Very underrated channel. I just found you a few days ago, and I’ve been watching a lot of your videos. Not only are they helpful and decisive, they are also entertaining to watch, and your enthusiasm adds to that. I’ve learned a lot of new stuff, even from the things I thought as basic. Thank you very much, and please keep it up!
Unclear lol he speaks soft slow and fluid to best explain it. I am a dumb ass and did it from this video maybe you think its unclear cause your so smart 😂😂😂😂
You tutorials are some of the best in all KSP history, you are a legend. Very underated but so is smaller KSP channels like VAOS or Carnasa. Anyways wishes for your channel to grow ,❤️❤️❤️
Honestly, most of the times i watch a tutorial, i just mute the video after a few minutes, you got me engaged and entertained, super underrated channel, Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
Getting back into this game for the first time since 0.23 and your tutorial series got me back and better than I was in literally no time at all. Best and most comprehensive tutorials I've seen while also being simply explained and easy to understand. Keep it up, Mike, and fly safe!!
This video is gold! I was able to make my first orbit with safe return. It taught me much more than orbiting, I learned a lot about rocketry. Thank you!
Loving these Tutorials....been at least 3 years since i played the game and decided to start playing again......i understand Delta V from your other vids now better than i did before
When you're adding multiple parts to a pair (or more) of substructures (Like those fins on your boosters), you can build one substructure while using normal symmetry modes to place those symmetrical parts, then remove the entire substructure and re-add it with symmetry enabled.
Just got KSP free from Epic Game Store. These tutorials have been great. Have achieved orbit a couple of times but still need practice to get it done nice and clean.
Nice tutorial! Some real-life trivia that doesn't affect the game. Several different methods are used to vector the thrust of an engine, including moving the entire engine, moving the exhaust bell, and injecting gas into the engine plume to reduce the thrust on one side. KSP calls all these "gimballing", which technically only refers to moving the entire engine. In real life, there are rocket engines which cannot be restarted, or which can only be started on the ground. The American Atlas and the early versions of the Russian R-7 did not carry engines which could be started in flight. In fact, the Russians sent the first probes to the Moon by launching directly into a lunar trajectory, instead of going to a parking orbit around Earth and then performing a separate Trans Lunar Injection burn.
Thanks. All great info. I'm running into the single ignitions right away playing around in RP-1. Also, I've yet to have engines that throttle, and when they do come, the range of the throttle is very limited.
@@MikeAben Great stuff! One of the first engines that could throttle was the descent engine on the lunar module. This worked by releasing helium into the combustion chamber to lower thrust ... so the engine would use the same amount of fuel throughout the throttle settings, but it didn't run as efficiently. Early gasoline engines used on fighter aircraft didn't have throttles, so instead they had a "blip" button that would turn the engine off for a moment. Since the engine was hot it would restart reliably. I don't know if there is a rocket engine that "blips."
gosh I was a KSP veteran, but then I took a +five year gap to the knee… this video is teaching and refreshing me so much. I was kinda just lobbing things towards orbit & seeing what sticks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I succeeded in getting orbits but they were way too long and I didn’t know you had to thrust horizontally. Just following your advice and got it first try !
Omg you dont understand how much ive been hitting my head into this and you teaxh it better than anyone else im shocked you arent in the millions on the subscriber page but you haveny subscriptuon thanks so much
This is by far the most informative KSP video I've seen. I'm a noob and this was so incredibly helpful in understanding what certain numbers and different things actually mean. Thanks! (Also, you kinda sound like Nardwuar)
Something I've started doing: rotate the root capsule 90° so you pitch down to point east, rather than yaw right. Feels more natural for reasons that probably aren't rational
This was a big help for future rockets, I had been ignoring the stability indicator and only instead using wings to bring the center of gravity down. I did my first orbit a day before I saw this, and I made alot of mistakes learning along the way. It was an ugly elliptical orbit ranging from 100k-200k. The games tutorials are okay, they walk you through the processes, but they don't tell you WHY you're doing these things.
Just got back into KSP a few days ago and now you’re doing new tutorials! Can’t wait for tutorials for space stations/satellites because I do not understand them too well.
Just got this game yesterday after it allways being in my mind, im suppperr facinated with space irl and hoping that i can learn more and live out some dreams haha, it really looks great when you leave the atomasphere and can see the stars ect, not got my first orbit yet, gonna build your rocket and try later
Thank you for such high quality tutorials! Devs should add link to your materials on the main menu :) At 27:31 you enable Map View in picture-in-picture mode. Is it possible in vanilla game or is it a mod or some other witchcraft? Such a nice feature.
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I’ve been trying to orbit for almost a week now because the tutorial in game is broken, and every guide I had found online didn’t help. But then I found this video. You earned yourself a new sub and an active viewer!! I expect to see more great tutorials like this!!
Tbh in campaign I prefer to scrimp on actively seeking science until I get more unlocks and then just making dockable/extendable science satellites and vessels and rovers. I admit it would be a slog if I hadn't been playing nearly a decade, and its the same at the end of the day, but I like those big science hauls and its great fun coming back from a new biome with all the data at once instead of repeat trips with drips and drabs; or you can dump the vehicle with solar panels and the habitable research lab and a transmitter :) Great video, though! Very thorough.
Mike, your teaching vids have always been super helpful, some even for long-time KSP players. Thank you for helping us all succeed in our space endeavors, whether just getting to orbit or deploying a full Mun comm sat network in one easy launch! 👏
Superb job on this tutorial!! I watched a lot of KSP years ago but never played it. I got an Xbox and finally got KSP to play! It’s complex so I have been watching some tutorials but this one has so much more useful information than others! Great job, and many thanks!
The bit with raising the periapsis made me SO NERVOUS because I thought I would run out of fuel way before then, but it turns out I just had to trust the process a bit more!
Thanks! This video is very helpful with explaining all the small details that are easily looked over when you first start to play ksp. Definitely gonna use the info of your video with my play through.
Cheers for the in-depth and detailed tutorial! This is great. I'm gonna go ahead and say something controversial: it's better than Scott Manley's tutorial It is much more informative having numbers put to it. One question I've got for ya: does the game provide the necessary information for you to work out these things, like delta-v, for getting off of various planets?
All right, if this is not the best KSP guides Nowadays, AND one of the best (if not THE BEST) guide on career, I`ll cut my leftthumb off so then I wont be able to like any other videos
It's a tenth the size of Earth with the same surface gravity. I recall someone calculating that it would need the same density as uranium for to be true.
At a little after 25:00, when you mention that you have no steering because you only have SRBs in your first stage, would it help to include the Swivel engine in your first stage but run it at low throttle? You would of course need to remember to throttle-up when you stage! I'm slowly getting back into KSP after being away for a "few" years. I've been greatly enjoying your tutorials.
Nope. 44 km is in the atmosphere. That said, 44 km may be above the altitude where the game will delete the vessel when it isn't rendered, assuming it to be destroyed. I can't remember exactly where that cut off is.
My prograde vector drops like mad when i start applying thrust lined up with the horizon, causing my altitude to drop. Yours seems to stay incredibly stable. Anyone have any tips?
It sounds like your ascent profile was much steeper than mine. If your apoapsis is dropping more than you would like, or your time to apoapsis is getting too small, you can compensate by pitch up above the horizon. That is, a little into the blue.
Up Next: Observational Survey of Kerbin - ua-cam.com/video/JjU-oVeARrc/v-deo.html
Ive not been able to get a orbit with the stock level 1 launch pad but now almost out of money is there a way to make money faster?
@@syitiger9072 I believe it's adjustable in the game settings. You could also use the cheat menu (Alt, F12) to give yourself more cash.
I follow all instructions but when I try to pitch, my rocket turns into a beyblade, any advice?
Very underrated channel. I just found you a few days ago, and I’ve been watching a lot of your videos. Not only are they helpful and decisive, they are also entertaining to watch, and your enthusiasm adds to that. I’ve learned a lot of new stuff, even from the things I thought as basic. Thank you very much, and please keep it up!
The quality of these tutorials are second to none.
Whos none
doesnt that mean no quality lmao why'd he heart u
@@FALLENZT1 no second to none means its the best
@@Random-user22 yes I learned that 2 weeks ago
@@FALLENZT1 i don't see any reply's so i think your lying
I've been playing this game for a while, but this beginner's tutorial taught me more than one thing. Nice work!
instruction unclear accidenatlly started orbitting the sun with the biggest orbit in the solar systems at over 7000m/s
Unclear lol he speaks soft slow and fluid to best explain it. I am a dumb ass and did it from this video maybe you think its unclear cause your so smart 😂😂😂😂
Thank you. Launch to LEO was succsessful. 07
After 4 tries honestly. :D Going into outer space even with a jetpack was very scary.
You tutorials are some of the best in all KSP history, you are a legend. Very underated but so is smaller KSP channels like VAOS or Carnasa. Anyways wishes for your channel to grow ,❤️❤️❤️
Honestly, most of the times i watch a tutorial, i just mute the video after a few minutes, you got me engaged and entertained, super underrated channel, Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
this tutorial made KSP finally click - thank you so much.
thank you so much, had trouble steering into orbit, your video really helped me!
I just started KSP and this video is like Christmas morning for great information!!
Getting back into this game for the first time since 0.23 and your tutorial series got me back and better than I was in literally no time at all. Best and most comprehensive tutorials I've seen while also being simply explained and easy to understand. Keep it up, Mike, and fly safe!!
This video is gold! I was able to make my first orbit with safe return. It taught me much more than orbiting, I learned a lot about rocketry. Thank you!
Loving these Tutorials....been at least 3 years since i played the game and decided to start playing again......i understand Delta V from your other vids now better than i did before
When you're adding multiple parts to a pair (or more) of substructures (Like those fins on your boosters), you can build one substructure while using normal symmetry modes to place those symmetrical parts, then remove the entire substructure and re-add it with symmetry enabled.
Just got KSP free from Epic Game Store. These tutorials have been great. Have achieved orbit a couple of times but still need practice to get it done nice and clean.
Thanks for making this! I’m showing my nieces and nephews how to play KSP and your video was a big help. Subscribed!
Didn't expect to see you here!
@@ttpechon2535 I enjoy KSP and need to get KSP2 soon these videos are great - thanks for commenting on my comment and now you know!
Nice tutorial!
Some real-life trivia that doesn't affect the game. Several different methods are used to vector the thrust of an engine, including moving the entire engine, moving the exhaust bell, and injecting gas into the engine plume to reduce the thrust on one side. KSP calls all these "gimballing", which technically only refers to moving the entire engine.
In real life, there are rocket engines which cannot be restarted, or which can only be started on the ground. The American Atlas and the early versions of the Russian R-7 did not carry engines which could be started in flight. In fact, the Russians sent the first probes to the Moon by launching directly into a lunar trajectory, instead of going to a parking orbit around Earth and then performing a separate Trans Lunar Injection burn.
Thanks. All great info. I'm running into the single ignitions right away playing around in RP-1. Also, I've yet to have engines that throttle, and when they do come, the range of the throttle is very limited.
@@MikeAben Great stuff!
One of the first engines that could throttle was the descent engine on the lunar module. This worked by releasing helium into the combustion chamber to lower thrust ... so the engine would use the same amount of fuel throughout the throttle settings, but it didn't run as efficiently.
Early gasoline engines used on fighter aircraft didn't have throttles, so instead they had a "blip" button that would turn the engine off for a moment. Since the engine was hot it would restart reliably. I don't know if there is a rocket engine that "blips."
Just getting into ksp since ksp2 seems to be a flip. Thanks for the to the point and detailed tutorials!
Thank you so much bro, wish all tutorials were like this
Hands down the best tutorial to reach orbit. Bravo!
Just started to play this again. Thanks for this video. I’ll create this one first then use the one you made in your rocket building basics video
Thank you so much. A year later and you helped a dunce like me get something into space and back successfully, good on you.
gosh I was a KSP veteran, but then I took a +five year gap to the knee… this video is teaching and refreshing me so much. I was kinda just lobbing things towards orbit & seeing what sticks!
THANK YOU SO MUCH ! I succeeded in getting orbits but they were way too long and I didn’t know you had to thrust horizontally. Just following your advice and got it first try !
Thank you sm I have 11 hours in the game and still can’t steer properly 😂😂 this helped an embarrassing amount 😂
I have ~120hrs according to Steam and I've learned a lot from this one video!
Omg you dont understand how much ive been hitting my head into this and you teaxh it better than anyone else im shocked you arent in the millions on the subscriber page but you haveny subscriptuon thanks so much
This is by far the most informative KSP video I've seen. I'm a noob and this was so incredibly helpful in understanding what certain numbers and different things actually mean. Thanks!
(Also, you kinda sound like Nardwuar)
Thank you I've finally achieved orbit
Something I've started doing: rotate the root capsule 90° so you pitch down to point east, rather than yaw right. Feels more natural for reasons that probably aren't rational
I get that. If I have a vertically launching space plane, I always turn it in the VAB so that East is pitching up so it flies upside-down.
Oh my god, i am 5 minutes in and that is everything i expected the game to tell me. Thank you so much!
This was a big help for future rockets, I had been ignoring the stability indicator and only instead using wings to bring the center of gravity down.
I did my first orbit a day before I saw this, and I made alot of mistakes learning along the way. It was an ugly elliptical orbit ranging from 100k-200k.
The games tutorials are okay, they walk you through the processes, but they don't tell you WHY you're doing these things.
what a legende if not the best man for tutorials
10/10
I did it yesterday thanks to your tutorial. It was INTENSE XD
Thanks for the video, really well explained, just completed my first orbit! w00t!!!
Just got back into KSP a few days ago and now you’re doing new tutorials! Can’t wait for tutorials for space stations/satellites because I do not understand them too well.
I'll definitely be doing some of both of those.
This is a really good tutorial. Thanks buddy.
After 20 hours of playtime I had never gotten into a successful orbit until now 🎉🎉🎉
this guy is like the khan academy of kerbal space program and i love it
This is amazing Bro. Thank you very much. Greetings from Spain
Finally. This helped. I wasn't aligning horizontally.
You are the best person on planet earth
Just got this game yesterday after it allways being in my mind, im suppperr facinated with space irl and hoping that i can learn more and live out some dreams haha, it really looks great when you leave the atomasphere and can see the stars ect, not got my first orbit yet, gonna build your rocket and try later
Good luck.
What an outstanding video! Thanks for sharing all your insights!
Thank you for such high quality tutorials! Devs should add link to your materials on the main menu :)
At 27:31 you enable Map View in picture-in-picture mode. Is it possible in vanilla game or is it a mod or some other witchcraft? Such a nice feature.
It's witchcraft done during the editing of the video.
Great Video. I ran into what I thought was a bug, however, I forgot to hit Z before launch like an idiot. :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! I’ve been trying to orbit for almost a week now because the tutorial in game is broken, and every guide I had found online didn’t help. But then I found this video. You earned yourself a new sub and an active viewer!! I expect to see more great tutorials like this!!
Glad it helped. Check the playlist link in the description. There are a bunch more with new one's coming out every other week.
Such a great video. Helped a lot. Thanks!
Glad it helped!
Wow I cant believe how incredible this tutorial is. Thank you
Tbh in campaign I prefer to scrimp on actively seeking science until I get more unlocks and then just making dockable/extendable science satellites and vessels and rovers. I admit it would be a slog if I hadn't been playing nearly a decade, and its the same at the end of the day, but I like those big science hauls and its great fun coming back from a new biome with all the data at once instead of repeat trips with drips and drabs; or you can dump the vehicle with solar panels and the habitable research lab and a transmitter :)
Great video, though! Very thorough.
Mike, your teaching vids have always been super helpful, some even for long-time KSP players. Thank you for helping us all succeed in our space endeavors, whether just getting to orbit or deploying a full Mun comm sat network in one easy launch! 👏
best orbit tutorial, thanks Mike!
this helped me alot. Thank you so much for the video
Superb job on this tutorial!! I watched a lot of KSP years ago but never played it. I got an Xbox and finally got KSP to play! It’s complex so I have been watching some tutorials but this one has so much more useful information than others! Great job, and many thanks!
The bit with raising the periapsis made me SO NERVOUS because I thought I would run out of fuel way before then, but it turns out I just had to trust the process a bit more!
so good, ty
i worked! thnak you for your kindness
Wow good job n thankyou👌
thank you!!
Thanks dude, really usefull
I’ve always been confused on how orbiting works but now I understand some parts of it 👍
thank you so much man
Thank you Narduwar
Thanks! This video is very helpful with explaining all the small details that are easily looked over when you first start to play ksp. Definitely gonna use the info of your video with my play through.
Should've paid you to write and design the tutorials, great stuff!
Thank you for all the great information!!
Very helpful, I can't wait to try getting into orbit for the first time!
Cheers for the in-depth and detailed tutorial! This is great. I'm gonna go ahead and say something controversial: it's better than Scott Manley's tutorial It is much more informative having numbers put to it.
One question I've got for ya: does the game provide the necessary information for you to work out these things, like delta-v, for getting off of various planets?
The game doesn't give the delta-v requirements for various missions. There are a number of online delta-v maps, though.
All right, if this is not the best KSP guides Nowadays, AND one of the best (if not THE BEST) guide on career, I`ll cut my leftthumb off so then I wont be able to like any other videos
Ahhh yes the insertion burn..... 😆
This is one of those tutorials that can keep an ADHD overloaded person in place!
Even tho i havent gottan into orbit heres a tip on your final stage remember to save some fuel so you can get out of orbit
nah radial chutes
thank you for teaching me
Off topic question, would kerban actually be able to exist in real life considering it’s size?
It's a tenth the size of Earth with the same surface gravity. I recall someone calculating that it would need the same density as uranium for to be true.
Going to test this in sandbox as I don’t have enough science yet for the orbiter’s to engine
The Terrier engine is a great early game unlock. You'll see me using it a lot in this series.
useful:)
At a little after 25:00, when you mention that you have no steering because you only have SRBs in your first stage, would it help to include the Swivel engine in your first stage but run it at low throttle? You would of course need to remember to throttle-up when you stage!
I'm slowly getting back into KSP after being away for a "few" years. I've been greatly enjoying your tutorials.
It might help. Of course, the more throttle the more attitude control and all the while your using fuel.
I did it 😮 thank you
if i ran out of fuel while trying to get back to earth and my periapsis is 44km will bob kerman stay in space forever?
Nope. 44 km is in the atmosphere. That said, 44 km may be above the altitude where the game will delete the vessel when it isn't rendered, assuming it to be destroyed. I can't remember exactly where that cut off is.
you teach better than my portuguese teacher
You are a saint
You forget to mention how to EVA, :-). Pressing 'r" when your pilot is EVA and "let go" to turn on your jetpack.
At 27:50 you have the map doing a picture in picture thing, what is this witch craft?
Editting is a marvelous thing.
@@MikeAben Oh, I was hoping for a mod. Lame.
I had the same excitement when I saw that. Sad to hear duel windows is still just a fantasy 😥.
your so good valentina kermans stuck in orbit
Great tutorial, but i have the same exact rocket build but with a lot lower delta V. Im a console. Did they change up delta V requirements for orbit??
No they haven't. Make sure you have the dV tool set to vacuum and that your staging is correct.
I couldnt do an EVA with my kermin because it required a building upgrade.
thank. you. so. much.
only problem i had was that i accidently ran out of fuel because i lost control early and didnt notice it said 100k and not 80k
Made this exact rocket and none of the numbers are what's started in this video. My Delta V is like half what it should be based on what you said.
Check the staging, or the dV tool and make sure it's on vacuum. The dV numbers are right.
my JEB pilot can not active his RCS to go to take data of Science Jr. Plz help why?
You need to upgrade the astronaut complex in order for kerbals to EVA of the surface. They also can't EVA if the hatch is obstructed.
Doesn't work for me because when I pitch east it just... doesn't.
i did not have enough fuel to return now my guy is stranded
I dont see those prograde retrograde buttons next to the flight ball, its just green
You need a level 1 pilot.
Sorry, I'm rather confused by your comment as I don't have the prograde/retrograde buttons in this video.
My liquid engine will not “turn on” ignition after the solid boosters. Anyone know why that is? Ty!
If I were to guess, you don't have the throttle turned up. I've certainly had that happen to me
3:52 I'm sorry the part what was that?😂 Bad word! Shame shame.😂
This took me like 4 hours because I’m on console
15:56 me doing the exact same thing and getting 1.48
Is the dV tool set to vacuum?
When I stage for the first time and the boosters on the sides come off, my next engine doesn't turn on, so I fall back to Kerbin. Why?
Most likely, your throttle is off.
@@MikeAben Thanks for commenting on a year old vid lol. But, I'll try that today and I'll see if that works. Thanks!
@@MikeAben that was the reason, thanks.
My prograde vector drops like mad when i start applying thrust lined up with the horizon, causing my altitude to drop. Yours seems to stay incredibly stable. Anyone have any tips?
It sounds like your ascent profile was much steeper than mine. If your apoapsis is dropping more than you would like, or your time to apoapsis is getting too small, you can compensate by pitch up above the horizon. That is, a little into the blue.
My rocket fell and crashed every time I tried to launch. I know the game has had updates. No hate on this person, cuz he gave me tips.
Do you have a craft file - I can’t seem to get mine to work