Kerbal Space Program

[izit]

I like the look of this!

 

[Marine Iguana]

So after seeing this challenge posted http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=574.0

I thought "Yeah easy" how wrong was I

Multi stage rocket ends up 50m from floor in the end But no one died \o/

 

[Pneumonic]

Damn you OP! I have been addicted for days now! Just got my first rocket over 5,000 mps with 'standard' parts will post some vid's to youtube later!

Not sure if this has been posted but an amazingly useful tool here: http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=562.msg5237

Will calculate velocity required for different hight orbits, orbit manoeuvres and escape velocity.

 

[Overlag]

So after seeing this challenge posted http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/forum/index.php?topic=574.0

I thought "Yeah easy" how wrong was I

Multi stage rocket ends up 50m from floor in the end But no one died \o/

OOOOOhhhhh that seems a good challenge...

 

[shaddy666]

Thanks a lot for the heads up this looks very interesting

 

[Jongo]

So been messing around with this a fair bit as well recently, thought ide try to put a couple of rockets together and came up with this.

Didnt end so well.

 

[Marine Iguana]

Brilliant

 

[Marine Iguana]

A wiki on the planned development of the game released

http://kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/index.php?title=Planned_features

 

[Overlag]

With these big mega rockets, how does one join parts together in more than one place? ie, with a 3 long stages next to each other, they bend outwards, when ideally you would join them near the bottom as well so its a more solid structure....?

 

[Marine Iguana]

That's the same problem I am having here need a 3 way coupler that lets fuel flow through it

 

[PermaBanned]

The tri-coupler does work for fuel iirc?

 

[Marine Iguana]

Yes it is, But need a three point to three point coupler/stabilizer at the bottom of a 3 way rocket setup so the fuel and rockets don't go bananas

Imagine the dual coupler but with three attachments

 

[Overlag]

Yeh i currently have 4 tanks in a line, a tri coupler and then 6 tanks (3x2) then the 3 engines. thats solid, any longer and the engines push the fuel tanks on the tri coupler apart too much for my liking.

Im just finding that if i put a coupler on the side of the ship then add a long line of tanks/engines/boosters it flexi's so much it ends up smashing the ship up, or creates so much yaw that the rocket cant go straight. Ill post a picture of my latest "successful" rocket later. Its very unstable though due to its length

Currently in a nice stable almost round orbit:

Takes almost 50minutes to do ONE orbit at this alt!

 

[Strife212]

Tried launching a huge rocket and it worked surprisingly well, check the speed (vertically away from the planet):

 

[Overlag]

Lift off. Can get to escape speeds, and also return. Now i got to add the payload which would mean adding more power to it as well

 

[Limpnoodle]

More videos, esp the ones exploding.
Pics just dont do it

 

[SPARC]

Didnt end so well.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/20403/Kebal Space/screenshot6.png

Hahaha ! I've had so many end like that.

 

[gettothechopper]

how do you get the other rocket parts ? seen videos on youtube with loads of other bits n bobs to use

 

[Totality]

Is there a tutorial somewhere? As soon as I try to get three solid rockets in a row, the thing just falls over on the launchpad! WTF?

 

[Windle]

how do you get the other rocket parts ? seen videos on youtube with loads of other bits n bobs to use

You can download parts from their forums