E. F. Kranz Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetBlitzer Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Kerbol, as seen from my first interstellar probe. Unfortunately, this version did not escape Kerbol. Instead, it has a apoapsis of 100 million million meters away. Or 1,000,000,000,000. Unfortunately, the time to that distance is another 29 years, so yeah... I managed the distance by burning to the Mun, doing a burn at the periapsis towards Kerbin, then sling-shoting again around Kerbin to reach a final max speed of somewhere near 13500m/s.Hopefully my next design will be able to escape Kerbol and go much farther...It's so far away I had to mark it. I wonder how well solar panels and the sort work out here... Edited September 17, 2012 by NetBlitzer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekku Zakku Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Ah, neat. Care to share the link? http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/showthread.php/20604-Plugin-Parts-0-16-Orbital-Rendezvous-and-Docking-Assistant Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arrowstar Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great, thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekku Zakku Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Not a problem!As for my first actual picture post in this thread in ages, my first successful...This was using Erkle's docking mod, since I just wanted a really simple docking method for my next (or rather, 3rd time revision) project.Edit: also as a test of the parachute system (we know the Mk 1-2 pods can handle the re-entry speed returning from the Mun), I decided to put both of these docked ships into a free-return trajectory after the Mun's SoI: Edited September 17, 2012 by Ekku Zakku Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whatisthisidonteven Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 oh god how did this get here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhnifong Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I put this beautiful station in orbit, but don't go anywhere near it with another ship or the framerate drops to 5 or 6 SPF. That's right Seconds Per Frame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardgame Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 (edited) Kerbol, as seen from my first interstellar probe. Unfortunately, this version did not escape Kerbol. Instead, it has a apoapsis of 100 million million meters away. Or 1,000,000,000,000. Unfortunately, the time to that distance is another 29 years, so yeah... I managed the distance by burning to the Mun, doing a burn at the periapsis towards Kerbin, then sling-shoting again around Kerbin to reach a final max speed of somewhere near 13500m/s.I managed a solar escape, but it would have taken 68 years (roughly 6.5 hours at max warp) to do so.Oberth effect is very useful. Getting into position and then applying that effect took close to an hour.My chosen target was the sun. I burned from around 2800km to 2500km (peri of 2000km) and the mapping trajectory was bugging out. As I ejected some external fuel tanks, the kraken snatched them away and put them on a real elliptical trajectory, flinging them away from me at several km/s as I kept moving in a straight line. Edited September 17, 2012 by cardgame Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khaine Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 My first orbital stationrotation and elevation movement on the dishesand self rotating solar panelsbuilding stuff in KSP just keeps getting more fun[ATTACH=CONFIG]33107[/ATTACH] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segaprophet Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 More Kethane! MORE! OM NOM NOM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaverickSawyer Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 oh god how did this get hereNaN SPEED!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucidLemon Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I finally finished and flew a rover version of my telescope. I was planning to go to the Mun, but an SOI bug sent me to Minmus instead.Also...I wish there were more interesting features to look at with my telescopes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enture Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 I finally finished and flew a rover version of my telescope. I was planning to go to the Mun, but an SOI bug sent me to Minmus instead.Great job there! Well, you could set up a network of telescopes on top of Minmus highest peaks and cliffs, pointing them down to the frozen lakes, and observe future landings there from afar, for instance. Is that an idea?Tonight I decided to build a little Probododyne probe and start to mess around with gravity assists, since those will be very handy in .17... So I sent my Palaran-1 probe on a slingshot path around the Mün, and learned two things:1) I discovered the position of the 1st Münar Arch! By pure chance, the slingshot trajectory let the probe zoom by at >800m/s, at a mere kilometers of it! 2) 2280m periapsis is a bit too low in the area... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucidLemon Posted September 17, 2012 Share Posted September 17, 2012 Great job there! Well, you could set up a network of telescopes on top of Minmus highest peaks and cliffs, pointing them down to the frozen lakes, and observe future landings there from afar, for instance. Is that an idea?I might make a telescope with several different zooms, would be pretty useful. I think several slim, stacked parts with cameras far in front of them should work.Tonight I decided to build a little Probododyne probe and start to mess around with gravity assists, since those will be very handy in .17I'm also experimenting with the satellite parts...Am I doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAO Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've been doing some work with my Astron-1 observatory platform, this time more arch shots at incredible distances (also take into account that I was orbiting at an altitude of 40km)I managed to take a couple pics of the first arch, and here is my distance from the archarch 2:and here is my viewfinder relative to the arch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Extemporary Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I was goofing off in the SPH, and built this. I call it the 1AX23 Inflexible, for rather obvious reasons. Note that it still flew for several minutes after that last image. The roll was very controllable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NetBlitzer Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I managed a solar escape, but it would have taken 68 years (roughly 6.5 hours at max warp) to do so.Oberth effect is very useful. Getting into position and then applying that effect took close to an hour.-snip-My chosen target was the sun. I burned from around 2800km to 2500km (peri of 2000km) and the mapping trajectory was bugging out. As I ejected some external fuel tanks, the kraken snatched them away and put them on a real elliptical trajectory, flinging them away from me at several km/s as I kept moving in a straight line.I've also managed solar escape, but I was trying to do it in a design that would not be effected at all by the kraken. Hence why that craft is so small. Since then, using ion engines, I have been able to escape in a miniaturized craft that also didn't get torn to pieces.Also, interestingly enough, that time of 68 years 10 days will never shorten as you escape Kerbol. It will always stay the same distance away. I hope they change this in the next patch. Would be nice to truly escape Kerbol for once. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyre Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Been working on an new project, the Planetary Exploration Platform, or PEP for short(I know, I suck at clever acronyms). In it's latest incarnation, it is able to land, scout the area for interesting features with a telescope, and deploy a rover to investigate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekku Zakku Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Quite a drop for that little rover XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygun Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 It looks like you're torturing a puppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nhnifong Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Do a barrel roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShroomOfDoom Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Circus Kerbals! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
technotica Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 It looks like he is dancing on top of that barrel, must be happy to be back on kerbin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsalis Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Docking FTW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cardgame Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Kao, I'm very interested in the telescope images but could you try to get a daylit shot? Rather difficult to see the night ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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