KSP: Capturing a Magic Asteroid!

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[@MattLowne]

Enjoy! Any suggestions for things you'd like to see in the space station let me know! Send me pics of modules you designed as well if you want on twitter (@Matt_Lowne)

[@okamisgamenightcrew]

Make a video with a craft reaching Mach 5 Without heat shields and radiators! (i did this twice) there is a mod to switch the navball speed indicator from m/s to mach if you intend to do this, good luck!

[@MrJamesbondo07]

what if you make a sort of web of asteroids in the station

[@connorking8503]

MatthewTheFurry, Kerbal engineer has a Mach readout.

[@Emmet-sd8og]

matt could you make like a huge station in a ring around gilly or a small moon xD

[@User-di2od]

Ty for the new video.

[@ThatBoiOnLaythe]

Jeb will have a lot of interesting stories to tell his grandchildren. About emergencies, near-death encounters and even strandings, for example, *the one time he used an asteroid as both a heatshield AND a parachute.*

[@TheWarrior2387]

*Ship*: This is the asteroid capturer to base, we're pulling this thing in to LKO. Say, 350 meters sound good? *Base*: 350k? *Ship*: We're Kerbals. 350 meters.

[@droid88-b56]

Heh

[@annoyinglyfast5972]

No, that's not Kerbal yet, 70 meters is Kerbal

[@samstoddard4191]

still not it must trim trees

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

with a pe of 70.000m and a simulair ap

[@annoyinglyfast5972]

No the pe is 5.0000m

[@YoutubeIsRetarded689]

*watches these videos and realizes most of my KSP playing has been more like missile tests rather than space missions.*

[@endryus4269]

Well I made horizon with a crew in base no dlc game It was for an asteroid landing It was soooo faraway that I couldn’t get solar power (I put 1 rtg on it) It took 27 years for it to go next to the sun

[@shizu5082]

BD armory is a lot of fun in ksp

[@wyattb.5085]

To be fair ur probably as skilled as the North Korean technicians doing their missile tests

[@aronjensen1766]

I used KSP as a millitary program

[@bananagoanastudio9344]

LOL

[@madjedi2235]

Now that's how you land a freaking spacecraft

[@schnoig_]

madjedi22 one year for someone to reply to this.

[@f.b.iisnotgay6428]

Oof

[@Nuggeinsky4321]

@Silas Langwadt Thrysøe you didn't see shiz

[@priestgaminghd3956]

4 years!

[@bruhmomentum5064]

"Top left is a random video . . ." Good job KZbin randomizer algorithm, it's the same exact video that I just watched.

[@TtEL]

I've had been there too a long time ago actually, Green Harvest showed up

[@haakonht]

Saved two kerbals, created an extinction level event. ...All in a day's work.

[@livovil]

Or u could just thanos them mfs

[@atc423]

But the asteroid was to small

[@jerrmy666]

The asteroid was only going 130m/s when it impacted. That is not an extinction level event. What makes an asteroid dangerous is hitting the earth with inter planetary speeds.

[@knownas2017]

Also, it was about as tall as a tree.

[@lordfelidae4505]

Erebus basically, we don’t want a de-orbiting asteroid belt chunk to decide we got a pretty planet and want to give it a lil kiss.

[@almondpotato9483]

Capture the Mun and bring it closer to Kerbin.

[@lamoona4269]

Is that possible is ksp?

[@gergelyfarkas1953]

@@lamoona4269 no

[@jmstudios457]

Gilly!

[@lordfelidae4505]

I want to see a mod that lets you fuck with planetary orbits now. That would be fucking amazing.

[@FerroFrog]

@@lordfelidae4505 Indeed

[@joespeed1952]

Matt. You seriously need more attention. 70K is not enough. You have way more technological attention and better reasoning than I ever would playing KSP. I'd never be able to do what you do in a week and yet still have the energy to capture not one, but TWO asteroids! This video is amazing!

[@kruleworld]

10:46 "anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new" - Einstein.

[@poncie4444]

True

[@davidquinn3890]

I propose a challenge to matt. objective is to go to another planet with oceans and make a floating base in the planet using inflatable heat shields as buoyancy.

[@MattLowne]

Tried it but it's super ugly :/

[@davidquinn3890]

Matt Lowne ino what you mean. I tried once but messed up the landing so it fell over and couldnt get it back up but I think I'm goanna try it again soon.

[@henrijayy]

oof

[@Chocice75]

But everything floats in KSP...

[@zacharyhandy9606]

No

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

make these two orbit together, then connect them with a bridge (made of crew cabins). then make it a space station!!!

[@hh-ck6ko]

Like a giant space dumbbell

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

would be awesome

[@TrayTerra]

Welp, I know what I’m doing after work now.

[@lauragodridge8966]

HECK YES

[@annieoplis7458]

Love your videos.They inspired me to go back to KSP.Thanks Matt.

[@electrontubeold9640]

Same

[@mrbork7218]

Space rock heat shield... Clever.

[@MarcusHouse]

Maaatte... That is a nice ship! Looks like it would be pretty stable. Pitty the NERV's don't vector at all. Always makes pushing the damn asteroids more frustrating than it should. Love the green magic asteroid. The one I found was pink a few months back.

[@ok-wl1mn]

Marcus House First liker

[@mesoth5848]

That's why you spam reaction wheels...

[@prograde_x]

i wonder what happened to the pink one............. BTW you guys should have different asteroid colours with the theme color of each channels

[@kael8567]

i think it is actually called "The Magic Boulder" or was that the easter egg that was floating around Ike?

[@nickarry]

yeah! i made a class e ship with 6 stupidly large reaction wheels for ultimate torque. works well considering.

[@HJGBAMA]

He protec He attac But most importantly He brings asteroids bacc

[@ghostjaeger4326]

It has the aerodynamic properties of a barn (An extremely large barn lol)

[@TexasRoast]

I love that little plane icon! I just imagined what it would be like if you actually were on an airplane, fell asleep, and then woke up and saw you were in space and there was a magic green asteroid out your window! XD

[@zuspicious4968]

Haha, loved 'forgot about dre' in the first 5 minutes or so.

[@lacorbeau]

i thought i was hearing things til infound this comment xD i was tripped out at hearing that song on this channel

[@zuspicious4968]

@@lacorbeau yeah me too, really caught me off guard for a hot minute lol

[@lanerasnake6265]

Oh my gosh... I was stalking his patron and I went through the rewards and he has a 1,000,000 a month BFF status... just wow, but seriously, I love matt

[@zawseh5969]

LanellaGames 1 000 000 what ?

[@lordfelidae4505]

Zawseh $

[@axelord4ever]

Space rocks are fun to play with. Last time I tried a challenge, it was to put a rock on top of the VAB without the use of engines (nothing that could count as direct dV inside the atmosphere). Thanks to the strange set of rules, I either had to eyeball it perfectly with parachute all the way from orbit or find another way. What I did instead was put the rock down a few kilometers out (aim was wack but decided not to revert), tow it home with a giant rover, and then raise it to the top of the VAB using a KAS-infused crane system.

[@toothpickprovider2614]

"I never make mistakes" (Me, who forgets to pack the ground science): ಠ︵ಠ

[@traegoins6903]

Me who gets all the way to duna before realizeing that jebadiah cant repack chutes "..."

[@Bassoonify]

I love the map layover with the transparency over watching your craft launch. Nice touch!

[@HANSE658]

Matt you daring devil, you are pretty good at this game :-)

[@bavhroulsnow2078]

Catching and stabilizing asteroids, and the subsequent stations attached to them, end up making handy interplanetary gas stations.

[@yshouldicar3]

I haven't been subbed to you for long. (only started watching your vids about a week ago) but I'm looking forward to your next video.

[@yshouldicar3]

Aww thanks for the ❤ Matt!

[@zawseh5969]

yshouldicar3 #matt is trolling

[@thetaai8262]

That's no asteroid! That's a kraken egg!

[@jmstudios457]

no wait OH SHIT

[@davidhunter6706]

Who are you in the wise way of science

[@improbable_scout]

Pretty impressive considering it's all stock parts! There's me, can't get into orbit sometimes...

[@1000-THR]

SOMETIMES i go boom but i click abort and survive

[@l00narcy]

When we think it's the magic boulder :(

[@cloverdove]

A few versions ago, Magic Boulders spawn in as random rare asteroids. They come in a variety of colours, But you need to find 'em. I remember when i was with The Engadine, and i was pushing random rocks around with Whack-A-Kerbal when i found a special rock. A magic one.

[@RustyRunner]

i wouldn't mind you going normal speed as you enter kerbins atmosphere with intense music and keeping us at the edge of our chairs wondering if kerbins end up surviving xD its alll exciting

[@Numbr1RatedSalesman1997]

16:40 "The Kraken smiled upon us today, for we survived and no Kerbals died that day." - Matt Lowne, the poet

[@HappyBacon777ttv]

Me: Struggling to make a spacecraft that can go to the mun and back. This Mad Lad: Captures an asteroid, puts it into kerbin orbit, land the craft back at kerbin by using another asteroid as a makeshift heatshield and landing surface. wtf lol

[@KSPAtlas]

I have a mun and back capable rocket but during reeentry the science junior goes boom

[@mellowcello1826]

Hi Matt! You are the best KSP KZbinr ever!!!

[@mrpielover615]

I think that title actually belongs to Scott Manley, but you do you.

[@mellowcello1826]

It is a hard decision between the two

[@sinterso2.036]

What about Stratzenblitz?

[@ajr993]

The most efficient way to return from a bad angle like you did would be to use a gravity assist from the mun, which would also reduce your periapsis, and you wouldn't need even close to as much fuel.

[@captainzac24]

Could you land an asteroid at the KSC plz

[@QUADEeee]

Christian Humer More like crash the asteroid into the VAB! :D

[@TheAechBomb]

@@QUADEeee what happens if you park it in the rubble and repair the VAB? Kraken attack?

[@bobbrown8455]

Matt: I never ever make mistakes Me: I knew it Matt's not a human

[@rafaelgutierrez7845]

Magical!

[@channdler]

I love how you couldn't survive reentry normally so you just took an asteroid making it a meteor and using that as a shield. Absolutly great video keep it up!

[@t.o.r7725]

The kerbals have been trapped in space for 1 month and 22 days.

[@digital0185]

9:16 those kerbals are really happy with that asteroid

[@lexus14blacklist]

Y’all know me, still the same OG.

[@Lank912]

Matt, you mentioned that you were not going to use the magic boulder as an orbital mining platform. That sounds like an amazing thing for you to try! Use that ship to capture a normal one and build a refinery on it!

[@ClemensAlive]

"Gravity" could learn from that video...take that Sandra Bullock!

[@renzo00]

happy birthday my dude

[@ClemensAlive]

@@renzo00thank you :) but how do you know?

[@bobbyflen248]

Sandra Bullock?

[@anix3665]

Matt: i dont make mistakes! Also matt: Forgets to quicksave

[@hevgamer6087]

make a floating base on EVE

[@elementalsheep2672]

pEW pEW What about those submarines that people launch to Eve? They seem to float...

[@WombleProductions]

Matt also made a floating base in Laythe.

[@elementalsigil]

Great video. I couldn't believe they survived. Games like this always tease our creativity and make humans push them to the limits.

[@KyleLi]

Doesnt NASA want to start work on navigating an asteroid into earth orbit by 2021?

[@Rex2p0_]

Free fuel?

[@microwave2420]

No

[@microwave2420]

By 2021 they are going to mars

[@ausore9832]

MaxTheGamerDuck Nope, 2030's

[@someedgysnipermain5318]

Bringing an asteroid into orbit? That sounds like a recipe for disaster.

[@lilylyons8885]

This channel is perfect for new people to KSP.

[@vwr0527]

"We don't have a parachute! How will we land safely?" "Not to worry, we'll just use this massive boulder as our parachute and/or airbag!"

[@AlifNurfakhri]

"I never ever made any mistake" is a very bold statement. I trust you nonetheless

[@busterboy241]

Probably the most epic re entry ever

[@lennonmclean]

Perfectly executed lithobraking maneuver 👏

[@HermanVonPetri]

When Matt lithobrakes he doesn't just hit the rock, the hits the rock with another rock! This rocks \m/

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

Herman Von Petri punpunpun

[@twami86]

How's no one taking about the beat at the start!?

[@eightyeight3694]

Mac Lethal (edit: I was thinking of a different video)

[@a_bugs_life2622]

Tarmius guess they forgot about Dre

[@ProPandaGamersTM]

Good, so its not just me that heard it

[@forbiddenkalamari]

It's Eminem - forgot about dre

[@livid7594]

A_bugs_life ehhh

[@paintedeevee4581]

How you finally landed on kerbin, amazing.

[@________6295]

when are you going to visit us martians again?

[@mwbgaming28]

I like your taste in music For those who don't know, the song at the beginning is necro, murder ya life

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

matt, can i have your e-mail by any chance? i have some craft files i would like to see their full potential from, and some of them are easy/fun to fly👍

[@edwardvandermeer7455]

and I'm sure I'm not the only one, and if it gets popular, could you please make a "subscribers designs" series like mark thrimm does?

[@gsquared8730]

Hey Matt,I just finished my project;LOTUS Array;Leveled Orbital Telecommunications Uber Satellite Array which is basically a relay setup that is completely reusable (apart from the actual rocket(only the satellites are reusable))sooo…yeah nice project idea if u want (just remember credit)anyway love your vids!!!😊😊😊

[@angusspencer1485]

Who ever has disliked has reserved their place in hell.

[@goodboy3520]

b...but he put the magic boulder in an orbit :(

[@spacecadetengineers2469]

Matt: I added 4 claws Me: Why? Matt: BECAUSE IT LOOKS COOL!!!

[@lampexxl8599]

WOW, you can do so many things in KSP. Thats awesome. :D Greetings from Germany. :)

[@peterpalumbo3644]

As fare as long burns are concerned, it puts a lot of stress on materials and operating systems, the shorter the burn the better. If ship systems were specifically designed for 'long burns' these would be preferred.

[@theredscourge]

Aerobraking with asteroids is a massive fuel saver! Grab it from as far out as you can, try to match the plane to 0 degrees with Kerbin, drop it down to Kerbin periapsis of 40km or so and let the atmosphere chop down the apoapsis for you. Then once it's low, you just need to wait around until apoapsis and then lift the periapsis back out to above 70km and you're good to go.

[@MrKokuen]

I captured a comet into LKO when one came close enough to Kerbin. Biggest mistake ever, since it fogged up everything nearby, and since comets are rare I didn't want to take the easy way out and simply drop it down to Kerbin so I went through the effort of sending it to orbit the Sun instead. That was expensive, considering I was playing in career mode.

[@crimsonscriticalcorner9048]

Matt: captures an asteroid Me: can't get an orbit right

[@zj6074]

4 klaws .... and that didn't cause metric tons of Kraken ... KSP physics really have improved since the last time I touched the spacerocks. And I'm not sure that little of the spacecraft remaining constitutes a "good landing".

[@thepizzacarpizza1056]

I have been tracking an asteroid named suwise 1 for a while, it is in a high sun orbit, very very far at it's highest point, offset quite a bit. I can't wait!!

[@dajusticeking]

A size class A managed to get into a stable Kerbin Orbit of 2-20 thousand kilometers. It only took about 10k Delta v to bring it down to around 300k meters.

[@linecraftman3907]

If you want to use maneuver nodes for precise encounters use scroll wheel

[@LinuxGamersArchives]

ah, irsu, the beloved in resource situ utilization

[@the_great_thinker6430]

10:40 There are no mistakes, only happy little accidents.

[@orangvii3633]

8:25 look at the kerbals XD Spazzin out

[@SpacefarerIndustries]

DO NOT TAUNT THE MAGIC BOULDER

[@endryus4269]

Well I made horizon with a crew in base no dlc game It was for an asteroid landing It was soooo faraway that I couldn’t get solar power (I put 1 rtg on it) It took 27 years for it to go next to the sun

[@endryus4269]

Nasa wants to know your location

[@jakescott5679]

The first asteroid i captured was a magic asteroid. It was completely by chance, and i didn't realise it was magic until this video.

[@MSDOSProject]

Who needs a heat shield when you can use an asteroid instead.

[@deandejaguar]

"Coming in hot ... LIKE A BOSS!"

[@tubaraofeio1053]

You videos are so awesome i like every second

[@RandyLahey21991]

Amazing song choice

[@_._Dex07_._]

matt: can capture an entire asteroid me: cant even get a probe into orbit ;-;

[@GigawingsVideo]

This is what happened when NASA is run by a nutcase. "Well, we will use asteroid as landing gear" "Um sir...." "No but!" "Very well then...." Astronaut: "I felt like I lost 10 years of my life riding that thing"

[@cloverdove]

Would you mind using TextureReplacer? I recommend it. It's great with something like KSPRC... P.S. i was like ''It's that time of the week again!''

[@wizzard4003]

now you just need to bring the normal asteroid back to the ksc

[@Anbun]

Wow, that one single claw gripping for dear life :P

[@nucleargandhi2709]

16:14 It was at this moment Matt knew...he fucked up.

[@zh9664]

i subed because your a one of a kind ksp youtuber with a voice! please reply!

[@alexlandherr]

I managed to build an North American X-15 with high altitude drop aircraft that is so powerful that it could launch the X-15 into orbit. So it's almost like a Two Stage To Orbit or 'TSTO'. I also have a challenge for you Matt, could you attempt to use the KerBalloons mod to capture and asteroid and take it to Kerbin. Then with the balloons while the asteroid is in free fall towards Kerbins surface you deploy the balloons and let asteroid float in Kerbins atmosphere for 10 minutes.

[@mesoth5848]

I'm pretty sure that the asteroid is immortal and you can crash it at any speed... Or is it anymore?

[@peterpalumbo3644]

Orbit must be stable. The last thing we need is to have to correct a decaying orbit.

[@TheRandomGamer692]

intro song is - Eminem, Dr. Dre - Forgot About Dre

[@dartanian1390]

I don't want you to have an epileptic seizure. Huuuuhhhhh. Lmfao, I completely lost it :D

[@ignasv1316]

when someone asks how often you capture GIANT GLOWINF F**KING ASTEROIDS *it's everyday bro*

[@zack_the_nardo]

When you went in space and the music started I heard a space dolphin

[@sfsaviation]

You never make mistakes?thats a strong statement,I'd be careful with what I say if I were you

[@3ffinawesome459]

cant freaking wait for the asteroid station

[@Electofgfg]

This channel is my childhood😊

[@vincent1186]

nice taste in back round music

[@Furenoteh]

pretty fun to watch i liked it its so hard to keep up these days i still have some vids to watch

[@TJ1122334]

And here we have one of the more Kerbal methods of lithobraking.