**for those trying to do the math from home, given Matt's discussion of the delta-v formula:** dv = isp x 9.81 x ln(wet mass/dry mass) if doing this in flight and trying to work backwards from an amount of fuel, liquid fuel and oxidiser both have a density of .005 tons per unit. so like, 200 LF weighs 1 ton. so, dv = isp x 9.81 x ln(wet mass/(wet mass - fuel+oxi x .005))
7yrs and 26days on this mission....& the only shady thing you did was give him an extra flag....damn good job if I say so...lol The bill for snacks alone must have been what upset the higher-ups...lol Great video...loved the story too...looking forward to the next video :) Hope you have a great day & be safe.
99% impossible. You can "pseudo" land by sinking to the "instant kill" border then taking off again and that technically could count, but you can't actually land on Jool.
Enjoy! I've been wanting to do this mission for a long time, and now I've finally had the time to go ahead and execute it! This mission was borne from my Tylo SSTO mission video, which was really just a beta-test for this mission here, really shows the difference in power between the Argus and Artemis SSTO classes! The next evolutionary step for this SSTO would be a full solar-system grand tour, but I really can't be bothered to do something that huge right now! Perhaps I'll do just an inner system tour, after all Eve is the hardest planet to do and that would be included in such a mission. Anyway, here's a link to the music video ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-AXH6AXkBdbU.html
I watch Matt's videos on a daily basis, they are just so relaxing and impressive at the same time, I don't care if I watch them 5 or 10 times, they just don't get boring ^^
That story about the Fiat had me rolling! I’ve only ever met one person who was super proud of their underpowered econobox, and that was an ‘81 VW Rabbit Diesel. But he was super proud of the thing’s fuel efficiency and was under no illusions about its complete lack of speed.
I come from Discord, albeit a little late, to marvel at how some people can make beautifully planned missions. I just slap on as much ΔV as possible and force it to work, which is why I watch people like this-to learn how to improve efficiency.
Your Fiat story reminded me of the time I was working with a catering business and had a similar near death experience.. We had event where we were supposed to be delivering a variety of desserts, but we left at about the time we were supposed to have been arriving. It was a 30 minute drive, so the gal who owned the business was panicked and gunning down a 60mph highway at 80, all the while tailgating people and being not very safe. I had a death grip on the door handle and was seeing visions of my body being pulled out of the wreckage, covered in pie. Ah, good times :P
What? Save file editing? How could you do this Matt... :D Very impressive mission, well done. And Storytime With Matt is great as always. At least the Fiat you were in had doors hahaha
My last couple of Kerbin System landings were with a rocket/rover style (meaning the lander stage had rover wheels on either side that were flatpacked and were reassembled on descent), so that it was a biome hopper, without mining or a huge amount of Delta V. It was interesting...
Matt in your superb space sortie, you missed landing a Kerbal on Laythe due to ladder problem. I dont really care about that as the whole video was awesome and I enjoyed it and learnt a lot! Thanks Matt!
"Rocketing around a massive gas giant on basically a lawn chair that's strapped to a bunch of thrusters!" Shades of Lawn Chair Larry there. XD The biggest difference is Larry was afraid to come down. Edit: LOL! That Fiat Cinquecento story! I wonder how the original Fiat 500 would have held up. Completely different shape, very bubbly, *very* tiny too. I knew a family which had one and I never could quite work out how they got the kids in. It looked smaller than a Mini - a lot smaller! I think the 500 stood for 500cc, so I suspect it might not have been able to go fast enough to pop the windows open.
Great mission. I'm useless with SSTO's so any SSTO beyond LKO is impressive to me. But this was a truly awesome video. However there are some weird low frequency noises in the audio. You can hear it clearly between 31:05 - 31:20. I'm guessing Matt was either touching the microphone cable or the microphone stand. Just wanted to point it out for future recordings.
The most Kerbal way I've ever used a flag was probably when my low-tech leg-less lander landed on its side, and after some thinking I decided to roll my ship over the flag I just planted to lift its nose up.
I love watchin' you work. I don't play; but I had a question. How long did this mission take, in Kerbal time? Even a rough estimate would be appreciated. Thanks!
*shudders* damn...that's along time for 3 Kerbals to roll so hard. I envy their mental and emotional stability. Thanks, Gigamut, I need to get a larger screen.
2:40 Dawn is not an Ion engine, its a hall effect engine. Ion engines are much much MUCH more fuel efficient but development on them stopped back in the 90's because they are energy hogs.
Does anyone know what the pink notches are on the roll, yaw, and pitch bars mean and why they make my craft spin. This is the only place I can think of asking.
By the end of your YouTubing career, you’re gunna be making videos like “alright guys, for a bit of a challenge, we are gunna visit every KSP planet with just one kerbal in his suit”😂😂 love your videos man keep it up!
though I haven't seen it done with a spaceplane, I've seen an SSTO land on every landable planet in the stock game, it was refuelable though, is it mathematically impossible for a plane style ssto to land and refuel on tylo and return to another planet? Can you show us that math?
Matt you Magnificent rocket scientist can you please do a a tutorial for landing on the moon. I know how to get there but I can't slow down enough to land softly. I play on Xbox one which makes manuever nodes useless so can you show how to land on the moon
