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[rcp27]

Well it looks like I need to learn how to fly rockets again. I started a new career for 1.0. First two flights went well, being short hops to do the basic science. I unlocked enough parts for what I thought would be a sub-orbital hop out of the atmosphere. On the way up, my second stage went unstable and I had a nice little fight to get it back on course. Ended up when the engine cut out suborbital with an Ap of 184 km. I had a Mk1 capsule with Jeb in it, a materials bay underneath, a heat shield and a parachute up top. Re-entry was hitting its high point with flames everywhere, when suddenly I lost control, flipped over and within a couple of seconds Jeb was toast. I need to go back and learn how to fly again.

[colonel0sanders]

I did exactly the same thing. My Ap was only 143k, but Jeb was still killed.

[regex]

Make sure your COM is near the bottom of the craft, that'll keep the heatshield facing the way it needs to be.

[Hcube]

Also, when re-entering, if you have a parachute-pod-scienceJr-heatshield (a very simple craft), it will very likely tip over and burn ... this is difficult, i like it

[michaelhester07]

Just thinking... the Apollo missions had to keep the G load during re-entry under a certain point or they'd burn up (think it was 11gs max). Try a shallower re-entry and he might live.

[ola]

Lots of threads on the subject matter. I, for one, think this is a game balance issue gone way wrong.