flying rovers and tank-aircraft. Oh, and every once in a while, I find a bug with the game and love it to death. Long live the floaty fuel-tank! Yay! It's rather popular! Almost 450 people have subscribed to Bagel Rabbit, including some big names like Wookiee and Andrew Hansen. It is like a shot of caffeine to the face! When in doubt, add more enthusiasm. (I get most of my energy from caffeinated tea, and from watching past episodes of my videos.) So! I'm not going to post all 180-ish videos that I have made, but I will post the last three. They will give you a good indication of my channel's epic-osity. I'm currently in the middle of discovering what I can do with the Floaty-Fuel-Tank bug found in Video 2, but I will resume my normal KSP videos once that is done. Here ya go! Let me know what you think, and be sure to leave a like if you enjoy what you see. And, if you feel warm and fuzzy inside, you could give me some +Rep. (But you don't have to.) Well, that's it for now! Have a very nice day, Individuals! Like, Favorite, Subscribe and Share, please, and I'll see you next time with another episode of the Kerbal Space Program! PEACE!!

I have no idea why five-sided symmetry isn't in the default game. It's probably a combination of the mode being obscure and not very useful. That being said, I would love it to be implemented in stock KSP, without having to resort to glitches.

You're right, but I don't have the mod installed. (See signature.) I'll probably add the word "Stock" to the title of this thread so that there's no confusion.

8/10 Porkahontas.

This is so cool. ...just when you thought it couldn't be done, here's a tutorial on how to make a craft with legitimate five-sided symmetry in KSP. Enjoy, and let me know if you have any problems creating this (You know you want to!). I'm not sure whether I should call this a bug, or not. [EDIT: I know that you're supposed to give text instructions on how to do these things, but the method that I use is simply too complex for this, in my opinion. Let's just say that it involves a long thin part (like an I-beam), a glitch, and another glitch to work. ]

Just be aware: Not my drawing. Pretty good, but not mine. ARRRGH! I simply can't find time to do another Debris Series drawing! I'll do one Soon, okay?

Here's my entry, until I can do something better with this. At liftoff, this craft has 64 engines burning, which is rather hard on the ears. Second stage burns to a high suborbital trajectory with its 24 engines. The third stage boosts the craft into orbit, through the Munar injection burn and orbit circularization burn, and all the way to a Munar suborbital trajectory. The fourth stage lands on the Mun, with plenty of fuel to spare. Back on Kerbin, with over three gallons of fuel to spare! Also, at only 127 parts, this craft could certainly have another stage tacked on the back! Duna return mission, anyone?! So, I get Veggies Are For Wimps, Fustercluck, Munbug, and Back Before Dinner with plenty of room to improve. I've added another distinction for leaving Kerbin's SOI: The honorable Escaping the Madness distinction.

True, unless DerpenWolf staging composite model rocket motors (which I assume he's not.) Here, have a good newsletter on how to stage model rockets! http://www.apogeerockets.com/Tech/How_2-Stage_Rockets_Work

10-12 inch parachute should be fine. I would recommend that, more than any other part of the rocket (except for the body tube, maybe), you buy a genuine Estes parachute. They're nice because they're made of quality materials, and will withstand many launches (my most-flown parachute has more than 30 launches on it). You might make one out of plastic bags, but they generally don't work as well. As for the NAR safety code, I have never seen a rocket that "returns safely and undamaged and can be flown again" (direct quote!) without a parachute on a C motor. There's a first time for everything, but I've seen at least five B- or C-motor powered rockets auger into the ground in a very unsafe way that is generally frowned upon. It's possible to safely return a rocket to the ground without a parachute, but I wouldn't do it my first time... or my second time... or my third time...

Please read what Starwhip has said before posting, this comment has absolutely no relevance, as it is talking about the wrong motor and a (lack of) recovery system that Starwhip has said that he would not use. Also, breaking the NAR safety code (rule 10) is punishable with a fine.

Okay, I'm decent at model rockets (HPR L1 certified, and I've flown a GoPro and Jeb to over 1600 feet,) so: When you're building and flying model rockets, you ideally want a 5:1 TWR. That is to say, the rocket should weigh less than half of your prediction. You're right, a 0.6 pound rocket on a C6-5 would hit the ground long before it deployed its ejection charge. When the charge goes off on the ground, it's kinda funny, but then again you want a successfully-returned rocket. If you want the rocket to reach over 1,000 feet, though, you need to have a very lightweight rocket indeed. The aerodynamic, relatively sleek Estes Alpha III reaches about 1100 feet, and it weighs only 1.2 ounces wothout the motor. On to recovery! A "pilot" streamer or parachute will not help deployment, unless you have your main parachute wrapped inside of some sort of deployment bag. If you're just planning on placing some recovery wadding (remember the recovery wadding!!) in the tube, a regular, standard parachute will work. TIPS FOR PARACHUTES! Be sure to put in enough recovery wadding to protect the tube. For the size of rocket you are talking about, this runs from 3-5 sheets. Don't pack in the wadding too tightly. After you're satisfied with the wadding, gently wrap the parachute. My preferred method is to fold the parachute into eighths (in half three times), then to lay the 'shroud lines' on top of the parachute, fold the top down, roll and then gently wrap excess shroud lines around the parachute. (Sorry if this isn't too easy to understand. It made more sense in my head.) Make sure that the parachute will slide out easily. Put the nose cone on. If anything is too tight, don't force it. The most times I had to repack a parachute was five times, but a great deployment made the entire effort worth it. Do you have any other questions? I would be more than happy to answer them. [EDIT: About your "top-secret" rocket design:] That seems nice 'n' stable, as long as you place the fins at the bottom and the nose cone at the top. I wouldn't recommend doing anything particularly special until you've gotten the hang of rocket building. (aka: no fin area close to the nose to make the rocket unstable, which means ABSOLUTELY NO TRIPLANES!)

Not bad, not bad. Although, if you are creating your own series, I would recommend doing so by starting your own thread. You'll get more recognition that way, and we can keep our drawings separate. New drawing coming tomorrow at the latest, maybe today. I just need to find a good piece of debris and to have enough time for this.

http://youtu.be/ZTVa2PuvGoM (I think that this is a Danny2462 video.)

8/10 Hello there! Definitely seen you around.

I'm surprised that no one has presented this video yet. (It's by Danny2462 so it's good. )

Once, for a Mun landing, I ditched the second stage while it was still burning fuel at about 10% throttle. I fired up the next engine and put about a kilometer of distance between the two... and then, about twenty seconds after I cut the throttle, BAM. The second stage hit the first, utterly destroying it. I was displeased. Also, there was this one time where I was trying to land at the KSC after an orbital mission. I parachuted down, and landed with two landing legs on the VAB and two off. Despite the best efforts of the SAS module, the craft fell off of the VAB and crashed. (sigh)

I may add another designation based on leaving Kerbin's SOI. I still haven't decided on that. Regardless, I tried my best to not put any ranking system in place, as this challenge is pretty broad and different craft are good in different ways. I may offer my kudos to you if you do something especially cool, regardless of how many or how few achievements you've earned. (You'll probably get a kudos if you visit another planet, or if you build an authentic-as-possible Apollo-style mission, or if something else tickles my fancy.) Speaking of Apollo-style missions: ...this deserves some applause. Wonderful job. You have my kudos. By the way: I've updated the scoreboard, and now it has links, and is colorful and such. I've decided to color in the names of the planets or moons that you visit: Minmus is a green color, the Mun is neutral gray, etc. (I'll have to work out the colors for Tylo, Gilly, Ike, etc.)

"My rocket has fallen over. Please help. Also, we came in peace for all Kerb-kind, and stuff." -Dunbas Kerman on Duna. "Apparently, these rockets aren't being made right. I'm stuck here too now. Help." -Neldred Kerman, 1500 meters from Dunbas "I need a sweater. The KSC said that they would pack everything. They didn't pack a sweater. Please, guys! I'm really freezing up here!" -Lansel Kerman, returning to Kerbin near the North Pole after a Mun landing. "I claim this ground in the name of England! (takes soil sample)" -Bob Kerman, somewhere in the badlands

That's not an Inspirational Picture of a Large Model Rocket, so as to Convince You That Rocketry Would Be a Good Use of his Time. (IPLMRCYTRWBGUT, for short.) This is. Please do this over the summer. There aren't enough model rocketeers in this world. (Also, my avatar shows what happens when rockets go wrong. That's pretty cool too.)

Here's a couple of tornadic supercells flirting with the radar tower in mid-Nebraska. Best wishes to those in Omaha right now.