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== Game Terms ==
 
== Game Terms ==
I'll make this better soon
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;KSP: Kerbal Space Program!
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;LKO: Low Kerbal Orbit
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;SPH: Space Plane Hangar
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;VAB: Vehicle Assembly Building
  
VAB - vehicle assembly building
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== Common Terms ==
SPH - spaceplane hangar
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;dV: Delta-V
VTOL - vertical take-off and landing
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;ISP: Specific Impulse
SRB - solid rocket booster
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;SRB: Solid Rocket Booster
KSP is simple enough
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;SSTO: Single Stage To Orbit
LKO, Lower Kerbal Orbit? I'm guessing here.
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;TSTO: Two Stage To Orbit
But what is an SSTO?
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;VTOL: Vertical Take Off and Landing
FAR is Ferram Aerospace Research
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;RCS: Reaction Control System
dV (Delta V) and  
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ISP (Specific Impulse
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== Popular Mods ==
RCS= Reaction Control System
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;B9: B9 Aerospace
KIDS: Kerbal Isp Difficulty Scaler
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;DRE: Deadly ReEntry
KER: Kerbal Engineer Redux
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;FAR: Ferram Aerospace Research
DRE: Deadly Reentry
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;KER: Kerbal Engineer Redux
B9: B9 Aerospace
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;KIDS: Kerbal Isp Difficulty Scaler
RSS: Real Solar System
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;RSS: Real Solar System
SSTO: Single Stage To Orbit
 
TSTO: Two Stage To Orbit
 
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
* [[Terminology]]
 
* [[Terminology]]

Revision as of 02:50, 26 December 2013

In KSP, there are many acronyms and initialism that are used frequently to communicate more quickly, but can confuse new players or players who are not familiar with them.

This sheet is designed as a concise lookup table of acronyms and initialisms.

Game Terms

KSP
Kerbal Space Program!
LKO
Low Kerbal Orbit
SPH
Space Plane Hangar
VAB
Vehicle Assembly Building

Common Terms

dV
Delta-V
ISP
Specific Impulse
SRB
Solid Rocket Booster
SSTO
Single Stage To Orbit
TSTO
Two Stage To Orbit
VTOL
Vertical Take Off and Landing
RCS
Reaction Control System

Popular Mods

B9
B9 Aerospace
DRE
Deadly ReEntry
FAR
Ferram Aerospace Research
KER
Kerbal Engineer Redux
KIDS
Kerbal Isp Difficulty Scaler
RSS
Real Solar System

See also