My Regularish slot whereby I answer questions from viewers and supporters over at my Patreon, this week we have a diverse selection of questions about dead spacecraft, making pizza in space and mistakes in movies.
If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley
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I have a discord server where I regularly turn up:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYF20i-Y-xk
Another news round up, featuring all the rocket launches to orbit, Old rockets, new rockets, launch successes and launch failures, commercial payloads and secret spy satellites.
It's been a busy couple of weeks.
The Terran 1 launch photo is by John Kraus - https://www.johnkrausphotos.com/
Follow me on Twitter for more updates:
https://twitter.com/DJSnM
I have a discord server where I regularly turn up:
https://discord.gg/zStmKbM
If you really like what I do you can support me directly through Patreon
https://www.patreon.com/scottmanley
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAV8IBs7E7k
Ever wanted the parachutes on jetissoned stages to deploy moments after staging? Ever wanted an emergency parachute deploy on your return vehicle just in case power goes out? Smart Parts provides light weight modules which can trigger staging events or action groups. In early space vehicles much of the automation and control was at this level, computers, remote control or even pilots didn't come much later.
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/64227-0-90-Smart-Parts-V1-5-1-KSP-AVC-and-AGX-Compatibility-Jan-8
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chNKY03gxMg
THIS GUIDE IS FOR AN OLD VERSION OF KSP.
"CAREER MODE" in this release is now "SCIENCE MODE" in the current release.
New, updated tutorial here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d74m3qThOoU
Another update to my basic tutorial for Kerbal Space Program - this is designed for new players who want to learn to play the game in career mode, unlocking parts as we go. This should teach you how to build rockets, acquire science and ultimately how to get to other planets safely.
This tutorial is from an older version but it still works properly for Science Mode, if you select Career Mode you'll also need to manage your money and upgrade your buildings.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puC-YV_h9Us
Another Week, another Reddit Challenge:
http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/1gslr3/weekly_challenge_jetsetter/
The easy mode version is pretty easy, the hard mode.... well that may actually be impossible because turbojets will produce zero thrust when moving at 2400 m/s .
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPCZlaftiuA
The latest update to the asteroid discovery video, now at UHDTV resolutions and with a voiceover explaining what's going on.
Thanks to the Lowell Observatory and Minor Planet Center for supplying the data used to create this.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJsUDcSc6hE
Every time a Delta IV launches people inevitably ask if the rocket consuming fireball is supposed to happen. The answer is yes, this is caused by the rocket purging its engines with hydrogen before letting the hydrogen/oxygen mixture into the combustion chamber. But there's more to it that that of course.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-zmptK7PDE