Tommygun Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ..I went to new places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milbournosphere Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ^ is that from the new planet mod that I heard about?Regarding what I did. I'm planning for a mission series to Duna. I successfully sent a really simple rover a while ago. Landed a more substantial rover utilizing a basic sky-crane that collected all kinds of SCIENCE as a means to test a new heavy lifter that will eventually carry a two-kerbal pod. I had a "failure" on aerocapture, as I went in too low and could not establish an orbit as planned. Still, I came in with a near equatorial inclination and landed in a nice flat spot. Could have been worse!Next step is another probe that I'll use to practice my aerocapture technique, and test to see how much Delta V I need to get home. After that...a manned mission! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommygun Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 ^ is that from the new planet mod that I heard about?Yep.......and that's a lonely looking rover.I had a bad aerobraking in Jool's atmosphere that turned into an aerocapture. That didn't end well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capi3101 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Münar midlands for science!! Unlocked enough now that I finally have NERVAs. Duna, here we come. Been seriously neglecting my career game, what with all the stuff I've been doing for the Constellation Program challenge.Speaking of, I also reviewed my sandbox flights in progress to see if I had anything else to do before warping to the next Duna transfer window to wrap up my Constellation entry. Protractor's telling me I've got a Jool window coming up first, so I'm thinking of getting something ready there. I could use a practice run out that way, to say......oh, Vall maybe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Umlüx Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 i got a once-in-a-lifetime hole in one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BJ Quest Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Not quite a hole in one but a successful putt :-) I will be able to do science and survey both objects then drop the prob on Duna. Yah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Today I made a rover to clip into one of the cargo bays from B9. I made it so the command chair is on a powered hinge from Infernal Robotics so it doesn't clip through the roof of the cargo bay when attached via the docking port. I was proud of myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerbMav Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I see, to have more room on the back seat ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SourMonkey Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Made yet another program or two for calculating simple things for KSP obits.De-orbited my 4 earlier molniya orbits because they were not in sync at all, went back and did it right the second time with actual launching intervals. Getting mechjeb would probably make them more accurate, because staging causes a several km shift in orbit (and I'm not exactly a craftsman at super-accuracy). Oh, and got the remote-tech mod to make things more interesting recently. Edited November 7, 2013 by SourMonkey pictures are fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tw1 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 (edited) Nothing too spectacular, landed a Starbug on the Mun, at my Prograde Base's landing area.This one is equipped with a tiny rover to help explore.Making tiny rovers is more tricky than it first seems, especially when they need to fit beneath another spacecraft, and be re-dockable. But I'm sure the "Shortboard" rover will be very useful.The Starbugs stationed at Minmus got an upgrade. They were lacking powerful landing lights, bottom docking ports, and a few other features that the newer ones had. All fixable with KAS.I also fixed the RCS port which had been installed crooked.Danbro was pleased with his work. The shadow angles at dawn here are awesome. Edited November 7, 2013 by Tw1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkeh Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I see, to have more room on the back seat ...Hmmm, yes...yes indeed. I feel a quick trip to the VAB is in order. Another hinge and command chair later and we have a tandem rover, how cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylon00 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I vote to sticky this thread. I mean, it's pretty popular, don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissioner Tadpole Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I tried to land Jebediah on the Mün. The rocket ran out of fuel and he died.Now Bill is going to try to avenge his death by making it to the Mün(and not dieing) using a replica of the rocket he used, with a few minor modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerbMav Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 I as well started setting up my Remote Control System ... RCS ... hmmm ...Started with a Comm tower - not really that helpful, but I had this crazy idea and ... yeah ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aragosnat Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Been in morning for my lap top since yestarday. Was able to salvage my KSP save off the hard drive. Now looking for a better pc to play KSP, Star Citizen(when it comes out), X Rebirth(when it comes out) and some other games I own. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
running Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 After trips to jool, missions to Eve and a base on Dres, I figured to give planes a try.This is the first one that was able to reach space... I call it the swan: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Quixote Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Nearly finished work on my station today. Now my RemoteTech network is complete and I can start with the planned unmanned space program. Jeb won't be happy. The first probe has already reached the Mun and will now deploy two small impactor probes which will "land" near some anomalies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatfluffycat Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Made a Tour bus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
briansun1 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Ion space plane...yay death spiral...(clickable pics FTW) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egnio98 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Made a giant rover to the mun, only to realise that there's no probe nor seat on it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerbMav Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Remote Control made it necessary to push forward a manned expedition to Mun to ensure enough funding and support for establishing a communication relais system.The lonely kerbonaut is already flying outside of communications range. He should have established orbit by now - but ... who knows ... *looks up into the night sky ruminatively* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thiosk Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 (edited) Today I learned how much I rely on aerobraking. Should have brought SRBs with me to slow down for the moho orbit--- needed to burn 3600 dV to get into orbit. I might be able to get back to kerbin.But probably not.Edit:nopeThats Jeb. At home at last. Edited November 8, 2013 by thiosk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capi3101 Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Built an automated probe lander/rover combo to take out to Vall. Drove it around on Kerbin, even flew it to the top of the VAB and drove around up there a bit. It's a bit heavier than I'd like and its steering is more than slightly over-responsive, but I think it'll do the trick. I should probably mention that the intent is to send ten of those things in that general direction. My first trip to the Jool system...I must say I hate the very small rover wheels.Did a Minmus mission, for Science! Not as much as I'd hoped!!! On the plus side, I've finished unlocking all the Tier 5 techs. At this point I need to make a beeline for Mainsails and PB-NUKs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giltirn Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Last night I tried to complete an ambitious mission to Laythe that I have been working on for a few days involving a refueler (which went first and went into Jool orbit) and a manned ship that was designed to land and return. Unfortunately the mission was plagued with problems:1) Originally I did not think about aerobraking directly to Laythe - instead my refueler aerobraked around Jool but then I had to spend almost 2/3 of its fuel getting to Laythe and then doing the plane change to match the orbit of the manned craft.2) The lander segment was planned for enough fuel to return from Laythe's surface for orbit but had virtually zero reserve. Unfortunately my orbit did not intersect any land and a plane change burn would have pushed me past the point where I would not have been able to get back to orbit after landing.3) This is my own stupidity: the NERVA booster stage that brought the manned part to Laythe did not have a docking port, and hence had to be abandoned when I decoupled the lander.Fortunately I have developed OCD about backing up my save files at crucial times during the mission, so I decided to start over with an improved design; a multi-part ship built in orbit with a better-designed lander stage. The original manned part of the mission was built with the limitation that I only have reliable launchers that can get a maximum of 75T into space, hence the close margins on the lander stage. Assembling in orbit removes this limitation. We shall see how this pans out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorched Potato Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 I launched 'The Shrimp V1 Legacy'Which is a revamped version of 'The Shrimp', which was a rocket i made at school when i was bored.'The Shrimp' crashed on The Mün.'The Shrimp V1 Legacy', however landed on Minmus.Progress boys! Progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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