Asteroid Self Capture

[airelibre]

Is there any possibility of an asteroid coming into a kerbin orbit via a gravity assist from the mun, with no human/kerbal intervention? Would it be possible on rails or would you have to focus on it?

[Norpo]

I think this has been discussed before, and the answer I think was "yes", though it won't be a stable orbit, the orbit will probably get an intercept with the Mun again, and possibly get shot out of the system (or crash into Kerbin)

[Whirligig Girl]

I think this has been discussed before, and the answer I think was "yes", though it won't be a stable orbit, the orbit will probably get an intercept with the Mun again, and possibly get shot out of the system (or crash into Kerbin)

Though unlike in the real world, you could send a mission to make it's orbit not cross the Mun's SOI, and then it would be stable.

[Red Iron Crown]

As mentioned above it is possible. It will happen on rails, no need to focus on it. Though high timewarp can affect it, just like any SoI-crossing maneuver.

[KerikBalm]

I've personally had it happen with a C class that crossed the orbit of minmus... which leads to a "more stable" orbit as minmus has a longer orbital period + smaller SOI andlarger orbit (intersections less frequent)