KSP: Turning a Space Station into a Surface Base!

I've not been as excited about a mission idea, as I have with this one, in quite a while! Today, we'll answer the question "can you convert a Space Station into a Ground Base using the new KSP EVA reassembly features?"
I hope you enjoy watching this mission as much as I did conducting it!
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This video is intended for audiences 13+ years old.
No craft file this time, since this is a very specific craft for this one particular mission :)

[@1976kanthi]

17:46 you can hear “Hello it’s Scott Manley” if you listen carefully.

[@polycat1040]

Oh s***

[@polycat1040]

@Internet Critic yeah he does say that but a split second after you can hear it from the distance

[@ajoyrockets9894]

ya

[@Blueinfinity7]

It sounded really obvious to me? I think I might have my volume a bit high 😂

[@polycat1040]

@@Blueinfinity7 yeah for some reason I heard it better when I watched the part twice

[@alexp6013]

I like the "im' now running out of ti-" and then the video cuts.

[@marcoplayz7911]

yea

[@Redneck557]

Cool

[@moldysquirrel7135]

But why?

[@alexp6013]

@@moldysquirrel7135 Because it's tr-

[@Butterphotography]

@@alexp6013 ue

[@initiatingspin195]

Alternate title: crazy Brit actually lands a space station for a house because the government didn’t allow him to build one in a national park

[@miggy1349]

no

[@jm56585]

*yes*

[@ehosack.rocketlad]

Good show!

[@darkofalido]

no

[@SomeGuy1000]

*YES*

[@elliotwhitworth8239]

"I am a bit of an American at heart, because I'm a bit fat" killed me.

[@mystery_exe]

Did you die of type 2 diabetes though?

[@daedalusfan3005]

As an American, yeah, he's not wrong.

[@elliotwhitworth8239]

@@daedalusfan3005 Ayy we found an American that can take a joke lol

[@GingerHead.]

@@elliotwhitworth8239 im a bit british kuz my teeth are fucked

[@Arae_1]

@@elliotwhitworth8239 I'm an Australian because I ride kangaroos everywhere

[@cool.guy.]

damn this whiskey reviewer also plays KSP, what a coincidence, I love that game

[@quickshottheperson489]

No. The whiskey plays the game.

[@dmystermillion2351]

"I've now run out of tim-" I gotta say I like videos that don't draw out the ending 10/10

[@chicom8157]

Pfp stealer

[@dmystermillion2351]

@@chicom8157 ?

[@dmystermillion2351]

Ok I just scrolled through the entire comments section and I cannot find who I stole this from.

[@firechaoslp9510]

@@dmystermillion2351 im pretty sure pfp = profile pic

[@dmystermillion2351]

@@firechaoslp9510 oh a thought is was pfp as in making a pffp noise as you saw that some stole a comment sry

[@vallabhkavi1477]

" I am American at heart cause im a bit fat" -Matt Lowne 2021

[@Flyguy4500]

That doesn’t make him American. He has to be fat and dual wielding machine guns

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

@@Flyguy4500 Preferably with a Bald Eagle tattooed on his back, but it's entirely optional.

[@wta1518]

This is not true, not all Americans are obese Some are just overweight.

[@wta1518]

@@iizpoke3095 It's a joke.

[@phantompenguin1065]

As a American i am deeply offended We are more than a bit fat >:(

[@quantumx9729]

The black command pod was no lighting glitch... it just got its "used heatshield" texture, because it was exposed during launch

[@dyroenn]

I like the 1.11 vers. You can make multiple stuff in EVA.

[@i3enj462]

"Multiple stuff" 😂

[@dyroenn]

@@i3enj462 I've been trying to think about something

[@i3enj462]

@@dyroenn what have you been trying to think about amigo?

[@dyroenn]

@@i3enj462 been trying to get to eeloo but when u do a gravity assist it crashes into planet

[@stocchinet]

For me it's a game changer, i'm currently overhauling existing craft without having to crash them, also i decommissioned old craft by attaching chutes and splashing them in the sea, zero fund loss

[@jackienorris6606]

Staying up very late may destroy your sleep schedule but you get to watch Matt uploads right on time!

[@bruhmoment5304]

**laughs in european**

[@MatthewKiff]

8:45 "Obi-wan Kerman", nice one Matt lmao

[@samuelfischman6949]

What?

[@Arae_1]

@@samuelfischman6949 look at the kerbals name

[@spacehawker1337]

u beat me to it I'm sad now

[@michaelverissimo2666]

Hello there

[@starfishif9103]

@@Arae_1 ???

[@toranasaurowo]

The poor telescope, sadly tilted toward the ground... never to achieve solar orbit.

[@blersh344]

What's with the "Hullo, it's Scott Manley here" voice when he's on Minmus

[@noahb.9764]

The Whiskey that he reviewed was distilled in Scotland and Scott Manley is the KSP community’s trademark Scotsman

[@cptnraptor]

@@noahb.9764 and lest we forget, he is also the Manliest of Scot(t)s

[@Arae_1]

That made me genuinely smile

[@hairohukosu433]

Regarding the Terriers being limited to keep balance: the mod TCA can do that automatically, and its pretty good

[@sinner5452]

Matt: makes fireworks from the fine transport vessel. Lonely small docking port: .__. 19:05

[@CardZed]

more like :|

[@astrojeb]

Congrats you won the game. 17:46 HULLO ITS SCOTT MANLY

[@reactivespeed3867]

Next year Matt lowne: I will turn this minmus base into a eve submarine Me: Whatt!!!

[@rocketremity9571]

17:47 actualy made me laugh

[@aaronlewison9297]

I remembered the Smol Space Station Video....that was a golden age of Matt's videos.

[@Imperial_stroopwafel]

Matt Lowne is back! Right when I needed him the most!

[@jbritain]

He uploads every Saturday

[@isactucker3788]

Matt, We love your commentary. You are the only one I watch for KSP because of your unique commentary and your great talent. So keep it up :).

[@gsquared8730]

Yrou*

[@BanzaiHeil]

17:46 "Hello it's Scott Manley"

[@kexm9921]

I'm a former bartender from NYC, I love these whisky reviews. Best part of the channel haha

[@renzo00]

YES! KHWISKY REVIEW IS BACK!

[@NotTheHeroStudios]

Ahh yes, Another amazing Whiskey review over some background KSP stuff, Love it

[@wyldcat9396]

When you're so early the video still has 0 dislikes and more likes than views. Jeb would be proud

[@toadstuulguy4326]

3 videos on the same station?? Impossible!

[@Skoran]

Hahahaha that sneaky “hullo its Scott manley” @17.45

[@jpase]

3:17 It's not a glitch, the spherical capsules turn black when their ablator burns off. If you remove all of their ablator before launch, they turn black immediately when they're in contact with the atmosphere and moving relatively fast (which you can see in the video when the fairing opens). Edit: Noticed that he put a heat shield under the capsule - you don't need that, the capsule is a heat shield by itself!

[@cmdrodimir7742]

Really creative and fun mission idea!

[@TheVicelion]

Great Whisky review, also kinda liked the KSP footage in the background

[@_Peperek]

i didn't even watched it but i arleady know it's awesome...

[@InventorZahran]

Now you need to take one of your old, unwanted surface bases and launch it into space!

[@lankymaccrazyhair264]

That Telescope is going to get one mighty fine view of the ground right below the station, now.

[@4ztt363]

Yey, new video! I'm from Russia!!!

[@thatdispatcher]

REEEE my favourite space station!

[@zachh9087]

That was awesome Matt, I really liked it. I do really like how you preserved the space station look to it, to me it stands out as it legit looks like a space station that is for some reason on the ground now.

[@johnhunter9383]

Matt if you look at the kspidea lko is actually a inclined orbit just found that out today

[@johncarnett2668]

This goes to show that this man really is one of the best KSP players. Man, someone should make a KSP tournament to see who can land on Luna / The Mun the fastest, or who can build the best space station in the least time. I think we all know who would win ;)

[@vennstudios9885]

FINALLY Wish that the modding community would make a mod that uses the stock inventory and EVA construction

[@augustinplagne]

I'm hyped to see this

[@cekeys]

Very creative idea with the 1.11 release

[@N00BY40]

Happy New Year !!!✌👍

[@sodaithink]

The best new year treat ever lol

[@quoniam426]

Matt, you careless thingy, you could have used the Tug so gain seismic science (unless you maxxed out seismic science on Minmus already from your previous surface instruments?) having lots of fuel for that kind of thing isn't bad since the data is more important if the craft crashes faster. So going to Orbit, chose an impact point and thrust towards it vertically the quickest possible would grant you much seismic data, might even be enough to have all data in one impact if caft is heavy enough and crashes not too far from the seismometer. Oh and that infrared telescope pointing at the ground looks absolutely fine, doesn't it?

[@Starboy-un4jb]

Video idea: building a space dock to make interplanetary ships in orbit from scratch Star Trek style.

[@astroandy6388]

Next step: converting Minmus Base Hotel and Casino into a space station

[@jcataclisma]

Indeed, sir! Great ideas! And, I have been thinking, even that most of it could already be done using mods, now you could revisit/rebuild those gigantic spinning stations of yours, the one which used to give you some rumbling issues, and beef´em up using EVA installed struts! Cheers!

[@leonskalsky1043]

The hwisky review!

[@averygoodfantasticname4206]

hwisky

[@fefs3977]

Can we just mention that he fires the engines literally into the space station?

[@finaginbaginagin6129]

Yes, great video idea!

[@Szymex-vh9jg]

Minimalism! I love small bases. Functional and cute. I want more videos like this!

[@proteinporridge6647]

Love the videos as always Matt !

[@SpicyTrifongo]

whiskey reviews are back my life is complete

[@patricks_music]

Matt, your videos inspired me to build my first space station. I’m building an orbital refueling and payload storage station for long distance flights. Love your content!

[@brynat16]

Nice

[@LimeJuice0308]

I heard the “hallo it’s scortt manly here” when you was describing the whiskey lol😂😂

[@DerGeistDesKriegers]

Funfact, the original micro space station also had the first whiskey review.

[@cullentaylor6445]

SUCH a good video, you’re very creative and skilled

[@RobTheSquire]

I tend to use TCA for my thrust adjustments automaticaly so i can focus on getting where i need to. A great tool when moving large objects or multiple crafts docked together.

[@deccunnginham5712]

Never this early, looks like it's gonna be a brilliant one! 👍🤘

[@Theover4000]

Same!

[@Ze_Boss07]

Lighting glitches (cough cough minecraft)

[@randomspaceexplorer4928]

love what your doing keep it up

[@tommyurban8595]

this, i think, was from the "Into the Warp" movie, also by Matt Lowne. In the movie, a space station that accidentally warped into another solar system crashes and the Kerbals make it into a surface base.

[@gsquared8730]

It’s not accidental*

[@DataDownLynk]

This new update really adds the potential to allow an orbital drydock mod you can assemble in orbit, and an engineer in this build mode can have access to every part within its area. Edit: I'd make it myself if I knew anything about mod developement.

[@SierraWesternDrake010]

I like Laphroaig Scotch Wiskey. Also Islay Single Malt is good too

[@space5486]

Anyone else notice that Matt named his kerbals after Star Wars characters?

[@xavierliem2685]

Nope

[@matthiasnguyen1329]

Hey! I've been here since 18K and just wanted to say hi and hope you keep it up!

[@millitarecho664]

17:46 "hello it's Scott Manley here"

[@yato3335]

Did you know you can press a double arrow green button on a maneuver delta v indicator to timewarp to T-60s before the maneuver.

[@nutillion9334]

I wonder how Matt Lowne gets most of his ideas from. I hope he won't run out of them!

[@kerbinkerman4401]

"Just give me a barrel, that would be good for about a month right?" A couple seconds later... "That's the surface base by the way. Sorta rushed past everything else..." Matt, Your the best :)

[@Mkkl3782]

17:45 Hullo, it's Scott Manley here

[@eloncrust3482]

This is my favorite space station that you’ve made. Do you mind updating the video you made it in with an craft file? (I’m the person who noticed the mistake about Venus on your last video)

[@Ijsz23]

17:45: "hello, it's Scott Manley here"

[@AstronomicalYT]

Who else still remembers it as Smol Boi?

[@redacted-vhs1349]

Me

[@bill.the.destroyer]

7:45 "in a bit of a tilt sounds like a wrap

[@Juanxlink]

And now the Yamazaki review makes sense, its more a bourbon than a whiskey. Got me a bottle of it btw...

[@joeyfreeman5052]

Buffalo trace is a good bourbon that I enjoy no clue if you can get it over the pond but if you can it’s good stuff

[@badanimations4075]

did any one notice this space station has the times being viewed and interated with in all of mattlowne ksp because there was three vids about it 1 luanching it 2 the space plane docking to it to take away sick kerbals and clean debris 3 this vid

[@villasmovas]

I don't drink, but I do love me a Whiskee Review

[@rafiqyes8786]

Nice space station

[@anujashailesh1624]

Nice 👍

[@slywitt_the_cold1108]

Turn this mini base you built in orbit then modified to a minumus lander station. Expand the crap out of it, make a vehicle bay, a bigger space for living, and a landing area for new rockets that go back to kerbin.

[@AnCanadian]

Next you should do turning a ground station into a space station

[@mr.plaguedoc2880]

3:40, Matt, the pod is black because all the ablator on it has "burned away". its a glitch that has screwed me over countless times, however it can be avoided by draining all the ablator in the VAB. unfortunately, you cannot reenter kerbin in the same pod as ive observed

[@nastygaming6381]

Its ksp youtubers like Matt who made me strive to try again with ksp. Yeah I still suck but oh well 😂

[@patricks_music]

I got so confused that another video started during your Scotland whiskey review xD nice editing

[@adryancesarrocha802]

that's cool

[@thilosaur2169]

You should try main assembly, especially with the space update coming.

[@superbdul_1]

Uhh what space update??? Can you plzz elaborate coz I have no clue...

[@WeekendWarrior92]

Hey Matt! If you haven't already, you should try my favourite whisky from Japan, called "Nikka From the Barrel"

[@totallynate1408]

idea: when you build something in multiple launches, attach the cargo and then we can put them in rockets ourselves

[@warserpent6796]

You are a genius

[@smellybill2177]

Im a simple man, I see matt upload. I click

[@horatioyen256]

need to make a third channel "Matt's whiskey reviews"

[@leahdoberne-schor7611]

Great mission. Next week can you make a tutorial on how to use robotics from breaking ground?

[@Torawakamaru]

You had a tug you didn't need any more, and a ground-deployed seismometer, and you didn't crash the tug into Minmus? What ever were you thinking?

[@qwaczar7515]

whisky review poggers

[@Kerballistic]

2+ years on, I want you now to take the surface station that was previously a space station and turn it back into a space station

[@Kaiserinwalton1871]

This is a god level idea

[@obliterator789]

17:48 got me laughing a LOT, good vid Matt!

[@avalanchas336]

It's called the "Flight Scene" Matt ;)