Do I need to accept "World's First" contracts?

[KatzOhki]

As the topic says: Do I need to accept World's First contracts in order to be rewarded for them? The original release notes seem to suggest no.

Edited May 1, 2015 by KatzOhki

[katateochi]

You don't need to accept them and they don't take up any of your contract slots. It will also assign and award you the next one during a mission if applicable.

[KatzOhki]

Alright thanks, just asking because I've seen them pop up in my available contracts and didn't want to waste a contract slot.

[Reddeyfish]

some of them do, and some of them don't. The speed and distance records are automatically accepted and do not take up a contract slot, whereas things like rendezvous in kerbin orbit do need to be accepted and do take up a contract slot.

[KatzOhki]

So the ones that pop up as available I DO need to accept then?

[Tssha]

So the ones that pop up as available I DO need to accept then?

That is correct. The automatic ones take up no room at all, but the manual ones need a slot, and need to be manually accepted.

[ghpstage]

In fact if you fail to accept it and accomplish the requirements anyway you lose the contract, and the reward permanently.