Are the planets locked in orbit?

[Cody Abode]

Do the planets have a static orbit or theoretically, could someone assemble a craft on the Mun with enough thrust to alter the Mun's orbit?

If that much is possible, couldn't you stop the Mun's the orbit? Therefore, causing the Mun to crash into Kerbin? This is just for theoretical, of course. No one is soulless enough to doom the entire Kerbal race.

[softweir]

Hello and welcome to the forums!

The planets are locked in orbit: this makes calculations very much simpler to code and a bit lighter on the CPU, and it doesn't really detract from the game because even the smallest moons would require more rocket than is feasible.

Have fun!

[Cody Abode]

Thanks for the both the answer and the welcome.

[OtherDalfite]

Yep, trying to even alter Gilly's (smallest moon) orbit would require enough fuel tanks to cover the surface, and you would have to have a single thruster pushing out at maximum thrust for millions of years.

[Tyonar]

Scott Manley did a video to explain how hard it could be to move the Mun if this was possible :

[WhiteWeasel]

Let me introduce you to our man Scott Manley:

[Cody Abode]

Very interesting! I will have to watch more of his videos.

[DisarmingBaton5]

Very interesting! I will have to watch more of his videos.

Yes. Yes you will, and you will be corrupted.

Give in.

[Bunzmaster]

Scott Manley has taught me soooo much

Yes. Yes you will, and you will be corrupted.

Give in.

hahahaha! ^^

[Guest]

Yes. Yes you will, and you will be corrupted.

Give in.

I'll never join you! You kil- Ooooh, fuel pumps to break the laws of physics?

[Henri von Braun]

Scott Manley is a boss concerning KSP.

Rule 1 : Scott Manley never fails.

Rule 2 : If Scott Manley fails, refer to rule 1

Rule 3 : Scott Manley, as a mortal, has some embarrassing failures SOMETIMES, but then check rule 1

[joppiesaus]

The planets and moons are on "Rails". This makes the game much more lighter for your computer.

[Mokmo]

Putting them on rails makes them a few orders of magnitude easier on the CPU

[Motokid600]

There's always the asteroid mod if your feeling... apocalyptic.