Interstellar Research Using Planetarium?

[SgtScooter]

The Virtual Planetarium, which is the new high level research station, uses Data Banks that can be acquired from the Telescope or space missions according to the tooltip.

However, I can't figure out how to generate any data banks using the Telescope. Dupes will sit in there without an asteriod selected, but the progress bar never advances. Do those buildings need to be linked somehow?

[SamuraiJones]

I think that's a bug in the tooltip. the telescope doesn't give databanks, or at least not any way I've ever used it.

So there are unidentified things in space. You click on em, the dupe looks at em with the telescope, then when the progress bar fills, it shows you whether it's a carbon asteroid or ice one or whatever. (However, there is a bug where you have to save-reload after you've researched one before it'll let you research a second, so if you're getting the 'telescope idle' warning, that might be the issue)

Databanks come from rockets exclusively, unless there's a mechanic I'm missing.

[SgtScooter]

Well, that answers my second, unasked question as well. I've got the same save/reload bug.

Thanks!

[ewpayne]

This still needs rewording in the description. It is misleading.