Transmitting Science Question

[BentRim]

I created a relay and put it into orbit around Kerbin to fulfill a contract.  I also have another contract to transmit Science from a Kerbin orbit.  I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone so I added some Science to my relay.  

When I collect the science 0% can be transmitted and in order to recover the science it must be recovered.  

Why can none of the science be transmitted?  Is my only option to get it to do it elsewhere or to send a Kerbil up to rendezvous and get it?  

Appreciate any suggestions.

Edited February 10, 2017 by BentRim

[Aegolius13]

I think it's probably because you've already conducted that experiment and transmitted or recovered the data.   The little green bar is the marginal science value of a subsequent recovery.  You can confirm this by going to the science archive in the R&D building and seeing if you already got points for that.   

However,  to complete a "transmit science" contrace, you don't need to actually get science points.   You can just transmit an experiment you've done many times already, even if the science benefit is zero.

[BentRim]

31 minutes ago, Aegolius13 said:

 

However,  to complete a "transmit science" contrace, you don't need to actually get science points.   You can just transmit an experiment you've done many times already, even if the science benefit is zero.

I thought this as well.  There must be something about the contract I have missed as I have transmitted now on a number of different launches and can't seem to get this contract to complete.  I will read it again. 

[Aegolius13]

Hmmmm, weird.  Aread you sure your transmission is going through successfully?  E.g., do you have enough battery power to get through the transmission?  

If all else fails, you can complete the contract using alt-f12.  Sounds to me like you've complied,  so I would not consider this cheating. 

[DD_bwest]

hmm ya when it gives you a zero value, it means the results have been processed before.  strange that it didnt complete..  can you take a screenshot of the contract from mission control?

edit:  try with someone besides the mat bay aswell,  thermo reports are very light on the amount of data to transfer so it wont cost alot of power.   as mentioned by the poster above, make sure the transmission is completing and not just stopping cause it runs outta power

 

Edited February 10, 2017 by DD_bwest