Cannot Add Maneuver Node: Control Locked?

[Jack Sucks]

Hello, so I was flying to Minmus for the first time. On my way there, I lost control of the ship and couldnt control it or make maneuvers. I have a pilot on board and the largest antenna. Please help!

[Elementus]

do you have enough electricity? to make maneuvers you need to upgrade mission control and tracking station

[andylaugel]

If you only have a level 1 tracking station and a Communotron 16 or 16-S, then you would drop out of range of Kerbin. But with anything better, range shouldn't be an issue.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=819703903
So....

• Is your pilot in the cockpit? I once had a science station, and had to relocate a scientist to the empty cockpit to do stuff like extending antennas, transmitting science, or making maneuvers.
  
• Is your antenna extended/deployed? If not, even a level 3 tracking station might not be enough to reach Minmus 47 Mm away.
  
• Did you try going back to KSC, then returning to the craft? That'll solve some bugs.
  
• Does your craft have line of sight to KSC? It's possible to disable addtional ground stations, forcing all communication to go through one point of Kerbin. And planets and moons can block signals from passing through them.

[maculator]

You need tracking station AND mission control at level 2. If your orbit shows in grey, you don't fit the requirements.

[Alientcp]

Well, suffering from communication issues is out of question. You cant add manouvers with probes if there is no direct link to kerbin, but that is not the case since you have a pilot.

If you were able to create nodes before and you cant now it only means that you are in a x2 or more time acceleration or that the kerbal in the cockpit is not a pilot. Not sure if you selected the "control from here" to another part, though that has never been an issue for me if you have an actual pilot in the cockpit
If you can create the nodes, but cant manouver the ship, its an electric charge problem (you have none and rotating the ship uses electricity)

[<Gun4Higher>]

I'm having similar issues. tracking is up and everything is at level 2. I was able to make nodes to get into orbit but now im in orbit it wont let me. been working fine til now.

No manouver nodes

[AoD_lexandro]

Originally posted by aubreymal:

I'm having similar issues. tracking is up and everything is at level 2. I was able to make nodes to get into orbit but now im in orbit it wont let me. been working fine til now.

No manouver nodes

No control point (ie probe core)
No power
No signal

Thats the 3 main causes.

[<Gun4Higher>]

I had all of the above.

Pressed ESC whent to ground control and returned to mission and fixed.

[Purplefairy22]

Originally posted by aubreymal:

I had all of the above.

Pressed ESC whent to ground control and returned to mission and fixed.

i think its a bug, happens to me all the time.

[CrazyDuke]

For me it was that my guidance computer was in hibernation mode. check that as well.

[Elementus]

Originally posted by CrazyDuke:

For me it was that my guidance computer was in hibernation mode. check that as well.

7 year necro.

[LongPath]

Also make sure you're not accidentally timewarping - thatll block the controls.