Transmitting/Recovering Science

[DaElite101]

If I send a probe to gather and transmit science from somewhere and later send a manned rocket to collect science from the same area, will I get the full scientific value?

[FullMetalMachinist]

Short answer: yes. 

Slightly longer answer: any experiment result can only ever give you a certain amount of science points, whether you get all at once from returning it to Kerbin, or if you transmit some and then return the rest later. 

Disclaimer: the following is just an example using numbers I pulled from the air. 

So let's say a goo experiment from the Mun is worth 70 science points. You have two options. 1) Use a manned mission and get all 70 when you return the experiment results to Kerbin. 2) Transmit 25 points from an unmanned probe, and then use a manned mission later to get the other 45 points. 

Either way, you can only ever get a max of 70 points for that experiment. 

[DaElite101]

Okay, thank you. It'll be much easier to send an unmanned probe to get science and then send a manned mission to get the full worth.