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[BFEL]

Finding a Class-E motherloade would be a fun event, assuming you can find a way to slow 6000 tons of high-grade ore.

What is this "slow" you speak of? You could presumably just BUILD A WHOLE NEW SPACECRAFT on the asteroid. Slowing it wouldn't even enter the picture

[Aseaheru]

Turn it directly into a ship.

[Lightningfalcon]

Turn it directly into a ship.

I don't see much of a stretch between Kerbal engineering and Ork engineering. 

[Aseaheru]

I meant something different, but OK.

[tahujdt]

Turn it directly into a ship.

I don't see much of a stretch between Kerbal engineering and Ork engineering.

well...

The black stripes along the side make the rocket go faster, our engineers tell us.

DA RED WUNZ GO FASTA

Me neither.

That's gonna be  my  next project now.

[MarcAFK]

I haven't found any class E asteroids weighing 3000 tons, but I did crash a 900 ton one into the KSC (I cheated :p)
My experiments on making very heavy asteroids was a failure, but I think the game might be ok if i modify one to 5,000 tons.

[GreatWyrmGold]

Class C asteroids mass 100 tons- using the average density (derived from the information on the wiki), that's a diameter of 9.3 cubic meters.

...
Anyways, screwing with asteroids sounds fun. I should get around to it.

[andrea]

well, I was quite lucky. I had just launched an oversized mission to the mun ( I wanted to send a lab to space, no matter how useless it actually was),when I noticed an asteroid going through the kerbin system, barely farther than my original target. It did require some orbital plan readjusting, but the mission was oversized enough to do that and have fuel to spare.

However, I am completely devoid of any mean to actually stick to the asteroid, therefore I have a question:
do I get science from goo/materials lab from asteroids? if yes, do I need to land, or is orbiting next to the surface enough? ( I am confident I can park quite close to it)

while I lack claws, there is something else that may work. This mission is carrying 2 landers, which are mounted with their engines facing upward. Is it feasible to use those to push me against the

surface long enough to do reseach?

edit: can only take samples... it still is a decent bit of science.
however, at this point I may want to still get to mun or minmus to make us of all the science equipment.

[Lt_Alfred]

while I lack claws, there is something else that may work. This mission is carrying 2 landers, which are mounted with their engines facing upward. Is it feasible to use those to push me against the

surface long enough to do reseach?

You made me lol, not like "oh lol" that people just throw around during conversations but I literally loled at how awesome your plan is.
You good sir are a genius and I salute you!

[Eric Blank]

Been having some fun with the latest version. Made a rocket-truck and rolled out to the highlands/grasslands near the KSC. It looked absolutely ridiculous but worked nonetheless. Also made one landing on Minmus, some flights around both Minmus and the Mun, and finally put up a station hub which I intend to use to fuel and launch future missions around the Kerbin system. It unfortunately isn't the most advanced station ever with my limited variety of technologies, but It shouldn't matter much as long as I can retrofit it with new equipment by docking them to it.

Two asteroids I've set my sights on only ~90 and ~100 days away from a kerbin SOI intercept. One class A and one E. Hopefully by then I can actually capture them.

[BFEL]

So how have people been getting around the utter uselessness of rovers now? I.E. They were there to land on Mun, drive to each biome, do science, transmit science, drive to next, etc. but now they can't do that with any useful science equipment.

I've been trying to make a manned "rover-train-thing" that includes all the sciencers, a mobile lab, wheels, and preferably a detachable skycrane unit that the Kerbals onboard can ride back to orbit after they're done.
I'm still having issues with the design though, getting the balance right is so hard its silly.

[h3lblad3]

You're all talking about some pretty awesome stuff: asteroids, the Mun, etc...

And I can't even get into orbit.

[PTTG??]

So how have people been getting around the utter uselessness of rovers now? I.E. They were there to land on Mun, drive to each biome, do science, transmit science, drive to next, etc. but now they can't do that with any useful science equipment.

I've been trying to make a manned "rover-train-thing" that includes all the sciencers, a mobile lab, wheels, and preferably a detachable skycrane unit that the Kerbals onboard can ride back to orbit after they're done.
I'm still having issues with the design though, getting the balance right is so hard its silly.

Spaceplanes are useless too, but that doesn't mean they're boring. Although your idea is pretty cool... I'd plan on just using a separate lander to carry the crew back home, so you can make the vehicle itself lighter.

[BFEL]

So how have people been getting around the utter uselessness of rovers now? I.E. They were there to land on Mun, drive to each biome, do science, transmit science, drive to next, etc. but now they can't do that with any useful science equipment.

I've been trying to make a manned "rover-train-thing" that includes all the sciencers, a mobile lab, wheels, and preferably a detachable skycrane unit that the Kerbals onboard can ride back to orbit after they're done.
I'm still having issues with the design though, getting the balance right is so hard its silly.

Spaceplanes are useless too, but that doesn't mean they're boring. Although your idea is pretty cool... I'd plan on just using a separate lander to carry the crew back home, so you can make the vehicle itself lighter.

Hmm, I suppose, but it still needs some kind of skycrane or such to land without the customary explodinating.

Also, unrelated, Launch Escape System+ Infinite Fuel Cheat= Hilarity. I'm trying to land it on Moho right now

[Rilder]

Well finally go around to unlocking enough parts unlocked to actually put together a SSTO since they added the research system. Utilized a previously designed Biplane as a base and pretty much just went for it.

Spoiler: The LRP-2S 'Raven Trident' (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: Bonus Touchdown screenshot (click to show/hide)

Bit more adjustments here and there needed but she flies rather nice.

Spoiler: also, the plane it was based off, yeah very similar (click to show/hide)