[02:42:02] How do props even work? https://photos.app.goo.gl/sPMaj6hRZt9yUBVX8 [02:44:46] (Some assembly required, apparently) [03:32:45] Turning down torque to 50% helped with fuel consumption with no loss of power, at least [03:36:20] linking rpm to throttle seems to be good ish? (though speed and fuel consumption being linear is weird and counterintuitive) [03:36:49] Also, number, size, and pitch of props? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ [08:07:36] So I have the English rugby team at my restaurant tonight [09:59:21] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [15:23:33] hehe, unexpected https://twitter.com/NASAInSight/status/1188523020718985216 [15:23:52] i think i know what it is. bugs bunny was pushing it out [15:27:44] but i bet they never expected negative progress [15:28:34] No, no, it made Marvin very angry [15:33:13] i don't understand the picture [15:33:22] what am i supposed to see there? [15:33:35] this is the famous mole on nasa insight [15:33:40] suposed to dig down [15:33:45] it was stuck for a while [15:33:59] they tried to press it to the side of the hole with the arm [15:34:08] so that it has enough firction to hammer itself down [15:34:15] and in the last attempt it just came out [15:34:29] this was not supposed to happen [15:34:43] ok it was not supposed to be stuck either [15:35:09] the picture is all just bright rapid flashes to me... [15:35:31] it should be red soil, a robotic arm and the mole [16:27:39] ooh, red skies in the evening on Kerbin. has that always been there or is that new in 1.8? [16:27:52] also, seeing Minmus in Kerbin's sky [16:29:53] packbart: What's the solar panel output at dusk? [16:31:02] minmus used to be there, but it was hard to notice sicne it is only a few pixels [16:34:30] Minmus was there since at least 0.16. Probably 0.15 also [16:36:25] darsie: can't check, they're under a payload fairing. also, Kerbalism modifies solar panel behaviour and adds atmospheric opacity [16:37:50] I checked, it's much less than nominal. [16:39:00] http://bksys.at/bernhard/temp/screenshot23.png 0.695 instead of 1.6. [16:39:01] Does it do line by line opacity, or just continuum scattering? [16:43:46] what? [16:45:49] or maybe it doesn't anymore. weird. maybe I saw it in an older version [16:45:55] kerbalism adding atmospheric opacity >_> [16:46:56] 1.451/1.6 is the highest I got on the launch pad. [16:47:28] I have dated quicksaves, KER and EER. [16:48:09] Maybe I get 1.6 in space. [17:21:26] oh no! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=raptWPQbkMg [17:21:41] Preparing to raise the 11foot8 bridge [17:21:48] you cant [19:23:40] Althego: oh no! [19:24:13] what is next? they make that dallas parking lot free? [19:27:44] https://twitter.com/comets77/status/1188873946906669056 [19:32:12] what, wait, is this image from the ground? [19:33:37] Adaptive optics are magic [19:34:22] (yes) [19:55:29] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [19:56:38] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o UmbralRaptor' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [20:47:44] heh, playing with the Gravity Turn mod, I need to disable "plasma blackout". it just loves to plough hot through the atmosphere [20:48:28] it does get "better" results (more dV on orbit) than my manual flying, though. ~3km/s to 80km orbit [22:00:31] #KSPOfficial: mode change '+o raptop' by ChanServ!ChanServ@services.esper.net [22:00:48] ...have I linked the paper on Pluto's "far side"? [22:00:53] Meh https://arxiv.org/pdf/1910.08833.pdf [22:03:47] Please call it dark side. [22:04:57] Well, as seen from Earth it was the far side ... [22:05:09] But Pluto rotates. [22:05:45] well, sub-Charon side [22:07:03] Action: darsie is confused, but nm.4 [22:07:04] -4 [23:59:07] joss sticks and whale songs ;) https://www.kerbalspaceprogram.com/dev-diaries/developer-insights-1/