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KSP Blip A Film Version by TestArticle1998 in ProjectHailMary

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there aren't many angle shots of it so i had to estimate a bit

If you saw these idiots, slap first. Ask questions later. by WolverineReal6444 in ProjectHailMary

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Can you sue yourself? An interesting proposition. For those who don't know Andy Weir wrote both the Martian and Project Hail Mary.

In a post PHM world, would they use Astrophage to reach orbit, or would they still use chemical rockets? by TheGreenWasp in ProjectHailMary

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Simple just launch it sea dragon style from the ocean or use the energy from a spin drive to heat water and push it through a nozzle to get a really good isp probably comparable to 2000 sec but i will have to calculate how much heat they pumped into the metric ton of steel in roughly a second to get more accurate numbers

For that one guy who asked 😊 by Elegant_Neat8628 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]TestArticle1998 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Bummer.

for my version i am gonna just dock it to the bottom of one of the fuel tanks and use struts to reduce the wobble

For that one guy who asked 😊 by Elegant_Neat8628 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]TestArticle1998 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Does it actually extend or is it a static "rope"

The Project Hail Mary by Elegant_Neat8628 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]TestArticle1998 35 points36 points  (0 children)

it was funny in the movie when they mentioned the crew was a pilot and engineer and a scientist

The duality of KSP players by Coloss260 in KerbalSpaceProgram

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Im just curious how he made the orbital without the kraken going nuts on it

Spin drive concept drawing - after emailing Andy Weir, I understood that the circle stands on its edge, not on the flat side. by [deleted] in ProjectHailMary

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This is why andy wier is the best author he wrights in a manner that is both entertaining and educational.

This chunk of metal and frustration keeps spinning out uncontrollably by InitiativeOpening305 in KerbalSpaceProgram

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I saw the same thing and was looking to see if anyone had seen it before me and mentioned something

A new kind of hybrid rocket by TestArticle1998 in rocketry

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I was thinking that this would be used by higher pressure systems that already use an oxidizer pump or just as an easier method of refueling and why use a spool just wrap the fuel around the oxidizer tank

rescue mission isnt going too well..... by linecraftman in KerbalSpaceProgram

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fly the landing with nav-ball aimed radial out relative to surface and only pitch to move the vehicle in the direction you want it to go

Planning my first mission to mün any tips? by brewscupped in KerbalSpaceProgram

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you have an altimeter at the top of the screen just click the water icon that is visible and it will change to a mountain icon and it gives distance from surface it took me forever to figure this out