Kerbonaut in the makings here!

[shinyarceus4]

I'm usually known as shinyarceus4 on the internet, though I sometimes go by other names on some sites (especially Steam). I recently bought KSP, having watched many of Scott Manley's videos, and have done basic suborbital and orbital sciences, but not much else. What do you guys suggest I do to get more science?

Hoping for a warm welcome!

[Vanamonde]

Are you doing the crew reports, soil samples, etc. on those flights? Meanwhile, even if you can't land yet, low fly-bys of the moons can be worth a fair number of points.

[AmpsterMan]

Rule 1: Don't blow up

Rule 2: Put moar boosters

Rule 3: Put moar struts

Rule 4: Don't blow up.

If you follow those general guidelines you should be a-o-kay

[zekes]

Welcome sir!

[shinyarceus4]

Are you doing the crew reports, soil samples, etc. on those flights? Meanwhile, even if you can't land yet, low fly-bys of the moons can be worth a fair number of points.

I have been taking soil samples regularly, and recently did a flyby of the Mun. I'll probably land on the Mun later.

[Vanamonde]

Flinging something out into solar orbit can also be worth fair points, long as you don't care that it won't come back.

[shinyarceus4]

Flinging something out into solar orbit can also be worth fair points, long as you don't care that it won't come back.

That's what unmanned space probes are for

Edited November 19, 2013 by shinyarceus4

[Vanamonde]

That's what unmanned space probes are for

*If* you've researched them. If you have, then you can start flinging probes at other planets, the way the Soviets used to bomb Venus.

[SRV Ron]

Do suborbitals around Kerban. Launch in different directions so that you land in the ocean, the desert, the plains, on the mountains, at the poles. Do an EVA, collect samples, make observations, and get recovered. Soon, you will have enough science points to unlock parts for multistage rockets and science pods. Then, you can go into orbit, Mun and Minmus flyby, land back on Kerban, and get max science points for those missions. Eventually, you can unlock probes, batteries, and solar panels to start launching deep space missions and land on the other worlds. From there on, it is manned missions and return from those other worlds for even more science points.

[Starwhip]

I suggest going to Eve or Duna. Unmanned science landers give you a lot of points, and you can then unlock parts for manned missions.