EVA Re-Entry

[Martian Emigrant]

Hi all.

 

I just tried it. I run 1.1.2 and it is doable.

I had a kerbal stranded without a ship between 75 and 83 km.

 

First try I retro-braked and let him heat-up before braking. He had a temperature strip. He blew up before I ran out of fuel.

Second time I rounded the orbit close to 71 km. then retro-braked just enough to re-enter below 70 km.

Someone mentioned half a unit of fuel and 40 m/s and since burning fuel too late wasn't working I spent fuel till I had .49 unit left.

Budy got hot. He got a temperature strip but then slowed right down before reaching too-late.

His speed kept dropping all the way down but was still fast below 5 km.

At 1000m I spent the fuel "Up" as he was upright at that point.

I have a print where at 14m he his still doing 44m/s. He splashed-down and lived.

Edited December 24, 2016 by Martian Emigrant

[Martian Emigrant]

2 hours ago, Hans Dorn said:

This goes here I guess.

 

Bonus point if you know the movie, it's pretty kerbal IMO.

 

Dark Star

 

 

 

[Hans Dorn]

Good job!

 

You win a beach ball.

 

[Maxtehscurb]

I keep trying in 1.2 and my kerbal either dies in reentry, hitting the ground, or hitting the ground on the second bounce.

Any way to change the kerbal's tolerance of heat/ground impact speed?