What functions can kerbonauts do while on EVA?

[TerminalV]

So last night a hard landing in one of the canyons on Mun resulted in a damaged landing strut on my lander. I was bummed as it was the landers maiden mission and I was hoping to use it several times launching it from a small space station in Munar orbit. After returning to the space station it occurred to me that I might be able to fix the damage strut on an EVA. Sure enough I went out and was able to fix the lander leg and retract it. I knew I could do that for damaged rover wheels but it had never occurred to me I could also do it with lander legs too. That got me thinking what else can a kerbonaut do while on EVA, what other component can be repair or manipulated by a Kerbonaut on EVA?

The things we already know:

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1. eva report
   
2. plant or remove a flag
   
3. read plaque on existing flag
   
4. take a surface sample
   
5. take a sample from a captured asteroid
   
6. transfer science from one vehicle to another
   
7. fix a rover wheel
   
8. fix a landing strut
   
9. manually extend a solar panel
   
10. repack chute
    
11. push a spacecraft
    
12. transfer between cabin's (presently the only way)
    

Not really a function but handy: Kerbals have headlamps! Hit L while on EVA

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Please add to my list. What else am I missing?

Here's a picture of my modest space station in Munar Orbit:

Lower Left: Science Lab and Command Module.

Lower Middle: Living Quarters with docking ports and mono-propellant storage

Lower Right: Nuclear Lander docked to Living Quarters

Top Middle, Old mono-propellant only lander, likely to be abandoned soon.

Background: Space-Tug/Lifeboat that was used to push the asteroid into lunar orbit. It's presently being used to store spare fuel.

Edited September 16, 2014 by TerminalV

[ZodiaK]

they can whizz about

they can transfer science

[SunChaser]

Don't forget EVA reports! Kerbals can also land on and take off from low-gravity moons using EVA fuel. If you have KAS, you can assemble rovers, retrofit landers with new science gear, etc.

edit: also, like the last poster wrote, Kerbals can carry science with them. Very useful if you plan to ditch your lander and return to Kerbin with only the Command Pod, or need to rescue a Kerbal whose ride home has no fuel.

Edited September 16, 2014 by SunChaser
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[r4pt0r]

i think they can repair the smaller extendable solar panels.

[TerminalV]

Duh, I forgot EVA reports and science transfers to other craft.

I was hoping to keep this to stock KSP for the moment only because I am playing without mods.

[Alshain]

Don't think they can repair solar panels but they can repair rover wheels.

[Luk]

they can repack used parachute

[Laie]

Don't think they can repair solar panels but they can repair rover wheels.

They can extend ladders and solar panels within their reach, even if the craft in question has no command module or is out of power. (once a probe has run out of power, does it need to be rebooted, or will it come online automatically when electricity becomes available?)

In addition to broken wheels, they can also fix stuck landing struts, and repack parachutes. Parachute can't be staged again, though: you need to deploy it by right-click or action group.

Most of these things can be done at a surprising distance. You don't need a ladder that leads right up to your parachute in order to repack it.

OP; would you consider updating your post? Having a comprehensive list somewhere could come in handy.

[Red Iron Crown]

Not sure if you're into mods or not, but Kerbal Attachment System adds a whole new level of EVA tasks for kerbals to perform. Installing struts, fuel lines, part removal/installation, etc.

[magnemoe]

Not sure if you're into mods or not, but Kerbal Attachment System adds a whole new level of EVA tasks for kerbals to perform. Installing struts, fuel lines, part removal/installation, etc.

Yes, they can move small parts around, moving rcs engines is very useful

[Alshain]

I wouldn't list the mods, there are a bunch of them that add EVA stuff, it would be hard to track.

11. Get from the Surface of Minmus to orbit.

[Red Iron Crown]

12. Produce propulsive force by climbing a ladder.

[TerminalV]

12. Produce propulsive force by climbing a ladder.

Does this actually produce a thrust or just a moment that cause the vehicle to rotate.

[Red Iron Crown]

Does this actually produce a thrust or just a moment that cause the vehicle to rotate.

Thrust. Enough to get to orbit in Real Solar System. Newton is rolling over in his grave.

[Aragosnat]

Does this actually produce a thrust or just a moment that cause the vehicle to rotate.

What Red Iron Crown said. But, also like you pointed out. You need to keep it from rotating too.

[Commissioner Tadpole]

Newton is rolling over in his grave.

Technically, Newton should've died again(yes, dying while dead - I just said that) by now, when you combine this, the Kraken Drive, and other logic-bending series like Troll Physics(and MLP).

[JimmyAgent007]

Newton is rolling over in his grave.

Can we harness this rolling to get our ships into orbit?

[Red Iron Crown]

Can we harness this rolling to get our ships into orbit?

As long as you don't time warp to cancel the rotation...

[cantab]

A delta-V of around 600 m/s. That's quite a bit, enough to get back to low Kerbin orbit from some situations as well as to make return landings on small bodies.

Store duplicate science reports - same experiment, same situation, same biome. The only other thing that can do that is the science lab, which is a lot heavier than a Kerbal in an external seat. Duplicate reports are needed for most experiments to get all the science available.

Transfer science to another Kerbal. This combined with the above means that two Kerbals can collect as many EVA reports and surface samples as you like.

In external seats, transfer EVA fuel between each other.

Take down a flag and gain it for replanting. Kind of trivial, but worth knowing if you care about flag orientation.

Read the inscription on a flag. This is the only in-game way to do so.

Survive a head-first landing on Kerbin with no assistance. Sometimes.

[FacialJack]

hi, i recently discover that switching between camera mode while on EVA change the up/down axis wiz camera roll, permit to enhance EVA manoeuvre

[Tw1]

What Red Iron Crown said. But, also like you pointed out. You need to keep it from rotating too.

Works on Eve too.

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And is a 100% legit way to tour the planets

But this type of craft can be very tricky to make work.

[Red Iron Crown]

Heh Tw1, I went looking for that example but couldn't find it so I posted the other. Eve SSTO is possible!

[cantab]

Oh yes, another one: swim. Sounds obvious but Tommy Vercetti couldn't!

[TerminalV]

Store duplicate science reports - same experiment, same situation, same biome. The only other thing that can do that is the science lab, which is a lot heavier than a Kerbal in an external seat. Duplicate reports are needed for most experiments to get all the science available.

Transfer science to another Kerbal. This combined with the above means that two Kerbals can collect as many EVA reports and surface samples as you like.

I like this. I put an external seat on the new lander but did not have a second kerbonaut on the maiden mission. I will pick up a second Kerbonaut from the space station and give this a try. Thanks!

[CG_Kerbin]

Kerbal's can break the game