Make a real-life mission in KSP! (This Challenge Is Now Closed)

[Max von Kerman]

This challenge is closed

 The New Challenge: 

 

Kerbal space program is too kerbal to be possible in real life, but can you recreate a real life mission in  ksp?

Mine is Vostok 1:

 

!!!Breaking ground and Making history are allowed!!!

NFS award:

You can download it if your name is on the leaderboard

Leaderboard:

Gold- jinnantonix

Silver-Falcon 09 Andy

Bronze-Weak Player

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Closing Date: 30/5/2021 (Which also happens to be my birthday)

Edited May 31, 2021 by Max von Kerman

[JB182]

hmmmm seems interesting... okay, im in!

[JB182]

i guess im gonna do Artemis 1

[Max von Kerman]

Nice! Make sure to include a youtube video! (Screenshots and downloads are optional)

[JB182]

video!? sorry, idk how to record

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

15 minutes ago, Max von Kerman said:

Nice! Make sure to include a youtube video! (Screenshots and downloads are optional)

I mean if testing engines is historic then @Max von Kerman I have done it.
also i have done a starship

[Max von Kerman]

Nice, maybe u can do sn8 and make a video of it? that would be nice.

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

8 minutes ago, JB182 said:

video!? sorry, idk how to record

Use Obs/ Movavi free screen recorder ok

I have bought Movavi for youtube videos

But you can use free version

[JB182]

2 minutes ago, Weak Player said:

Use Obs/ Movavi free screen recorder ok

I have bought Movavi for youtube videos

But you can use free version

i don't think i want one of that because... i think my dad won't lemme

[Max von Kerman]

well if u use windows, just press [windows]+[alt]+[r] and a thing will appear on the top right of ur screen. press the stop recording button on that thing to stop and ur stuff will be saved in C:\Users\ur name\Videos\Captures

oh and then post on YT and put link in ur entry

Edited April 22, 2021 by Max von Kerman

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

Just now, Max von Kerman said:

well if u use windows, just press [windows]+[alt]+[r] and a thing will appear on the top right of ur screen. press the stop recording button on that thing to stop and ur stuff will be saved in C:\Users\ur name\Videos\Captures

Windows 10 i guess

6 minutes ago, Max von Kerman said:

Nice, maybe u can do sn8 and make a video of it? that would be nice.

Ye ok 

Edited April 22, 2021 by Weak Player

[JB182]

2 minutes ago, Max von Kerman said:

well if u use windows, just press [windows]+[alt]+[r] and a thing will appear on the top right of ur screen. press the stop recording button on that thing to stop and ur stuff will be saved in C:\Users\ur name\Videos\Captures

oh and then post on YT and put link in ur entry

i use linux

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

hmmmmmm

[Max von Kerman]

https://ubuntuhandbook.org/index.php/2020/01/record-ubuntu-desktop-built-in-screen-recorder/

this might be helpful

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

@Max von Kerman What about the engine firing

[Max von Kerman]

dunno if im right bwt isnt a mission supposed to fly and ether land or RUD? i guess sn 8 would be ABSULUTELY GREAT

[Max von Kerman]

no responces after 24 hours?

[linuxgurugamer]

17 minutes ago, Max von Kerman said:

no responces after 24 hours?

Give people some time.  Real life intrudes, as well as it can take some time to plan and execute a mission

[QF9E]

If I get around to doing it, I want to recreate Venera-13, the most successful Soviet Venus lander. Challenge is that it landed on Venus without a parachute (it used a parachute to slow down in the upper atmosphere but discarded it at altitude and touched down at terminal velocity) and I haven't succeeded in repicating that on Eve. One problem is that Eve's atmosphere is a lot thinner (that feels weird, calling Eve's atmosphere "thin") than Venus', so terminal velocity is a lot higher. Cobbling together a launch vehicle (Proton) should not be a problem.

Edited April 23, 2021 by QF9E

[vyznev]

1 hour ago, QF9E said:

If I get around to doing it, I want to recreate Venera-13, the most successful Soviet Venus lander. Challenge is that it landed on Venus without a parachute (it used a parachute to slow down in the upper atmosphere but discarded it at altitude and touched down at terminal velocity) and I haven't succeeded in repicating that on Eve. One problem is that Eve's atmosphere is a lot thinner (that feels weird, calling Eve's atmosphere "thin") than Venus', so terminal velocity is a lot higher. Cobbling together a launch vehicle (Proton) should not be a problem.

You could slightly abuse KSP's simplified aero model by clipping a bunch of extra draggy parts (like sideways fins) inside your probe. Maybe even use them as structural / decorative elements.

[QF9E]

2 hours ago, vyznev said:

You could slightly abuse KSP's simplified aero model by clipping a bunch of extra draggy parts (like sideways fins) inside your probe. Maybe even use them as structural / decorative elements.

Thanks for the advice, that's one thing I am definitely going to try. I don't normally like to abuse the physics system like that, but in this case the ends justify the means.

[Stormpilot]

I sorta wanna recreate Luna 9, or maybe the Viking probe, or Cassini. I can’t make decisions

[Max von Kerman]

My favourite is cassini

[Stormpilot]

Yeah it’s pretty interesting. I don’t play with RSS so Jool could be Saturn and Laythe could be Titan.

[An Amongus Sussy Player]

@Max von Kerman I have done a starship mission that crashed like sn8 in ksp so check it out here : 

Link : https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/27292-what-did-you-do-in-ksp-today/page/2270/&tab=comments#comment-3957988