Checking in

[FlyingSinger]

Hello all,

I only discovered KSP a few days ago, but as a card-carrying space geek (the card actually says "JPL Solar System Ambassador," but close enough), I figured I might as well admit that I will be spending some time with KSP and join the forum. So far I've only spent a few hours and have done a few simple flights. But I love the building approach and the user interface for space maneuvers. I'm impressed with KSP so far, and it looks like there is much more to come.

I live in Massachusetts and in real life I'm an optical engineer working for an engineering software company. I'm also a singer-songwriter and a sadly inactive private pilot. Space-wise, I'm a JPL Solar System Ambassador (volunteer educational outreach program, not a NASA or JPL employee), but also sadly, I have not done any school programs in a couple of years. I love space and astronomy, and in 2005 I discovered a certain other space flight simulator whose name begins with O... I liked it so much I wrote a book about it called "Go Play In Space" (and for any that care, sorry that I never finished the third edition for the 2010 version). The original idea for that free e-book was to teach myself the whole simulated space flight thing. It was fun and useful for that, and I hope it has helped some others too. For all that, I know I still have a lot to learn about space flight, and I'm looking forward to being a KSP beginner. I like learning (and re-learning) stuff.

I have a blog where I write about space, music, books, and what-not, Music of the Spheres. I already wrote a post about KSP. Perhaps there will be others.

Cheers!

Bruce Irving

[Dispatcher]

Very nice! I'm new here myself, but for all the time I've spent playing KSP, I've concentrated on things planetside or in orbit. I expect that in the near future I will venture to the moons and planets.

[Capt'n Skunky]

Happy Launching!

Arrr!

Capt'n Skunky

KSP Community Manager