Kerbal Space Program - Page 8

On January 19 2014 03:23 nimbim wrote:
You only need to get below 1million km to get "near the sun" science.

Most efficient way is to escape from Kerbin to raise your solar apoapsis. The higher your apoapsis, the less fuel it costs to lower your periapsis. Getting close to the sun and returning to Kerbin is possible with less than 7km/s delta v from LKO. (You can probably do it with a lot less)

Oh and Ion Engines have really bad thrust:weight ratio, so using more than 1 is super inefficient.

A downloadable mission pack, made in partnership with NASA, is in the works that will allow players to put Kerbals on an asteroid. It will be one of the most complex and dangerous missions in an already difficult game.

Players will first have to launch a spacecraft to fly alongside the asteroid, the equivalent of parallel parking one missile next to another. Then they will have to push the giant rock into a stable orbit around the Kerbal's home planet without creating an extinction-level impact below. Finally, they'll need to safely land on it.

On January 30 2014 20:48 felisconcolori wrote:


Hmm. I think so. It takes less dV to return from the Mun than to get there - mostly because you only need to escape the Mun back into Kerbin such that your Kerbin orbit has a periapsis under 29km. (You aerobrake to your landing, and it looks like you've got a parachute ready.)

There's a trick to it - a specific direction to burn. lemme see.

"To get back to Kerbin the easiest way (as suggested by Scott Manley) is to burn prograde at the point in your orbit where you're moving opposite to the direction the Mun is going in its orbit around Kerbin. If you are orbiting around the Mun in the same direction as the Mun is around Kerbin, then burn prograde when you are between Mun and Kerbin, otherwise you need to burn prograde on the far side of the Mun."

Handy Wiki info

I think your fuel level should be okay, although it may be tight.

On February 04 2014 08:42 Epoxide wrote:
I bought this game long ago during a summer sale, just recently started playing it. The learning curve was a bit steep, but as fast as I got a hang of the maneuver tool it got a lot more fun. Currently building a space station! Definitely recommend the game to anyone willing to invest some time to learn it.