And... one more noob q

[Turner]

Can't seem to find remote control parts for sending an unmanned orbital target up...

Any help appreciated!

thanks-

Andrew

[Caelib]

Probe cores ... first page.

[Scarecrow88]

And don't forget to fit a battery. I made that mistake just the other day and found I had no command over the vessel once the energy within the remote control died.

[Rune]

And don't forget to fit a battery. I made that mistake just the other day and found I had no command over the vessel once the energy within the remote control died.

And of course, a way to refill that battery, be it RTGs of solar panels. Actually, if you have RTGs, you can forget the battery.

[Turner]

duh!

Don't know how I missed them. Thanks.

Probe cores ... first page.

[Uberick]

Yea, you don't actually need to fit anything to let a remote probe communicate back with Kerbin,(like a radio or anything.) all you have to do is put a probe core on your ship instead of a manned command pod.

To make sure that it doesn't run out of power, either put on solar panels and batteries, or RTGs.

RTGs will give it infinite power, but are heavy, while solar panels are lighter, but only generate power while in direct sunlight.(also, the power generated by solar panels diminishes as they get farther from the sun, so if you're visiting an outer planet you might need a couple extra.) Adding batteries can allow your probe to still remain controllable while on the dark side of a planet, if you have enough of them, but they also add weight. If you're going for a minimalist probe, you can skip batteries, and just time your maneuvers so that your probe doesn't have to do anything on the dark side of a planet.