A Kerbal's Guide to our solar system

[rdfox]

ISRM isn't much of an option with a space station; you can't simply scoop several tons of regolith to use as filler/radiation shielding in LEO like you can with your Moon base.

With the right equipment, ISRM could potentially allow MUCH larger and more permanent bases at less ultimate cost.

Oh, definitely. I meant for the earliest stages, just send up a couple of ISS-derived modules to plant on the ground as 'quonset hut' temporary facilities while you're working on building the first permanent facilities. Once you've got the first bit of permanent underground/buried facilities operational, you can then dismantle the ISS modules for parts or raw materials.

Basically, a quick-and-dirty 'bunkhouse' for the people who're building the permanent base.

[ohadqumpo]

Learn to read.

And you. Do you know what Saturn even looks like? Did you even look at the image?

oh.... I get it! Juturn xD

[CarolRawley]

I love this guide, just one thing.

{Scottishaccent} WAER IS TEH SUPA UNSTABEL OORT CLOEUD????{/Scottishaccent}

[NoXion]

This is a fantastic idea, especially the as-yet undiscovered planet. But I thought the OP wanted a variety of different system types?

I'm also in agreement that there should be an Oort Cloud, or at the very least a Kuiper Belt analogue

[CarolRawley]

{Annoyedscottishaccent}I WAHNT MAH SUPA UNSTABEL OORT CLOEUD!{/Annoyedscottishaccent} >

But seriously, there should be an Oort cloud, as it would probably provide a quantum veil, so that another star could orbit around the solar system.

[NoXion]

But seriously, there should be an Oort cloud, as it would probably provide a quantum veil, so that another star could orbit around the solar system.

What is a 'quantum veil'?

[comradephil]

One you either can't locate or know the speed of.

Either that or a veil he's uncertain about.

[NovaSilisko]

One of these days I'm going to extend this map.

[jgjiscool]

One of these days I'm going to extend this map.

Be careful! Map design is a dangerous business! If it's innacurate, well, you probably won't hear from the people that bought it, but you might hear from the police if they think they're on a road and drive into a river!

[CarolRawley]

I WAHNT MAH SUPA UNSTABEL OORT CLOEUD! >

But seriously, there should be an Oort cloud, as it would probably provide a quantum veil, so that another star could orbit around the solar system.

What is a 'quantum veil'?

One you either can't locate or know the speed of.

Either that or a veil he's uncertain about.

What i meant was a physical brick wall caused by the ultradensity of the Oort cloud.

It could be a future limit of the game world.

[Galactic Nexus]

I WAHNT MAH SUPA UNSTABEL OORT CLOEUD! >

I have absolutely no idea why, but for some reason my brain decided to read that sentence with a Scottish accent.

[millsw]

Hahaha! I just tried that, and it sounded AWESOME with a Scottish accent. I got some strange looks mind you...

[NoXion]

What i meant was a physical brick wall caused by the ultradensity of the Oort cloud.

It could be a future limit of the game world.

Ultradensity? The Oort cloud, if it exists, is barely more than a vacuum in terms of overall density, and its mass would be concentrated in small icy bodies. I assume the Oort Cloud for the Kerbal system would be similar.

[CarolRawley]

Ultradensity? The Oort cloud, if it exists, is barely more than a vacuum in terms of overall density, and its mass would be concentrated in small icy bodies. I assume the Oort Cloud for the Kerbal system would be similar.

{Annoyedtone}Assuming that the limit of KSP will be the Oort cloud, so ultradensity could explain it.{/Annoyedtone}

I have absolutely no idea why, but for some reason my brain decided to read that sentence with a Scottish accent.

It is supposed to be, I forgot my mock coding. I'll fix it.

[NoXion]

{Annoyedtone}Assuming that the limit of KSP will be the Oort cloud, so ultradensity could explain it.{/Annoyedtone}

I'm thinking it would be more appropriate to have a magnetic anomaly cause all the command pod's air to be evacuated, killing the crew. Or some other arbitrary mechanical failure. Kerbal stuff isn't yet good enough to go interstellar.

[CarolRawley]

I'm thinking it would be more appropriate to have a magnetic anomaly cause all the command pod's air to be evacuated, killing the crew. Or some other arbitrary mechanical failure. Kerbal stuff isn't yet good enough to go interstellar.

Magnetic Anomaly:

[DoctorEvo]

Magnetic Anomaly:

Says the guy who suggested a 'quantum veil...'

This thread is turning into a cheesy Syfy movie.

[NoXion]

Actually thinking about it, it doesn't have even have to be any kind of directly space-related phenomenon. Simple mechanical failure should be a good enough 'limit' - after all, it's going to take a very long time to reach the edge of the Oort Cloud even in a miniaturised Kerbal system, plenty enough time for things to go wrong by themselves.

[rdfox]

Even simpler solution. Mutiny!

Bill and Bob realize that Jeb has no intention of ever turning around and going back home, and finally screw up enough courage to mutiny against him in hopes of taking the ship back to Kerbin. In the process, they accidentally hit the self-destruct button ('Thank you for pressing the self-destruct button...') and blow themselves up.

[NovaSilisko]

doop http://dl.dropbox.com/u/575558/KSP/outersystem.jpg

[DoctorEvo]

doop http://dl.dropbox.com/u/575558/KSP/outersystem.jpg

Dwarf planets, barely BIGGER than the average Moon? Pluto, Charon, Ceres, they're all SMALLER than Earth's Moon. I mean, I guess Earth's Moon isn't exactly 'average,' but Pluto, Charon and Ceres aren't either. In general, moons are much LARGER than minor planets. Mass just accretes better during solar genesis in a sporadic high-density region such as a planetary sphere of influence than in a vast, distant, unperturbed region such as a distant belts of random jumbled minor planets.

[NoXion]

NovaSilisko, that is inspired work. I'd really love to try and build something capable of reaching Jebediah. I wonder what could be found there?

Dwarf planets, barely BIGGER than the average Moon? Pluto, Charon, Ceres, they're all SMALLER than Earth's Moon. I mean, I guess Earth's Moon isn't exactly 'average,' but Pluto, Charon and Ceres aren't either. In general, moons are much LARGER than minor planets. Mass just accretes better during solar genesis in a sporadic high-density region such as a planetary sphere of influence than in a vast, distant, unperturbed region such as a distant belts of random jumbled minor planets.

The word 'moon' wasn't capitalised. I think he was talking about averages for the Kerbal system, not ours.

[DoctorEvo]

NovaSilisko, that is inspired work. I'd really love to try and build something capable of reaching Jebediah. I wonder what could be found there?

The word 'moon' wasn't capitalised. I think he was talking about averages for the Kerbal system, not ours.

And your point? There's a REASON moons are larger on average than other minor planets in our solar system, and it would be just as relevant in any other system.

[rdfox]

Well, this is still a work in progress. That particular issue can be tweaked as needed.

[Herra Tohtori]

Now in Kerba-vision: Widescreen panorama mosaic straight from Egar!

(No, I didn't go to Egar. The image is just edited, but it came out pretty nicely.)