KSP in real life.

[DontPullThatLever]

So, in real life there is an ion rocket that runs on Xenon gas:

And EVA is extra vehicular activity:

I didn't know that

[Brenok]

Every technology in KSP is based on real life, including the sci-fi looking Nuclear Engine.

[Czman007]

Well KSP is a pretty realistic game, and as they say, "Art imitates life".

[Specialist290]

Here's another shocker for you: The first American attempt to launch a satellite exploded on the launchpad. One of the nicknames given to the probe (which was thrown clear of the rocket by the explosion and survived) by the newspapers was... Stayputnik.

Mind-blowing, isn't it?

[Select Few]

Here's another shocker for you: The first American attempt to launch a satellite exploded on the launchpad. One of the nicknames given to the probe (which was thrown clear of the rocket by the explosion and survived) by the newspapers was... Stayputnik.

Mind-blowing, isn't it?

*Googles*

Newspapers in the United States, published prominent headlines and articles noting the failure including plays on the name of the Russian satellite, Sputnik, such as "Flopnik", "Kaputnik","Oopsnik", and "Stayputnik".