Science Storage

[locustgate]

So I suddenly got the urge to circumnavigate Kerbin, I made a plane to take various readouts during my journey, but when I tested it on the runway and stored it, it didn't show up in my review report, only the surface and eva report. But when I recovered the plane it showed up in the science log. I'm wondering if I can only store 1 temp, acceleration, atmosphere, etc report?

Edited January 9, 2015 by locustgate

[Anquietas314]

You can only store one of each (experiment type + biome + situation) combination (in a capsule). So, for example, one of "Mystery Goo observation while landed at Kerbin's badlands", but you can easily have, for example, a "Temperature scan from space near Kerbin" and "Temperature scan from Kerbin's upper atmosphere" at the same time. You can store multiple copies in a science lab though, which is the only stock part (aside from possibly Kerbals themselves) with that capability. I believe there's also a science storage mod (among others) that allows you to store science in specialized containers though

(disclaimer: science titles recited from memory; may or may not be correct)

[locustgate]

You can only store one of each (experiment type + biome + situation) combination (in a capsule). So, for example, one of "Mystery Goo observation while landed at Kerbin's badlands", but you can easily have, for example, a "Temperature scan from space near Kerbin" and "Temperature scan from Kerbin's upper atmosphere" at the same time. You can store multiple copies in a science lab though, which is the only stock part (aside from possibly Kerbals themselves) with that capability. I believe there's also a science storage mod (among others) that allows you to store science in specialized containers though

(disclaimer: science titles recited from memory; may or may not be correct)

You sure, I just tried temperature on the beach and over the water, but it would only let me take one.

[Anquietas314]

You sure, I just tried temperature on the beach and over the water, but it would only let me take one.

Check what the report actually says. My guess is both were "Kerbin's shores". Tanuki seems to have slightly derped on placing the shores biome on Kerbin - in a few cases (notably at KSC) it extends ridiculously far out to sea, but I guess it's not hard to see what the intention was: "shores" includes some of the water too.

[Alshain]

You sure, I just tried temperature on the beach and over the water, but it would only let me take one.

You have to take it out of the thermometer after each reading. The science expiraments can only hold 1 reading, your capsule can hold one of each biome/situation/experiment combination, and the science lab can hold anything you want to put in it.

[Anquietas314]

You have to take it out of the thermometer after each reading.

Ah, yeah I assumed from "but when I tested it on the runway and stored it" that OP meant they'd removed the experiment. Slight oversight on my part .

There is also a mod that can automate that process. I can't quite recall the exact name, but 5th Horseman uses it in his 0.90 Bases series (recommend watching the first (couple) episode(s) for a demonstration)

Edited January 9, 2015 by armagheddonsgw