Kerbal Space Program uses only single gravitating bodies in its physics model this is a pretty good approximation for most things, but for those that want more realism there's Principia.
http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/index.php?/topic/62205-wip105-principia-version-buffon-2016-02-22-n-body-and-extended-body-gravitation/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU-kLLeE7n0
Continuing the base relocation while trying to organize a mission to another planet, we need to move the perimeter lighting and that means some more work for the truck and the Buran Arm, which I shall now rechristen the 'Geddan Arm'
Also.... I feel really bad that I accidently left Infinite fuel enabled (it made it a lot easier to put a bunch of balls on minmus), the mission would have had more than enough fuel but it's just not the done thing is it? I mean, if I was planning to use infinite fuel why would I have moved the fuel tanker to the tanks?
Anyway as I said, there are rewards for loyal fans as a way of an apology for this mistake, and in part to celebrate 50k subscribers. Head over here and sign up for the raffle, there are 5 winners and you have a week to enter.
http://astronogamer.blogspot.com/2013/04/what-month-its-been.html
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc41Pc6RIAY
The Pirates fleet is no longer the scourge of our core worlds, our science fleets are being encouraged to explore anticlockwise, in the hope of finding new, fertile lands for our acolytes.
https://www.paradoxplaza.com/stellaris
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZ6l6WYBVXc
To properly communicate with munar missions we need a satellite network in munar orbit, so our next mission combines an extended munar orbit mission with a satellite network deployment.
Mod list maintained by reddit:
http://www.reddit.com/r/KerbalSpaceProgram/comments/1qdean/what_mod_did_scott_manley_use_for_custom_science/cdbq1c1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CX_-w498hvc
It's a 'make numbers go up' game with a bit of a space theme and potatoes, lots of potatoes, solar masses of tubers.
I bought it for $3 and love the music, I like the fact I can have it running while I do other things but nobody is ever going to accuse this of having 'gameplay' - maybe a bit of thought is required for optimization. But the story is quite fun, in a very british kind of way.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjSplYXZ36w
I was asked whether SpaceX could recover their 2nd stages by catching them using another 1st Stage Booster. This ridiculous idea needed testing, so I tried to capture something falling from orbit with another rocket before both get destroyed on reentry.
Unfortunately due to issues with Comcast the video quality is lousy, I hope I can get this fixed before my next livestream.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFO49aKtfUE
This week Firefly Aerospace signed a deal with Northrop Grumman to replace the first stage of the Antares rocket with the first stage of Firefly Beta, this will eliminate the dependence on Russian engines and bring the manufacturing of the major structural parts into the US.
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I have a discord server where I regularly turn up:
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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=oaJf2uxK_uA
Lower orbits are desirable for some spacecraft, but the Earth's atmosphere doesn't give spacecraft below 300km a long life. However ESA scientists recently demonstrated an electrical ramjet that could make low orbits viable for long term spacecraft.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srmtxK44YXk