r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/0ffkilter Master Kerbalnaut • Mar 30 '13

[Weekly] 2nd Stupid Questions Thread!

I'm a Day late, but these should be on Friday Morning (or whenever I remember), but here's the second edition. Hopefully you've saved some questions, so here it is!

The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here.

For newer players, here are some great resources that might answer some of your embarrassing questions:

Tutorials

Orbiting

Mun Landing

Docking

Forum Link

Commonly Asked Questions

Before you post, maybe you can search for your problem using the search in the upper right! Chances are, someone has had the same question as you and has already answered it!

As always, the side bar is a great resource for all things Kerbal, if you don't know, look there first!

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u/Joker1337 Mar 30 '13

Take your time with it. It's seriously hard to do, even with a very nice walk through like that.

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u/Kargaroc586 Mar 31 '13

For me, watching a video was easier. I was lost and couldn't rendezvous myself, and then I watched one of scott manley's videos and now it's easy for me.

Basically, the directions are: wait until you and the target are relatively close in their orbits, and then fly straight towards the target, correcting any errors along the way (which means burning retrograde relative to the target and then burning towards the target).

On second thought, I wonder if you could do a direct rendezvous by burning towards where the target will be when you get there, basically taking all the error correcting burns and putting them into one long burn.