Kerbal Space Program - Tutorial Building a Space Station Part 2

[@Thumper770]

What I like about your vids is that you take the time to show us how to actually build the rocket. Everyone else just shows how to operate the rocket.

[@thomasread99]

I have spent ages trying to dock, Scott Manleys tutorial just confused me then I found this and did it first time! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

[@Orb8Ter]

Thomas Read That is cool to know, I think Scott Manley is more academic as he has done a PhD in Astronomy, as an engineer I am more in the practical hands on work. Anyway great work took me forever on my first attempt, ;)

[@thomasread99]

+Obr8Ter can you do a video of getting a solar orbit? And landing on another planet?

[@Orb8Ter]

Thomas Read That I am going to do first simple rocket engineering, or at least me trying to explain a bit of rockertry

[@Immortalcheese]

Thomas Read aye... I, too, have found this and your docking tutorial much simpler to understand than Scott's tutorial on docking. I still haven't attempted docking yet (though I have done about 6 successful Mun landings and returns to Kerbin)

[@thomasread99]

Immortalcheese to be honest, I haven't landed safely on the moon yet! Do you know if there's a tutorial for that???

[@ajradel]

Man all your tutorials are legit. You helped me understand Apo/periapsis. Perfected orbiting. Got to the moon on the 2nd try haha. but landed in a crater and crashed the first time -.- couldnt see anything and my altitude was 3600..boom. Im overly excited to get the space station up and running. That engineer mod is too legit as well. so helpful.

[@Orb8Ter]

+ajradel Cool the game starts off hard but you sort of get the feel for it, I found the early days exciting that you make mistakes that you wouldnt know about until they are done. Good luck on the space station and Thanks :)

[@BritishFalcon]

The best tutorials for KSP out there. Amazing KZbinr!

[@Orb8Ter]

Cheers Man :D

[@wictorious3925]

then watch the tutorial!

[@Har.shal_09]

BTG02 you can use mech jeb mod to do an autopilot docking

[@Har.shal_09]

Noa Gamer suomalaista pelailua use mech jeb

[@tannerjack7009]

BTG02 yes

[@Teddy_Bear312]

First randevu took me an hour, the second one i broke half my solarpanels on impact while docking but it only took 30 MINUTES! Thank you man for those videos, it really helps me at stuff i never would be able to do myself. I now have a nice space station in a near perfect orbit (500 meters difference on the 2 sides) and it may have some broken solar panels but i am very happy with the end result/ Keep up the good work man!

[@sparrowthenerd]

I have been meaning to make a station for a few weeks this series is gonna really help me out!

[@Deebeezeep]

YOU ARE A LIFESAVER, THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH. It took me 4 tries and extra monopropellent tanks to dock!

[@Orb8Ter]

+Epic Derezzed Engineering a life saving video AWESOME! its very satisfying when you succeed cool job man!

[@Deebeezeep]

Can you please make a tutorial about making a space station fit for interplanetary missions and make an orbit around Earth and Mars? Please!

[@jarreddeforge8094]

If I want KSP tutorials this is where I immediately go!

[@Orb8Ter]

+Sgt. Toast Oh cool thanks 😎 I'm not the best but I like to keep it simple

[@tunisianpartisan1080]

guy i love this serie, i learn a lot of things on space station on KSP. Thanks you so much :D

[@davidusok]

Subscribed! First video I have watched from you and I love your style. Im new to the game but I cannot express enough how excited I am of it. I need to learn the basics first, haven't even been to the Mun yet, but I allready have plans for big space probes and stations :D You seem to understand the mechanics of this game very well, so I will be sure to watch all your videos :) Keep it up ;)

[@Orb8Ter]

davidusok Thanks, I will try to keep the rockets up and even Im still learning thats what makes this game awesome, I try to keep things simple at least for now, theres a lot to learn if you want to get engrossed in the game or you could just have fun with it ;)

[@fakkadeernties9995]

I had looked for tutorials and I couldn't find a good one I gave up and I tried to search again and this is really the best when bro

[@Orb8Ter]

+Arno Grummel Thanks I also looked didn't find many good ones except Scott Manley but took a few times watching as he can make it seem complex so made a simpler version with as much detail that's needed 😃

[@fakkadeernties9995]

Sorry for my English I'm not very good at it still learning

[@rebelkommando6166]

I'm going to buy KSP soon so I figured I'd watch some videos on how to build stuff in this game. These are really good videos by the way.

[@Orb8Ter]

+Rebelkommando616 Thanks man, it's a cool game even though it can take time. :D

[@MorphingPhoenix]

Your tutorials have helped me come along way in this game. I've only had it for little over one hundred hours of gameplay now, and you have helped me in my trips to the mun, minmus, and setting up a space station around kerbin. Also, I have watched your interplanetary transfer video which has helped me with my interplanetary probes. Just wanted to thank you for the time you put into the vids as well as the information you supply in them. In my career mode, I just recently landed a probe on both Ike and Duna, however, I'm having a slight issue with getting a kerbal onto either celestial body and returning safely *because no one wants to leave a kerbal stranded :) *. Still having a hard time understanding weight to thrust ratios and delta v. I'm playing all stock at the moment with no mods installed. Figured I would try to learn by playing and getting a feel for it, however I've become a bit stuck when it comes to construction of interplanetary rockets that kerbals take part in. I haven't lost any kerbals yet fortunately due to many hours of testing with probes and satellites, but it doesn't yield all the science without kerbals in peril...lol Anything that you could recommend or possibly give pointers to would be awesome. Thanks again for the amazing vids and continue to do what you do.

[@Orb8Ter]

MorphingPhoenix Whoa this is my longest comment, and favorite :) Thanks for the praise im glad I could have helped I learnt a lot of stuff from KZbin like you, theres something about learning from others than a manual that makes it easier. I remember when I started I had no problem with building a small rocket to get into orbit even a small lander to Minmus but had problems building large rockets and getting them into orbit so I rage quit for a week, came back and watched some videos and worked it out (before I used mods). I was thinking of doing a video of a Duna tutorial type video but realized that some may not know about how hard it can initially be to get something large to another planet so may do a build/engineering a rocket video before a mission else where, in the mean time you could use sandbox mess around and build individual stages for each part of the mission, like a lander which can get into orbit maybe dock with a transfer craft that could return from Duna thats what I normally do in fact I built in an earlier version a lander, a base and a rover that would land in same area on Duna at the same time but tested on Kerbin first untill the game was updated never got to use it (NASA tests every thing before setting on their mission). This game can frustrate you while you learn from trial and error but is so much rewarding when you succeed, and I think is one of appealing things I like about the game and that 'IT'S IN SPACE'. Also just thought of it you could build your mission in stages and dock them in Kerbin orbit then go to your destination. If you like math then heres the KSP WIKI which gives formulas to work out what you need even your rockets thrust to wheight ratio and delta V wiki.kerbalspaceprogram.com/wiki/Cheat_sheet

[@MorphingPhoenix]

Orb8Ter Thank you for the quick reply as well as for the link. I'm checking it out as I'm replying now. :) I'll be sure to keep up to date with your vids. I watch Scott Manley and enjoy his work, but yours is a bit more down to earth for someone like me who is just getting into this kinda game, so it's easier for me to understand some of the things you do and why it's done that way. I'll get to work on trying out something and see where I can get to as far as some design for a space and kerbal worthy craft. Looking forward to more of your amazing work. Keep it up sir, and remember, keep the info down to earth and the ideas and creativity orbiting in your mind. :)

[@haydenchan3530]

I'm getting kernel space program I'm definitely watching your tutorials. New sub!

[@Orb8Ter]

Thanks thats awesome :D

[@RonaldDupra]

Man that looks tricky as hell, thanks for the video, hope I can do the same

[@Orb8Ter]

***** Its just a matter of practice at one point you will find it easy, just keep at it 'Never give up Never Surrender!'

[@gummy5105]

Epic tutorials dude, keep it up

[@Orb8Ter]

+TheNoobOnIce Thanks dude :D

[@respublica8678]

Hey man i normally don't react on any videos but you are really doing a great job thank you ! :)

[@Orb8Ter]

Cheers, I normally don't either but thanks glad I can help! :)

[@verynoice8209]

These are great tutorials man!

[@liamcartland1886]

How do you move forward with the RCS thrusters? I've tried most things and none of them work

[@Orb8Ter]

+Strydex use the H and N keys H thrust forward and N thrusts backwards

[@joeygylytiuk3376]

This is nuts. I love this game

[@Orb8Ter]

Its an awesome game i played it for more than 3 years now LOL

[@joeygylytiuk3376]

Orb8Ter I played it when it first came to console but got discouraged cause I was trash. But this enhanced edition I've been playing alot of. Still figuring out how to do alot I'm not far into career mode. And unfortunately I don't have a PC yet

[@Thumper770]

@4:08 Lower orbiting objects aren't travelling faster. They just don't have to go as far. Think about it, it takes two prograde burns to get into a higher orbit. How does two prograde burns equal a lower velocity?

[@Orb8Ter]

True they do have less distance to travel but dues to the craft being close to the gravity of a planet then the faster it has to travel faster to keep in orbit thats why geostationary orbits are slower because they are not as close to the earth and can stay in a fixed position above the earth, here is a chart if earth orbital heights and speed en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit

[@Thumper770]

Orb8Ter seems counter intuitive to me. If you thrust forward, you go faster. Doing it twice but ending up slower......something doesn’t make sense.

[@Thumper770]

Orb8Ter not saying it’s wrong. Obviously it’s not. Looking at it from my chair, it just doesn’t make sense.

[@kp3wombat]

To dock the science module I had to make a modification to the launch probe by adding another fuel tank. Because every time I got to my intersect I couldn't kill my velocity because I ran out of fuel

[@Orb8Ter]

+Kp3 Wombat Awesome engineering on the fly, this is an older version so not sure if they changed parts specs :D

[@kiler12343]

you're a great youtuber keep up the good work

[@anoncold6607]

Love the tutorials dude, comparable to Scott Manley! Keep it up!!!!

[@mrbignippless]

dude you helped out so much thanks

[@Orb8Ter]

randy shoemaker Awesome glad I could help :)

[@wresannages2134]

i have a question. how can u use the RCS to boost your spaceship. isn't the RCS only for turning? ex)if you turn right, then the RCS n the right side burns backwards and the RCS on the left turns foward

[@Orb8Ter]

+Michael Sa You can use Rcs for anything it us the least efficient but you should use the least efficient fuel first as this reduces weight and increases delta v, plus rcs gives you fine control when you need a precise manouver

[@wresannages2134]

Thank You!

[@HastJaRecht]

Awesome tutorial, thanks!

[@ledoomhd]

startet building my secons space station yesterday, my first two days ago. Te first now has 6 modules with an escape pod and the second only two: The core and the Main module. The second is "Jeb's Space Hotel". I didnt use any mods or docking assistance. i docked with visual sight only.

[@Dichuz91]

just out of curiosity 1. how many attempts did you have to make for each part added 2. how many times have you slammed the last thruster back into kerbin (and possibly some kerbals house) instead of retrograding it to land in the ocean

[@Orb8Ter]

Luckily in this i got it right every time well from learning from my first stations lol and yes crashing into stations is a must but not normally on purpose though I have lost count of past stations i have trashed (and forgetting to quicksave)

[@Dichuz91]

well i have to thank you orb8ter for this tutorial, after watching it through, you were able to help me achieve something that not even the great scott manley could, i finally built my first space station, and i built it around Eeloo...took me 12 individual launches to finish building it, but it's done....so from My FPS and i, we thank you.

[@Orb8Ter]

Awesome that you built your station and glad this helped :D FPS? if you mean your frames then yes building anything large in KSP takes its toll And yes i got confused with some of Scott Manley's tutorials thats one reason I made these as simple as possible :D

[@Dichuz91]

@Nathan Miller any idea what happened to Orb8ter?

[@marklukomskiy3319]

I have a question from kerbin how can I go to access my station and see it because I'm stuck on kerbin and I can't even control it please help

[@Orb8Ter]

+Mark Lukomskiy If your at the space center you can access the tracking station, if you are flying another rocket or craft press m to go to map view look for the station right click on it and select "Switch to" button to take control of your station ;) hope that helps.

[@djlanskin5436]

thank you so much for these tutorials i know there old but you helped me a lot i named my space station after you XD

[@mashiroman7021]

this helped me so muck bro. thanks alot

[@tellefeidbarland]

Cool station!

[@Orb8Ter]

Tellef Eid Barland Yup its cold up there, ;) Cheers.

[@volksdude1970]

The triangles are Normal and Anti Normal. Radial In and Out are the blue circles.

[@Orb8Ter]

+volksdude1970 Yup I just keep forgetting which is call which XD

[@skylermccloud2712]

I can't get it to mach the speeds it just zooms right past me how do u match the speeds. My space station is going way to fast how did you get yours to slow down and I followed your other video exactly.

[@Orb8Ter]

+Skyler McCloud make sure you have selected your target and then make sure the nav ball displays target speed point retrograde and when your getting closer burn until you get the speed down to zero. This will match your orbits up.

[@skylermccloud2712]

wait what do you mean by that?? (sorry I havn't played ksp since a month after it came out)

[@Orb8Ter]

+Skyler McCloud Dam it's hard to explain in comment section :D I have a rendezvous and docking tutorial which has helped a lot of people kzbin.info/www/bejne/raLOXpR9eJeao8k

[@skylermccloud2712]

thx

[@skylermccloud2712]

+Orb8Ter maybe you could make an updated version of orbiting/docking because alot has changed since then. Like my craft always wobbles from side to side if I try to turn off the launch pad manually, even with struts.

[@kaptainkrakens2531]

The videos help me a lot but idk if I’m doing something wrong or it’s just harder on consoles but I just can’t seem to get close enough to the station. My seperation is always over 150km and idk how to close it in

[@Orb8Ter]

KaptainKrakens Do you have manouver nodes if yes then try and fidle with them to get best encounter and also reduce the thrust of the rocket for fine control, its basically just try and try again save before you burn for the encounter and load save if you mess up until you get closer

[@lesliejohnrichardson]

My Intersect is 11.9 km. Is that ok? If not, how do i change? I tried by doing a new maneuver but i only got to 11.8 and didnt burn because its nonsense to me.

[@Orb8Ter]

+IndieZocker Yes its close enough you just will have to burn a couple more times. When you get as close as you can make sure the nav ball is set to target if its not make sure you have the other vessel targeted and click on the speed reading on the nav ball untill it shows target. Now point retrograde on the nav ball and burn unntill speed is close to zero Then point at purple circular marker (your target) then burn towards it at between 50m/s to 100m/s Wait to get closer you may find you drift away again so reduce target speed again and burn towards the target again Repeat this until you get close enough to see the target then kill the velocity to zero again You can now try docking ;)

[@lesliejohnrichardson]

+Orb8Ter actually ur response took me too long so i tried it myselfmand i understood it thanks to you video directly but still thanks and i PERSONALLY more like to burn with a maximum of 50 +-2 BUT i wasn't carefully enough and i crashed into DA FOKIN SPACE FUCKING STATION but tomorrow(Im from germany and here right now its 23:32/11:32PM) i will make like 10 modules(science 1 science 2 and maybe science 3 huge crew containment unit on fuel storage for each fuel there is in stacks, worth 100.000 units of it and some transmitter a huge solar panel thingy thing AND maybe some kind of hangar with tiny ships that get resources from earth and mün and other bodys and more stuff) and launch the modules, and the core into space. As you can see, since a few days ago, when i finally got how to kinda make space stations, i made so much plans and tomorrow i will "do" them. Im so fascinated about this :D Oh and i would love, if you would make a tutorial series on bases(stations on ground). Cya m8 :D

[@lesliejohnrichardson]

+IndieZocker BTW, that was the absolut limit, i couldnt write even one more letter xD

[@Orb8Ter]

I love the idea of a hanger and there is a mod called inferno robotics that can be used to create hinges for large hanger doors may try that out, I will do base tuts but busy with fit at mo so will be a while sorry :(

[@lesliejohnrichardson]

+Orb8Ter Ooh it's totally fine ;)

[@kroposman2302]

+Orb8Ter What mod do you use in this video?

[@Orb8Ter]

The docking alignment tool I assume you are on about that is in the description with a link. The other mod I also use is Kerbal engineering redux for information

[@DTO003]

i can put first module in orbit, then rendezvous the second, but takes me ages to control the traslation. i can go forward and backwards but moving "lateraly"... there is something you didn't tell us ;-) 'cause you make it so easy... i've ripped 4 our of 6 solar panels and one radiator trying to dock the living quarters... any piece of advice with regards to the keys to be used, or the attitude of the spacecrafts??? has the docking port to point somewhere special?? or the approaching vessel to take any particular path?? Thanks a lot for the tutorials!!! man, you rock!!

[@captianwaffle2766]

How do you use the rcs to boost forward like at 8:02? I keep running out of fule in my main rocket so this would be usfull info to me.

[@captianwaffle2766]

Nevermind. I found it. Its Opt. + H

[@RensMartens]

the rocket that lifts the base up inspired me to make a moon colony thx bro

[@theremixgamer6656]

please help me when i launce i go 90 degrees to make a orbit but when i do that it just makes a straight up line plz help me

[@beardiepro1290]

+Theremix Gamer when you want to achieve a Kerbin orbit, you have to do the gravity escape, (90 degree turn) then you follow the prograde vector (SAS is helpful here), then when you reach space, you add a orbit manuver. hope this helps.

[@saczhnalaparan4877]

my m/s is still 2000 after i burn. i dont do stupid. i dont know how to reduce that. please reply. what should i press in the navball

[@Orb8Ter]

+saczhna Laparan Make sure you have the station selected as a target then click on the speed indicator on the Nav ball until it says target then it will show the speed difference between you and your target 😉

[@saczhnalaparan4877]

finally i dock my 1st part to another part to build my space station thanks a lot

[@ElGronto]

What about parachutes on your rocket to re-use it every time?

[@kaywoodparsons7967]

Great Vids by the way

[@Orb8Ter]

+Kaywood Parsons Thanks man :)

[@inkandesk]

If you respond to this this will be my third comment on three separate videos you've replied to, that just makes you one of my favorite youtubers, good at ksp and you're connected with fans

[@Orb8Ter]

+CZane Just saw this qnd just had to reply ;D Thanks I enjoyed making these videos even though the tutorials took a bit of time, I feel a lot of KZbinrs miss the fan interaction as you guys are cool 😎

[@lukeschorah7033]

I've triple checked I've built the same ship as you have but it explodes immediately after I send it to the launch pad. Any ideas why?

[@mexothelast3623]

how do you get the target speed so low when you intercept?

[@Orb8Ter]

+41DayDownloadTimes to get the target speed down make sure the Nav ball is displaying target speed then when you point retrograde on the Nav ball you can thrust to slow down the target speed as the Nav ball is showing relative speed between you and the target and the prograde and retrograde change to that of the target making it easier to match your targets orbit Hope that helps.

[@mexothelast3623]

thanks, but my problem is I'm too fast on the intercept to begin with

[@Orb8Ter]

+41DayDownloadTimes Ahh then the best idea would be to slow down a lot before getting the close approach you can always get close by doing multiple burns towards the target

[@mexothelast3623]

thank you so much. Helps a lot

[@mexothelast3623]

also, I attempted a duna mission, but how do i choose a landing spot? as in, I seem to always crash into mountains

[@walkerkemp8459]

I can't get a nearest encounter marker when making a maneuver. Help?

[@Orb8Ter]

+rock walk make sure you have set the target otherwise closest approach markers don't work, otherwise no idea other than make sure you are in the same orbit plane :D

[@xeon6038]

Follow your instructions I managed to get a 0.5 km intercept but then again I was traveling at 400m/s but it didn’t matter

[@MoosePilot23]

Can you do a part 3 with adding a fuel tank to refuel your rockets?

[@Orb8Ter]

Ahh dam it part 3 recorded already just need to commenttate over, but was planning on adding a refueling module but what do you think of after this station going to the Mun building a mining operation for refueling? this means a Mun base, Mun space station, rover and drilling equipment and some other stuff, we could ship fuel from the Mun back to Kerbin for our mining operation.

[@chromaphasia453]

The rcs back and forth controls are h and n, you never mentioned them and a noob like me had to look it up

[@Orb8Ter]

+Baron1170 4 Woops didnt realise I missed them :D thanks

[@JakeManager]

+Orb8Ter love your vids :D

[@0fakisgivin603]

thx man good video right here

[@Orb8Ter]

+0fakisgivin Cheers glad I could help :)

[@fredymredy]

why all ways when i done the part one and after some minutes it start to fall down ???

[@GamingRepublick]

Oh my lord. Most infuriating 3 hours of my life. And im only done with the first dock :(

[@Orb8Ter]

+Lemon Houser Oh man I tried Ksp with my ps3 controller ok with planes but I remeber why I didn't buy the PS4 I love the keyboard and mouse, 😎

[@treyjohnston5597]

Same with me

[@aheath73]

Ha ha! I hear you... 3 years after you watching this series. Using PS4, it took me over 5 hours to finally rendezvous and dock! 😂😂

[@BlastingRyan609]

F

[@christiancordes7915]

+Orb8Ter i cant seem to see my target, i am around 5 km from it, and solutions?

[@Orb8Ter]

Make sure you have the target set as a target by right clicking in map view on it, you should see it with a yellow marker you will have to look for it though.

[@christiancordes7915]

+Orb8Ter i found the problem, i had accidentally turnt off my HUD (F4), thanks though +1 sub

[@ChopChopMinecraft]

How did you do this man!? I cannot control the RCS ports and whenever I get an encounter the core of the station just zooms straight past me and it hasn't been a second before it is 50km away! This is so frustrating and I have tried like 10 times!!!

[@theremixgamer6656]

+ChopChopMC same

[@Avran98]

Personally, I like the docking controls (He doesn't use them). It makes it so the controls of the RCS boosters line up with WASD. It's much easier to control that way. If it still doesn't work out, try the in-game tutorial for docking. :)

[@pranavsinha9739]

simply use mechjeb

[@KarlsbergHeroes]

Well i made a mistake with the monopropellent engine on the lab... so i docked the previous placed module with the new one... but i can say... the docking mod really helps..! still gotta use 8-9 fingers lol :D

[@Xenro66]

I think you should consider making a podcast... I already know this stuff but I just like listening while I do other things :D

[@Orb8Ter]

Jordan O'C LOL...I thought about something like that but Im not funny enough but I feel like I need to try something like that, hows the revising? :D

[@Xenro66]

Orb8Ter You don't have to be funny to do a podcast lol. The revising is awful xD I'm meant to be doing maths right now, but I'm on KSP hahaha.

[@Orb8Ter]

Jordan O'C Thats ok theres plenty of maths in KSP, oh man i remember my exams that was all almost last minute revising.

[@Xenro66]

Orb8Ter Weeeeell, I'm pretty sure that the base game doesn't have integrals, differentiation, logarithms, polynomials, etc... xD. Yeah, that's basically what I do too. Bad practice, I know, but KSP is dear too me (which is damn clear with 906 hours logged).

[@hannah-xn1uu]

this is impressive... im good at orbits and stuff like that but i cant dock to save my life (or the life of a kerbal)

[@Orb8Ter]

Lol its hard but after practice it becomes a lot easier.

[@ethanwooldrik253]

More modules for the station!

[@insertnamehere8099]

I’m not sure weather it’s harder to align orbits and velocities or to dock underwater. On one hand, the actual docking in space is pretty easy, but it’s a pain to get there. On the other hand, docking underwater is nigh impossible but it’s quite easy to get there at least.

[@togili64]

+1 sub great and rare tutorials i was gonna refund this game because i didnt know anything thx to you i can play now! Keep up the good work m8

[@togili64]

I am trying this for 3 hours now but i couldnt get this part to the first module can not do a orbit can u show how to do the orbiting part your tutorial wasnt enough for me sorry i am a noob

[@Orb8Ter]

+Togili Bogili For learning to fly I suggest the Kerbal X in sandbox mode, you can also use the mechjeb mod to help learning how to launch into orbit, but there are plenty of KZbin videos that can help and not just mine ;)

[@togili64]

Orb8Ter thx i couldnt do the part after 4:40

[@REMA-ty9em]

Thank you so much for the help!!!

[@treyjohnston5597]

Does this station still work in the newest update Edit: It dosen't :(

[@greenlightzone]

I am having problems with the manoever thing. I cant get a stupid intersection point :-(

[@Orb8Ter]

+Green Light Zone Make sure you have the one you want to intersect targeted it wont show otherwise, if you have then it could be the angles of the orbit or inclination if it is too far out then you may not get the closest approach markers so then use the ascending or descending markers and burn to get into the same inclination then try again.

[@greenlightzone]

+Orb8Ter I found the problem. It was that I let the station go a little bit too far from my rocket when I was launching. By the way I would like to thank you for this video, it really helped me. Now Im building a huge space station. Thank you.

[@goldenhusky2958]

i cant use rcs thruster at all plz help me spmeone!

[@Orb8Ter]

+MadMen Tips Have enable the RCS with the R key? if so then make sure you have enough RCS fuel and click on the tanks make sure it hasnt been disabled, apart from that I dont know if you have an RCS tank and an RCS thruster on your ship they should work

[@goldenhusky2958]

i think the problem is the RCS tanks!is the small tanks?

[@TheJayFoxx]

Out of curiosity, is there an actual benefit to having a space station in the game?(love all the videos by the way)

[@Orb8Ter]

+Jacob Sheppard For missions in career yes also you could have a refueling station so yes they can have a purpose Thanks by the way :)

[@TeamEntzuendlich]

hey Orb8ter, i like you Videos, you have make a perfect tutorial. This is the best tutorialline on KZbin to build a space staion in KSP,i give you a Sub ;)

[@ryanelhaje5305]

I agree except I sometimes get a little lost with the radial anti radial

[@Aceorbit]

Im about to give up. Tried this for 6 hours straight no break. My ships keeps flying around and around the station and I am never able to line up progade with target, is this because im to far? Someone please help. 😭

[@andyblack9066]

little late, but my core station says SAS isnt operational?

[@thedje4407]

I have a random rocket floating around with no fuel, is there away i can blow it up??? Remotely??

[@Orb8Ter]

If it's space junk you can delete it using the tracking station, if not there's a mod called hyperedit

[@thedje4407]

Thanks

[@nono7947]

For me my space station was also not a straight orbit, it's orbit went at an angle so docking for me is like trying to grab something with 1 hand and 2 fingers, and no thumb so it's difficult, very difficult And just destroying it will kill jebadiah Or however you spell his name

[@Orb8Ter]

+Braeden Mikesell Lol yes I know the feeling when I started close approach i always seemed to get close and then dirt past rapidly

[@nono7947]

I nearly got there but was going to fast, so I tried to slow down and soon ran out of fuel, so I just watched as it flew by.

[@saczhnalaparan4877]

why no control its say. when i launch science lab

[@alillanosberrios9825]

Greeting friend. I have done everything you mentioned in your video with no sucsess. Over a month has passed since I saw your video and I haven't reached my goal to dock with my space station core. Someone told me that it could be the version of the game I'm using but as far as I know, it has nothing to do with that. Can you please give me some advice on what to do. The video didn't work for me because the video doesn't show how you went into orbit and if mention to see your preveous video on how to get into orbet, everyone knows that every orbit isn't the same. I will be happy if you can give me detailed instructions on how to dock with my space station core. I have gotten as far as 30 Km but as I mentioned be for, with no sucsess.

[@nono7947]

I got an idea, you can just drive yourself to the rocket, stop yourself, turn the station if it's facing away and just tap yourself to the station

[@MoosePilot23]

Thanks again!

[@Orb8Ter]

Mr. Moose Glad I could help again, ;)

[@joshjackson5867]

On mine the two intersepts are always ages away from each other.

[@Jaystarzgaming]

You could set target then aim at target.

[@miltonaberg93]

My orbit doesn't line up properly and starts to decrease when I'm not burning. And the few times I have made it, my fuel runs out.

[@chromaphasia453]

Your orbits are too small and the earth is trying to pull you back down, and if you keep running out of fuel you could add more or turn on infinite fuel (alt + f12)

[@nono7947]

How the hell do you make such great orbits?

[@Orb8Ter]

+Braeden Mikesell lots and lots of practice 😎

[@pingu541346]

my navball is upside down. i dont know where i went worng

[@Orb8Ter]

+CSGO Pingu Make sure you are controling from the correct part or your part may be placed upside down, if you have a docking port, command pod or probe core pointing in the correct direction right click on it and select control from here, if that doesnt work then its back to the shop to re-engineer ;)

[@GavinchyTheGooch]

The rocket keeps tipping over when I am launching it

[@hazoish7670]

My resupply ship for my science station crashed into and cause a bunch off space debris but the station is kinda okay

[@Plam3]

My station are 2600m from my next module....and I can't see the distance like you can :(

[@Orb8Ter]

+Plame Try and select the station as a target this should at least highlight it as yellow, otherwise I have no clue

[@Plam3]

+Orb8Ter hehehe :) Thanks, it worked ;)

[@michaelt3172]

Thank you

[@Orb8Ter]

Thank You 2 XD

[@edhander6244]

Help It says i need a pilot or Robot thing.

[@Orb8Ter]

+Ed Hander I had this before make sure you have a Kerbal or a control part on the craft if that doesnt work save it then press the new button and try to reload it, if not add a probe core to the craft.

[@edhander6244]

Thank you.

[@Duke00x]

You should have added battery's to the power module.

[@nathanmucher581]

When i was attaching the space modual i ran out of monopropellant and had to attach it with the actual rocket booster XD

[@Orb8Ter]

Lol yes i ran into that problem several times best thing to do is reduce the thrust of the rocket so you can do fine adjustments, still hard though 😎

[@wraithbannon]

you make it look so easy....i killed my station....lol

[@Orb8Ter]

+wraithbannon Its not easy when you start off but like anything you do practice makes purrfect until you find it easy ;)

[@wraithbannon]

+Orb8Ter whats the trick to making the docking clamps work... everytime i try to make them work nothing happens...while trying to merge ships in hanger...it never works...

[@Legowanwan]

+wraithbannon I know I'm having the same problem. :(

[@Legowanwan]

+wraithbannon I found the solution! The docking clamps are backwards, and unfortunately there is no other way to fix that than to rebuild and relaunch your ship.

[@wraithbannon]

+Legowanwan OK thanks...

[@dotValkyrie]

Trying to dock right now xD Just did a maneuver node and got target distance 0.6 km , :D

[@dotValkyrie]

+CrackedDood - KZbin Uploads / Streams on Twitch I need some advice though for me the hardest part is once you are like 1000 metters away from the target how do you get to that less than 100metter mark , i just keep overshooting or undershooting

[@Orb8Ter]

+CrackedDood - KZbin Uploads / Streams on Twitch You need to set your target as a target either in map or double click on the station, set the nav ball to target speed but it should be automatic you need to point retrograde and cancel the speed its then a matter to point ot the target burn not too fast around 20-50m/s make sure you point retrograde and and cancel speed again when you get closer, redo this until you get to around 100m. What happens is that you burn towards the target but both crafts are in a circular orbit so thy drift around and you are no longer heading towards the target so you need to acount for this by cancelling you speed and burn towards target then repeat this to get a bit closer every time, hope this helps. ;)

[@dotValkyrie]

Orb8Ter Thanks , just docked the science module onto the station core :) Thanks for your tutorials

[@misterbeen1272]

+CrackedDood - KZbin Uploads / Streams on Twitch click on the speed marker that says orbit until it says target. then burn retro until it is at 0

[@alexmalka1341]

+Orb8ter U are cool and good at this game!

[@Orb8Ter]

+Seargent Fluff lol thanks but it's all down to practice a lot of crashes and Kerbaling it 😉

[@dann9208]

Wait if you burn retrograde doesnt that mean youre doing a de orbit burn?

[@Orb8Ter]

GalacticalCard12 Not if your Nav ball is set to target then the markers show your direction relative to the target

[@dann9208]

Orb8Ter oh that makes sense thanks a lot!

[@fandaklada609]

Actually this is not true, atleast in my game. Even if i have Target in my navball and burn to retrogade (or any other side) , its still have effect on my overall orbit line.

[@somerandomdude712]

I am bad at docking, help me

[@Jaystarzgaming]

I would manuver lock on to point of target.

[@Pixelkvist]

Where are you from? :) I'm curious about the accent!

[@deicida6]

+Swedenkvist Sounds Welsh to me.

[@Orb8Ter]

+Swedenkvist I Welsh but can't speak Welsh ;)

[@Orb8Ter]

+Alan McGrath How did you know? Spooky

[@deicida6]

+Orb8Ter I'm Irish, I can recognise a lot of UK accents. Sound for these vids btw, helping me out so much.

[@GamingMetNick]

I am 2 hours trying but cant dock can some one help please

[@Orb8Ter]

+Nick Van.G Docking is hard even I mess up now and again, take a look at this video its the best I can explain it kzbin.info/www/bejne/raLOXpR9eJeao8k hope it helps :)

[@GamingMetNick]

+Orb8Ter oké I'll will. Thx for awnser me!

[@GamingMetNick]

+Orb8Ter YEAHHHHHH i did just dock!!!!!

[@GamingMetNick]

+Orb8Ter This feels awsome

[@TheNLSuperGames]

HOW CAN YOU DO THIS?!?!?

[@mathiasmahieu3089]

irs just so hard i cant dock and if i can my game laptopt falls out my battery was empty

[@fallenphantomxx]

i did 2.7 not 5.8 and this is a first to me :D

[@Orb8Ter]

+Aquatic Gaming That awesome Rendezvous in my opinion is the second hardest part of KSP, great job :D