[00:36:13] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [01:10:12] switching to rocket fuel did it; almost nothing left, but i should at least be able to deorbit lol [01:10:23] now to see how much weight i can add and still make it... [01:39:09] made it to orbit and landed back at the KSC with 74.40 units of liquid fuel left ^^ [01:39:17] victory for the day lol [01:51:29] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [02:10:40] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [04:42:10] ;mission [04:42:10] XXCoder: You search for the LD-50 of boosters. Quantum Gravity glances sharply in your direction and demands to know what you think you are doing. [04:49:49] LD50 of boosters is an interesting concept [04:50:17] How would you measure it? I feel like any booster at all ingested would probably be lethal [04:50:38] But the lethal dose for 50% of people of boosters on a rocket? [05:34:21] most rocket fuels are ULTRA toxic lol. a lab tech died because of a single drop of a mercury-mixed fuel seeping through her latex glove and into her skin. [05:34:38] (hence why we don't use those kinds of fuels heh) [05:45:22] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Althego' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [07:09:11] I think there's a significantly increased percentage of birth defects under the flight path of the Soyuz [08:45:13] https://youtu.be/JMISu9j4xoE?t=1095 [08:45:16] what a great shot! [16:05:25] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Althego' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:09:20] SpaceX seems to be done with reeving the chopsticks [16:10:12] and it looks like they are slowly lifting [16:12:22] there was a 15th flight of ingenuity [17:29:31] bob is officially a jerk. keeps getting in the passenger seat when i didn't want him, now to see if the kerbal i went to rescue can get down clinging to the cockpit door lol [17:29:44] (i didn't notice him in the seat until i'd already gotten to orbit lol) [17:33:09] still better than jeb [17:35:53] i'm gonna try to save him, because why not; worst case i revert to hanger and kick bob out lol [17:36:34] i did manage to get my weight down a bit, though. can afford to get rid of a bunch of oxidizer, and smaller wings, since the wings are really more about stability from what i can see [17:37:43] it's actually more stable now that i have left lift, and i just try to run the ramjets at greater than 1TWR at all times, kick in the aerospikes around in time to keep me over 1.3 as i kill the ramjets [17:38:52] additionally, assuming the kerbal i rescued doesn't get burnt to a crisp, he might be able to hang on all the way to landing, this thing was pretty gentle on my last flight [17:39:25] definitely thinking the last aerodynamics node will help; better, lighter surfaces [17:39:56] even this thing, though, 2k in fuel to get to orbit and land back at the KSC? yes please [18:01:12] building a small plane around the turboramjet engine is very fun [18:09:34] yeah, i'm planning to replace my little panther-based scout with those; high altitude, high speed should be great for those travel and report missions on kerbin [18:09:54] though if i can get this spaceplane improved, that'd be great for it too, since i could just deorbit where needed [18:10:54] Hmm, I guess you can measure stuff from space with a suborbital flight. [18:14:49] most of the ones i have are only for altitudes just above 18km [18:14:56] which those ramjets have ZERO issue reaching lol [18:15:23] they're thirsty as hell, but holy hell do they burn hard once you get up to speed [18:16:46] The thrust curve is hilarious. I think you might be able to hit 2-3 Gs in some ascents? [18:17:43] oh easily lol [18:18:24] this splaceplane doesn't hit 2 except right as i kick in the aerospikes, but it works great, and i'm now reliably getting low orbit with enough fuel to do a little maneuvering and deorbit [18:18:49] also, this launch worked out PERFECTLY. just wait 1d and do a 1.5m/s burn and i get a 1.2km rendesvous haha [18:19:34] this time without that jerk bob (the one i was trying to rescue kept ending up crispy; couldn't manage to let him do an orbital skydive lol) [18:21:37] hah [18:33:11] space shuttle had what, 500m/s delta-v? [18:33:41] Once in LEO? [18:34:38] SporkWitch: https://wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Jetpack_deorbit [18:35:06] wikiality says ~300 m/s [18:35:59] i think that article is REALLY outdated, because there's no way to control pitch or roll on EVA UNTIL you deploy your chute [18:36:06] (tested it yesterday, just wanted to see how the parachutes worked [18:36:21] It probably predates parafoils at least [18:37:27] "why are my burns not doing what they should?" *notices it's still on target mode* >_< [18:39:02] the usual was to land on the head, and the helmet protects the kerbal [18:39:14] since the personal parachutes tou dont even need that [18:41:23] trick is getting into the atmosphere without ending up crispy heh [18:42:03] hehe, watching some random video about frogs. and i hear kiara's intro music lol. it is like with ksp when you hear that music in an other context you suddenly think of THE place where you remember it from [18:42:20] Jetpack deorbit still works as advertised. [18:50:23] semi-related question: is it a mod that let's people target the east and west ends of the runway? or am i just doing something wrong? Would be really handy to get the nav marker at the actual spot, especially at night [18:50:28] (WTB ILS :P) [18:50:45] yeah it was explicitly said they would never add it [18:50:48] an they never did [18:50:50] Action: raptop assumes either mods or parking craft in those locations [18:51:06] I usuaally used waypoint manager to put a marker at each end [18:51:36] the runway lights up.. [18:51:39] gotcha [18:53:00] hehe when we were doing the gca simulation for e3a, we heard at least 1000 times during testing... this is frisbee radar, how do you read? [18:54:01] looking at the flight path, it looks like i might arrive just at dawn, heh [18:54:05] not an ils, but something like that, just more annoying [18:58:46] I've seen people place flags at the runway ends, too [18:59:33] I guess you can target them. [18:59:59] yes. I usually don't bother landing on the runway, though ;) [19:00:10] still doesnt give you glideslope and center line deviation [19:00:25] it wouldnt be too hard to add [19:00:44] landing? is that thing youre supposed to? ;) [19:00:49] hehe [19:01:18] succeed on landing few times actually, its bit hard. i focused a lot more on rockets than planes [19:01:18] XXCoder: I rarely build planes but I call it a successful landing if the cockpit survives [19:01:37] hehe [19:01:41] lol [19:01:42] you know the syaing [19:01:45] yeah, I usually don't explore the plane tech tree nodes until very late [19:01:48] any landing you can wlk away from [19:02:08] yes planes are lagging way behihind anything for me too [19:02:15] I haven [19:02:17] err [19:02:24] at least onw node behind everything [19:02:26] I haven't tried building planes in JNSQ [19:02:45] never really did research type game [19:02:58] though i did do some of it. always laughed that wheels is hard to get [19:03:06] until i can get the panther, then i buy it instantly and i have a worthy plane to collect science with [19:03:23] that one is wah higher than any plane elements i need [19:05:14] my yearly hibernation is coming. maybe i can start a career game again [19:06:07] i can't help it, i'm a plane guy, heh [19:10:45] rofl, 112km apo before flameout by replacing the panthers on my little "scout" jet with whiplashes and the intake with a shock cone lol [19:11:46] alt one of my favorites science was getting one of guys outside rocket while its rocketing up [19:11:52] "its windy" no crap serlock [19:12:04] trick is to turn off engine for a min or so [19:12:31] squeeze a bit of more sciece out lol [19:13:24] i always do that [19:13:30] stepping out of the capsule at 69 km, grabbing an EVA report, and getting back in before descending further: always amusing [19:14:02] as soo nas i can do evas, among the first rockets, i collect science in the atmosphere [19:41:21] watching back zombie check. she was on a roll today [20:01:07] kikkerikii [20:45:23] i want to go to sleep but birdcat...