KSP Career with mods including Remote Tech and SETI. Mun Rescue, but he will have to earn it

[jarratt]

I am using a number of mods including Remote Tech and SETI, This mission involved me rescuing a kerbal from Mun Orbit, but then I thought he should earn his rescue, so I asked him to do a Mun landing, and fix a satellite in Mun Orbit (using KAS). I had put a satellite in the correct orbit, but forgot to add the scientific equipment to complete the contract. I tried this before, but forgot the tool kit and parts! I have them with me this time, so will KAS let me complete a contract for a satellite already in orbit?

Please feel free to comment on the lets play Style as well as the Kerbaling.

Thanks for watching!

Jarratt

(Aylwick)

[Tailwind]

Hi Jarratt

I'm working through your 1.04 playthrough, and enjoying it. Nice to see I'm not the only one making all the nooby goofs.

I just watched episode 35, the failed attempt at an orbital rescue. You've had the booster crash-into-stage-one issue before. The Sepratrons are a pretty sweet solution to be sure, but I've learned a trick that will save a few bucks for you. Note that with the radial separators down low, when they kick the boosters off the nose of the booster angles inward, and the aero forces bring them in toward the center stack. If you mount you're separators high and the struts at the bottom then the nose of the boosters kick out at separation, you should get much cleaner launches.

Keep the vids coming.

Gerry

[jarratt]

Hi Jarratt

I'm working through your 1.04 playthrough, and enjoying it. Nice to see I'm not the only one making all the nooby goofs.

I just watched episode 35, the failed attempt at an orbital rescue. You've had the booster crash-into-stage-one issue before. The Sepratrons are a pretty sweet solution to be sure, but I've learned a trick that will save a few bucks for you. Note that with the radial separators down low, when they kick the boosters off the nose of the booster angles inward, and the aero forces bring them in toward the center stack. If you mount you're separators high and the struts at the bottom then the nose of the boosters kick out at separation, you should get much cleaner launches.

Keep the vids coming.

Gerry

I have moved the decoupler higher up, but it didn't occur to me to out it at the top and strut low down.

I might give that a try.

Thanks, and Thanks for watching!

[Tailwind]

I have moved the decoupler higher up, but it didn't occur to me to out it at the top and strut low down.

I might give that a try.

Thanks, and Thanks for watching!

Actually, now that I've watched some of your later episodes, the way you've done the solid boosters on your "Mun Rescue" rockets are exactly what I was talking about. You just had a problem on that first launch as you were still turning when the boosters kicked off. Whoops!

Anyway, I've got another question for you. In episode 54 you're recruited rescuee, Macfen didn't seem to have the science instruments in his inventory. I've never used Kerbal Attachement System, but it seems to me that Kerbals can attache and detach components. Could he not have detached the instruments from the hull and moved them to the satellite?

Cheers

Gerry

[jarratt]

Actually, now that I've watched some of your later episodes, the way you've done the solid boosters on your "Mun Rescue" rockets are exactly what I was talking about. You just had a problem on that first launch as you were still turning when the boosters kicked off. Whoops!

Anyway, I've got another question for you. In episode 54 you're recruited rescuee, Macfen didn't seem to have the science instruments in his inventory. I've never used Kerbal Attachement System, but it seems to me that Kerbals can attache and detach components. Could he not have detached the instruments from the hull and moved them to the satellite?

Cheers

Gerry

Yep, I thought of that, only problem is you need a tool as well, so I didn't have the wrench with me to remove the parts. I think the tools were added to the Mod at some stage.

Keep watching hope you enjoy my next attempt at satellite repair.

Thanks for watching