Kerbal Space Program Thread - Sick Burns, 360°+ Shipspins, Moar Boosters

[Diabolo48]

So apparently there is no KSP thread. I am very sad, so here, I'll start one.

First of all, wondering if anyone at all has KSP on the forums (aside from Shimitty, because I know as much o/)
Then, if anyone has it, are you hyped for the multi or not ? :3
And finally... I'd like to know if these KSP people are good or not. Personally, I can play around Kerbin without Mechjeb, but I'm relying on it heavily when it comes to interplanetary transfer. You save so much by going high-speed around Kerbin at a very precise time rather than doing a Hohmann transfer when outside of its SoI ! (people who don't play KSP should be lost by now)

So, have a few pictures of my space things.

Random Catalina-like plane. Yes, I can do planes. B)

My last rocket, the Reisen 3 "Lunar Capital". Meant for Munar Exploration. The head is VERY PHAT, but apparently it doesn't create any issue.
The inside of the fairing.

The Flying Cucumber Space Station, from a previous save (from the beta). Notice Duna in the background.

And finally, a weird plane design. It flies. Guaranteed.

I hope I'll be getting some answers ! :3 (and some pictures, too ! I'm curious ! Science !)

[Shimitty]

http://imgur.com/a/FQ4bS

Spacepants! Probably doesn't work in 1.02 but i'll check.

[Diabolo48]

With some fins at the bottom, it should.

EDIT : Today, I quitted using the LV-N on 2,5 meters rockets after noticing how efficient the Poodle is on larger rockets. I'd never think I'd come to love that little Poodle so much.
EDIT 2 : Today, I did a Duna fly by. I also did a Ike fly by "by chance". I had a scientist named Bob Kerman. And this is how much science I made. God Bless Bob Kerman.
EDIT 3 : After tests with Spacepants, I discovered its engines are not efficient enough anymore to lift it at all. And the game doesn't like Spacepants' shape either.

[Diabolo48]

The Grand Minmus Adventure

I apologize for the double post, but this is simply too epic.

So, for those who don't know, Kerbin has a second moon, called Minmus. By the time, I haven't done much exploring on it (contrarily to the Mun), only two missions on two different biomes.
And as the tech tree went further... I unlocked the drills and all the stuff. And so I told myself : "What if I did a self-sufficient heavy lander, for a very long mission ?"
And basically, that's how the Watatsuki Heavy Lander/Base was born. Able to drill on a planet to extract ore and then convert it to useful fuel (usefuel fuel ? idk), it has proved itself capable to do a lot of cute little jumps on Minmus...
And that's how I explored 6 spots in one trip.

My trajectory, orbits excluded.

For those who wonder, Minmus 1 is missing because I forgot to put the flag.
For Minmus 6 to 7, I kinda fled from the dark side to a more lit-up place (I went west), as well as exploring another biome.
For Minmus 7 to 8, welp, I had to explore the last biome, which is the pole.

Welp, things went smoothly, I had an astonishing count of 37 experiments (without counting the reports, which were already gone), and then...
I remembered the Watatsuki was meant as a base.
Meaning... It had no way of going back to Kerbin. No parachutes, no heat shield, and of course not enough fuel to land the retrobooster way.

And so... I had to ask Eirin for help. Eirin is a serie of unmanned ships meant to recover stranded Kerbals. Luckily, it worked.
And that's how I ended with science. Lots of science.

In the end, the Watatsuki proved itself quite expensive, but seeing how much work I've done in a single mission, I'd say I'm quite pleased.
Those little drilling landers also gave me an idea for unmanned drillers, who would periodically go down on a moon to drill and refuel space stations. It could be quite efficient. Free fuel for everyone !

That's all folks. Rest in space !