KSP: Orbital Construction of an Interplanetary Ship!

[@NorDank]

19:05 Normal people: Ocean Matt: *W A T E R B I O M E*

[@thescatman8897]

Hmmm yes the water here is made out of water

[@armedbiotoast2988]

It’s all that Minecraft

[@andrewduncan6768]

S O I L L A N D

[@OttoTheJebediah]

Water biyome

[@Master_Ed]

@@thescatman8897 H2O*

[@darkner2390]

Here's a challenge for you, Matt: make a ship which carries a kerbal for every moon and planet in the solar system. Your job is to use the ship to visit every single planet and moon and leave a flag on every single one of them and return to Kerbin after that. Good luck.

[@cornebeyers485]

Isn't this called the "grand tour"? I though he already did one of those.

[@dongledan17]

Darkner that is a type of speed run you know

[@acr_-kj8gd]

thats called a grand tour mate

[@G4vin4tor]

A video like this would be like 2 hours long

[@vaccinesguy]

@@cornebeyers485 he did one without carrying a bunch of kerbals and skipping Eve, tylo, and (I think) Moho. This would be a little different but much harder.

[@Bossman-bb5mi]

Matt: "... and the video would have been over an hour long!" Me: "great, i can watch it while i do my ion burns!"

[@kalebbruwer]

Oh man, did I regret that setup. Yes, do half of your transfers in the Jool system with Ion thrusters and barely any solar panels. You will definitely not regret that decision deeply

[@underripegaming1797]

Oh no just the picture in my mind of someone doing burns that long has given me mental issues

[@sergegordeev9426]

Physics warp

[@riccardoorlando2262]

@@sergegordeev9426 cAnNoT WaRp WhiLe ThE vEsSeL iS uNdEr AcCeLeRaTiOn

[@sergegordeev9426]

@@riccardoorlando2262 Press right shift and arrow on Linux, I don't know what is the key for physics warp on others.

[@leoaero1948]

"I'll put some parachutes on to save it....Save the polar bears, recycle etc etc"~matt lowne 2019 7:54

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

You should try and smash a ship into the surface of eve as fast as possible

[@erridkforname]

Thats fun

[@Slades_Garage]

Rip kerbals

[@CreepilyCrply]

Not burning up will be hard

[@Kyle-gw6qp]

@@CreepilyCrply that's the challenge

[@CreepilyCrply]

I know

[@larrysal8866]

"It's no easy to land on gilly, almost like docking...", Me: 👀

[@NoahDaun-yd2ep]

how tf is docking easy, well it's easy for this guy but for us normal people, it's hella hard

[@billiam6398]

@@NoahDaun-yd2epif you have control of both vehicles and can rendezvous then the lowne lazy method trivialises it -approach and kill relative velocity, get decently close (like target on other vessel’s docking port - set sas to target - switch vessel, repeat from step 2 - gently accelerate one vessel toward the other

[@Agnt22]

Matt I would be totally ok with a 1 hour vid! Hype for next week😉

[@andrewduncan6768]

Me too

[@Cleptro]

@@krizsan0596 No, you don't. I have a 45 minute video on my channel, I don't recall paying for it...

[@Cleptro]

@@krizsan0596 I don't have that, either. I don't know what you're on about.

[@johnnyringo2670]

@@Cleptro he doesn’t know either

[@alanbrown130]

@@krizsan0596 hg0ct

[@obliteron]

This is one of my favorite ship designs you've made Matt. Two launches, on-orbit assembly, sleek and realistic-ish looking (for KSP of course). I see some echoes of the Nautilus-X concept from a few years back. Looking forward to part two.

[@AuroraVeil_]

This was the first thing I saw when I got home. What a great way to unwind!

[@Kurogane_666]

I wouldn't mind longer videos, like one that you do a real time build of a rocket, no speed up and hearing your thoughts on the parts and the build haha

[@brokenshard9323]

Just recently started playing this thanks to you Finally got my first space plane into space today where it was immediately body slammed by my only orbiting satellite destroying both

[@brokenshard9323]

It was in a low orbit it just happened to be over the space centre as the plane crossed over its flight path I probably should have checked it's position before launching and waited for it to pass over first

[@Stratocasterhead51]

The probability of this happening is absolutely ridiculously low.... sorry about that bro

[@brokenshard9323]

@@Stratocasterhead51 on the plus side it was an unmanned flight

[@lieutenantsupascoop2126]

Shadow Heart man that’s super unlucky xD

[@Hoff_0313]

Should of clipped it. The probability that everything aligned perfectly for a less than 0.1km encounter is so astronomically improbable... I’m hard pressed to believe this actually happened. If it did... damn bro! Check the map prior to launch while on t launch pad 😂. If it didn’t happen... great story

[@rs2excelsior]

"You have to be careful with the Kerbal EVA packs on Gilly, or you could send your kerbal on an escape trajectory." Challenge: Gilly mission where a Kerbal's EVA pack IS the ascent module (i.e. the kerbal uses it to get from Gilly's surface back to the interplanetary transfer stage)

[@KSPAtlas]

And descent module

[@HappyBeezerStudios]

Not enough delta-v to descend and ascend. But there is EVA suit fuel with the inventory system, so you could have a storage container with more.

[@GamingHelp]

This kind of playing around in low gravity is what makes me keep coming back to this game. :) Just for giggles, I went to the inner planet and turned on infinite fuel and orbited my kerbal with just his EVA pack. It was cool as heck.

[@999wilf999]

I, for one, would have no problem with an hour of your brand of KSP! Already looking forward to part two.

[@arykummara4243]

Bring it to explore every planet in the kerbol system. Expand the ship with multiple landers

[@skyearthocean5815]

Very complex and elegant ship, looking forward to seeing the rest of the mission next week!

[@IneptOrange]

If you pause at the right time around 19:10, something can be seen flying past the bottom right side of the screen. Is that just the Rhino stage, or has Matt filled his Kerbin orbit with so many probes that he nearly Kessler'd himself on screen?

[@henryfleischer404]

I recently did my first orbital spacecraft assembly. Due to a lack of foresight, I had to send it to minmus instead of duna, as I had put too large a payload on it.

[@WillsCarebear]

Matt: it’s as easy as docking landing on gilly Me: can’t dock anything in space Also me: ITS NOT

[@cokerevelations]

just learn how to burn retrograde to target

[@Intrepid17011]

What do you think about something which is absolutely the contrary of what you usually do ? A Multi Launch Mun / Duna Station - as realistic as possible with KSP Stock Parts. No huge SSTOs, no weird locking stacked Rockets. Its going to be hard i guess but i would love to see that from you once.

[@lewismassie]

Matt: *asking for royalties for the dual cockpit design* Me: *uses structural tube instead of fairing* Matt: *surprised pikachu face*

[@tropicalvikingcreations]

I was literally thinking i could just to put the capsule upside down use an engine bay and put the ladder on the inside XD but yours works better.

[@MrBingBong.]

That is a beautiful rocket

[@shiboowo]

Sees when was the vid was uploaded* 5 minutes?

[@MortimerKerman]

Yes, it's weird.

[@cremebrulee2484]

Mine was 9

[@cerebral3591]

That part count made my computer explode just watching it.

[@mrkeogh]

I've made a cute little Gilly Hopper with 2x RCS quads with thrust set very low, and instead of landing legs I use the small hinges and a few of the tiny cube frames. The stock landing legs bounce too much even with weak springs and dampers!

[@jeffvader811]

Matt Lowne: 2 Kerbals to Eve, 10,000 tonne launch mass. Bradley Whistance: *_1 Kerbal to Eve, 9 tonne launch mass._*

[@Hoff_0313]

“Put some parachutes on it... save the polar bears etc etc etc”. THIS on a T-shirt with a rocket capsule parachuting and a polar bear underneath it surrounded by used boosters on an iceberg! 😂

[@jmstudios457]

YES!

[@brokenshard9323]

I need

[@machy8515]

I’ll take the entire stock Cause there’s non >:(

[@Glaucoma762]

"We are going to reach Eve before this Decade is out"

[@xavier1964]

having a bottom heat shield only is ok because all of the mass is concentrated at the bottom of the heat shield, so aerodynamics dictate that it is not likely to tumble and flip. You just have to make sure the heat shield is on the side with more mass. Thats why you dont need 2 on kerbin, and you dont need 2 on eve either.

[@floo1465]

I am unbelievably jealous. I haven’t made it to Minmus yet. I only have 3 satellites in sandbox mode. Update: In the months since this comment, I have progressed greatly. I have so many satellites around Kerbin that collision is actually a threat. A Mun colony, working rescue crafts for Mun landings gone wrong. I’m honestly impressed with myself.

[@THEncrtrooper]

Impressive.

[@ez_theta_z9317]

how've you done in the 3 years since the comment

[@floo1465]

@@ez_theta_z9317 oh my god please don’t remind me of this. i’ve done alright, though! i’ve got permanent mun, minmus, and duna colonies in my best save

[@ez_theta_z9317]

@@floo1465 nice

[@geordannik]

"You're welcome to use an actual tool" like a protractor!

[@JustVic52]

Imagine that Matt it's a secret agent for nasa xd

[@samgibney782]

1:50 Mat Lowne is a good person. no other KZbinrs do this.

[@hog660]

I just realised that if you make a robotic arm with the actuators and rams and stick a grabber on it, your mining vessel can grab onto any other vessel and refuel it.

[@liljoestudiosofficial]

The purple square is from planetshine

[@dustintaber]

You make it look so easy. I'm trying to make a ship that can take off from Eve that is similar to your design but I just can't manage to get 8,000 dv out of it.

[@vorea]

See you in a week, Matt. I wanna binge for an hour.

[@JebMotorsport]

A video... that I have been waiting for for so long...

[@Tocqueville2023]

Even though it is an animated exercise he is demonstrating practical ideas which is where CAD of this type is most valuable

[@seanjoe9294]

The purple artifact can be caused by PlanetShine in case you are using it

[@MaestroAlvis]

4:05 yeah, procedural parts saves the making history set for me.

[@BrianChambers67]

"My lawyers will be in touch if anyone uses this design without a providing a royalty in the form of a tee shirt purchase or patreon donation" *SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT LEGAL TEAM WANTS TO KNOW YOUR LOCATION

[@funfacts9110]

2:54 my video froze mid way through Matt saying cockpit. :))

[@stanongrind1209]

Fun Facts rip

[@CrazyYog]

The ship reminds me a bit of the Ultra Probe from the Space 1999 episode Dragon’s Domain.

[@currentcomentor1026]

Gilly landings although easy are certainly tedious.

[@jmstudios457]

It's just the highly eccentric orbit

[@gamemodderXX]

man i wish i could make stuff like this, i only just started playing again and managed to create a 1:1 scale of the international space station that took 6 different rocket launches to put together into one big space station

[@orbitalwig8333]

I still cant believe you invented this game youre such a legend matt

[@MetaJokeTT]

The final ship is very pretty.

[@gamereditor59ner22]

Nice rocket and keep it up!!!

[@CryoGenic]

love the radioactive isotope mark wattney reference

[@therealgamelife5184]

You can work as rocket technic!

[@TheTuis]

I'm curious how you assemble in orbit using only what looks like docking port Sr. without the ship shaking itself apart once you start to accelerate. I can't seem to get around that when trying to build in orbit

[@vaccinesguy]

Really wish we just got the solid 1 hour plus. Would have sat down for the entire time.

[@GrunfWorks]

Looks awesome. Can't wait to see it cartwheel on aerobrake ;-) around some planet

[@sergegordeev9426]

My first landing on Gilly: I brought a small probe with a terrier, expecting gravity to be slightly lower than on Minmus. The probe also had RCS. I had to use the terrier at very low power. Then, I decided to do an experiment (after finishing the mission). The probe escaped Gilly with only RCS thrusters.

[@ploper3424]

You should do a series where you fly subscribers rockets

[@tylerdavies8677]

Another challenge! Go anywhere but use the jettison heat shield function as decouplers

[@gsquared8730]

Easy!

[@hungarianMX5]

This is the best thing to wake up to 🤩🤩

[@thecanuckle5884]

definitely.

[@TheJimtanker]

Hello from 2022. That rocket isn't SLS like, it actually flies.

[@That.1.Broski]

I have just started KSP on PS4 and I find the science mode cool but sandbox is too hard to build SSTO'S or shuttles, I just build simple 4 stage rocket to orbit and back

[@tescoshoes4290]

The ship looks so cool

[@ronaraygun3013]

Who would i go about putting a decent sized but smaller ship into space inside one or those mould-your-own cone things

[@sircumference7056]

I was just thinking: man I need a Matt Lowne video.

[@n1ght0wltechno14]

yesterday i returned from duna with starship wannabe version, on my way back i was left with 600 delta v, with this i managed to get into kerbin 85km orbit and land with help of some parachutes and engines, he called me a cheater that this is unposible... well thing is i learned to aeorbrake from Matt Lowne, and everything is posible :D D

[@HowlerBikeVlogs]

kewl beans, having played this game years ago, i think pre 1.0 era, i've recently picked it back up after seeing ksp2 reveal trailers and the 1.8 update, so much has changed that my head is still spinning but the career mode is amazing to play, been chucking about 12 hours into it over the last 2 weekends, which is more than double what i usually spend gaming.

[@GenericHandle01]

gorgeous ship

[@Fightre_Flighte]

I'm glad someone took my idea...

[@grahamr2809]

at about 7 minutes in, I was reminded that he is making another rocket, which I forgot already.

[@xytretsm4470]

I love you matt! Best builder in ksp!

[@gamergeek914]

Hey Matt Lowne just have to say i love your videos i watch when a new come up, would be fun if you did a video how to build a stable rocket and how to make it stay in orbit and not falling down when it's in warp mode. agien thansk for your awsome ksp videos keep them up i rally love them ! mvh Hugo

[@rusticfilms.sonder2848]

How do you move the ship up to extend the rocket further, without grabbing the initial cockpit?

[@rytemax]

no. that is not a ship, Matt. that is a damn space station

[@ftwgaming0]

I made a horrendously overpowered rocked once. It was only one stage, so I used the l.e.s and wanted to see how far it went before running out of fuel... It got to an orbit of somewhere between 80-120km periapsis and 350-500km apoapsis. An accident flies better than me.

[@gsquared8730]

Try infinite fuel hack

[@jamesjoyce3975]

Asymmetric SRB in real world helps push the rocket into its gravity turn. This helps increase the efficiency Thank you and I Love your videos

[@whitedawn2122]

“Susceptible to kraken attacks” *eldritch Valentina flashbacks*

[@krizsan0596]

Wats kraken

[@whitedawn2122]

I swear to god that better be a joke

[@floo1465]

ШHITΣDΔШΠ honestly how does one not know of the horrors of eldritch valentina and the kraken

[@whitedawn2122]

Krizsan 0596 *SOMEHOW* doesn’t know

[@thefishinggamekeeper5713]

I was able to Kane a ship from orbital assembly. Tho I want to know any pointers when making one

[@egglastname3735]

You should make a space station and expand it big

[@SyntheticSeries]

Why does the sas keep targeted at the other docking port? Whenever I do that the ship reverts to stability when I switch back to the docking ship.

[@wyldcat9396]

It keeps auto SAS if you have a probe with connection or a pilot Kerbal. It only goes back to stability assist when you switch back

[@SyntheticSeries]

@@wyldcat9396 but how do you dock without switching back

[@wyldcat9396]

@Elemental King If you switch to one ship, activate auto SAS by targeting the docking port, switch to the other ship and do the same thing and slowly bring them together without switching back to the first one

[@pablogarin]

Kerbal Engineer Redux has a feature which lets you know when the transfer window is going to happen... just have the newer version and go to the tracking station...

[@johnnichols8553]

17:03: Jeb looks like he's carrying the Phantom Zone from Superman over to the other ship.

[@d9k1]

Haven’t reached the mun yet 😓

[@wojciechmikoajko6521]

you need to: use qucksaves never surrender try hard work

[@Hoff_0313]

Keep trying mate, don’t give up, push technology and yourself. If you need better tech do flybys of Eve and Duna if you can. Minmus much easier than Mun. Practice landing on Minmus first.

[@Aquacies]

We were all there once, just keep trying

[@ITR933]

I actually landed on the mun before minmus But dude, lots of quick saves is the answer Dont burn all of your fuel, suicide burns are more efficient

[@carteradams43]

try mechjeb. it helps me with more efficient takeoffs and better mun transfers. aside from those two things, its easy enough to do once you get the hang of it

[@georgiochahwan7457]

Man you're very good and impressive Keep it up

[@phantomct2444]

KSP VIDEO YAYYYYYYYY

[@BoudieBatsnikov]

dude, you make some awesome looking ships!

[@medstarofficial]

Me: woke up Matt: here, new video

[@dominicduncan9895]

you know that no matter how long the video is we'll watch it

[@finnyjam8252]

I love orbital construction! It just sucks that most KSP KZbinrs make their systems single launch, even their space stations.

[@domspace1236]

Did anyone notice he also launched on a duna transfer window?

[@irfan-uy2sj]

I saw the discord message pop up and then immediately saw this pop up

[@davidhertzman3521]

The kraken has disguised itself as a pink square attached itself to a kerbanoght 18:14

[@abe9818]

I would’ve watched the whole hour but this is fine too

[@Kash-420]

There was an update to Eve and I thought I saw an update to AVP, should be able to fix the clouds now. I know SVE is working as well.

[@mirjamberendsenlems]

Perfect rocket Matt! Now I can put 1 Kerbal inside the Eve lander, and take another one from the surface, you can fly back and forth with the ship, and actually save all of your Kerbals from the surface of Eve. Also, I wanted to make this, but the rover can't get out of there. How do you get the rover to work on Eve?

[@redpug5042]

try doing more videos where you use a single launch rocket, rather than making a new one for each payload. It's more fun when you have size and weight contraints.

[@domspace1236]

Matt can you make a tutorial for the Joolian system?

[@danielfalco407]

not too sure about Stock Visual Enhancements, but Astronomers Visual Pack is updated to 1.8 now, and it doesnt have that pixelated cloud thing.I personally prefer AVP to SVE, due to the colors, but thats just my opinion. I'm sure SVE will update soon if thats your preference

[@danielfalco407]

Also have you tried Realplume? It makes the rocket exhaust look better and has it expand the further up in the atmosphere you go. i can't go back to the old ones now xD

[@mihalyjirkovszky-bari8701]

love building timelapse

[@guest426]

"because they burned straight onto the fuel tanks below us and in KSP that means they provide zeeero thrust..." It's the same in real life too

[@calvinlweir2795]

Very cool . Thank you.

[@vali69]

An interplanetary spaceship goes well with a refueling space station would have built one as a start then the interplanetary spaceship off of it

[@jdzencelowcz]

Great to see U still doing KSP, Matt. Would U consider doing an English dub of your 3 KSP movies? Trying to follow the story AND read can B.....difficult at times.