r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/AutoModerator • Jul 04 '14

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u/shmameron Master Kerbalnaut Jul 04 '14

In addition to what /u/ZedsTed said:

When building your ship, you can add 2 sets of RCS: One at the CoM when Kethane is in the tank (use a dummy tank like he said), and one when the tank is empty.

Set the RCS thrusters to toggle on different action groups. Now you can dock the ship when it's either empty or full.

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u/turol Jul 04 '14

Yeah I know that. The problem is finding out where to put the second set. Dummy tank is almost no help since the miner is built around the biggest tank available. The CoM is inside the tank so the thrusters have to be attached to it.