Couple questions about early rescue contracts

[MacroNova]

1. If you haven't upgraded the EVA suits yet, will the stranded Kerbal still have a space-worthy EVA suit? (Don't want to get up there and discover I can't switch to him!)

2. If you have maxed out your Kerbonaut capacity, will you still be able to recruit the stranded Kerbal after you rescue him?

Thanks!

Edited January 4, 2015 by MacroNova

[monophonic]

From what I have read on this same forum, yes on both accounts. He won't be able to EVA again until you upgrade the Astronaut Complex though.

[Anquietas314]

1) Yep! I did this for my first kerbal rescue mission of 0.90. Works fine, however you can't go back on EVA after you get in the capsule (lol).

2) I'm not sure. I would expect him to be just automatically fired when you land, or you just don't get the contracts. It might work though.

[Superfluous J]

Yeah I figure he was the first Kerbal to test the new suits, and he totally Kerbaled up his ship.

[Anquietas314]

Yeah I figure he was the first Kerbal to test the new suits, and he totally Kerbaled up his ship.

Couldn't they test the suits in a vacuum chamber or something? Then again... Kerbals...

[xcorps]

Couldn't they test the suits in a vacuum chamber or something? Then again... Kerbals...

The vacuum chamber is called Orbit.

[The Yellow Dart]

Yeah I figure he was the first Kerbal to test the new suits, and he totally Kerbaled up his ship.

He probably locked his keys in his craft.

[MacroNova]

So I completed a rescue and it does add the Kerbal to your permanent crew, even if you are already at max capacity.