Transmitted science should be 100% for reports and non-physical recorded data.

[automcdonough]

I agree that recovered data from goo, soil samples, material samples, etc should be MUCH higher when it's physically recovered rather than transmitted. As it stands it's already enough of a hit you would only do that if you realized it became a one-way trip.

Data sensors such as temperature, things of that sort should all be 100%. It's just data either way, right? Why the science loss? I feel that datalogging type sensor devices should not only have a 100% return rate, but have an option to periodically/automatically transmit if power is available. This should be incentive to send an unmanned probe somewhere to collect readings before sending a manned mission.

EVA report, I suppose someone telling a story vs written account is debatable.. but crew report is 100%, why would EVA report be less? Not much issue here either way. I'm mainly just concerned with the sensors, data is data.

[JimmyAgent007]

I agree, crew stuff can go either way so its fine as is, but data should always be 100% unless you are around Duna or something and then it becomes a distance issue with the signal power. Then maybe require a com sat network to maintain the 100% data transmission rate.

[razark]

EVA report, I suppose someone telling a story vs written account is debatable.. but crew report is 100%, why would EVA report be less?

Maybe you have to bring the film back to develop the pictures it didn't mention you were taking? That would explain having to return for 100%.

[boomerdog2000]

For the EVA report I think it mentions "only 1 experiment per area," so maybe they have some sort of science kit that they get out on EVA?

[Merinsan]

I agree that recovered data from goo, soil samples, material samples, etc should be MUCH higher when it's physically recovered rather than transmitted. As it stands it's already enough of a hit you would only do that if you realized it became a one-way trip.

As it stands, you can get 100% of the science points for physical experiments just by transmitting data, you just need to do it a lot more than returning samples.

I agree returning samples needs to be encouraged, and I agree sensors should not be less than 100% - it simply seems artificial at the moment.

[automcdonough]

As it stands, you can get 100% of the science points for physical experiments just by transmitting data, you just need to do it a lot more than returning samples.

I agree returning samples needs to be encouraged, and I agree sensors should not be less than 100% - it simply seems artificial at the moment.

Um, I don't think that's true. The experiments counts as 'ran' either way, right? If you transmitted the samples 10 times vs physically returned it 10 times until it's totally cashed, the transmitted ones would total 20% of the points.

[automcdonough]

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/53170-Science-Question-When-How-do-diminished-returns-kick-in-with-radio-transmissions

Apparently I am wrong. Comparison tests were done.