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> Ok so one of the coolest things in this game is that you can have multiple flights occurring at once. Has anyone been able to intercept another flight they ha
by bstx 14y ago
> Ok so one of the coolest things in this game is that you can have multiple flights occurring at once. Has anyone been able to intercept another flight they have put into space?
Well, yes. That's how you assemble space stations :)
- exch 14y agoIt is also mighty practical for interplanetary missions. Specially the ones that require landing and return trips. You can't realistically get the entire contraption + all the required fuel and engines up into orbit in one go. It is just too heavy. It is considerably more practical to send the mission up into orbit in smaller chunks, then reassemble it and optionally refuel at an orbital station, before you begin the actual flight. Of course, this hangs on the premise that you are capable of docking with orbiting vehicles, which does require practice. So far, I've managed to do it a few times, in order to build my space station/refueling depot. But I'm still losing missions left and right, because I messed up the approach to the target vehicle. In the interest of saving lives, I've opted to just use remote controlled modules as much as possible. All the dead kerbals are not conductive to successful future funding requests.
- fennecfoxen 14y agoI'd like to second the "practicality" angle; I couldn't muster enough fuel and thrust to get a 2-module space station (two Hitchhiker modules) into orbit without the rockets blowing apart from instability. But the single-module guy is cruising along just fine right now. Rocket science: Apparently it's hard. Who knew?
- exch 14y agoThis warrants the obligatory XKCD quote[1]: "Space is hard" [1]: http://what-if.xkcd.com/38/ http://what-if.xkcd.com/38/
- daurnimator 14y agono such quote on linked page
- eavc 14y agoIt's written on the ship in the final image.
- exch 14y agodaurnimator: It is on the last image.