Let's Play Kerbal Space Program #06 - Orbital Experiments

A new game that is right up my alley: Kerbal Space Program! Many of you suggested I try this indie game currently in its early stages of development. In KSP, you're responsible for building, launching and flying rockets in your own fledgling space program on planet Kerbin. This early version is light on components and only has simple sandbox style gameplay, but I can foresee exciting things ahead as this game continues through development.

In today's episode we launch into our second orbital mission to perfect the art of circularizing your orbit, and test out a few orbital mechanics along the way.

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[eriktenerife]

Kerbals: Houston we have a problem, the engines just turned off .

Houston: Nope, just lag.

[cbmira01yt]

Hey Kurt, you are a genius working out a punk theory of astrodynamics while on orbit!

At 8:50 you had "rotated your orbit's line of apsides". At 15:40 you were "precessing your orbit's angular momentum vector" like a baaws.

By 16:07 you had picked out a point called the "ascending node" and realized you had to fire perpendicular to your orbital plane at just that spot to adjust your "wankery" with Mun. Just keep in mind the phrase "ascending node, anti-normal", and you'll be fine next time.

[MASKIN321]

@hawks819 I'm so proud *wipes tear from eye*

[thestickystickman]

@Mahkia And with in-game fail, the astronauts look like this D: [: D:

[PresAndrewJackson]

Btw, does anyone here know how to align your orbit with the Mun'/Moon's orbit? I need my AP to collide with the Mun's trajectory but instead it's shooting over and above it.

[PresAndrewJackson]

Holy crap, solid boosters in space really pack a punch on your trajectory! Nice rocket!

[hawks819]

I tried to make a Kerbin slingshot but ended up slingshotting myself into a sun orbit :/

[MrDiablo5222]

i made it to the mun albeit it crashed but i still made it

[FastFome]

If you press X you put your throttle to 0 while being in the map (makes it easy to match your orbit with the moon or make a perfect orbit :)

Thump's up so he sees it.

[lucasgelati]

cir·cu·lar·ize/ˈsərkyələˌrīz/ : Distribute a large number of letters, leaflets, or questionnaires to (a group of people) in order to advertise something or canvas opinion.

[CokneyStudios]

0:14 *Snoooooooooorrrt*