What did you do in KSP1 today?

[TheKspEngineer]

I have tested my RTV-1B (reuseability test vehicle) on a suborbital flight.

Gliding down with comically large airbrakes. You can see the desert airfield and launch site where it was launched from in the background.

 The mechjeb landing guidence executed an almost perfect landing, only breaking off an airbrake.

 

Edited Wednesday at 07:42 AM by TheKspEngineer
My first new page

[Lisias]

The Human Military created R.A.T.O.

Kerbal created Ab.R.A.T.O., ABusive Rocket Assisted Take Off: the most stupid way to takeoff with a ~800ton cargo.

Long live the Kraken!!!!

Craft available here.

[TheKspEngineer]

Newyearnewyearnewyear

Edited December 31, 2024 by TheKspEngineer
Not enough new years

[DennisB]

I've installed my first mods. Hangar extender, because I will need it soon, and CKAN, to install the other one.

[Eclipse 32]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

[Eclipse 32]

i landed on the Mun, got MOAR SCIENCE! preformed my first manual docking(gahh i'm never doing that again), broke orbit, and set up my first aerobreaking pass. and discovered that magnetometers only work in orbit.

[Fraktal]

Perfect refueling!  Just enough left in the fuel hauler for it to deorbit itself.

[Quinby Kerman]

Cleaning up messy craft files.

[Eclipse 32]

yesterday, i found an asteroid with 100% Ore. i was unaware that was POSSIBLE!

[FTLparachute]

Today I managed to limp this SSTO to Moach, from the planet pack Beyond Jool. This took several landings for refueling, using Minmus (2X), Bop, Pol and another body from this pack, Kotta. I'll do a full post on this at some point - hoping to land this back on Kerbin tomorrow

[FTLparachute]

Update on the previous post: i did it

[Kimera Industries]

Communicating to you from my PC, brought out of storage and hooked up to the internet briefly. Today in KSP, I validated that my computer stilll works (had to reinstall RAM cards but we're OK) and downloaded some new mods. My next task is to bring all the kerbals home in all my saves so I can safely install a life support mod.

To quote Pete Conrad (Apollo 12), "Whoopee!"

[TheKspEngineer]

I have managed to put a minisat into the nosecone of my RTV-1B. The mission profile is that the Rtv puts the sat on a suborbital trajectory, which then propells itself to orbit, after that the Rtv lands safely. This way I created a kind of fully reusable launch vehicle. 

The rocket(family)'s name is Gaia since I'm doing a naming scheme with Greek gods. The first rocket family was Hermes, the second Aphrodite and the third (reusable) Gaia.

The sat program is named Uranus, because Uranus was Gaia's husband (and child), since the two systems are so integrated.

I will probably post pictures later.

Edited 2 hours ago by TheKspEngineer
For some reason I can't quote in edits >:(

[Duke MelTdoWn]

Meltdowns career, day 52-55

MunMiner II had an "observation" while landing with tourists and rookies in East Farside Crater. It toppled over even though the incline it was landing on was not very steep. This old design is just much too tall. I reloaded to make the landing stick.

Time to retire MunMiner II and for a new design! Instead of refined fuel, 'Gege' will bring back 1500 raw ore to the Munstation (which has ISRU reactor on board). This and the use of Nervas/LF makes the craft more compact and lighter. 
I picked up some contracts for a "Kerbin Space Station for 5" and Sat deployment to offset the launch costs. (Please don't tell the client that his "Space Station" is actually a Munlander.)

The new Medium Reusable Launcher Mk II performed well. It put the ~ 45 tons payload into 200x200 km orbit and I was able to recover it 118 km from KSC first try. Got 55k back.

'Gege' also brought some rookie crew and a new module to MunStation II while I was at it, time for some remodeling to open up more docking ports!