How to orbit a comet

[helgeras]

I just found this video of how ESA plans to move Rosetta into orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It is crazily complex. Anyone want to redo this in KSP?

[oktav]

It is being transmitted in real time

http://rosetta.esa.int/

at the moment of writing they are still waiting for the result of the manouver

[Cirocco]

I just found this video of how ESA plans to move Rosetta into orbit of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko. It is crazily complex. Anyone want to redo this in KSP?

You can't do it in KSP since space potatoes don't actually have gravity. They're considered ship parts rather than celestial bodies, so sadly I think a true orbit isn't possible. Halo orbit also won't work because of the way patch conics works.

It is being transmitted in real time

http://rosetta.esa.int/

at the moment of writing they are still waiting for the result of the manouver

I know! Rendezvous date is today!

I can't watch right now cause I'm at work but I swear as soon as I get home I'm checking the ESA website for news and video.

[Oafman]

As well as having no gravity, roids in KSP - even the biggest E class - are a tiny fraction of the size of the comet with which Rosetta has just rendezvoused.

[627]

can anyone explain those triangular "leg" maneuvers before they approach the comet?

[Streetwind]

They're building a high definition surface map from all possible angles under all possible lighting conditions.