Kerbal Space Program

[samurai pizza cats]

We need to do a max elevation/speed in 5 min competition :)

EDIT:We need to do a "how-many-rocket-boosters-can-you-attach-to-this-thing" competition

FIXED

[mrsleeve]

I keep getting the capule blowing up when they land if they have been up more than 20 mins. Chute comes out, hit a 12.5m/sec. nothing on the bottom all stages separated
clean.

Oh well the are in about 12th orbit or so. Its slowly degrading and there is not enough fuel to stabilize it but to get them back down, going to see how much longer they are going to stay up

[Chrisv006]

We need to do a max elevation/speed in 5 min competition :)

[cale]

how do we get these to land?

Trial and error or extreeeemly precise execution following a few charts people have written out factoring in the majority of the variables and it's still hit and miss.

There's a reason NASA ditched into the oceans until the shuttle came along, tons of safe room for error.

[tjts1]

EDIT:
The modifications are rediculous. 1 stage with 2 fuel tanks and a single engine gets you to 21km/s in 5 minutes. Max acceleration 265g.
lol

[SpecM]

how do we get these to land?

[Chrisv006]

http://mod.gib.me/kerbal/mods/

This is the nuclear fuel...only good for deep orbit :)

Currently traveling at 12685 m/s at a distance of 91000K form earth.

Dont think ill make it.

[Aus E30]

^^ I cant find that fuel type! link?

[Chrisv006]

Full steam to explore the sun!

[Aus E30]

http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=65566

Some handy tips/tricks in this forum as well as content/add-ons [page2] (bigger boosters/fuel/awesome stuff) when you download the extra content files you just copy/paste them into the "Parts" folder in the KSP folder.

[5Toes]

Argh, I cant orbit.. just go straight up.

I hate those side bracket things, they flex WAY TOO MUCH

[tjts1]

I wish this had more instrumentation to differential velocity over land vs vertical speed, number of orbits its done etc. I'm going to let it orbit over night and land it in the morning if its still flying. Its really hard to get a circular orbit.

[cale]

how high do you have to get to reach orbit?

You can orbit at pretty much any altitude above 25km which is the end of the planets atmosphere. Refer to the table I linked to for velocities to maintain the orbit.

[Chrisv006]

OMG this rocks....




She flies :)

[Sputnik]

how high do you have to get to reach orbit?