Cargo item
A cargo item is an item whose function relates to being used in a Kerbal's inventory. Many cargo items (such as the EVA Jetpack) allow the Kerbal to perform extra actions (such as using the RCS jetpack). Other cargo items (such as the Stamp-O-Tron Ground Anchor) can be deployed from a Kerbal's inventory.
Cargo items can be stored in inventories. Cargo modules are designed to transport cargo; they have the largest inventories for their size, compared to other parts. In addition, some cargo can be stored in crewed command modules (such as the Mk1 Command Pod) and habitation modules (such as the PPD-10 Hitchhiker Storage Container), and in a Kerbal's inventory. All cargo items have both a mass and a volume; and all inventories have a limit on mass and volume.
Equipment
Equipment is used by Kerbals who carry it to perform actions:
- The EVA Experiments Kit allows Kerbals to perform EVA Science, earning science points.
- The EVA Fuel Cylinders increase the amount of EVA propellant a Kerbal can carry.
- The EVA Jetpack gives Kerbals access to the RCS jetpack, which uses EVA propellant to provide thrust.
- The EVA Repair Kit allows an engineer Kerbal to repair damaged parts (such as deployable solar panels).
- The Personal Parachute gives Kerbals access to a parachute, which can be used to change direction while falling (therefore reducing their vertical speed).
| Image | Part | Cost (  ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Packed Volume (l) |
Stacking Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
EVA Experiments Kit | 150 | 0.02 | 1 200 | 14 | 50 | 5.0 | 4 |
 |
EVA Fuel Cylinders | 50 | 0.02 (0.008) |
2 000 | 10 | 50 | 15.0 | - |
 |
EVA Jetpack | 25 | 0.045 (0.025) |
2 000 | 12 | 50 | 17.0 | - |
 |
EVA Repair Kit | 75 | 0.01 | 1 200 | 12 | 50 | 5.0 | 4 |
 |
Personal Parachute | 10 | 0.004 | 2 000 | 12 | 50 | 10.0 | - |
Deployable parts
| Image | Part | Cost ( ) |
Mass (t) |
Max. Temp. (K) |
Tolerance (m/s) |
Tolerance (g) |
Packed Volume (l) |
Stacking Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
Work Lamp (Small) | 25 | 0.002 | 1 200 | 12 | 50 | 20.0 | 2 |
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Work Lamp (Stand) | 35 | 0.003 | 1 200 | 12 | 50 | 40.0 | - |
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Stamp-O-Tron Ground Anchor | 300 | 0.05 | 2 000 | 12 | 50 | 40.0 | - |
Trivia
- The inventory system was initially added in version 1.7.1, and only used by the Breaking Ground expansion. Cargo parts were added to the stock game in version 1.11.
