Orbital repair and construction; kerbals building struts

[jebster]

Docking two large pieces together in orbit can be a wobbly business and cause problems while traveling. I think it would be neat if our kerbals could exit their pods and build struts where you tell them to be placed.

When focused on a ship, you can switch between the docking mode and the staging mode. Similarly, focusing on a kerbal should allow you to switch between jetpack mode and construction mode. In construction mode you can select two points on a ship that you want to have a strut build between. Your kerbal will then automatically jetpack his way over to the closest point, maybe play a little welding animation with a mask , then fly to the other point and do the same. After he is done you'll have a strut put between the two points.

This would allow us to make much stronger, sturdier ships in space. If taken further, construction mode could let us fix flattened tires or reattach fallen parts. Thank you for reading!

[boomerdog2000]

You can already fix broken wheels on eva. Although I still agree even though this has been suggested many times.