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minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 days agoon a side note, it takes less fuel to transport stuff to the surface of mars, than to the surface of moon. the reason is because on mars you can aerobrake while on moon you have to spend fuel to decelerate.
minus-squareAngryCommieKender@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 days agoI actually already knew that, thanks to KSP, but thanks for reminding me.
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 days agowhat if you designed your vehicle to explode safely on impact?
minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agoyou mean a series of small controlled explosions? like a car engine?
minus-squareMinnesotaGoddam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·3 days agono, just one big one. lots of debris. kerbals everywhere
minus-squareAniki@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 days agodecentralized kerbal deployment. smart if you want to seed a large area at once.
on a side note, it takes less fuel to transport stuff to the surface of mars, than to the surface of moon. the reason is because on mars you can aerobrake while on moon you have to spend fuel to decelerate.
I actually already knew that, thanks to KSP, but thanks for reminding me.
what if you designed your vehicle to explode safely on impact?
you mean a series of small controlled explosions? like a car engine?
no, just one big one. lots of debris. kerbals everywhere
decentralized kerbal deployment. smart if you want to seed a large area at once.