Hello fellow space test dummies!

[Ivan Ivanovich]

I blame you if I get to join the crowd of people who lose their job to a game, take this as a warning!

After just a day of try and error I managed to get rockets into orbit (ok, not necessarily in the orbit I wanted them in, but hey) and I\'m trying to improve my designing and piloting. Can\'t wait to see more of it, so far it\'s already stunning... even though I have no idea how I should ever be able to dock, I can\'t even fly remotely close to another object, kinda hard to navigate by visual cues only.

Anyway, great work so far!

[Capt'n Skunky]

Welcome to the KSP Forums!

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt\'n Skunky

[Luigibro606]

Ivan, if you want to dock in this pack, There\'s a docking module and a stackable parachute to stack under it.

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=1109.0

*Does impresssion of the Capt\'n*

Yarr, happy launchin\'!

Arrr!

Capt\'n Luigi

EDIT: Too install click on the download link, Open, allowed Windows to Open, and you\'ll see a list of folder parts. Copy and paste or move to the KSP folder \'Parts\' and bam! When you re-open KSP, you\'ll have a ton o\' parts.

[Ivan Ivanovich]

I\'ve seen that docking ring and also tried using it, it\'s just friggin\' HARD to align the capsule with the main thruster only. I\'m waiting for the directional thrusters promised for some of the future updates with the docking.

Right now I\'m working on getting sats into orbit. I can already launch one (stacked on top of my capsule), I just have a hard time keeping the whole rig stable during launch, the bigger sats are kinda wobbly and they don\'t want to have stabilizers attached to them. But I\'ll figure something out.

So far I can fairly predictably reach a 100k orbit, change orbits with a hohmann transfer and time my orbit deburns at least halfway decently to land at least close to the launch facility. Guess there ain\'t much more I can do right now towards my goal of having a 'serious' space program.

[Luigibro606]

Did you put a payload cap on the sats? That should reduce drag.

[Ivan Ivanovich]

What\'s a payload cap?

Actually, I tried putting the sats behind and ahead of the capsule, with a shroud around them (well, as good as it\'s possible), neither worked too well. I guess they\'re just too fragile on their own.

[Luigibro606]

Well, the box thingy people put on top of spaceships to launch stuff in.