Just completed my first orbital mission to Minmus

[G'th]

So, for the first time in my time playing this game, I've gone farther out than the Mun with a legitimate, non-sandbox craft, on my mission to send a Kerbal to orbit Minmus for 3 days.

And my oh my, is Minmus fascinating up close. I'm so used to going around and around the Mun, and Minmus is just, so different. It really inspires to me to drive forward into interplanetary efforts, though thats still a long way off in my career save.

Currently on the 2 day voyage back home. Here's Bill looking out of his tiny capsule onto the surface of Minmus.

[Scotius]

Congrats Getting to Minmus is another important step in every player experience (that orbital inclination... ). Now stick couple of landing legs on your ship, and go for landing.

[G'th]

Indeedly, doing orbital inclination without MechJeb was interesting, what with basically having to eyeball it. Thankfully my lifter stage was overpowered for the payload so my transfer stage had plenty of leftover dV to play with.

I actually find it strange that stock KSP doesn't display that kind of information. (Or at least where I can see it anyway).

[TheFactory]

Indeedly' date=' doing orbital inclination without MechJeb was interesting, what with basically having to eyeball it. Thankfully my lifter stage was overpowered for the payload so my transfer stage had plenty of leftover dV to play with.

I actually find it strange that stock KSP doesn't display that kind of information. (Or at least where I can see it anyway).[/quote']

It does! If you set something as your target (I.e minmus) and then look at your current orbit you will see ascending and decending nodes, hovering over these will show you the inclination shift you need to do. Create a manoeuvre node at one of these points and adjust the normal/anti-normal parameters to correct it.

Hope that helps