Caught an Asteroid. What do I do with it?

[A_name]

Any ideas are welcome!

Edited May 27, 2015 by A_name

[Kuu Lightwing]

Hulk. Smash!

[Idrryl]

You could build a base on it. And if you're unsure what to build, ask the community to design modules and implement them in your game

Edited May 26, 2015 by Idrryl

[justidutch]

The humane thing to do would be catch-and-release.

[legoclone09]

The humane thing to do would be catch-and-release.

No, no, we aren't humane. If we purposley deform Kerbals for entertainment, we can keep a giant space rock in orbit forever.

[Murph]

They make good pets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_Rock

[Habitt]

Could you build thrusters on it and put it into orbit around Kerbin and have another permanent satellite?

[FlipNascar]

Land it at the KSC!

[Foxster]

Put a small mining setup on it, along with an engine. Get the ore>fuel and fuel consumption in balance and you have a ship that runs off ore.

[katateochi]

Bring it back to Kerbin orbit and mine it for fuel -> gas station.

[noxgandhi]

serious question: whats the crash tolerance of an asteroid?

[HyperbolicKerbonaut]

Take a surface sample.

[A_name]

I think I will try crashing it into KSC. Has anyone done this before? Will it leave a crater?

[Yukon0009]

No, but if you hit the buildings they will be destroyed.

[michaelsteele3]

No, but if you hit the buildings they will be destroyed.

Better try it in real life first before risking my career save.

(A Few Weeks Later)

*Journal writing*

"Day 21, it has been 3 weeks since I've tested what would happen if I pulled an asteroid to Kerbin, and..."

[Skorpychan]

Anchor for a space station. Use Klaws to stick docking ports to it.

[FlyingPete]

Use it as a resource mine. It just needs a couple of mining ships clawed onto it at odd angles, with a few eccentric prospectors flying around the place. Once you've attached a drill, resource converter, a couple of fuel tanks and an engine, you can more easily move it into a lower orbit for use as a self-refilling fuel depot.

Or attempt to bomb KSC with it, your choice

[Mikki]

The humane thing to do would be catch-and-release.

Yes, agreed.

Or catch another and bring them together with ... the KLAAAAAAAAAAAAW.

And then post a Pic, you will be Epic .

Good Hunting and all the best.

[match]

please refrain from feeding it, the asteroid is a migratory creature and interrupting its tendency to move along could be devastating to the natural order of things.

[A_name]

Thanks for all the great ideas. I was going to use it as a fuel depot until I saw another post on here saying how little fuel you can actually get out of them. So to destroy KSC it is, I guess.

Edit: Will post pics

[Xannari Ferrows]

You could use it as a weapon in Kerbal wars. A very slow one, but effective... ​I think...