[00:00:08] from http://www.aerospace.org/CORDSuploads/TiangongStoryboard.png [00:01:00] link to the dynamic version? [00:01:13] http://www.aerospace.org/cords/reentry-predictions/tiangong-1-reentry/ [00:01:52] where is the website with the tracking? [00:03:34] you mean http://heavens-above.com/GroundTrack.aspx ? [00:03:43] yes thank you [00:03:47] or http://stuffin.space/?intldes=2011-053A ? [00:03:52] uh iy is nearly at the reentry point [00:04:04] yeah. 30-45min [00:04:07] but it looks like the light conditions will make it a nice fireworks show [00:04:20] hope someone will be there to film that [00:05:10] probably some dude will go out there with a plane to get great footage [00:08:56] Skylab 2: Re-entry Boogaloo [00:09:13] Where's it coming down? South America? [00:09:23] The ISS will be on the same side of the earth.... but over Ontario [00:09:36] Chili-Argentina... [00:09:43] to the left of south america yes [00:10:10] Easter Island [00:10:13] would be appropriate :D [00:10:19] I think it still has one orbit to go [00:10:25] or maybe it is on the last one [00:10:30] im not sure from the picture [00:10:53] Supercheese: pretty close... but no [00:10:58] bummer [00:11:08] how far away will this be visible? [00:17:29] this won't be as emotionnal as the cassini funerals sadly [00:17:43] funny how I have no emotions most of the time but tiny stuff can get to me [00:18:22] Fluburtur: I don't care about 99.9999% of humans, but I can't get over the fact that Robin Williams is dead.. [00:18:47] I really liked Cassini. It's probably my favourite probe ever. [00:19:37] Supernovy: it had a viking funeral... or close to it, I guess [00:20:25] Do we have the last image the probe sent? [00:20:36] Huygens too. Saturn's a really neat planet and it's even cooler that we landed something on Titan. [00:22:23] Supernovy: my mind is blown everyday that we managed to land things on another planet [00:22:42] Mars? Or Venus? [00:23:13] 'yes' [00:23:16] http://i.imgur.com/VbKV9DF.jpg [00:23:36] 433 Eros! [00:24:18] https://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/opportunity.png [00:30:28] http://www.aerospace.org/CORDSuploads/TiangongStoryboard.png [00:30:34] If I lose connection, it probably smashed into my house. [00:30:35] Timje to rentry: Overflow error [00:34:17] Update for 8 p.m. EDT: China's Tiangong-1 space station is expected to come crashing back to Earth on April 1 at 8:30 p.m. EDT (0030 GMT on April 2), give or take 1 hour 42 minutes, according to the latest forecast by the Aerospace Corp. [00:35:32] well that aerospace thing is next to useless now [00:35:49] yes [00:38:08] ok then http://www.aerospace.org/CORDSuploads/TiangongStoryboard.png [00:45:27] It could land in China.... or Syria [00:45:46] both places would be a real headache [00:46:53] well, it can't land here. so what do i care... :p [00:47:57] Spoken like a true human [00:49:46] no, but still, the probability is still quite heavily on the "it falls into water" side... [00:51:15] http://www.satflare.com/track.asp?q=37820#TOP [00:51:52] 503 [00:52:45] wow [00:55:12] ok, site works now [00:56:38] They all seem to show the same numbers... [00:56:45] no idea where they got it [01:08:34] so did burn up or not yet [01:08:41] buth websites shwo different stuff [01:08:45] no visual confirmation [01:08:54] radar? [01:09:13] That's what I'm trying to find [01:09:23] There was no radar over tha pacific [01:09:36] put one then [01:09:45] I need to go to bed [01:09:52] I want to know if it went poof [01:10:15] It will in the next 30-40min at the least [01:10:23] it's just that we have stale data [01:10:44] "Folks, this is the point when observer reports would be VERY useful. Just because you find a website that says TIangong is 150 km up right now doesn't mean it is, they are all running on stale data. Let us know if you see it - or if you should have seen it but didn't." [01:10:52] https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/980581490131177472 [01:10:53] <planet4589> Folks, this is the point when observer reports would be VERY useful. Just because you find a website that says TIan& https://t.co/7mKRQQAFC9 [01:11:21] aren't there observatories in that general area of the world? [01:11:30] like the one that is in argentina or something [01:11:52] probably, but I can't find reliable info from anyone [01:12:17] i don't see how an observatory would help track a space station [01:12:49] they're built to stare at the same spot of the sky for a while, they move way too slow to follow an object in LEO [01:13:09] the dudes around there probably know about a space station flying a bit too low [01:13:14] so they could go out with binocs [01:13:34] no navy vessels around? [01:13:50] quiet-ish part of the world I suppose [01:14:27] Accroding to the Chinese official news service it felt over the south Pacific [01:15:11] https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/980614409109278720 [01:15:12] <planet4589> China (CMSEO) reports reentry at exactly the time and place of their previous model estimate:& https://t.co/j8pqJ8qLdn [01:15:28] i'm assuming we would have heard by now if it fell down over inhabited territory [01:16:20] UPDATE: #JFSCC confirmed #Tiangong1 reentered the atmosphere over the southern Pacific Ocean [01:17:56] how long is it actually between "reentry" and actual touchdown? [01:18:39] assuming "reentry" is the phase where it gets incredibly hot [01:20:13] if aything touches down, several minutes I guess [01:21:12] it felt into the water... I doubt we'll hear more [01:22:44] anyways im going to bed [01:22:51] goodbye space metal tube [01:43:19] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [02:02:09] So it's down? [02:02:20] South pacific sounds like too good to be true. [02:02:27] That's the perfect spot for it. [02:02:48] Surely radar could confirm where it landed from other nations? [02:24:56] what's the system that handles communication between the pilot and copilot called? [02:36:03] a headset? [02:42:45] I think there's a specific name for the portion of the radio that lets the crew members talk [02:46:51] brb [02:49:27] Intercom? [03:19:29] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o purpletarget|zzzz' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [03:47:15] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Supernovy' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [04:09:37] ok you can change the topic back now [04:10:29] Ha, didn't even notice that. [04:10:48] the most craziest thing I did in kerbal was a part recovery contract on an old planet factory planet [04:11:03] I had this dinky little planet down between eve and Moho, iirc. [04:11:11] it had a thin tenuous atmosphere. [04:11:31] The part to recover spawned skimming ground level, through the atmosphere. [04:11:36] so tiangong-1 finally died [04:11:42] I took the contract, for some reason, [04:11:52] apparently fell into the ocean in the middle of nowhere [04:12:13] So when my grabber got down there it had this one-shot try to get the part because once the thing came into my physics bubble it would decay and come down... [04:12:37] so there I was chasing the thing through a canyon, with aero effects coming off my craft, going at orbital velocity. [04:12:59] I caught the sucker and burned hard to orbit. [04:30:27] sounds like project Azorian [04:31:09] except harder [05:05:36] Cooling is a pain... [05:06:07] Could be the MKS parts, but it doesn't ever seem to work for me [05:09:21] It seems like the only thing that works is fixing the part files [05:14:11] Nope, that didn't work either. [05:14:27] Can anyone explain how it's supposed to work? [06:05:29] ;seen badrocketsco [06:05:29] TheKosmonaut: badrocketsco (badrocketsco!~badrocket@58-36-191-90.dyn.estpak.ee) was last seen quitting in somewhere at 2018-03-17 14:38:16 +0000 [06:05:49] that is a long time [06:06:28] I have an Estonian flag on my counter at work [06:06:33] He'd be happy [06:07:00] magic [06:07:47] You have summoned me! [06:07:54] haha [06:08:08] you have your spies [06:08:26] Yup :D [06:08:29] What's up? [06:08:43] tiangong-1 is down :) [06:11:44] Dumb connection :( [06:11:58] non mobile rockets are not really useful [06:13:14] as i said, magic :) [06:17:51] Flag at the register at my work, badrocketsco https://usercontent.irccloud-cdn.com/file/OyVQMpEe/IMG_1561.JPG [06:17:52] spacex in 14 hours. sadly no landing and it will be too late for me to watch [06:18:40] Hmm. The topic is still upside down [06:18:53] I don't have the original. I hope Deddly fixes it [06:19:05] I still say we should have become the Orbiter official IRC channel [06:25:35] rules link doesn't work [06:25:37] TheKosmonaut: oh, hahah, nice. [06:25:44] TheKosmonaut: WE ARE TAKING OVER! [06:26:18] no rule in place saying one channel can be official for one thing [06:28:11] lol i have only now noticed the topic [06:28:48] BadMobileRockets, you know what do these three colors mean? [06:29:32] Is KSP running .NET 3.5 or 4.6? [06:30:22] Gasher[work]: blue is sky, black is dirt and white was the hope and dreams of estonian people [06:30:27] Or something along the lines [06:30:30] not really [06:31:26] blue is the sky where the planes of soviet occupants fly, black is the ground which soviet occupants thread and white are snow of siberia where those who say that would soon see [06:31:52] Hahah :D [06:34:07] Action: TheKosmonaut Soviet anthem intensifies [06:34:27] isnt it the tune of the current russian one? [06:36:43] Everything is the tune of the soviet anthem if you listen hard enough, komrade [06:37:03] Althego, yeah same tune and like third or fourth lyrics [06:46:25] hmm those URLs no longer work [06:47:10] TheKosmonaut, and here waht i have at work https://i.imgur.com/MwH8fYo.jpg [06:47:29] lol [06:48:37] in 5.2 hours, the date will be Monday, April 2 in every timezone on earth [06:48:49] we're already most of the way there [07:54:00] Gasher[work]: somehow the green color casting makes it even more depressingly Soviet [08:05:09] morning [08:07:43] star [08:23:04] TheKosmonaut, lol. my phone takes some time to adjust to lighting in there [09:05:39] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [09:15:13] well, what do you know, mk1-2 was rebalanced when it became mk1-3. instead of 4.12 t it is 2.72. more reasonable [09:19:25] that was one of my big issues with its balance, it was heavier than the 4 person cockpit which was better in every sense (except symmetry) [10:46:15] finally [10:46:37] is it just me or the 5m fairing really has gaps [10:46:50] looks like it should have 8 petals but it has only 6 [10:50:54] Althego: yes [10:51:26] the perfect non answer [10:51:35] yes [10:52:00] Are there any videos of the reentry of tiangong 1 yet? [10:52:14] there is one fake :) [10:52:26] fell into the pacific ocean, nobody was thre [10:53:22] a friend of mine was but he couldn't be bothered with filming [10:54:38] Althego: it seems you have this problem: https://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/173158-kerbal-space-program-142-is-live/&do=findComment&comment=3337677 [10:55:48] haha so the fairing is actually too big lol [10:56:19] at least they can fix this with the expansion only, no need to pupset modders [10:57:05] The 5 m fairing is also in the base game [10:57:22] https://78.media.tumblr.com/8f82ce16dce907a38b48a5e1c6312aad/tumblr_inline_p6imvgNd1n1u1ax71_540.png [10:57:52] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds4J42JsD7E [10:57:53] YouTube - Adorable Baby Dik-Dik Antelope Is Only 19cm Tall: ZooBorns [10:57:58] damn that is some proper star wars nonsense https://78.media.tumblr.com/9d85c66d88db8045eae496d809b57d71/tumblr_inline_p6inbkLpPd1u1ax71_540.png [11:00:44] some microsopic animals are weird too [11:01:28] a lot of stuff is weird [11:02:45] https://bugs.kerbalspaceprogram.com/issues/18286 and that's my bug [11:03:21] hehe [11:03:34] who needs landing legs anyway [11:04:08] yeah. Nobody. I can land on the engines just fine. :D [11:04:11] https://78.media.tumblr.com/97400b5e67415d9e760836a2d0d12b49/tumblr_o0k3qcwCwm1upwzm1o1_540.jpg [11:05:29] https://78.media.tumblr.com/cc0e8a04384016e9c65b5246af680c68/tumblr_p3v220U0uJ1x4yxtpo1_540.jpg [11:10:41] Mat2ch https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186186946362474496/430323153986912266/DSC_8624.JPG [11:10:58] still looks like a valve [11:11:05] why [11:12:04] https://images.homedepot-static.com/productImages/9212bef9-8eb6-4ba5-b9af-ba2e0f963f2e/svn/homewerks-worldwide-gate-valves-p220-8-12-z-64_1000.jpg [11:12:18] I guess [11:12:28] this plane is named valvewheel now [11:15:02] Fluburtur: what is it? [11:15:13] landing gear for my plane [11:15:36] That's a huge tire then [11:15:47] it's a bush plane [11:15:57] made to work in grass and gravel and stuff [12:43:37] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o APlayer' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [12:51:47] Hello everyone! [12:57:29] Alrighty there APlayer [12:58:18] Uh oh [12:58:22] Now he's on me [12:59:53] So, I was on skiing vacation. Now I am back. :-) [13:00:53] Hello, also, it's snowing [13:01:01] It's april 2nd and it's snowing [13:01:37] Trying to work out how to do this scansat probe [13:02:28] RhineBTV: No need for SCANsat probes, because the surface is not visible anyway. I mean, it's snowing [13:02:45] precipitation in ksp when [13:02:57] you get that in KSP2 [13:03:10] I downloaded ProbesPlus, and it's not bad, but I'm not sold on it [13:03:13] oh and i want my jet sounds back [13:03:28] Pretty sure you can just port over the old ones [13:03:38] Remember elsewhere people discussing it and someone did that [13:04:35] ProbesPlus is cool, but IMHO it crowds the parts list too much [13:05:49] looks like I haven't used much power in my 8 minutes flight the other day [13:05:55] will be going for 15 today [13:06:12] what are you, iron man? :) [13:07:21] not yet [13:07:25] more like foam man [13:07:43] at least build a foam balloon or something [13:08:02] if a flat earther can build a working rocket, you can do better [13:08:24] LOL [13:08:29] I have a rocket engine test planned for later today actually [13:08:30] "working" rocket [13:08:44] it flew several hundred meters up [13:08:53] More like worksploding rocket [13:09:16] not that it wouldnt be simpler to just get some airplane [13:09:24] Yeah, I'm gonna be trimming a lot of parts out of ProbesPlus [13:09:27] also screws keep falling from my gaming pc so I should invest in some nylstop nuts [13:09:39] It'll take a bit, but meh, I've done it so often for so many mods that I'm pretty quick at it [13:10:01] "screws keep falling from my (rocket)" - Jebediah, probably [13:10:20] hehe [13:10:24] I wanna try coming up with something using these bus parts as like an end cap and maybe using an interstage fairing to enclose it during launch or something [13:10:38] RhineBTV: There is a mod for that, it allows you to hide parts in-game [13:10:40] I've got this other service bay I added tweakscale to, from stock station parts redux or w/e [13:10:46] there was a mod with super cheap parts, made of cardboard and stuff [13:10:58] Yeah, I've got janitor's closet, but I just toss stuff into a different folder [13:11:00] Or even hard remove them on next KSP launch, if you want to speed up your KSP loading [13:11:06] Yeah, I just move em [13:11:46] Janitor's Closet, yes, that was it. IIRC it allows you to fully block parts from loading [13:12:13] And you could manually delete them from that folder if you really want [13:12:47] TIL I missed two KSP releases during my vacation [14:49:32] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:57:41] https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DZvtfvfX4AEBZ7p.jpg:large [14:58:02] hehe [14:58:07] now you can throw it away [14:59:03] it missed the Satelitte graveyard [15:00:45] too far north [15:03:36] I have a fairly decent internet (especially upload) capacity these days. Is there anything useful I can do with it? [15:04:37] Host a multiplayer game of some sort [15:04:49] like a permanent Minecraft game for friends [15:05:00] Host a Minecraft server and become a god [15:05:05] Hmm [15:05:13] Or a Long-play game of freeciv (please!) [15:05:19] Not a bad idea [15:05:34] I mean, you have forum power, IRC power, the only thing left is Minecraft power for ultimate internet lordship [15:05:37] I hadn't considered making a game server [15:06:05] For the uninitiated, a Long-play game of freeciv is one where you have 1 move per 24h... (unless everyone has already moved) [15:07:02] I used to play freeciv. I don't think I ever finished a game [15:07:13] same... [15:07:24] I never finished a game of simcity either [15:07:48] Or Openttd [15:07:56] or Outpost1 [15:08:07] I had one game with max number of players in the smallest map (one player vs AI) and I got totally smothered, but they left my capital city and never took it [15:08:26] i finished some games in simcity 2000 when the map was full [15:08:28] So all I could do was end turn, end turn, end turn [15:08:49] Is it even possible to finish sim city? [15:09:11] Depends... it's your own goal, so... [15:09:27] Simcity2000 had the 'Arco' sort of victory screen [15:09:55] I think I'd have dig out my old computer to run a Freeciv server, otherwise there would be too much downtime [15:10:12] Where the space-age Arco would go 'My planet needs me' [15:11:08] https://78.media.tumblr.com/651d3fffa59006034f38069cac6b4f35/tumblr_p4w4xllyuE1qjnhqgo1_540.jpg [15:12:31] hehe [15:13:41] well... I have the day off, so... Time to put Queen at max volume and clean up the house [15:14:17] no [15:14:20] don't clean [15:14:22] dance [15:14:49] Hi all [15:15:11] Hello [15:15:13] Hi Ircghost [15:15:20] Hello, ve2dmn ;) [15:15:50] Did KSP become more difficult in the last couple of builds? [15:16:01] not really [15:16:01] Define difficult [15:16:05] ^ [15:16:06] Hmm. More difficult in which aspect? [15:16:20] I cannot even achieve Orbit anymore with normal rockets.. I'm following this guide, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXzYaREaCw to the letter. Not at all enough fuel for Orbit [15:16:24] no big changes since the atmosphere, which was long time ago [15:16:28] like 1.1 or soemthing [15:16:38] Yeah, I might have stopped somewhere around 1 [15:17:00] it is in fact easier to achieve orbit with the non soup atmosphere [15:17:05] well... the changes you are talking about are from more then a year ago [15:17:16] Hmm, I might just suck more than I remember haha [15:17:28] Does anyone have a good guide they can recommend? [15:17:38] Ircghost: We'll gladly help you :-) [15:17:53] That's appreciated! [15:18:07] Red5, who used to hang out here and does not anymore, taught me back then how to get to orbit properly [15:18:27] start turning shortly after launch, continue turning smoothly with around 45 deg after 10 km, until you reach 40 km where you should be almost horizontal [15:18:42] What version was the Soup-a-sphere again? [15:18:54] ve2dmn, up to 0.90 [15:19:11] i think there were some extensive engien changes around that time [15:19:18] Basically boils down to "Launch vertically, at 100 m/s turn eastward by 10 deg, keep at prograde and slightly adjust to reach 45 deg by 10 km altitude" [15:19:25] so 1st May, 2015 [15:20:04] Ircghost: I have 1700h in KSP and I still suck at it :D [15:20:12] haha! [15:20:39] But my launches are now automated with kOS and my own code [15:20:45] Aplayer, that's basically what I'm doing / following from above video. Although he is talking about being at 45 degrees at 15k [15:21:03] Ircghost, as you can see from the answers you have received so far, there is no single "right" way of doing it. It all depends on the craft you have built. But the basic idea is always the same: start turning early and gradually continue turning so you're going mostly sideways by the time you get high in the atmosphere. [15:21:37] Ircghost, also, turn in the right direction - East [15:21:51] the exact shape of the optimal ascent trajectory depends on your drag and twr [15:21:56] it is just a general guidline [15:22:16] but the flatter you go, the less gravity losses will you have, so you have to balance that with drag losses [15:22:28] generally in the current atmosphere gravity losses are worse than drag losses [15:22:49] Your launch should look something like this https://img.newatlas.com/spacex-pictorial-66.jpg?auto=format%2Ccompress&fit=max&h=670&q=60&w=1000&s=9522367f84c7b1ae35c4a2b57f97a38e [15:22:56] hehe [15:23:01] exactly [15:23:29] Ircghost, so what exactly happens when you try that? [15:23:30] Scott has not made a video tutorial in quite some time, but there is one for KSP 1.0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74m3qThOoU&list=PLYu7z3I8tdEkUeJRCh083UT-Lq5ZIKI75 [15:23:30] YouTube - Kerbal Space Program - Career Mode Guide For Beginners - Part 1 [15:23:35] back from flying [15:23:41] did 15 minutes as planned [15:23:52] I run out short of fuel at my AP burn [15:24:03] How much dV do you bring? [15:24:06] I have too little to do a full burn, about 6 seconds to little. Let alone get down again [15:24:20] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLXzYaREaCw [15:24:20] YouTube - Guide to Kerbal Space Program...for Complete Beginners! - Part 4 [Orbit!] [15:24:22] this rocket [15:24:26] "Get down" is a burn of fractions of a second [15:25:00] Ircghost, do you have a screenshot of your craft? [15:25:30] Deddly, the easiest is too look at the link of YouTube. There is the entire vessel. I completely copied it [15:25:39] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [15:25:45] Plagiarism! [15:25:56] Ircghost, Where in the video should I be looking? It's more than an hour long :) [15:26:09] haha! I was getting a bit mental about my own builds, so I just wanted to copy one and check if it was me or the machine [15:26:31] Around 34:22 [15:26:35] sorry, didn't realize how long it was [15:27:14] Oh ok, I see the rocket [15:27:37] Hmm, looks unnecessarily low-tech for someone who's trying to learn the game [15:28:09] it is careeer guide [15:28:10] If you want to learn the mechanics of it, you can play in sandbox and use bigger fuel tanks and engines [15:28:11] Ircghost: Are you familiar with the concepts of TWR and delta-v? [15:28:30] Oops, he closed his browser [15:28:40] ho well [15:28:48] hehe [15:28:54] The answers were too intense to handle [15:28:59] Or KSP crashed his machine [15:29:24] my plane can almost climb vertical when there is some wind [15:29:37] He focused too much and the mental EMP messed with his machine [15:29:39] or the LHC collapse the world and we don't know yey [15:29:46] excuse, back again [15:29:55] Welcome back. Here's what you missed: [15:29:59] Well, at least we know it wasn't the LHC now [15:30:02] Let me try it with a burn at 10k [15:30:06] ok, so LHC didn't eat you [15:30:14] * Ircghost has quit (Quit: webchat.esper.net) [15:30:14] Oops, he closed his browser [15:30:14] ho well [15:30:14] hehe [15:30:14] The answers were too intense to handle [15:30:16] Or KSP crashed his machine [15:30:18] my plane can almost climb vertical when there is some wind [15:30:20] He focused too much and the mental EMP messed with his machine [15:30:22] or the LHC collapse the world and we don't know yey [15:30:24] * Ircghost (webchat@5072946C.static.ziggozakelijk.nl) has joined [15:30:39] I'm glad to see I was missed so dearly [15:30:43] Hehe :) [15:30:45] :D [15:30:49] Action: APlayer slaps Deddly for spam [15:30:58] ow [15:31:09] Deddly: my clilent has a 'slow paste' mode [15:31:14] It was a light slap, though [15:31:46] My client has a "flood everyone because who cares?" mode [15:31:52] :P [15:31:53] Ircghost: you could always go the easy route: MOAR BOOSTERS! [15:32:04] of course! But I want to learn :P [15:32:15] Action: APlayer engages "Flood everyone" mode [15:32:23] Ircghost: use any mods? [15:32:30] Action: Althego activates noah mode [15:32:46] Scatter [15:32:57] that is pure visua [15:32:59] l [15:33:01] and now, mechjeb and kerbal engineer [15:33:13] good choice [15:33:14] well you asked any, so that falls under that category ;) [15:33:16] "Scatter" - "That is pure visua" [15:33:17] those are redundant, mechjeb can do what ker can [15:33:18] LOL [15:33:25] The big thing is to have sufficient ”V (delta-v) for orbit, ~3 km/s once you know what you're doing. But to start with, I'd aim for 4 km/s. [15:33:28] yes, scatterer [15:33:55] I never managed to do better than 3500 m/s in stock KSP [15:34:06] I think 3300 was my one time best [15:34:21] What does the dv maps says? [15:34:28] 4500, I think? [15:34:29] i think it says 3400 [15:34:34] 4500 was the soup [15:34:39] I'm under the impression that much under 3.4 km/s requires a design with, uh, compromises elsewhere. [15:34:41] but even i could go below 3000 [15:34:45] 3.3k [15:35:03] I wonder how much dv the koyuz has [15:35:11] probably close to 10k with no payload [15:35:23] that could go to anywhere and back [15:35:25] in stock [15:35:28] ok, except eve [15:35:31] pretty much [15:35:37] can do a direct ascent to jool [15:35:41] Except Moho, more like [15:35:45] like press space and done [15:35:46] Ircghost: make it overpowered and start with that [15:35:51] so total Delta v is atmo/vac -> 2956 ^ 3736 [15:35:56] Efficiency will come with experience [15:36:04] what, no ,you can go to jool with less than 2k injection [15:36:12] Ircghost: TWR? [15:36:25] total? [15:36:25] dV looks fine to me [15:36:34] that should be more than enough [15:36:36] Trust-to-weigh ratio [15:36:38] How is it distributed across the stages? [15:36:53] And what are the stage TWRs? [15:37:00] yeah someone tell me the dv of that monster https://drive.google.com/file/d/131n6aiBzosgMoiTt-o5VTYfz2AcgBlKt/view?usp=sharing [15:37:01] To be honest, Ircghost, the margins on that rocket seem pretty tight for a first-time-to orbit. See even he nearly runs out of fuel [15:37:09] stage (3): 3.74. Stage 4: 1.51, stage 5: 1.28 [15:37:11] you may want to remove the included payload [15:37:24] best way to lose all that deltaV is to have a TWR of 0.70 at launch [15:37:36] lol [15:37:55] Woah, the TWRs are insanely high [15:37:59] bit high at startup [15:38:20] i usually go with around 1.2-1.3 atmospheric at launch [15:38:32] especially with solids, where it will just go out of control insanely [15:38:33] except for a thermostat and gloo analyser there is no payload [15:38:35] Not a bad thing in KSP, just rather... Unusual. You could save some dV with a weaker and lighter engine [15:39:13] Ircghost, My recommendation is to replace the bottom stage with a larger booster and try the same launch [15:39:24] ok [15:40:18] You might need a few fins at the bottom to keep it stable [15:40:26] already there [15:40:29] :) [15:40:32] or download my rocket [15:40:48] I don't know of anyone that didn't like the koyuz [15:41:05] replaced it with 3 times hammer [15:41:27] Control may be an issue. [15:41:32] Ircghost, oh [15:41:49] Ircghost, well in that case, throttle them down to 1/3 power before exiting the VAB [15:42:10] Ircghost: the basis of KSP is Try, Try again, Try again, try again [15:42:19] Ok, I haven't tried the 3 hammer setup yet. But I'll tone it down [15:43:03] Ircghost, I was thinking more like replacing that single SRB with the longer "Thumper" SRB. But the triple option might work [15:43:50] I was testing a new version of my shuttle and it has been reentering for two weeks now [15:44:09] at a third power there is no lift off :P [15:44:31] you need 1.2 atmo twr [15:46:19] Ircghost: if I didn't have my house to clean, I would stream a demo [15:46:39] Fluburtur: Has it been reentering for two weeks like Tiangong? :P [15:46:50] well more like once every day [15:46:55] i guided a guy to the mun and back some days ago, so i am out in this one :) [15:47:05] I wanted to test a free return from the mun with some gentle aerobraking [15:47:19] 45 km [15:47:25] that doesnt hurt anything [15:47:35] it's basically my old crew shuttle for the station but with the crew cabines replaced by more fuel [15:48:47] Ircghost, LOL OK, maybe a little more thrust, then ;) [15:50:01] looking good so far [15:51:30] hmm a low orbit (72K) but made it [15:53:12] Thanks for the help guys [15:53:50] That'll make $5 [15:53:57] now install 34 more mods and try again :D [15:54:19] nince rocket you have here. it would be a shame if something happened to it :) [15:57:25] uh I think the shuttle in unstable with the new configuration [15:58:59] Ircghost, great, well done! [16:00:16] \o/ [16:01:03] I do think I lost Jeb. he was going back to kerbin, thought I deployed all parachutes before switching back. [16:01:06] I guess not :P [16:02:48] Aaw [16:02:57] Not to worry. He'll find his way back [16:03:22] He thinks it's still April the 1. and hid to trick you [16:03:28] I'm off for a bit, thanks again for the mental support ;) [16:04:38] Uh, you'll want the craft to be focused pm descent. Don't just go back to three tracking station, etc. [16:05:18] Seeya around, Ircghost [16:06:59] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/413109312802521098/430397718511353857/20180402180009_1.jpg [16:07:21] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/413109312802521098/430397807007105035/20180402180322_1.jpg [16:08:49] the shuttle survived so I didn't have to sue the parachutes but it was a good excuse to use them [16:08:54] being stuck in a tumble [16:10:49] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:28:34] Fluburtur, Nice shot there with the plane in the background. No tail on that craft? [16:29:43] there s one but the angle doesn't show it [16:30:23] this is the older version of my shuttle https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/413109312802521098/430403591304511519/20180322214441_1.jpg [16:37:30] Ah yes [16:37:46] I'm surprised that tumbled, then [16:38:14] the balance probably changed [16:38:23] I will need to move the wings a bit then [16:40:45] Fuel flow priority? [16:41:38] didn't matter [16:41:50] I usually manually balance the shuttle during reentry [16:42:04] all the fuel in the nose during the first part then in the middle [16:42:34] i think when you have to do that, you already designed it wrong [16:42:52] i dont let the planes become unstable [16:43:35] in reality of course this balancing is a necessary part of the operation of a plane [16:46:26] I don't know about designing it "wrong". It's just a different priority [16:47:14] if you come back without fuel and you are unstable and flip [16:47:15] I mean, he could have had all the fuel around the CoM, but then the living space would have been split up, which is unrealistic [16:47:16] that is wrong [16:47:43] Well yeah, if it's unstable empty, that's a problem [16:47:43] worst case i would have some ballast somewhere, which is locked [16:48:29] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+v eriophora' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:49:47] Fluburtur: SSTO? [16:50:13] no [16:50:18] it actually works like a real shuttle [16:51:27] lame. :D [16:52:20] im bad at ssto [16:52:34] and shuttles too usually but this one works very well [16:53:53] :) [16:54:01] I'm pretty good at SSTOs, I think [16:54:09] not real good, but good enough to launch huge things [17:15:16] don't ever switch out of a landing [17:16:00] Bad Things (tm) happen [17:17:27] also, happy easter. before it's over... [17:35:59] wew [17:36:52] It's April 2nd, and a powerline got knocked down because of wet, heavy snow snapping a tree branch. Jesus [17:37:21] send the geographical area so i may avoid it in the future :) [17:37:33] New England [17:37:54] ok i will easily avoid that [17:38:01] this happens now and then [17:38:02] The snow is whatever, even if it's ridiculous, but it just got wet and heavy after the sun popped out [17:38:18] Was coming down really light and fluffy [17:38:53] it is just the amount [17:39:13] And I lost power while I was fixing that stupid scansat thing I was going on about, too [17:39:21] :) [17:39:29] the most important in life [17:44:42] https://gfycat.com/FrequentEminentCoelacanth [17:46:55] hehehehe [17:47:12] we break for noone [17:54:23] Plot twist: Tiangong never reentered. It was all a joke. [17:59:11] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYLBjScgb7o [17:59:11] YouTube - THE FURBY ORGAN, A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT MADE FROM FURBIES [18:00:39] That link sounds terrifying [18:00:52] Someone else open it first [18:01:22] it's both awesome and VERY creepy at the same time [18:02:24] https://twitter.com/plutokiller/status/980826691428761600 [18:02:24] It's the start of the spring quarter here at Caltech, which means a whole new batch of kids for Science of the Sola& https://t.co/Woj0pZpDTd [18:03:00] hehe he is the pluto killer [18:03:22] get me my new planet nine asap [18:03:45] I might test my rockt engine tomorrow [18:03:52] but I don't want to waste time [18:03:56] it is getting late for filming [18:04:06] Interesting, I just wish it was presented by someone who wasn't trying to outdo Sacha Cohen [18:04:16] I could've done without the dude [18:04:21] good thing I have a light I made for filming [18:05:22] goof thing rocket makes its own light [18:26:17] well that was another fail [18:26:22] same issue as the old nozzles [18:27:43] thank goodness for cloud saves....\ [18:32:41] oh god my rcket produced over 400g of thrust before failing [18:37:18] that doesnt sound too much [18:37:54] that's pretty good [18:37:58] almost 500 actually [18:38:08] my goal was 400 so it could propel a plane [18:38:15] https://youtu.be/4030Dwu6ztM [18:38:15] YouTube - entropy 6 thrust reading [18:38:54] also the rocket itself is like 50 grams [18:39:05] so if the nozzle didn't eject it would go super fast [18:42:46] I should try a temperature measurement on the next one [18:42:56] btw the nozzle flew off and I heard it land on the roof near me [18:43:04] hehe [18:43:06] took like 5 whole seconds to land [18:43:15] new revolutionary rocket motor: nozzle propulsion [18:43:18] https://youtu.be/nZ8EI9WdtTQ [18:43:19] YouTube - entropy 6 high speed [18:43:27] well it counts as reaction mass [18:43:31] just not very efficient [18:44:27] makes a nice flame [18:44:48] yeah [18:44:57] but I still don't know what makes it fail [18:45:06] looking at that one it looks like it hs trouble starting [18:47:00] i wonder did man at arms make the cleaver from higurashi? [18:47:07] they should [18:47:40] you see how the rocket starts to increase in power then quickly reduces and starts again [18:47:51] yes it seems to be some oscillation [18:48:01] or rather negative feedback [18:48:12] and somehow the nozzle is causing it [18:48:13] and then kaboom [18:49:04] yeah [18:49:19] I guess it causes a choke that somehow causes that [18:50:26] hmm... client got changed.. eep [18:51:39] the sound is pretty impressive too https://youtu.be/gAnfhXh-qNk [18:51:39] YouTube - Entropy 6 close up [18:51:44] that was the loudest so far [18:58:59] I'm unfamiliar with hobbyist rockets, what's with the sputtering around 2 secs after it first flares up? [18:59:10] You can notice it around the same time frame in the high-speed vid as well, even without sound [18:59:23] Some way it tries to stabilize or something? [18:59:30] you mean the oscillations? [18:59:36] that's my problem [18:59:37] Oh, you mentioned it just above [18:59:37] Yeah [18:59:51] I guess it's because the nozzle isn't letting the presure escape fast enough [19:00:20] doesnt have the best profile [19:00:31] but how would you go and determine that [19:00:59] Does it come that way and it's something you have to sort out, or is it a result of other modifications you've done? [19:01:09] Just curious [19:01:20] modifications? he built it all [19:01:21] it has a partial hollow core to help ignition and increase initial presure a bit [19:01:30] Ah, nice [19:01:33] I could try having less of that [19:01:35] Fluburtur, do you have any information about exactly when it produced max thrust? [19:01:49] it was just before it ejected the nozzle [19:01:50] It would be good if the numbers were visible in the frame [19:02:04] so when the presure was highest [19:02:18] Well, I gotta shower and shave, but that's cool and impressive you built it entirely yourself [19:02:46] Impressive indeed [19:03:12] but that scale doesn't update very fast [19:03:26] use an analog [19:03:42] im gonna make a nozzle with even nicer curves and wider throat next time [19:03:52] I don't think I have an analog scale [19:12:36] Fluburtur, https://www.nakka-rocketry.net/sp/an-al_endview2.jpg [19:12:41] That could help [19:13:00] do I look like someone righ that has metal [19:13:23] Who says it has to be metal? [19:19:29] the picture [19:24:10] i havent seen seeger rings not made of metal [19:26:48] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:47:21] Actually, you could try 3D printing a wax mold and casting an aluminium or copper or so nozzle [19:47:51] Which opens a whole new can of worms, but would be interesting and certainly very clean [19:55:21] https://youtu.be/_TlCtzjx28w?t=107 [20:08:14] Mat2ch https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186186471202357249/430458147816079370/DSC_8629.JPG [20:08:19] https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/186186471202357249/430458173426630657/DSC_8630.JPG [20:14:20] uh, nice! [20:14:23] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPQHG-LevZM [20:14:23] YouTube - CRS-14 Mission [20:14:38] I still have to change some stuff [20:15:01] Channel links still give an error message [20:15:18] Where did you get that link? [20:15:25] youtube homepage [20:15:34] it is a public stream [20:15:42] ah, ok [20:16:06] getting it from the spacex channel page is not possible right now [20:16:58] spacex webcast just started [20:17:01] "SpaceX will not attempt to recover Falcon 9s first stage after launch." BORING. [20:18:15] Nice! I would have missed the launch if it was not linked here. [20:21:14] Huh? They will land it, but only to get data and will not actually recover it? Why? They could sell it to some hobbyist for a few millions, if they can't use it themselves anymore [20:23:25] APlayer, that would give away their secret technology [20:25:06] You mean the steam train that they stuck on the back behind the engines? [20:25:08] i thought that many of the disposable launchers are used for testing things like more aggresive entry profiles, where the telemetry is more important. [20:25:41] But no, seriously [20:25:56] Why don't they recover it if they indeed attempt to land it? [20:26:21] Even if it is to avoid crashing it into the ocean, which does not seem very environment friendly to me [20:27:17] sending the droneship out there is not cheap, both logistically and financially. [20:31:10] It's great for PR though [20:31:46] SpaceX isn't exactly struggling on that front [20:31:55] according to http://nextrocket.space/ SpaceX sure doesn't need the PR [20:32:36] Are they going to try an unusually-high-energy landing with the booster, maybe? [20:33:30] 4FORUM SOFTWARE ABOUT TO BE UPDATED [20:37:58] damn it... i missed it again [20:39:03] Well there's no recovery this time, so it's not quite as exciting as it usually is [20:39:24] they do have cameras on the first stage [20:39:35] but I think they need the boat to relay the signal [20:40:46] lmao the boat in the middle of nowhere on the map [20:41:45] nice launch again, looks sooo easy :) [20:42:06] A job done well should be unnoticeable. [20:42:12] So they DO have the drone ship out there? [20:43:13] the drone ship is probably very integral to the landing operations of the first stage. [20:43:36] there seemed to be a gas spray from the second stage engine sideways out, I did not see that this time. I wonder if it was a leak or just some exchaust [20:43:56] jettisoning schtuff. [20:44:04] I thought those were stars whizzing by [20:46:46] I can't help but smile at those things that keep flying off of rockets [20:47:14] I imagine it's random parts of the rocket itself, heh [20:47:34] "Oh that? Don't worry, we got more of those" [20:47:52] Bob forgot about the spacetape again [20:48:58] Just an exploding radially-mounted solar panel [20:49:09] Should use the shielded ones [20:49:13] at least no humans are aboard to randomly lose tools [20:53:07] Or gloves [20:53:16] Or trousers and stuff [20:53:48] (I mean, they are drying their laundry outside, aren't they? And it floats off on occasion) [20:54:17] should use exploding trousers just in case they drift off [20:54:48] "Built in self-destruct mode" [20:55:26] In case of mission abort or missing the objectives, press big red button [20:57:21] in 50 years "Spaceflight is restricted from the area as denoted by a circle labeled "Pants Constellation."" [20:57:41] Pantstellation? [20:58:29] More like "Danger of collision with stray pants" [20:58:53] Anyway, I am on collision course with my bed, so see you tomorrow :P [22:05:23] Is there a known issue/feature with MKS and cooling? or am I doing something wrong? [22:51:08] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Supernovy' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [22:51:14] Evening, Gentlemen. [22:52:46] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [22:55:12] Y'know, I always used to think, "Bah, humbug, I don't need a Countdown-to-Launch mod, it's just flavor and I can launch on my own." 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