Mass simulators

[MaverickSawyer]

OK, I have gotten frustrated with the repeated losses of crews to early flights of rockets, especailly the first three I always do for any new design: Low speed, low altitude abort; High speed, high altitude abort, and reentry tests. I ALWAYS kill a crew on one of these three flights (typically the high/high abort), and I can't help but feel sorry for them.

Therefor, I decided to make an unmanned "Mass simulator" akin to what was just launched by the Antares on it's first flight: something with the same weight, drag, and control authority as a regular command pod, but without the capacity for crew. I'm using a Rockomax adaptor for the 3-seat, and a nosecone adaptor for the 1-seat pod.

Is there anyone interested in having a copy of these after I complete testing?

[Xionis]

Psh, Kerbals don't die, they just uh... experience a permanent reassignment to elsewhere.

[ThatBum]

Remember: KIA is Kebal Is Alright.

Try using MechJeb on the craft and view the acceleration in M/s squared.

If you oppose MechJeb, or want to feel more science-y, try Graphotron.

[AmpsterMan]

Not to burst your bubble, but there is an old mod that has Mass Simulators. It is one of the mods I used to not be able to do without.

[Eric S]

I put my command pods under a probe pod so that I can test doing unmanned launches. In fact, if I forget to use Kerbal Crew Manifest to load up the pods, I fly unmanned launches by accident. Nice because I'm testing the exact ship I'm flying, no chance that swapping out the command pods will mess up the staging, etc. Plus, if I just happen to mess up, which I never do, and run out of fuel while rendezvousing a manned ascent craft with an unmanned but fueled orbital module, I can take control of the unmanned orbital module and do the rendezvous that way.

[Splode]

I just make my kerbals walk the plank. They die, but in my mind, they use an imaginary ladder.

I really should install Kerbal Crew Manifest...