Cannot do anything in map view

[Daripuff]

Just picked up KSP yesterday, after playing the demo.

Came across a major problem:

Whenever I hit "M" to go to map view, there is nothing visible at all. Sometimes Kerbin is replaced with a giant lense flare, but sometimes there is simply nothing there. I cannot see Kerbin, and I cannot see the path of my ship, and if I hit "M" again, I cannot return to "ship view" to control my ship.

If I return to the launch facility and look at the tracking view, I can see Kerbin, my ship, and the path of my ship, however, I cannot jump in to control the ship. It was tragic that I lost Jeb because of this, and due to autosave, I couldn't revert and try again.

I don't think this issue is related to an un-upgraded tracking center, because I also came across this issue in "Science" mode.

Any ideas?

[Claw]

I understand what you are saying, but I don't have any ideas off hand. I would recommend restarting KSP (you might have just run into a random bug) or maybe trying to starting a new game.

Also, if you could have a look at this thread, it'll explain what other information you can provide (like logs and pictures) that might make it easier for us to figure out what's going on.

Cheers,

~Claw