soulsource Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 I've finally started to use ISRU, by launching an empty ship to LKO a few days ago. Today I started the first fuel transport from my Minmus refinery to LKO, and also hauled some ore from the mining base to the refinery. While I appreciate the fund savings one can get through ISRU, it's quite boring to do the same ore-hauling mission over and over again... Anyhow, I thought this would be a nice opportunity to show the construction of my mining station: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev7787 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 KSC, we have a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank_G Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 12 hours ago, Jolly_Roger said: I continue to work on my spacecraft... This is by all means amazing. Very nice replicas... The little details, like the functional gun turret on the falcon... wow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vermil Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) ...The mission... Yeah, about that... Many, many years ago, when Vermil's Space Agency was in its infancy, Bill was the first to orbit Mun. Fascinated, he orbited Mun at low altitude. Suddenly, he saw something very strange: An arch on Mun's surface! He was very excited of course, and as the arch quickly disappeared behind him, he had no idea of that it wouldn't be seen again, despite many Mun landings since. Bill, of course, had no idea of where on Mun he had seen it. It was also at this time Bill had his unfortunate 'marooned-in-space' experience, only exceeded by his fortunate escape from the same. But alone in a cramped pod for months, starved and dehydrated, he wasn't regarded as 100% credible. But then, recently, Mission Control saw a rumor on the internet. Someone claimed he had seen the arch. So maybe there was some truth in Bill's old story? And there was a vague description of where. Close by the north edge of a large crater. Going back to records of Bill's mission, Mission Control figured he could make a fair guess at which large crater. So that is the mission he gave Cerly's gang. Wild goose chase? Maybe. But at least they will be out of his hair for a while. And who knows, maybe those tenacious b..., er, lovely young ladies will actually find it. Wouldn't that be something? Back in the rocket, the gals' enthusiasm had vaned, however. To Cerly's continued amazement, the Firebrand_F handled like a dream, but nothing much productive had come from it. The girls plan had been to do what Bill had done - orbit at low altitude, and scan the surface, particularly the suspect north edge of the crater. But orbit after orbit, they had come up with nothing but tired eyes. A feeling of defeat instilled itself. They wouldn't find it this time either. But a mission is a mission. They decided to land at the north edge of the suspected crater and do some exploring on the surface, with the rover. Maybe, just maybe, they could cover a large enough area to rule out that it's there? Given the excellent handling & landing qualities of the Firebrand, Cerly should maybe have paid more attention to where her landing was aimed. Because here's the first of some bothersome problems: They have landed in a 'small' crater, the walls fencing them in. And here's another: As the release button for the rover is pressed, it is indeed released, but it also becomes stuck on something. It's loose and dangling, but it doesn't drop to the ground. Maybe it's the magnet and Mun's gravity is not enough? Maybe it's something else. Eilla makes desperate efforts to make it come off. Here she is jumping on it. But Cerly and Asdra have seen enough. If Eilla keeps this up, something bad is going to happen, she'll get stuck in the structure, or fall, hitting something hard with her legs and die. They call Eilla back into the rocket, explaining that they've come up with a better plan. Cerly will take off again, and land again, hard this time. "Just keep it below 7 m/s", Eilla asks tiredly. And behold: It worked! As a bonus, their rocket is now also standing more level. Remains to get up out of the crater. Edited March 13, 2016 by Vermil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NecroBones Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 9 hours ago, MatttheCzar said: Just launched my N1-style rocket when my computer thought it was about time to update. I decided to shut off the first stage in a few second's time in true N1 style. That's a nice historical launch you've got there! 8 hours ago, purpleivan said: Built one of the sets for 2001: A Space Absurdity FYI, the Joolian Discovery pack has surface-attachable HAL (well, "KAL") eyes, and monoliths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
purpleivan Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 13 minutes ago, NecroBones said: That's a nice historical launch you've got there! FYI, the Joolian Discovery pack has surface-attachable HAL (well, "KAL") eyes, and monoliths. When I started on making the models for the story, I thought about looking into what 2001 models were available for KSP, but decided to keep with stock parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teutooni Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Finished the first part of RO/RSS recreation of what the constellation program lunar landing might have looked like. Some screenshots (most of the material is in raw video): Currently sitting in orbit, testing power/lifesupport systems for a few days before TLI. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarStreak2109 Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Man this game is so darn beeeeyuuuutifullll from time to time! My Mun-1 explorer probe on the way to the Mun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maceemiller Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Today, I launched and docked the main lander stage for my Jool 5 Challenge mission. I plan to, in the next hour or so, send my mothership to join up with them then "make sure my staging is correct" before I leave LKO on my way to the Jool system...... I thought the designing for this was a nightmare...... The thought of an impending mission scares the life outta me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconiator Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Made one of the best planes I have ever built Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconiator Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 And the guys at JebX are being crazy with experimental stuff: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) 2 hours ago, Draconiator said: And the guys at JebX are being crazy with experimental stuff: I love small Juno engine jets ! I keep making these little buggers... Edited March 13, 2016 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MatttheCzar Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Tested my glider-capsule hybrid, imaginativly named by those on chat as the Glapsule. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
something Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Got myself about 1M+ funds in career by hauling 3.1k units of ore from Duna orbit to Ike orbit. Used the interplanetary vehicle for that mission which just blows fuel out of the docking ports it seems...but hey, I've got an ore converter on board... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jett_Quasar Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 (edited) 12 hours ago, Frank_G said: This is by all means amazing. Very nice replicas... The little details, like the functional gun turret on the falcon... wow. Thanks, I'm working on a companion video to the one I just released to walk through the ship designs and dogfight techniques. I'll be posting the craft files along with it JR Edited March 13, 2016 by Jolly_Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoloYolo Posted March 13, 2016 Share Posted March 13, 2016 Working on a story to add to the forums. It has a plot similar to Interstellar's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triop Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 (edited) Picked up Jeb today... Edited March 14, 2016 by Triop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeneralVeers Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Triop, do you find it ironic that one of the people who "liked" your strutless spaceplane is named "CatastrophicFailure"??? Anyhoo: today I had to get old school. It turns out the mothership on one of my current Minmus missions is an old design with an outdated remote control module. A module that doesn't have prograde, normal, radial, or target hold. So I'm having to do this docking maneuver with nothing but original SAS, and of course that other handy piloting tool--the seat of my pants. Cue Top Gun music, this dock is gonna be----ohcrapiforgottopausethegamegottarunbye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSgt Baloo Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 It started as a trial of one type of propulsion vs another, but I screwed up the fuel tanks on the nuclear-powered vessel. The first one I sent out has very efficient LF/O engines. I had it rendesvous with the stranded ship, and then tow it home. It only took 14 years and a good part of another to complete the round trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyrt Malthorn Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 After 2 days in a low nearly-polar orbit of the Mun, Valentina was ready to come home. The scientists were absolutely giddy hearing all about what her keen eyes picked out on the Munar surface - over a dozen EVA reports, because that capsul window is so tiny and she wanted a better view. She was certainly happy to be greeted by a Kerbin sunrise shorlty after a safe splashdown. The Space Center threw a huge party upon her return home. The cost of snacks consumed was astronomical, but the bean counters assured everyone that the contracts had paid for it and it was well worth the 230 science brought home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hellblazer Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Designed my moon base comm tower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cryova Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Today I declared Bill Kerman to be the most badass, durable Kerbal in my space agency. A failed spaceplane test went spiraling out of control. It was headed for the water, so I ejected him. He casually slams into the water at 250 meters per second, and survives. The funniest part is, the command pod he was in also somehow survived the crash.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotomikun Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 More sightseeing in the Urlum system. Also science, but with the entire tech tree unlocked, it's a little superfluous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf83 Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 Launched and Landed main piece of my Mun Base Tango Foxtrot, then proceeded to land the second piece 16k away from it, at least it has wheels right. Did some Science on Kerbin at the North Pole then flew and dropped rover (has chutes) to just north of dessert to collect science. Didn't realize you can't switch between crafts while one is flying and the other is parachuting and landing/ed in atmosphere and attempted to switch back to craft that dropped the cargo and it wasn't there, switched to admin. building and they were dead. WTF. anyways I got my science and went back to driving piece 2 to piece 1 on mun. attached kind funky like. It fit normally on Kerbin but not on mun. Might of adjusted something on accident in the VAB. Got it to work with tipping over piece where port went under 1's port, tilted 1 and pitched 2 back to flip up 1 and attach, contract complete. Still have 3 more pieces for this. Wheelie on the Mun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proteus Posted March 14, 2016 Share Posted March 14, 2016 got more rocket parts to my station and today i build new interstellar ship with 2 warp drive engines and 4 reactors and alot of energy,good amount of delta v,main engine powered with uranium and tungsten.. this ship going to jool-going for bop landing,the lander that i got for this ship is ideal for bop,and i never went to bop!b9 parts are awesome docked with the station,than got the lander small humble lander- ideal for bop great view from the pod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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