[MEGATHREAD] What did you do in KSP today? (pic heavy)

[Blaynus]

Hi everyone! In honor of the new update that is coming out soon, I would like to create a nice user-friendly thread with the high hopes of making it a megathread.

Here's the question: What did you do in Kerbal Space Program today?

I formed a plan to get to Duna and successfully executed the first task of my mission: Build the ship. Here it is:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=159676215

The rendezvous and docking went smoothly. It only took me some 20 minutes to rendezvous and an extra 5-10 minutes to dock. Now all I have to do is wait a while for Duna to align itself properly, then I'll be good to go.

What did you do?

[Brick Wall]

I launched a Duna mission a while ago, with a different set of kerbals. Jeb and the gang were in the middle of another Duna mission (which I had to terminate ) and it didn't feel quite right going without the gang so I just sent the new Duna mission home. However, I ran out of fuel before actually making it into the atmosphere! However, the Mun is actually giving me a whole lot of gravity assists which are slowly lowering my apoapsis. We'll see where this goes.

[Brick Wall]

The Mun shot them into deep space. Val and the gang of newbies, I'm sorry, but I have to put you out of your misery. *terminate flight*

[Brick Wall]

Update: Someone used the Necronomicon to resurrect Jeb, and I can happily say that he piloted a brand new spaceplane, the Delta Spear Mk1. Not only that, it is a bona-fide SSTO, barely making it to LKO with just 22 m/s of Delta V to spare.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3343802864

[Brick Wall]

Update on the update: The Delta Spear's butt was too thicc so the SSTO just spiraled out of control and fell into a flatspin, so Jeb had to bail out and parachute down. But we got something to orbit, and that's something.

[✪KSPBugger✪]

yesterday i flew my f35 to and from the middle of the ocean(it goes mach 2.8 i think in the right conditions)

[Yuki]

Publicado originalmente por Brick Wall:

Man it's like watching a movie reading all these posts. Can't wait for any updates on the Eve mission!

And there finally is an update!

While the Jool mission sees more and more ships lining up in waiting orbit...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3347703169
...and the Zenko SSTO got a well due update, pushing it to 45 crew capacity and a 2 minute to coast to orbit stat:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3347702383

This finally happened. After hundreds of hours. The most meticulous planning in history (until Jool will be started in a few days), after braving the long dark!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348151296
The Goliath Interplanetary Relay Network arrives 2 days before the TSI Amatersu.
And ensures there is a sat link hence live coverage of the main course:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348150777
The TSI Amaterasu. 91 crew, 1817 tons. Coming in at 6200 m/s!
Centrifuge evacuated, com reflectors in, solar panels fold, all hands on deck and prepare to enter Eve's atmosphere!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348151110
90km. 80, 75, 70- for a moment it looked as if she wouldnt make it!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348442894
RCS wasnt active -.-
Only "slightly scorched" (note the red hot glowing main module) the Amaterasu made it through!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348443004
But shes not heading for Eve just yet. Wait whut?
Eve is too expensive to get stuff into orbit from. And what if we bail? We need fuel. The aerobrake was calculated precisely for an intercept of this strange asteroid thingy, some call it a moon. Well yea, moon...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348438197
And thus began the colonization of Eve - starting with a fuel outpost on Gilly.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348439027

[Brick Wall]

Publicado originalmente por Yuki:

Publicado originalmente por Brick Wall:

Man it's like watching a movie reading all these posts. Can't wait for any updates on the Eve mission!

And there finally is an update!

While the Jool mission sees more and more ships lining up in waiting orbit...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3347703169
...and the Zenko SSTO got a well due update, pushing it to 45 crew capacity and a 2 minute to coast to orbit stat:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3347702383

This finally happened. After hundreds of hours. The most meticulous planning in history (until Jool will be started in a few days), after braving the long dark!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348151296
The Goliath Interplanetary Relay Network arrives 2 days before the TSI Amatersu.
And ensures there is a sat link hence live coverage of the main course:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348150777
The TSI Amaterasu. 91 crew, 1817 tons. Coming in at 6200 m/s!
Centrifuge evacuated, com reflectors in, solar panels fold, all hands on deck and prepare to enter Eve's atmosphere!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348151110
90km. 80, 75, 70- for a moment it looked as if she wouldnt make it!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348442894
RCS wasnt active -.-
Only "slightly scorched" (note the red hot glowing main module) the Amaterasu made it through!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348443004
But shes not heading for Eve just yet. Wait whut?
Eve is too expensive to get stuff into orbit from. And what if we bail? We need fuel. The aerobrake was calculated precisely for an intercept of this strange asteroid thingy, some call it a moon. Well yea, moon...
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348438197
And thus began the colonization of Eve - starting with a fuel outpost on Gilly.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348439027

Neat!

[Yuki]

And an update!
TSI continues to write history.
After adjusting orbit the TSI Amaterasu went into station operation mode. Science satellites being deployed:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348639639
The Luni, a Usagi 4 class rover, touched down. Penobi Kerman became the first Kerbal to walk upon a body outside of Kerbins influence.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348483142

And! Time for the main act.

The Kappa, another Usagi 4 rover, was send back to Eve.
A daring, a dangerous maneuver.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640003
Packed in two heatshields and a heat resistend shell. Just for the return from Gilly it took 4 passes to burn down the extreme speed the rover had. In one of the most violent atmospheres known to Kerbalkind. All while the fairing hovered at 95% heat capacity!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640256
The heat shields where NOT enough. After they burned up completely (out of ablator) the Kappa went into a nosedive right through the clouds, praying the remaining fairing would hold.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640350
When they pierced through the low clouds the crew saw the surface of Eve coming at them with more than the speed of sound. Split seconds decided between ending up as a crater- or a heroic victory!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640418
The chutes opened just in time. After a blackout worthy 12.5G brake!
Its done. The Kappa touched down in one piece, if just so.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640602
Today TSI wrote history as Jenny Kerman became the first Kerbal to walk upon another planet. And she did what she had to, follow tradition. Play Golf.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640719

(I now remember why i preferred spaceplanes for Eve. Not just for takeoff. The landing is BRUTAL and ill suited for capsule styles. Spaceplanes can brake for a way way longer time and cope with the extreme pressure a hundred times better.)

[TheImperialGamer]

Publicado originalmente por Yuki:

And an update!
TSI continues to write history.
After adjusting orbit the TSI Amaterasu went into station operation mode. Science satellites being deployed:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348639639
The Luni, a Usagi 4 class rover, touched down. Penobi Kerman became the first Kerbal to walk upon a body outside of Kerbins influence.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348483142

And! Time for the main act.

The Kappa, another Usagi 4 rover, was send back to Eve.
A daring, a dangerous maneuver.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640003
Packed in two heatshields and a heat resistend shell. Just for the return from Gilly it took 4 passes to burn down the extreme speed the rover had. In one of the most violent atmospheres known to Kerbalkind. All while the fairing hovered at 95% heat capacity!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640256
The heat shields where NOT enough. After they burned up completely (out of ablator) the Kappa went into a nosedive right through the clouds, praying the remaining fairing would hold.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640350
When they pierced through the low clouds the crew saw the surface of Eve coming at them with more than the speed of sound. Split seconds decided between ending up as a crater- or a heroic victory!
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640418
The chutes opened just in time. After a blackout worthy 12.5G brake!
Its done. The Kappa touched down in one piece, if just so.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640602
Today TSI wrote history as Jenny Kerman became the first Kerbal to walk upon another planet. And she did what she had to, follow tradition. Play Golf.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3348640719

(I now remember why i preferred spaceplanes for Eve. Not just for takeoff. The landing is BRUTAL and ill suited for capsule styles. Spaceplanes can brake for a way way longer time and cope with the extreme pressure a hundred times better.)

it doesnt feel like kerbal space program with how everything is going right. just saying lol

[ahnsomestlr]

Wasn't today but a few days eariler i landed a 3 Kerbal Manned mission to Minmus and safely landed back on Kerbin, i also deployed a probe at Minmus thats orbiting it forever now

[hmm]

trying to get into orbit in RSS/RO

[Brick Wall]

I tried again at the Duna XL mission today.

I ironed out as many wrinkles as I could find; I slapped as many descent parachutes as I could fit (and they are above the center of mass!), cranked out as much delta-V as I could, and even included science. Also, I even have the original crew, of Jeb, Bill, and Bob Kerman!

And so, I finally launched, and it wasn't during a blood Mun! And with it, I have verified, the Duna XL launch vehicle can, in fact, make it to orbit by itself. We did it, ladies and gentlemen, a single-use SSTO! GET OWNED, MATT LOWNE!!!

When I was actually doing the Kerbin escape burn, I actually detached the boosters a little too early, so they actually ran straight towards the rest of the rocket. I was worried critical parts like the solar panels would get damaged (I neglected to bring repair kits, after all) and the mission would have to abort, but the Seperatrons on the boosters were able to push the boosters away from the rocket before they could destroy anything.

And now, there the trio goes, off on a several-year journey to Duna. The KSP and their questionable ranks of "brave" kerbonauts are no longer strangers to interplanetary travel and visiting Duna. Only now, they're finally landing.

For real this time. I promise.

Here's the rocket, sitting on the pad on launch night: https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3351741108

[SilverWings]

Day 3, still modding, send help mod lists. ckan ftw

[miklkit]

Win some, lose some.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3351918259

[n3uva]

launched my first few probes from orbit of minmus using the extraplanetary launchpads mod yesterday