KGSS Journal Volume. I Edition. 1

[Rich]

Introducing the first edition of the KGSS Journal, please download and take a read.

KGSS Journal Volume I, Edition 1 .pdf

Want to contribute?

If you'd like to be a part of future editions, please send your proposal to togfox via forum private message.

Search tags: Gathering Map Data, Polar Orbits, Mapping Satellite

Edited October 4, 2012 by Rich

[MaverickSawyer]

Well done, Rich! Even if Jeb doesn\'t approve, Bill and Bob do. Especially the guide (which I didn\'t need myself, but others might. )

[Rich]

togfox and Zephram are the ones to praise for their articles, I merely typeset it and spoofed the national geographic front cover ;D

[ping111]

Well done! Wait, maybe I\'m getting this wrong, but I can polar orbit with 4 tanks. Perhaps I\'m doing it incorrectly? Because as I know, the orbit is supposed to rotate around itself at the speed of Kerbin, right?

[togfox]

Post your craft file and we\'ll see if its polar orbit worthy.

[ping111]

Post your craft file and we\'ll see if its polar orbit worthy.

It\'s literally:

Pod

Decoupler

SAS

Fuel x4

Standard Engine

(and if I\'m feeling unconfident, I\'ll add some SRB\'s around.)

However, instead of pointing directly north, I\'ll actually go slightly left of it, to counter the rotation of Kerbin.

[togfox]

I just did a polar orbit with the craft you described. I flew north and circularised at 80km and had 110kg of fuel left.

[ping111]

I just did a polar orbit with the craft you described. I flew north and circularised at 80km and had 110kg of fuel left.

Yeah.... Sorry I kinda ruined your article. :-[

[Rich]

The article has undergone peer review and generated scientific discussion, just like real science. ping111, would you entertain the idea of writing your own polar orbit guide for edition 2 of the journal?

[ping111]

The article has undergone peer review and generated scientific discussion, just like real science. ping111, would you entertain the idea of writing your own polar orbit guide for edition 2 of the journal?

Ooh, I\'d love to! PM me some guidelines or ideas, if you may.

[Zephram Kerman]

Yeah.... Sorry I kinda ruined your article. :-[

No worries, you didn\'t ruin anything. In the article, I did say

...there are two ways to do this: inclination change and direct launch. The most efficient way to achieve a polar orbit is to launch your craft directly on a northward (or southward) heading.

But that important bit was buried in A LOT of stuff about inclination change. So it\'s easy to miss. (With infinite time to write that article, I would have punched that up, and added a screenshot of a nice rocket flying south with KSP off in the distance.)

So you have actually helped a lot, by emphasizing the most efficient method. Like Rich said, peer review and scientific discussion.

[Guest]

Would you mind if i kinda steal this idea slightly? Its not gonna be a competition between us, though.

[Rich]

May I ask what your idea is? If it is compatible with this journals goals, then there is no reason why we cannot grow your idea along side.

[Guest]

I was gonna make a popular science type thing. Ya know, but for kerbals.

[togfox]

Hi kerbalnaught. Send me a pm with your ideas and we can reach an understanding.

[deadly654321]

We\'re is July version

[Rich]

It is almost finished however, our editor is away for a few days so we are waiting for his return before publishing

[Guard13007]

It is almost finished however, our editor is away for a few days so we are waiting for his return before publishing

Aww. Well, I\'d just like to say that I am new to the whole community, but I read through this, a good part of the KGSS, and voted on the naming continents. I like the way this is being handled, and this journal, can\'t wait to see the next one. ^^

[togfox]

I\'m not the type to cross post but since others have asked, next edition is out.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=15705.0

[Guard13007]

I\'m not the type to cross post but since others have asked, next edition is out.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=15705.0

Thank you, I probably never would have noticed otherwise (dammit I can\'t follow topics that don\'t exist yet!)

[VelocityPolaris]

I got a 404 error when I clicked on the link - "sob"

[The Jedi Master]

Since this has been necroed, it would be nice to see something like this again.