How do people get space stations in orbit?

[metaknight95]

I always see massive space stations in orbit, that seem like they would never get off the ground on a regular rocket..How are people designing these massive structures?

[Serratus]

You attach rockets to every big part. It's like building 5-6 rockets at the same time. And then, a-lot of try and error.

[togfox]

I hax.

No shame.

I hax.

[ashrobhoy]

i go up once getting high i turn to a 45 degree angle and thrust full then continue changing my angle till 90 degreese clic ksapce center tracking see my flight path if it needs more power i go add more power and checka gain afte EVERY little movelemt and its easy

[vexx32]

The alternate method is to create immense rockets. Of course, unless you have a supercomputer, you won't be able to launch one xD

[stanNL_97]

Use the Orbital Construction mod

[TheDarkStar]

The answer is struts. Hundreds of them, all over your space station and rocket, and more struts connecting the two.

[crusaderuk]

I cheat ...I build my space station small, then put it into orbit ..then I build it huge and put it on the launch pad ..then I go to the tracking station, exit tracking station ...and open the persistence file ...look for the version on the launch pad, copy it's parts section and paste it over the parts section of my orbiting version ..and VOILA!! one humungous station in orbit.

[swiftgates24]

This really isn't needed and it's much easier if you just use a mod

[JackAz]

I made a big space station without any mod, once finished it took me at least one hour to bring it into orbit: I tried every type and quantity of engines and fuel tanks. It takes time, you just have to be patient and try many different ways.

[Zardez]

I cheat ...I build my space station small, then put it into orbit ..then I build it huge and put it on the launch pad ..then I go to the tracking station, exit tracking station ...and open the persistence file ...look for the version on the launch pad, copy it's parts section and paste it over the parts section of my orbiting version ..and VOILA!! one humungous station in orbit.

could you explain this in an easier way to understand for a newb?

[khaine]

The answer is struts. Hundreds of them, all over your space station and rocket, and more struts connecting the two.

This.

Ive gotten some really big things into orbit, and having it all lashed together seems to do the trick.

You can get a moderately sized base into orbit and beyond with a good two stage rocket with boosters.

To get a larger base up you just need to three or four large multistage rockets.

The problems is anything sufficiently worth sending into orbit will generally reduce you to a slideshow on takeoff, up until about the first stage is done.

Due to awkward weight distribution, sas is generally of no use and you have to fly it manually, which just makes it all the more fun of a challenge, right?

[The Destroyer]

Well, now that there is a docking mod...

[shannonwells830]

Wow I never imagined this was so complicated. So that's how it is! I still can't believe it.

[pinolallo]

Placed the core block of the station on 100 90* orbit, then (using the warp clamp docking module) I have attached modules together one by one launching it.

I used mechJeb ascensional module to randevous the core block, the ORDA mod to do the approach station clamps.

Without docking mods I guess is impossible without cheating.