Come for the games, stay for the drama.
It’s not that there’s not a lot to do in Kerbal Space Program; it’s that it takes so long to do. Just like real space flight. I’ve been doing work on my heavy lifter, the Munar Exploder. My goal here is to get into Kerbin orbit with a full stage of fuel left. I was … Read more
There’s this movie that used to come on TV occasionally when I was a kid called “Marooned” — stars Richard Crenna, Gene Hackman and other famous people. Three Apollo astronauts are trapped in orbit with air running out. A desperate rescue mission on a military rocket that is in no way ready for launch is … Read more
It’s a tense day for the Kerbal Space Program. Three intrepid explorers have been strapped into the Super Booster 3, charitably described in the Kerb press as a “flying bomb”. In actuality, there’s an excellent chance it will explode right on the launch pad, like the regular kind of bomb. That’s all in the past, … Read more