Dispatch from the Kerbal Space Agency - Kerbal I (M001: Rocket Test)

[Drew Kerman]

The following mission report comes from the public relations account of the Kerbal Space Agency, detailing the first mission - the goal of which was to test out the first rocket engine design. For more reports on the status of the KSA between missions, tune in to @KSA_MissionCtrl.

Sorry if you were expecting something a little more exciting. All space programs have to start somewhere, and the KSA needed to make sure its rocket technology was working and raise some funding at the same time so they could build bigger and better rockets. And they did! Kerbal II's mission is up next...

Edited February 27, 2014 by Gaiiden

[Scotius]

It's...small.

Heh, kidding. Launch report in the form of a series of Twits(sp? I don't use Twitter, so posess no knowledge of lingo) is amusing. You could add more pics though.

[Drew Kerman]

hard to add pics when you're roleplaying the whole thing as much as I am. Adds to the challenge but is also a bit frustrating when it comes to pictures. How do you take exterior shots of a spacecraft when there's no one else up there to do it? Later missions do add science cams (VDS HullCam) but not all of them were recovered unfortunately so their data was lost...

[mellojoe]

Looks great! I love the twitter angle. Really takes a modern look at a space development. Now you gotten me thinking about what Buzz Aldrin's twitter feed would have looked like during the Apollo missions .....

If you snap a screenshot from the ship facing downward while zoomed-in, it can give you the feel of an external camera mounted on the nosecone.

Here's a real world example:

Or maybe a couple of shots from the ground looking upward.

Fun stuff. Look forward to more.

[Drew Kerman]

yup, I have a booster cam shot from an upcoming mission that is shared. I want to do a distant shot like the last photo but I need to get the ship tracks mod working so I can replay a launch and watch from another vehicle to get the distant angle - zooming out during a launch doesn't keep you on the ground

[astropapi1]

Kerbcam and Lazor System are the mods you're looking for.

Also, this mod will give you mounted cameras.

[Drew Kerman]

I totally linked to Hullcam in a previous post here Already have some booster and science cam footage from later missions that I was able to recover (already lost some craft - but still no kerbals! That probably won't last).

I have Kerbcam too but what would I use Lazor for? I have it as a requirement for some other mods but that's it

Edited February 27, 2014 by Gaiiden

[Drew Kerman]

double post >.<

[astropapi1]

I totally linked to Hullcam in a previous post here Already have some booster and science cam footage from later missions that I was able to recover (already lost some craft - but still no kerbals! That probably won't last).

I have Kerbcam too but what would I use Lazor for? I have it as a requirement for some other mods but that's it

The Lazor system lets you extend the loading distance, great for filming launches from the pad.

[Drew Kerman]

ah, in that case yea, I already have it set to max distance

[FanaticalFighter]

Now I'm thinking... what will you do during the 100s of days of wait when launching interplanetary missions?

[Drew Kerman]

well I will def have other missions ongoing by that time that can be reported on regularly. I'm structuring the development of things to be that way anyways. Have def thought about it