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  • ...thing '''jet engines''' which can only operate inside an [[oxygen]]-rich [[atmosphere]] from those able to operate in space. All{{check version||1.12.3}} use the | || Can only be used with an oxygenated atmosphere
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  • [[File:J-33 Wheesley Turbofan Engine atmosphere curve.png|thumb|left|Thrust increases with increased air pressure.]] ...f the rockets), this engine is capable of reversing its thrust. This makes it very useful for backing aircraft into hangars and for rapid deceleration du
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  • ...engines are high-efficiency, high-thrust, low-cost engines but require an atmosphere to operate. In the case of SSTO craft, we will need jet engines that can pe ...Liquid Fuel Engine]] is not a bad choice. However, its huge size can make it tricky to take off from the runway without destroying the engine.
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  • ...nd the second highest escape velocity, second only to [[Jool]]. This makes it extremely hard to send missions there because of the [[Eve Effect]]. |Eve is certainly the purplest object in the solar system. It’s one of the larger, most visible objects, mainly because of its very, ve
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  • |Gilly is a lumpy rock wandering around the orbit of Eve. It’s by far the smallest natural satellite that the Kerbal Astronomical Soci ...crumb on their telescope lenses. Its gentle gravitational pull and lack of atmosphere often leads to objects bouncing off its surface and back into orbit around
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  • ...largest planet. It is the [[w:Mars|Mars]] analog for Kerbal Space Program. It has one tidally-locked and large natural satellite, the [[moon]] [[Ike]]. D |Also known as the red dot that you can see if you squint at it really hard, Duna has long been a wonder to Kerbalkind. The planet has been
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  • ...largest among planetary satellites relative to the size of the planet that it orbits in the Kerbol system. Stationary orbit around Ike is not possible — it would require an altitude of
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  • ...p at an altitude of -100 m, instead it will continue descending until it gets to -250 m. At this point, anything that hits this altitude at any ...large, predominantly green planet. Kerbalkind has longed to visit it since it was first spotted in the sky. Philosophers reason that the swirling green p
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  • ...nd only has a tenuous atmosphere. Instead, Laythe's liquid ocean and dense atmosphere invite comparison with the [[w:Saturn|Saturnian]] moon [[w:Titan (moon)|Tit ...thed by [[Kerbal]]s. The air, however, does have a strange smell about it. It is therefore possible that there are also high concentrations of salt in th
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  • ...ut an [[atmosphere]]. It is the analog for [[w:Ganymede (moon)|Ganymede]]. It is the third moon from Jool, is the same diameter as [[Kerbin]], and is tid ...ficult target to visit. Its gravity is similar to Kerbin's, but without an atmosphere, there is no way to [[aerobrake]], and a large amount of fuel must be used
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  • ...achute, and at least one light thruster, like the poodle engine, should do it. However, you won’t need as much of delta V for robotic landing. For a sm Note: It is possible to split this into two stages, 1 for the descent, and 1 for the
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  • ...you don't see this at some point during the tutorial, you've probably done it incorrectly.]] ...cult planet to land on and, moreso, return from. It has an extremely thick atmosphere that makes aerobraking highly dangerous to the unprepared kerbonaut. In add
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  • ...ket]] (NTR), which uses a fission reactor to heat its propellant and force it out of the rocket nozzle to generate thrust (as opposed to a normal rocket, ...]]. Its combination of comparatively high thrust and high efficiency makes it a popular choice for interplanetary stages.
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  • ...liberately increase air drag which reduces airspeed when flying through an atmosphere. This is especially useful for planes during landing, or spacecraft which ...es, their behavior as control surfaces is disabled by default when placed; it can be toggled independently for pitch and yaw by right-clicking them in th
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  • ...ure of 3,400 Kelvin and an impact tolerance of 9 m/s. As a rule of thumb, it is recommended to use them on capsules which are expected to return from 55 ...gins as a 2.5m component that inflates into a 10m diameter heat shield. As it uses no ablator, the Heat Shield (10m) has a higher maximum temperature of
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  • ...cono maggiore controllo e stabilità ai [[rocket/it|razzi]] e agli [[plane/it|aerei]], nonostante non siano di alcuna utilità al di fuori dell'atmosfera ...re fatto nel [[SPH/it|SPH]] o nel [[VAB/it|VAB]], e anche dopo il [[launch/it|lancio]]. (ad eccezione dello Stato).
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  • ...you don't see this at some point during the tutorial, you've probably done it incorrectly.]] ...r next logical step after landing on the [[Mun]], [[Minmus]], or [[Eve]]. It is perhaps the ideal planet for interplanetary voyages for several reasons:
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  • A '''fuel tank''' is a dedicated part to contain [[fuel]]s and provide it to the appropriate [[reaction engine]]s or consumers. In the stock game the * [[Ore]]; while not a fuel mixture, it can be processed into [[liquid fuel]], [[liquid fuel]] and [[oxidizer]], or
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  • ...e|Getting to Eve]] is hard enough; returning is even more difficult. Eve's atmosphere is 5x as thick as Kerbin's and its surface gravity is 1.7x as powerful; thi Despite being the closest planet relative to [[Kerbin]], it is extremely difficult to get a lander back into orbit around [[Eve]]. Addi
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  • ...'' are parts that when deployed slow down the speed of a [[craft]] in an [[atmosphere]] by creating drag. In [[career mode]] this allows to [[Recovery|recover]] ...f the orbit with the main craft is not while the boosters are in the lower atmosphere.<ref>“[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3DyY3Y5G9E Kerbal Space Program -
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