Kerbal Space Program
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The altitude test on the missile went to 121km.
The sub orbital was with a missile modified to have a lighter last stage went up to 50 before ditching and continuing the trajectory to 60 and back down.
FUNFUN!
Jean_a_Normandie
Sergeant Knight at Arms
I love how we just discovered this today and
BAM
We're rocket scientists
BAM
We're rocket scientists
I think I might loose my guys.
415 kilometres. Sill decelerating, though. Luckily.
450
The continent you launch off looks like Africa. With the island just off shore being Madagascar.
In fact, the general layout is very similar to Earth.
And they're falling.
They went 454480 metres.
450
The continent you launch off looks like Africa. With the island just off shore being Madagascar.
In fact, the general layout is very similar to Earth.
And they're falling.
They went 454480 metres.
My furthest shot was 706km, 64 and a half gees on re-entry.
Jean_a_Normandie
Sergeant Knight at Arms
Wow. I dunno how many Gs I took, but I only got to 440,000
My original plan with this rocket was getting to 150.
One more stage.
On second thought, the continent looks more like Africa rammed India with the island being Sri Lanka.
One more stage.
On second thought, the continent looks more like Africa rammed India with the island being Sri Lanka.
My highest with the Everest class was 7000 Kilometers, still havn't fugured out how those guys broke gravity altogether. Anyway now we have symmetry its going to be far easier to get my ship off the ground 
My currently largest rocket just splattered all around the launch site.
Synching up stages is painful.
And keeping them from tipping over is something I still can't do.
Synching up stages is painful.
And keeping them from tipping over is something I still can't do.
AWdeV
Duke
Reached 5500 meters just now, while spinning, then dropped down to 4500 meters, detached the last engines and fuel, went into a freefall from roughly 3500 to 300 meters, deployed parachute and landed neatly on the grass. Bob is insanely happy.
edit: I don't know how I managed it but I just exploded my lowest two stacks. Both of them did fire but without lifting the damn thing.
edit: I don't know how I managed it but I just exploded my lowest two stacks. Both of them did fire but without lifting the damn thing.
Physics, Over.Overlord- said:
Higher you go, less power you need to accelerate, less fuel you need.
It's funny that way. Two stages got me to 120, three to 450, four .05
Right now, my second attempt at an orbital flight got foiled by a premature parachute activation.
First got ****ed by my first stage ripping a third of the second away.
Note: Parachute opens at 500 metres above sea level, regardless of distance to ground. Take note if you're thinking about visiting the mountains.
I was able to keep one rocket firing till a height of 50km, which translated to a max height of 157 km.
We need more stages!
Now that I realised that the radial decouplers, well, decouple the spent solid fuel boosters while keeping the liquid ones attached and firing and thus loosing dead weight, things got much easier.
I really should've looked at the name earlier...
Before I only thought in terms of stack decouplers.
The Ultima Mk V
a ***** to keep in the air in the first few moments, but afterwards it works like a charm.
We need more stages!
Now that I realised that the radial decouplers, well, decouple the spent solid fuel boosters while keeping the liquid ones attached and firing and thus loosing dead weight, things got much easier.
I really should've looked at the name earlier...
Before I only thought in terms of stack decouplers.
The Ultima Mk V
a ***** to keep in the air in the first few moments, but afterwards it works like a charm.
They're a ***** to properly keep trac...I'll be right back.
Overlord- said:
Its actually rather easy, around 3-6 SRBs to get you off the ground for the first 1000 metres or so, then a triple LRB to get you beyond
EDIT: This was the ship that got me over 7000km:
Although I did use broken mechanics to get me off the ground
. The rocket is also near impossible to fly and you have to let go of the SAS and roll it about until you seperate the triple LRBs...
Hey, by the way, do the wing have any effect?
Because you're too heavy?
Also mousewheel.
Also mousewheel.
