Can you colonize a class E asteroid on KSP?

[Bearsh]

Can you colonize a class E asteroid on KSP?

OR ANY ASTEROID ON KSP?

[G'th]

Without mods? Sort of.

With mods? Kinda sort of.

[FenrirWolf]

You can attach things to an asteroid with the claw, just depends on what you would consider to be a 'colony'

[Bearsh]

You can attach things to an asteroid with the claw, just depends on what you would consider to be a 'colony'

Mining...?

[luizopiloto]

I already placed one class E asteroid on LKO...

[FenrirWolf]

Mining...?

You have kethane installed, best to check yourself if the mod implements such a thing or not.

[LethalDose]

Mining...?

If "mining" is your definition of colonization, then you can't colonize anything, anywhere in KSP.

You won't be able to either since the dev's have made it clear that "Mining isn't fun".

Also recommending it will get your thread locked because it's on the WTNS list.

[Bearsh]

If "mining" is your definition of colonization, then you can't colonize anything, anywhere in KSP.

You won't be able to either since the dev's have made it clear that "Mining isn't fun".

Also recommending it will get your thread locked because it's on the WTNS list.

I'm not suggesting anything...?

I'm simply asking if you can colonize a asteroid.

[LethalDose]

I'm not suggesting anything...?

I'm simply asking if you can colonize a asteroid.

I know you're not suggesting anything here, I'm just answering your question about mining and colonization.

[Bearsh]

I know you're not suggesting anything here, I'm just answering your question about mining and colonization.

Oh okay. Thought you we're saying this'll get locked lol.

[cantab]

Sure. Build one or more ships that have crew modules (hitchiker containers for maximum capacity) and any other gubbins you want your colony to have. Ensure each ship has at least one claw. Optionally dock them together into one big ship for the journey. Send them over to the asteroid and claw each part on. Hey presto, one asteroid colony!

Asteroids don't have gravity (the game doesn't implement it and even if it did the gravity would be negligble) so EVAing around will be like in space. E classes can at least be big enough to get the feeling that your base is on the asteroid not just attached to it. Monopropellant, xenon, and electricity will automatically flow through the asteroid (because it's just treated like any other ship part) and liquid fuel and oxidiser can be manually transferred through it, so you can do something like have your main solar array separate from your battery banks.

[teepee2345]

well, KSP Interstellar Allows you to mine things like Thorium, Uranium, Ammonia, turn it into aluminium, etc and turn water into fuel.

and Extra Planetary Launchpads lets you launch things.

[KvickFlygarn87]

Oh okay. Thought you we're saying this'll get locked lol.

No, he said that if you suggest it, it will be locked.

[rtxoff]

What is a WTNS list?

[Starstrider42]

What is a WTNS list?

What To Not Suggest: http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/36863-What-not-to-suggest