KSP 2: Mun Space Shuttle Mission!

In today's adventure, I decided to take inspiration from a reddit user and design a Space Shuttle around the KSP 2 Rover Cockpit piece, and send it to the Mun! Enjoy!
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This video is intended for audiences 13+ years old.

[@Suppise152]

I’m glad you liked my shuttle craft, I do love seeing crafts that use the rover cockpit, it’s such a unique part

[@jati891]

it is!! i used it to make a vtol cargo ssto

[@tetronaut88]

I don’t like living on the wrong side of the world. I need sleep, but I need Matt Lowne more!

[@Wurtoz9643]

HAH! Jokes on you I live above him! MUHAHAHA!

[@ahmed4363]

@@Wurtoz9643 HAHA JOKES ON YOU I LOVE NEXT TO AND BELOW HIM

[@Wurtoz9643]

@@ahmed4363 NOOOOOO0000oooo……………

[@insertgenericuserhere]

I FEEL THIS COMMENT

[@JeanYossa]

9:00 for me

[@myfavoriteviewer306]

I got incredibly confused for a moment when Matt mentioned an amber alert. In the US, "Amber alert" is very specific to a missing child. High heat causing potential for health problems is, conveniently, called a "High Heat" warning 😂.

[@ChristianGossPlaysGames]

thats what i thought too

[@MaxC925]

and all that over it being 77F out. i wish it was that temp that would be so nice

[@ChristianGossPlaysGames]

@@MaxC925 i thought he said heatwave. not 77 degrees. what? are they all made of ice? are they going to melt??? what the actual fuck??!! I sit outside and its 80 degrees out. that is normal temprature, im used to it. but god forbid it gets higher than 75 fucking degrees or else we will issue an alert to evereyones phone

[@MattLowne]

It's like a traffic light, right, so green is okay, amber alerts are high/bad temperatures, red is threat to life conditions.

[@myfavoriteviewer306]

@MattLowne I assumed as much, after the initial shock of the casual mention that it's too hot to worry about a missing kid wore off 😉 I even found the UKHSA (I think it was) website that lists green, yellow, amber, and red, for both heat health and cold health to satisfy my curiosity. I appreciate the reply, and that I got to learn something about the UK!

[@multimutantgamer4682]

Really can’t wait for the interstellar content for this game, ya know, after it stops breaking

[@stephentate1517]

yep

[@hitekkaifighter1825]

If it ever comes…

[@elitecereal]

interstellar is gonna be so damn awesome!! I can't wait!

[@JeanYossa]

I kinda just want Ksp to remain the same in the Kerbol system maybe there can be another star that could be were Saturn would be which can explain Laythe being warm and Valls alien ocean. But like a weak star as well but still in orbit.

[@Angus_McDonald]

⁠​⁠@@JeanYossa I’m glad they are adding 3 other star systems. It would be absolutely incredible to be able to travel between so many worlds. Btw Laythe is actually pretty cold, I think it’s because it has salt or ammonia in the oceans. Either that or tidal heating from Jool.

[@DavidSchuVideo]

You should send a prototype Mun habitat to keep the Kerbal safe while Mission Control works up a proper rescue craft!

[@chrisblake4198]

As an American, I love hearing Brits talk about weather stuff. FYI for Matt- we do double glazed windows too, but for us when you say 'air conditioning' we're almost universally referring to cooling a room or house. My impression has been that most of you have a central unit that does heating, while for us those almost always do both as needed.

[@MattLowne]

Yes, we don't have cooling systems and our houses are literally built to retain as much heat as possible (thick brick walls + insulation, boarded lofts with insulation etc.). Americans tell us "oh it's not that hot" yet they move from air conditioned office to air conditioned car to air conditioned house lol.

[@DWal32]

25c in an air conditioned room vs 25c in the architectural equivalent of a snow suit capable of insulating a person safely in the antarctic is quite different. Although, 25c _outside_ when you're not wearing winter gear is not super unpleasant.

[@TheGrejp]

​​@@MattLowne Thick brick walls and insulation help keep the house cool as well, if heat is not allowed to enter the house through other means. The problem is that generally British houses have very large windows which are bad insulators regardless of glazing etc. Southern European houses also have thick walls and insulation but have smaller windows with shutters which keep them much cooler. They also have AC to cool down the air if it gets hot - and then the thick insulation keeps the air cold for longer.

[@Edax_Royeaux]

@@MattLowne Yeah, when you said you had air conditioning, I thought you meant you had a cooling system for your house.. That's why we refer to it as HVAC in the US, heating, ventilation, and air conditioning, as they are separate things.

[@shocktnc]

​@@MattLowneHey when its hot we open the windows and let the nice warm air in!

[@maxi_qu]

9:29 you could send on of those (party) strechlimousines to rescue Bill

[@icaleinns6233]

Hey Matt, why don't you build a double-decker bus to send to the Mun to rescue Bill? That would be hilarious! Billy Winn type stuff, even!

[@roguesword52]

Hi Matt, love your content. In regards to you having issues with the heat, I live in the North of England and we hit 29c today. I suffer with MS and the heat makes it much worse. A few years ago I went out and spent £399 on an air conditioning unit and it's the best thing I've ever bought. I never have to worry about the heat now and my living room is like a fridge right now. I roll it through to the bedroom during the night. Seriously consider getting one for your work space. All you need to do is put a plastic pipe like you would one of those tumble dryers out your window and a bucket to collect the water and you're good to go. Seriously its amazing. I'd recommend at least a 9000 btu. All the best and take care!

[@bob38028]

I personally would avoid portable air conditioners and go for a window unit if those are available where you live. The portable units are better than nothing but have big insulation issues with their exhaust tubes. They also WILL be more expensive to operate than a window units because of some air pressure problems. Technology Connections has made a very great video about these portable units!

[@canarylolz351]

29c is pretty cold for where i live, its 42c outside rn

[@roguesword52]

@@bob38028 Unfortunately here in the UK the windows are built a little differently. We don't have window units or if we do they're very rare. Our windows open out vertically rather than slide up horizontally if that makes sense. Besides I only end up using it a few weeks out of the year then I'm back to using my central heating.

[@TheGrejp]

A mini-split system is probably the best for European houses if you can install it (honestly it's not that problematic, just requires a bit of tubing through a wall). It's not as flexible as a portable air conditioner but it's more efficient, a single indoor unit can usually cool a whole flat or a single-storey house, and most of them can do heating as well (quite efficiently as well!); if a single indoor unit is not enough (for large flats, multi-storey houses), a multi-split system can be installed. As someone from southeast Europe, it's always a bit of a shock when I read that northern European houses generally don't have AC. They're basically ubiquitous here, especially in newer or renovated buildings. Considering the climate change, I'm afraid north Europe will have to install AC more commonly as well.

[@cristianmoore1996]

⁠@@canarylolz351Same 42C here. I’d probably sleep with the windows open if it was 29C. 😂

[@ENTERtheCREATOR]

AS boring as it might be for later videos, you could try to make a rescue station and put it in orbit around Kerbin or The Mun. It'd be a space station with multiple rescue pods that can be launched to pickup stranded Kerbals and bring them back to the station for later pickup, or back home.

[@AltairBlue]

this, and have a rescue vehicle based on the old interplanetary transport system design

[@homerocketscience1874]

The new home of the Blunderbirds, saving one unfortunate Kerbalnaut at a time. (Space station not included, some assembly required, disassembly inevitable.)

[@thedamino87]

I’m pretty sure most of Matt’s videos are on a fresh save due to some of the weirdness in KSP2.

[@MattLowne]

It's a nice idea, but rn I just make a new campaign for every ksp 2 mission. Mainly so it's easier to fix the missing orbital line bug since there's only 1 or 2 crafts in the save file to check through

[@ENTERtheCREATOR]

@@MattLowne I suppose that does make sense. I guess it’d only really be a useable idea when and if they improve KSP 2 to KSP 1 levels.

[@Robert-yn6ov]

Honestly Matt your videos are the only things that give me any hope for KSP2

[@rileymannion5301]

You should have no hope, its been 9 months since release, can you give me a list of features theyve added in that timeframe? Oh wait the number is ZERO

[@neutrino5266]

@@rileymannion5301 really ?

[@rileymannion5301]

@@neutrino5266 yep, a few lackluster bug fixes that didn't address any major issues is all we've gotten lmao

[@QuirkyView]

I believe default controls for KSP 1 B is board and also brake, if KSP 2 is the same, maybe it reads your board input as brake when it switches over.

[@MattLowne]

Huh you might be right! Not sure what the workaround would be though

[@scousesav]

Cool build Matt. Great video as always 👍 Need to make a crazy multi coloured craft

[@stephentate1517]

NOOOOOO!

[@scousesav]

@@stephentate1517 why? 😂

[@Sodacan56565]

how did you comment 13 hours ago if the video was released 50 minutes ago?

[@scammmmy]

@@Sodacan56565 hes a channel member

[@tostitossssss]

@@Sodacan56565i think it's because they're in australia

[@bazem]

I'm in Brazil right now in the winter, and today is 24°C at afternoon. At night we use long sleeve shirts and trousers to sleep, because it is cold.

[@plazmaguy13yago9]

KSP 2 looks so beautiful can't wait for it to get better and hopefully lighter so I can play it 😊

[@rileymannion5301]

Never happening, the game is dead, player counts on steam are lower than ksp 1 has even gotten and its been 9 months since release with literally zero features added, at the time of writing this comment theres 1600 players in ksp 1 and a total of 153 in ksp 2

[@janneaalto3956]

You should use a Tintin Moon Rocket to save that poor kerbal.

[@deekamikaze]

I live in america in an area where it's usually very cold so our houses are also made to retain heat and they don't have AC but 25c is what I keep my house temperature at when it's chilly outside. We have 45c summers every once in a while and it's very humid and that really sucks. Getting just a fan should be enough to keep you cool in 77f weather

[@manicdee983]

Make the rescue vehicle a mobile bar, like those novelty pedal powered group bicycles that we see around the place. You see, happy hour started when the crew returned to Kerbin but they had to keep it going until Bob was able to join the party.

[@SupremeRuleroftheWorld]

you should make a thunderbird for the rescue, and because of the blunder you could call it..... the blunderbirds!

[@Khalrua]

Good video Matt. Always enjoy your content: glad they are continuing to update ksp2

[@thespacepeacock]

Glad to see Suppise is getting some well-deserved recognition! Everybody and their dog have been doing their own twist on his shuttle on the IG discord lately lol

[@YuriKurokhtin]

When I first launched the game when it came out and saw this command module, I immediately decided that I needed to make a spaceplane or other similar ship with it. But when I started making it, it turned out to be problematic for me to create a continuation of the fuselage of this module. And then I also saw a post on Discord where there was a shuttle and I also really liked how it turned out. So good work! I really like these crafts )

[@kepler-q186]

NEW EPISODE LES GOOO

[@SimGamerTV]

That is a handsome looking Munshuttle!

[@R0bobb1e]

Haha! 25 degrees C. It is Winter/Spring here and yesterday it was 32! 25 is what I set the Aircon to in Summer to try to keep cool as it is frequently approaching 40 and the hottest I've personally had to work in was 48.9 degrees C with only long sleeve cotton shirt, long pants and a 6L bottle of water to keep me cool! (There was the absolutely lovely canal to swim in at the end of the day, but that had its own dangers).

[@Alienware_M15_R7]

Cant wait for the new Space this week

[@Jack-do3sy]

You should send a modified can of Heinz beans with wheels to the mun for the rescue of Bill :P

[@rybread9496]

4:31 I’m pretty sure the real shuttle also flipped after SRB sep, for comm reasons

[@MattLowne]

It didn't do a flip like the one done in this video lol

[@mephisto8101]

Nice craft. And it seems that KSP2 is making progress. Performance seems okay, no major bugs. Now, they need to fix some stuff like wobbly rockets and orbital decay and add some features and it might be worth an investment.

[@skyzip4k171]

Those 2 are definetly the worst bugs. Also the ground shader is the biggest offender as far as perf are concerned

[@shocktnc]

remember he is playing on a beefy computer

[@skyzip4k171]

@@shocktnc whats your definition of beefy. It runs okay on my i5 9600k and RTX2070 Super max settings 1440p

[@nameuser1273]

You just gotta love waking up to a brand new Matt Lowne video, another great video yet again! 😊

[@MatthewJamesMullin]

We have double paned windows here too. Insulation works both ways. The A/C is the only difference. Which I also don't have here in the states.

[@GimpyChinaman]

Bill must be famished after all that time on the Mun with nothing to eat that isn't freeze-dried. Why not send a falafel cart up there to bring him a hearty and healthful meal?

[@Z.O.M.G]

That shuttle looks nice ngl

[@Spartacus-4297]

Return of the blunderbirds! Also Matt Suffolk has been hitting 30 C like all week.

[@Jool4832]

Bravo! 👏

[@notjebbutstillakerbal]

This is pretty cool

[@Raphpasdepic.]

25 degrees… everyone have his own hot température 🤣 I live in the south of french in Côte d’Azur so…

[@warefabbers9051]

Have tout ever tried doing a Hermes style Space Shuttle launch? It Never flew, but was meant to be on top of the now decomissioned Ariane 5. I seriously think this could be a good challenge for you @MattLowne, maybe saving bill with it

[@cromputer_stanley]

Nice ship!

[@thestupidone5425]

Always on top

[@user-mx8ri5tn3q]

Love to see it

[@lucasbrien5008]

It was 49 degrees C nearby to where I live in Arizona the other day. I wish it was 25 C every day.

[@rommelfcc]

😂 left a Kerbal on the Mun... 3 Weekes ago... 😊😆 Are kerbals half plant? ☘️ 🌵, it looks like they can do photosynthesis... I'm sure he's fine ☺️ 😂, though would be pretty funny when you go back and he's a Kerman popsicle 😆 Hmm 🤔 or maybe there are space bacteria, and it's left a Kerman skeleton...

[@garrickhyland8722]

amazing 😁

[@darthmemeious9526]

Im czech, and 25 celsius is considered cool weather. We had 36 the other day

[@RomanianProductions]

As a Canadian who travels, I’ve experienced both 39°C and -35°C now that I live in the north of Canada, I would’ve never thought -35°C is that bad, but it is

[@ICKY427]

i like to think the kerbals kept bumping the park brake lever when they got in the ship

[@broly2945]

Was just watching your old videos

[@crystalsisson5024]

I think sending a Rescue Helicopter (or VTOL) to the mun to save the kerbal would be a fun challenge.

[@dovaskarr]

Bro survived with no gamebreaking bugs. Nice

[@awesome7872]

im happy you changed back to random ksp 1 music

[@kennyxkazuki713]

Rescue the mun Kerbal with a f-15. IN SPAAAAACE

[@MagicCuboid]

I'm really jealous of the UK climate. In MA I just finished a week of teaching in a big brick building with zero AC in 35C temperatures (95F)

[@Boop__Doop]

i would like to see an aussie rocket go rescue bill from the mun

[@Koncosmic01]

Amazing. Will you ever do a KSP 1 video again?

[@MattLowne]

I've made a couple of KSP 1 videos since KSP 2's release and they performed horribly, so the majority of my viewers want KSP 2 I guess. I've got some ideas for more KSP 1 videos but I'm prioritising KSP 2 for now.

[@nether_bat]

@@MattLowne (from a viewers perspective) I personally don't think so. the only KSP1 videos on your channel post KSP2 launch were the: Vall AI mission, The KSP1 vs KSP2 video and the RSS joke video Regarding the Vall mission, it seems to have done just as well as the KSP2 Videos before and after it The KSP1 Vs KSP2 video has only been out for 2 weeks so we can't draw any conclusions yet The RRS video is an April fools joke and while being funny, these videos always seem to do terribly no matter what I'm sure there are other statistics that make a difference (like watch time and dislikes) that I can't see Either way, its always fun to watch these videos :) edit : return KZbin dislike (it can only PREDICT dislikes) seems to support the Vall case

[@MattLowne]

@@nether_bat Yeah the AI one did well. I was referring to the mini ISS video

[@nether_bat]

​@@MattLowne I don't think that the mini ISS video had enough originality (there were already single launch ISS and mini space station videos on the channel) To avoid this issue in the future I would like to pitch an idea: a modular surface base or space station system need a lab? just add one need a observatory? just add one need a fuel refinery? just add one need some more labs? just add thirty * *modifying after initial assembly is not recommended and may lead to issues such as: extremely difficult installations, kraken attacks and the accidental destruction of the entire outpost

[@Lakequify]

Just got a new PS5! yes ok it’s been like 2 years BUT I’ll finally be able to play without having like 6fps on my old ps4 slim 💀

[@4077Disc]

No one tell Bill Kerman that Matt flew a shuttle (with ample seating) to the Mun and didn't rescue him. Smh.

[@duskyrc1373]

Yeah, this would have been the perfect opportunity to rescue him. Poor Bill.

[@cpennese6612]

You didnt sound too concerned about saving bill. Maybe send the smallest possible craft to save him and more importantly save funds

[@SillyBillih]

This is a cool concept! You should try do one to ike!

[@dennisd7]

Get some simple ventilation for that room! I think about it every time you mention the heat...

[@sweetradishgaming]

I adore this build , might have to build one myself but envitably it won't work for me 😅 great work as always matt

[@super_gaming_bros]

I can't wait to get ksp2!!

[@awesomebro3659]

"Warm" is understatment XD I am literally like a rotisserie chicken

[@Unsinkable2.0]

Bill needs something like a drone to save him. Robotic lander that picks him up and drops him in an orbital drop pod? I know aerobrakes aren't implemented yet but it may be interesting to create something similar. Purely utilitarian, sleek and slim profile, no bells and whistles for old Bill.

[@stephentate1517]

Hi Matt love the content Edit: use the same vehicle in this video to rescue them

[@jagbirsangha5895]

To rescue bill, maybe use a kraken drive SSTO (if it’s possible in KSP 2) like u did in KSP 1 to get to Eve

[@thereturnofjon]

cool

[@17Nightmares]

bro i finally found your channnel. it been so long!

[@circuitgamer7759]

I think you should rescue the stranded kerbal with a submarine. Sufficiently silly, a bit challenging, and when you return to Kerbin you can land in the ocean and return to the KSC using the sub :)

[@anthonyherbert-rm5ql]

7 minutes ago! Matt you make me build amazing stuff. I love your channel. ALL HAIL MATT!

[@irobot9787]

matt lowne classic

[@billtheunjust]

There's a kerbal on the mun that has gone rogue! You must send a paddy wagon to the mun to take him into custody and bring him back to kerbal for phycological evaluation!

[@NoobAlike]

I get the wrench bug in new patch too. Definitely new. Very annoying indeed

[@Jack_omega]

KZbin approved and marked with perfect 👍

[@TheMachineGod966]

Does anyone else feel the top gear robin reliant space shuttle vibes?

[@tyler77776]

Thanks for being transparent about the bugs/glitches/shit performance. Hopefully one day we look back on these early ksp 2 videos and laugh about "how bad the game was back then in comparison to now"

[@officalportalradio]

Game On!

[@SkankingSkeletor]

You inadvertently built the ship that Stitch steals when he escapes to Earth. You know... The Red One! 😂

[@mudbomb2374]

Boat rescue,, yessss

[@KarstenMoerman]

this reminds me of the Top gear robin reliant shuttle.

[@PerfectedVenus_Monsoon]

You should send a taxi cab to save that kerbal stuck on the Mun

[@jebediahistillhere]

nice

[@Deepranger930]

A Blunderdirds rescue mission with a Thunderbirds-esque rocket.

[@ballsfishhhh]

nice video

[@devilofhaze2002]

for rocket boosters, 1, 3 or 5 engines, never do 2, never do 4, they are much more unstable 5 engines has great stability, while 3 engines might mostly just be enough to get you where you want to be!

[@unrealkalel3130]

Rescue the Kerbal with a Miniature version of the Enterprise from Star Trek :D

[@Hub0929]

The tidally-locked mun rotates at 9m/s. You probably would have saved more starting with the original upward facing slope than turning to get that east-facing launch.

[@MattLowne]

It's more that it's just good practice to launch along the 90° vector, since a lot of people use my videos to learn the game it's good to instil good habits!

[@switcE]

woooooooo i love ur vids

[@slothomatic]

TIL 25c is a heatwave in uk. I don't put on short sleeves until 30 lol

[@stijndevocht8026]

got to get the money shot!!

[@michaelbond569]

If you convert 25 Celsius to freedom/landed on the moon units, it's only 77f. Not even close to hot lol. Routinely hits 100f+ where I'm at

[@naynaykillua53]

Could you do a boat launch video, im interested to see what sorts of interesting things people can do with the new(ish) launch area

[@MattLowne]

I tried to do an Ekranoplan video but not enough parts float in KSP 2, all my ships just sink. I made this post instead: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHqlmGR-f5V8iKcsi=CSBUXKkcr9G2J6k2

[@swedishmarshmallow3941]

I would love to see you make a rescue vehicle based on the concept of a skyhook or space elevator.

[@rainbowkrampus]

Huh. You could use that rover cockpit to make a pretty decent Millennium Falcon. Just sayin' you could pick Bill up from the Mun in style.

[@maxkopfraum]

Patch 4 really brought the game together, I think. Nice mission.

[@hazardousmike4862]

“Speaking of becoming a thing of the past, that’s just what’s happened to the external fuel tank” I lol’d

[@sabinemmanuel7074]

your videos are amazing but tell me do you recommend KSP-2

[@paulsidhuUK]

I'm also getting the issue with wings edit control in the VAB since the 0.1.4

[@user-zf8bi2xp1o]

The plane reminds me at the patroi de Suisse

[@christiantang1110]

7 in the morning this was released but good job