[00:47:08] ok weird.../ [00:47:28] walked my kerbal out from the runway, about 1/2km out to do a science point. It still thinks I'm on the runway. [01:02:07] so.. guess I can't just walk off the pad/runway any mor eand get a shore biome report like I used to.. [01:07:24] I'd suggest using an RT-5 with like 10-20% fuel? [01:08:43] not too worried about it right now. just seemed odd. I walk out a km, oh you still on runway. I'm like 'wuh?' [01:09:01] maybe biomes got mucked with [01:13:52] Action: JVFoxy sees pod sliding on runway. Decides to spin it like a top. It starts driving along the ground, "ok... umm.." stops it, tries spinning it the other way. Watches it go 'forwards'. umm... funny bug/feature it seems [01:14:57] I used to bug hunt a friend's game a while back. I didn't intend to do it in KSP [01:17:02] ok no I won't Danny this.. or whoever it was that takes advantages of game bugs [01:18:23] I mean, if you connect 2 command pods in a bow tie shape, you can roll it around for a rover with highly limited battery life [01:25:35] lol.. did something similar but with a truss in the middle to hold science parts. [01:26:30] I generally wait till I get the first plane parts unlocked. Build a jet car with a couple of pods. Putter around KSP for a bit getting what I can of science. Kind of handy having a science officer that can reset experients [09:02:22] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [09:27:18] Decided to poke nose on 1.9.1 for once. Say hello to Swiftfox (cuz.. well I couldn't think of anything else) from edge of North pole ice shelf after a quick test flight: https://imgur.com/a/o5m6xsg [09:27:19] https://i.imgur.com/qiDDNLD.png [09:28:17] whitebird [09:29:17] with a red nose if I sit up at 1300m/s too long [09:29:32] lights on turn on some orange lights on the nose [09:30:05] flying back, topped past 1400m/s now [09:31:23] it'll go up to 1400m/s, 22km up but not enough lift to sit there [09:41:20] and on final approach back to KSC [09:46:08] and wheels down at 37m15s [09:49:37] Nice looking plane [09:50:44] If overheating is an issue, there's a neat trick you can use - stick the large landing gear (closed) to it pokes out the front of the nose [09:51:47] The large landing gear has amongst the highest heat tolerances in the game, and it will allow you to go up to the region of 1800 m/s in the atmosphere without anything exploding [09:52:15] Being stuck out the front, it will be the first object to hit the airstream [09:53:33] for big planes the shielded docking port works too [09:55:42] Large landing gear > shielded docking port [09:55:58] 2700 vs 2600 [09:56:48] A heat shield would presumably be even better [09:57:03] It's been a long time since I experimented [09:58:07] Drag tho [09:58:22] butthat burns out [09:59:36] I should test this, but I think the heat shields provide excellent thermal protection even without ablator [09:59:41] Anyone tried a Spacex Starship point to point transfer in KSP? [09:59:51] Not me, darsie [10:01:02] Hmm, simultaneous boostback and controlling the second stage is tricky. [10:01:24] but the point to point transfer would work without the booster [10:02:32] What Althego said [10:02:41] That's the point of point to point transfer :) [10:03:57] rly? [10:04:06] has sea level engines too [10:04:09] it can launch [10:04:23] and by design the booster is for orbital launches, not for suborbital [10:04:40] if we are lucky we can see a 150 m hop this week [10:04:56] and maybe in a month a lot higher one [10:05:46] Hmm. Their video does show a booster https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqE-ultsWt0 [10:05:47] YouTube - Starship | Earth to Earth [10:06:12] But that was back in 2017. I'm pretty sure the idea is to only use Starship [10:09:43] Deddly thanks but its ok. I wanted a pointed front more, mostly for looks. It gets toasty but usually only when I power through lower bits of the air too much. [10:10:26] JVFoxy, cool, if you don't need the extra speed, no harm in a little orange-coloured glow :) [10:11:44] I was more curious as to how it would behave. Casual little run. Seems to do ok around 18-20km up, and 1100 or so. [10:11:48] Over two years later, in May 2019, Musk floated the idea of using single-stage Starship to travel up to 10,000 kilometers (6,200 mi) on Earth-to-Earth flights at speeds approaching Mach 20 (25,000 km/h; 15,000 mph) with an acceptable payload saying it "dramatically improves cost, complexity & ease of operations."[157] [10:12:01] Nice [10:12:33] I could do more checking, messing about but eh.. [10:17:30] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48-rEDIhyu0 uhm uhm uhm [10:23:40] Mat2ch, interesting. Were they performing life for the event? [10:24:53] I'm only a couple of mins in and it's just a bunch of "I can't hear you" [10:28:15] OK so they're playing live together with an astronaut live on the the ISS. That is pretty cool :) [10:29:48] heh or as much as live as they can get given time delay? [10:30:33] It works one way - they just need to play along with the stream from their end. [10:33:12] Deddly: yes, that was live [10:33:59] But the weird double picture. Was that intentional or did they have 3d glasses? [10:34:49] Probably just for the effect [11:37:08] is he wearing a captain future t-shirt? [11:39:15] yes, looks like it [11:39:41] he is [11:39:59] that was like 2 years ago. why share this now? [11:40:08] still unlisted lol [11:41:16] btw the german soundtrack for captain future is still one of the best [11:41:42] i was a big fan of captain future as a kid [11:56:30] Eddi|zuHause: I have no idea. Copyright? [12:04:26] Kraftwerk? involved in a copyright issue? who would have thought that was possible... oh, wait... :p [13:02:21] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Judge_Dedd' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:04:43] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:09:08] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:16:17] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Judge_Dedd' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [14:19:42] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Mostly_Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [15:35:38] Yet another MechJeb clip (Skycrane autolanding) https://formularfetischisten.de/~packbart/temp/foo4c.mp4 [15:35:50] Too high TWR seems to confuse the landing guidance [15:40:13] packbart: The port on the rover wasn't necessary. [15:41:49] I know. the thing also got two probe cores. an Octo2 on top an a Rovemate clipped into the bottom. I included that one just for its anomaly detection chance [15:42:28] otoh I know where to find the Armstrong Memorial to take the tourists to. don't really need it and it's the first thing to explode on hard jumps [15:42:58] I found it once. Dunno where it is. [15:43:11] I was hoping for cables. [15:43:16] unwinding [15:43:46] Shouldn't be too hard. [15:43:48] to simulate. [15:43:54] last time I tried that the KAS winch cable snapped [15:43:58] might try again [15:45:00] t'was merely a test to be repeated. I was poking around in MechJeb code [15:45:36] south side of one of the equatorial crates, almost at the equator [15:48:20] right, now that you say it, I think I'm at the wrong crater, anyway. the memorial is at the Northeastsomething crater, I think [15:48:42] I think therefore I revert [15:49:34] hehe jedi knights https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnOEGvEKFSQ [15:49:34] YouTube - Star Wars: Duel of The Fates (Medieval Style) [16:19:24] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o Mostly_Deddly' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [16:30:45] i hope this is not as bad as the dr e and dr z thing was last time https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dNJg6-UYP4 [16:30:46] YouTube - NASA Leaders Discuss Mars Perseverance Mission [17:01:26] hehe they didnt start it on time [17:02:58] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFFtaYyTNZg [17:02:58] YouTube - Starship SN5 Fuel Tanking Test From Boca Chica, Texas [17:05:23] boom today? [17:08:00] probably not [17:21:23] Just tanking and stuff [17:21:38] not even a static fire test [17:23:45] with this speed there cant be a hop soon [17:38:46] Well, tanking test, static fire wednesday, hop on the weekend? [18:12:18] hehe, if it hops ni the next ten minutes, it is a big problem [18:54:44] doesn't look like anything is going to happen there today... [19:03:27] there is some venting from one of the tanks [19:03:50] but not much is happening [19:04:04] maybe it is as exciting as watching steel cool [19:06:40] the launchpad coordinates -0.0972077894660063 -74.5576733886345 [19:06:58] (on kerbin) [19:07:08] could be NO2 [19:07:36] with methane we would be seeing the flare stack light up [19:07:43] so they're just doing a pressure test or so [19:08:03] i dont get the flare stack. i though they wanted to remove it, and then it was just put back again [19:08:09] Or they are filling it up with NO2 and then try to release the ground equipment to see if it holds [19:08:21] they legally have to have a flare stack [19:08:24] ;) [19:08:50] Action: SaganRaptop will be amused if they have another methane leak [19:09:07] no2? [19:09:26] n2? [19:11:10] at least bob is now on his way back to kerbin from minmus, around 2 days to arrive [19:15:58] N2, sorry [19:16:03] NO2 is something different :D [19:16:05] what is really annoying that it is intentionally designed so, that you need to go outside of kerbin soi to get the 3rd star [19:16:23] same with second star, you cant get it on the mun [19:16:44] Just do a hop outside and fire straight back and land? [19:17:01] that hop takes several days to complete [19:17:08] from minmus it is not that far [19:17:15] but still requires considerable fuel [19:17:27] i could have done it within like 10-15 days [19:17:31] but that is too slow [19:17:37] so i decided to go back to kerbin [19:17:50] and now i have a nuke [19:17:57] and the telescope thingie [19:18:35] so i can go again with a more efficient engine [19:18:41] hm, I did that hop on solid rocket boosters ;P [19:19:07] I've done probe missions, pop out of Kerbin's soi, but its a bit of a pain to figure out which way to face to pull the vector back so I can return... [19:30:45] 1.5 hours https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TshvZlQ7le8 [19:30:45] YouTube - ANASIS-II Mission [19:30:58] but i go to sleep this time. i even managed to quit the game [20:16:21] launch got postponed by 30 minutes [20:18:26] but the upper tank of SN5 is slightly frosting over [20:18:56] could be an illusion as well [21:14:53] 20 minutes till launch according to Elon [21:17:25] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TshvZlQ7le8 live [21:17:35] kinda [21:29:47] t-1 min [21:43:55] when was the last time a booster landed on land? [21:44:51] CRS-20 apparently [22:40:50] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o purpletarget' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net