What happened in your first launch?

[max_creative]

Giant explosion.

[The Great Potato]

5 hours ago, Kerbin vonKerbal said:

Pretty much the same as everybody else... I naively started a career mode, built the typical SRB/comman capsule/parachute build, didn't stage, then launched. Parachute and SRB both staged at the same time. I had no idea where I went wrong.

Yep. Same here. And second launch, I opened the chute when the engines cut out. Tore it right off.

As for my first airplane...I went through an hour of redesigns before I could get something to pull up and fly straight, but is still started pitching uncontrollably shortly thereafter. Eventually, I gave up and found a tutorial.

[RA3236]

Ahh.. I actually made orbit first try with Kerbal X. In 0.90.0

[Streetwind]

5 hours ago, Kerbin vonKerbal said:

Pretty much the same as everybody else... I naively started a career mode, built the typical SRB/comman capsule/parachute build, didn't stage, then launched. Parachute and SRB both staged at the same time. I had no idea where I went wrong.

Totally this. Although I knew what I did wrong.

What I didn't know was that I could revert, so I built the same vessel again with better staging instead of just reverting to launch  

 

(This was in .23 at the end of 2013, by the way.)

Edited April 1, 2016 by Streetwind

[Frank_G]

After reverting several times due to staging err incidents, my rocket finally took off. When the engines burned dry after a short tumbling flight (didnt knew of SAS), i reckognized, that parachutes would have been a good idea.