Can't complete contracts

[tjilaz]

I really don't understand how you complete the contracts, as i'm flying i see the green mark thing, but when i look in my contracts none of them are completed.

I heard you have to activate them or something, but how? I assume i'm just missing something more or less simple, but please help me out.

[goldenpeach]

You have to go in the mission control and accept the contract: you will see the rewards you will get for completing them and he penalty for failing them.

note: some contract give you a lot of science, I don't do any experiment except those required to complete some contract(those saying: "transmit or recover science from [somewhere]":there are easy but don't give a lot of reward) and I can easily unlock parts!

[Pecan]

These are SOME of the threads asking almost exactly the same thing. You may find the answers there useful;

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86776-Testing-parts-in-the-ocean-%28splashed-down-requirement-for-contracts%29

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86611-0-24-Rescue-Mission-Get-Kerbal-aboard-the-vessel

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86659-Radial-Decoupler-Contract-not-Working

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86881-Test-Launch-Escape-System

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86692-Wait-Did-I-misunderstand-the-contract

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/87059-experimental-requirementes

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86478-Testing-Parts-in-Flight

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/86619-Can-t-get-the-Rescue-Lodeny-Kerman-from-Kerbin-mission

[goldenpeach]

Just for information: when you have to test a part, you can activate it BEFORE having all the requirement met: all you have to do is to right-click the part and then click "run test"(like you would do for testing the landing gear).

I though it would be useful for testing heavy parts(especially engines).

[Reactordrone]

You can also make a new stage ahead of the part and stage back through to it to complete the test when you've hit all the test parameters.