Question regarding Minmus.

[bandit4910]

Is the moon almost as far away as a planet would be?(Considering I\'m waiting on docking to buy the game, if the moon is about that far I\'m gonna try to buy the game.)

[GoodGuy]

Er, Moon? Or Minimus? If you mean Minimus, no, and if you mean the Moon, no. But the game is still awesome

P.S they\'re gonna add docking in .16, and expect a planet. Remember, 'no special features' = another celestial body. At least that\'s what happened with .15

[maltesh]

Minmus is only 47,000 km from the center of Kerbin. It\'s a more difficult target than the Mun, but not nearly as challenging as another Kerbol-circling planet would be.

By comparision, Earth\'s Moon is 384,000km away.

[RedDwarfIV]

Minmus is only 47,000 km from the center of Kerbin. It\'s a more difficult target than the Mun, but not nearly as challenging as another Kerbol-circling planet would be.

By comparision, Earth\'s Moon is 384,000km away.

Yeah, but Apollo wasn\'t built out of dustbins, chewing gum, paper mache and struts.

[deadshot462]

To answer your question - No. It\'s actually fairly closer than a moon would be for a planet like Kerbin.

You can practice interplanetary flight by attempting different trajectories from the Mun to Minmus though.

[bandit4910]

OK, Thanks. I\'m gonna try to get the game later today or tomorrow. Well get KSP full... I think I still have my KSP folder floating around somewhere...(I eventually got bored with V0.13.3, all you could do was Fly to the mun and back and get into a kerbin escape...)

[trbinsc]

Yeah, but Apollo wasn\'t built out of dustbins, chewing gum, paper mache and struts.

You forgot the duct tape!

[TerranCmdr]

You forgot moar boosters! 8)

[RC1062]

It is great for prepping for inter planetary transfers.

[softweir]

P.S ... and expect a planet

Or then again, maybe not! They have to kill the kraken good and dead before they can even consider another planet. It helps that they have tracked it down to its lair, but building the guns needed to slaughter the beasty is going to be tricky and the monster is sure to put up a determined fight for survival.

So: *IF* they kill the kraken, and kill it dead, and it stays dead, AND there is enough time once that is done to put in new content; then, maybe, yes, we can expect a new planet. Possibly.

[bandit4910]

Or then again, maybe not! They have to kill the kraken good and dead before they can even consider another planet. It helps that they have tracked it down to its lair, but building the guns needed to slaughter the beasty is going to be tricky and the monster is sure to put up a determined fight for survival.

So: *IF* they kill the kraken, and kill it dead, and it stays dead, AND there is enough time once that is done to put in new content; then, maybe, yes, we can expect a new planet. Possibly.

Here\'s how they kill the kraken, make the star kerbin is orbiting an actual OBJECT, add planets. I\'m thinking the next planet should be a Gas Giant...

[Guest]

Here\'s how they kill the kraken, make the star kerbin is orbiting an actual OBJECT, add planets. I\'m thinking the next planet should be a Gas Giant...

How would that do anything?

[bandit4910]

How would that do anything?

Hold on a second that wouldn\'t do anything... I keep thinking there using a different physics engine.