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[Putnam]

My first landing on Minmus was there! 1500 meters. I landed in the dark.

I really need to plan better. I mean, it was a successful return mission and all that, but I land in the dark way too often

[BigD145]

Damnit, Putnam. How are you supposed to spread the location of biomes if you're blind?

So I'm spacing out 3 Eve missions to all go in the same window. One each at 100km, 300km, and 600km orbits around Kerbin. They're about 15 minutes apart. A Jool mission will go out 30 days prior. What could possibly go wrong?

[IronTomato]

So I've been launching rovers to Mun.

In the perfect world, how fast should a rover be able to go before it flips over while turning? (I'm not asking HOW to make it better, I wanna figure that out by myself)

[Blargityblarg]

Anybody else have an irrational urge to make a jet-powered rover with an extended antenna on the front, lining some kerbals up on the runway, and making some kerbabs?

[IronTomato]

Anybody else have an irrational urge to make a jet-powered rover with an extended antenna on the front, lining some kerbals up on the runway, and making some kerbabs?

Well, now that you mention it...

[BigD145]

Don't use stock rover wheels. They'll pop if you go jet powered.

Also. Again. Fuck you, Gilly. 1x for a quarter hour just to get low Gilly orbit science.

[MagmaMcFry]

Spoiler: Building a science lab around the Mun. (click to show/hide)

Science module and fuel module are already there. Now I just need some crew quarters and finally a Mun taxi with science parts. Then I just need to land and dock fifteen times.

[IronTomato]

Ah, reminds me of when I was building my LKO space station... Ol' Leburry's been up there for years!

By the way, if I wanted to push something like that to another planet to act as a refueling station, what would I have to do?

[miauw62]

You forgot to mention the state of panic.

The state of panic is omnipresent.

[BigD145]

Spoiler: Building a science lab around the Mun. (click to show/hide)

Science module and fuel module are already there. Now I just need some crew quarters and finally a Mun taxi with science parts. Then I just need to land and dock fifteen times.

It's still low returns on sending most science via antenna.

[MagmaMcFry]

Spoiler: Added crew and a taxi (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Building a science lab around the Mun. (click to show/hide)

Science module and fuel module are already there. Now I just need some crew quarters and finally a Mun taxi with science parts. Then I just need to land and dock fifteen times.

It's still low returns on sending most science via antenna.

WHAT :c

By the way, if I wanted to push something like that to another planet to act as a refueling station, what would I have to do?

If you want to move an existing space station, just build an acceleration module (i.e. a rocket with a docking port on top), and make sure you attach it symmetrically, otherwise you'll just accelerate in circles. If your station can't be symmetricized by redocking, just move the parts one by one and rebuild the station around the other planet.

[BigD145]

It's still low returns on sending most science via antenna.

WHAT :c

Sent scientific data will zero out very quickly if it's a physical experiment. Observational ones are the only ones you can get 100% for over the air. So, you might be able to get 40% sent off the first time and then next repetition will have 0%, but delivering to Kerbin will give you the remainder. Processing in the lab will never give you 100%.

[WillowLuman]

4 Kerbals trapped on the Mun today, 4 Kerbals trapped on the Mun,
Send a new craft, we need them all back,
4 Kerbals trapped on the Mun.

5 Kerbals trapped on the Mun today, 5 Kerbals trapped on the Mun...

This career session is not going well.

[Aseaheru]

Eeh, needs more work.

[MagmaMcFry]

It's still low returns on sending most science via antenna.

WHAT :c

Sent scientific data will zero out very quickly if it's a physical experiment. Observational ones are the only ones you can get 100% for over the air. So, you might be able to get 40% sent off the first time and then next repetition will have 0%, but delivering to Kerbin will give you the remainder. Processing in the lab will never give you 100%.

So the only benefit is that you can reset your science parts? That's stupid. :(