ULA Staff callouts on a KSP Launch

[DasValdez]

Soooo, this is a thing. I regularly have special guests from ULA on my Twitch stream, and we general have a pretty good time playing Kerbal and talking rockets.  

For the Parker Solar Probe launch, I speed built a Stock+ replica of the Delta IV Heavy, and my own version of the Parker Solar Probe.

We christened them the "Delt-ish IV Heavy" carrying the "Parker Sorta Probe" 

Patrick Moore, the ULA systems engineer who was tasked with performing the actual launch callouts (vehicle is now supersonic, chamber pressures are nominal) was my guest, and we "practiced" a couple launches in KSP... I did theflying and he did the callouts, Kerbal style. 

Here's the video of our second attempt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zmO_9wtmfs

There's also a reddit thread, where CEO Tory Bruno snagged the first reply haha

https://www.reddit.com/r/ula/comments/97tooi/kerbal_launch_video_on_official_ula_youtube/

The full interview is over on my Twitch channel:

https://www.twitch.tv/videos/285197065

Aaaand if you want to download the craft, it's over on KerbalX:

https://kerbalx.com/KSpaceAcademy/KSA-Parker-Sorta-Probe-+-Deltish-IV-Heavy

Enjoy!

Das

Edited August 16, 2018 by DasValdez
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[DasValdez]

I'm also totally open to ideas for future videos with special guests...

kOS programming with actual ULA programmers? 

RSS?

Other ideas?

[Mahnarch]

Questions...

What(!) is your name?

What(!) is your quest?

What(!)... is an 'ULA'?

[DasValdez]

42 minutes ago, Mahnarch said:

Questions...

What(!) is your name?

What(!) is your quest?

What(!)... is an 'ULA'?

Das

Just one of those frat guys, wearing the ballcap, from the college which I attended.

ULA is United Launch Alliance, US launch provider, which recently launched the Parker Solar Probe on it's mission to the sun (IRL).

[katateochi]

 

Wooo, a wild Das sighted on the forums! That's a great vid, what a fab guest to have.

3 hours ago, DasValdez said:

Patrick Moore, the ULA systems engineer who was tasked with performing the actual launch callouts (vehicle is now supersonic, chamber pressures are nominal) was my guest, and we "practiced" a couple launches in KSP... I did theflying and he did the callouts, Kerbal style. 

I want a mod that has his voice doing callouts in my game!

[linuxgurugamer]

8 minutes ago, katateochi said:

 

Wooo, a wild Das sighted on the forums! That's a great vid, what a fab guest to have.

I want a mod that has his voice doing callouts in my game!

The mod is NASA Countdiwn, you can add your own voices 

[DasValdez]

13 minutes ago, katateochi said:

 

Wooo, a wild Das sighted on the forums! That's a great vid, what a fab guest to have.

I want a mod that has his voice doing callouts in my game!

Haha we might need to make them slightly generic... like a Kerbalized ULA Patrick Chatterer.

"Vehicle is now passing max Q... I think"

"Showing nominal chamber pressures, if these gauges are correct"

"Flames are now visible throughout the length of boosters. That's totally expected. I promise"

"We're getting a good indication of spacecraft separation. Naw. Don't worry about that piece. "

[Mahnarch]

19 hours ago, DasValdez said:

Das

Just one of those frat guys, wearing the ballcap, from the college which I attended.

ULA is United Launch Alliance, US launch provider, which recently launched the Parker Solar Probe on it's mission to the sun (IRL).

Oh. All right. Well, off you go.

*steps to the side*

[DasValdez]

On 8/17/2018 at 11:36 AM, Mahnarch said:

Oh. All right. Well, off you go.

*steps to the side*

Gah, I set up the reference for you and everything!

The joke is that my hat doesn't have a school logo on it... 

[Mahnarch]

Oh... I am not familiar with that reference.

 

Edited August 19, 2018 by Mahnarch
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[DasValdez]