How to recover goo sample data?

[Stealth2668]

Do you have to be in your ship in order to recover the data in the goo canisters? I have 4 of them on my ship, each had data, then I landed and EVA'd. I then took a ground sample then recovered my ship; I only got data from the sample... At this point I don't have ladders so I can't get back in my ship, so I figured I'd take the ground sample last but it seems I have to be in my ship before I recover it in order to get the science from the canisters?

[stupid_chris]

You need to recover the goo containers themselves to recover the data in them. As long as you do you'll get the science.

[MalfunctionM1Ke]

Erm... You have to recover your ship to get all science out of it. The Canisters should have been converted to science value at that point. If not, it maybe glitched :/

Btw. You know about the "Recover vehicle" button above your altimeter?

[Stealth2668]

Erm... You have to recover your ship to get all science out of it. The Canisters should have been converted to science value at that point. If not, it maybe glitched :/

Btw. You know about the "Recover vehicle" button above your altimeter?

Ya that's the button I used. But just to clarify, if I press that button, any data in my vessel and any data in my canisters attached to my ship are gathered even if my kerbal is not in the ship? Because I was outside my ship and pressed the recover button but I only got science for my ground sample that was "on" my kerbal and nothing from my ship. I had 4 canisters attached, each one of them had one observation worth 10 science each which were collected from various places in orbit.

[boomerdog2000]

That would be because you only recovered your kerbal. You haven't recovered the ship yet.

[Sirrobert]

Go to flight tracking, select the landed ship (one click, not 2) and click recover in the lower left corner.

Or double click it so you control it, and than do the recover thing

[gateFriday]

I had a similar problem today. I launched a rocket with 4 Mystery Goo Containment Units and 2 Science Jr beneath a Capsule. During the launch I observed the MGCU:s at different altitudes and saved the data. I also observed 1 Science Jr at 600km and 1 at 80km and saved that data as well, including a Crewreport and 2 EVA reports.

My craft landed safely on Kerbin Grasslands where I took a sample, went back into the Capsule and recovered the craft. All I got out of it was a crewreport, 2 EVA reports and the sample. Nothing from the MGCU:s or the Science Jr:s.

I had previously done a similar mission where I transmitted my findings back to KSC but the "science-thing" said 'Science value 20". Does this not mean that only 20% of the data gets recieved/ is useful? Don't I get more science for returning the craft to KSC?

I'm confused.

[gateFriday]

Nevermind, I realised what I did wrong. Having the experiments open on re-entry seemed wrong to me so I used the 'reset' button to close them. I figured reset meant in the meaning of reset the doors/close. Of course it doesn't, it means reset everything to zero, including the experiments.

Well, lesson learned.