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! colspan="4" | Oxygenated Bodies
 
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| style="border-left:0px;" | [[Kerbin]]
 
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Oxygen is a gaseous element and is currently present in only 2 bodies in Kerbal Space Program; [[Laythe]] and [[Kerbin]]. The element is important for air breathing engines on [[Space_Plane_Hangar|space planes]]. [[Kerbal|Kerbals]] currently don't require oxygen to keep them alive, thus there is no method of obtaining, synthesising, or filtering any oxygen (as of ver. 0.21).  
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'''Oxygen''' is a gaseous element and is currently present in the [[atmosphere]] of only two [[celestial body|bodies]] in Kerbal Space Program: [[Laythe]] and [[Kerbin]]. The element is important for air breathing engines on [[plane]]s. [[Liquid fuel engine]]s do also need oxygen but get it from [[oxidizer]] which is usually stored along with the [[liquid fuel]] in [[liquid fuel tank]]s.
  
==Usage==
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== Usage ==
Once the atmospheric pressure on a planet/moon with oxygen present is above the correct pressure(See [[Jet_engine|Jet engine]]), Jet Engines will become able to function (if oxygen is being supplied, see [[Intake_air|Intake Air]]). Note that you will need more than just air breathing engines to get to Laythe (See [[Tutorial:LF_Laythe|This Laythe Travel Tutorial]]).
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Once the atmospheric pressure on a planet or moon with oxygen present is above the pressure required for [[air intake]]s, [[jet engine]]s will become able to function with the oxygen is being supplied as [[intake air]]. Although jet engines do work on Laythe, [[reaction engine]]s are required to get there (see [[Tutorial:LF Laythe|a tutorial]] to get to laythe).
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[[Kerbal]]s currently{{Check version||0.21.1}} don't require oxygen to keep them alive, thus there is no method of obtaining, synthesising, or filtering any oxygen.
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==
* [[Atmosphere|Atmospheres]], the thing the air is in.
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* The Wikipedia article for the real world [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxygen Oxygen]
 

Revision as of 15:49, 15 October 2013

A plane in midflight on Kerbin

Oxygen is a gaseous element and is currently present in the atmosphere of only two bodies in Kerbal Space Program: Laythe and Kerbin. The element is important for air breathing engines on planes. Liquid fuel engines do also need oxygen but get it from oxidizer which is usually stored along with the liquid fuel in liquid fuel tanks.

Usage

Once the atmospheric pressure on a planet or moon with oxygen present is above the pressure required for air intakes, jet engines will become able to function with the oxygen is being supplied as intake air. Although jet engines do work on Laythe, reaction engines are required to get there (see a tutorial to get to laythe).

Kerbals currently[outdated] don't require oxygen to keep them alive, thus there is no method of obtaining, synthesising, or filtering any oxygen.

See also