Kerbal Space Program 0.23 - Beginners Guide & Tutorial - Part 4 Orbiting the Mun

[@Varasalvi2]

I just had the most amazing close call. Before watching the video, i decided to try to go to the Mun and back (Without landing). After achieving stable orbit and adjusting my trajectory to the Mun, i turned on two thermometers so they would display temperature and then sped up time until i was close to the Mun. When i was as close to the Mun as i would get, i noticed i was out of electricity, meaning i could not rotate my vessel, and my vessel was not pointing in the right direction. The damn thermometers had been consuming electricity the whole time. So... Panic mode. My trajectory at that time would bring me around the Mun and back around Kerbal, going as close as 2.7 million meters to Kerbal, not close enough obviously. I almost quit right then and there, then i noticed a slight rotation on my vessel, it was turning 360 degrees every 20 seconds or so. So i came up with a plan. What i did was i waited until my vessel was facing away from my current trajectory and floored it for about 2 second while it was facing that way, then waited for it to come back around and repeat. I did this about 5 or 6 times until i managed to lower my speed enough to land on Kerbal. Had about 10 seconds of fuel left at the end of it. There's little more frightening than being stuck in space forever, i was 10 seconds worth of fuel away from that fate. This may not seem very impressive to the veteran players, i mean, i did screw up colossally. But i was mighty proud of myself for managing to save myself from that screw up, and it was sooo close too :)

[@chuckh9168]

Moments like these are what this game is all about. Love it!

[@kinkajuu1]

i was in a return from the mun, and i ran out of fuel jsut above the atmosphere... i raged, and took my kerbal out and flew him into the ship so hard it pushed the ship 1 tick into the atmosphere haha, nearly ran out of eva propellent, but got in the ship, time warps and every dip into the atmosphere led me closer until i hit kerbal. landing and saving my bill kerman :)

[@chuckh9168]

kinkajuu1 that is awesome!

[@kinkajuu1]

***** :> you should read about real life space catastrophes, they are just as amazing, especially when they pull it through at the end :)

[@buttersquids]

kinkajuu1 Yeah, like apollo 13.

[@Theonlypayne]

Scott they should hire you to do the in-game tutorials because the default training lessons in its current state are dreadful. I follow the instructions to the tee and my ship goes spiraling out into empty space while the little Kerbal jerk sits there smiling at me.

[@belugaval144]

also those tutorials are boring as all hell.

[@bapples1233]

Its rlly confusing

[@sushimidnight9539]

@@bapples1233 I found an all fone besides the docking one

[@kristianj99]

I'm not a beginner at KSP but I love watching these :D

[@bedsheet2226]

exactly i just look back to when i was and think man i suck

[@crowbarjr]

Same, but its because I love his voice.

[@dwalters98]

same, however this does help plan out your trips to planets a lot :p

[@TrumpeterOnFire]

I do it because I'm a subscriber, but I also want to help the younglings.

[@kirilzangagolev3401]

TrumpeterOnFire I do it cuz I cant collect the data it just says reset goo container how do you collect it in the capsule?

[@mark01970]

These tutorials are excellent. I have been searching high and low for a good guide, and I completely neglected checking for video tutorials. Glad I found them, they are a big help. Thank you for all the time and effort. It is mucho appreciado!!

[@ChannelAsh100]

I like how an ISS live from space add came up when I clicked on this video, perfect combination.

[@miksuko]

LOL

[@bman5909]

scott, thank you so much for this, I was ready to give up on this game but your tutorial has got me to the mun (which I've never managed to do) I'm currently heading back to kerbin after doing my orbit and science of the mun. thanks again.

[@bluenightfury4365]

I gave up on this game then came back excited. I just wanted to get more nudges, so I watched this. I got a Space Station in orbit without going to mun. Im going to goto the Mun here soon.

[@bman5909]

Blue Nightfury how do you get a space station?

[@bluenightfury4365]

Either wait for a contract saying to build one or make yourself build one.

[@bman5909]

Blue Nightfury I wouldn't know where to start for building a space station.

[@bluenightfury4365]

Ohh, well I can't explain it easily But all I'll say is use a hitchhikers can part and.. stuff, I only figure stuff out not explain

[@Corninthesky]

Hey Scott! I'm a recent sub and I'm so glad I found this channel. While this is a tutorial for the complete beginner, which I'm not (I've had the game for over at least a year), I've never been even slightly good. This series has made me enjoy the game so much more and has made it definitely worth the money I paid. Fly safe!

[@MrWingman]

Thank you for the video! I´m addicted to KSP for 2 weeks now and watched almost all of your videos. They really helped! I´m looking forward to the next one :-)

[@BunkerBlog]

I used this guide and got into my first contact with the Mun! Mind you this contact happened at over 700 m/s...didn't end too well. However, it was the first time I've ever "touched" the Mun, so it's a start. :-P

[@frogmanstoe]

6 years later have u landed lol

[@demonicbouai2313]

@@frogmanstoe 7

[@toterkenny]

Learned more from watching one hour of these Beginners Guide, than self-exploring the game for over 80 hours now. Thanks a lot, Scott!

[@inslavery]

Just orbited the Mun, landed safely back on Kerbin, and much science was had! All thanks to these tutorials!

[@thisisthecat9518]

Finally after watching hours of other videos and failing in game this is the best tutorial that actually shows me how to use the manoeuvre tools to get to the mun

[@Dustyoo10]

I took me two years to finally learn how to orbit the Mun. And now, thanks to you, I have done it.

[@Urathamax]

These videos have been incredibly helpful. Thank you!

[@voidjuice]

Every single time i watch a Scott Manley video i learn something new in a big way.

[@hr1100]

This silly game is hard. But can't imagine how hard is to this stuff in real life. And Americans landed on that thing before i was even born... Mind-boggling.

[@Thaumazo]

hr1100 You can truly appreciate how hard it is to build a rocket capable of lifting a decent sized payload to low Earth orbit by installing the Real Solar System Mod and Realism Overhaul Mod. You won't believe how large my rockets are compared to the stock Kerbin rockets.

[@chem1calgod]

+Revanchist8525 the beauty of mods :)

[@ericmeader9171]

It’s so unbelievably hard it takes decades

[@thrasher2344]

Did they??? Lol

[@cadennorris960]

@@thrasher2344Yes they did

[@Jdebrusk987]

Thank you for this tutorial, I've been failing to get to the moon.

[@McgoganLives]

From the first terrifying free return around the Mun to adventures in Deep Space much later on; if it wasn't for these tutorials, it would be safe to assume that a myriad of rockets (and Kerbals) would have ended up as smouldering craters in lieu of triumphant space missions.

[@TheBlubertater]

I got to the Mun and came back with a buttload of science! Many thanks for this tutorial!

[@vincentbamboo2260]

8 years later and I'm just starting the game on console...rip. I just got to the mun for the first time (well I flew past it but had a nice view as I did) and I'm now watching these tutorials for guidance as I'm no engineer. Thx Scott

[@RossChaffe]

Wonderful. I have been playing with Kerbal for about 5 weeks now, learning by trail and error and reading the wiki tutorials (where apparently, they think we are all rocket scientist) and have watched a couple of your 101 videos; but I wish I had seen this series a long time ago, especially for your tips on how to collect science. My progress along those lines has been painfully slow. btw, One thing I have discovered and have found useful is that after you have maneuvered for a Mun encounter, if you set the Mun as your focus it will clearly and separately display your encounter path without all the other distracting BS. I find it much easier to move into orbit using the path displayed this way.

[@GBooneoh]

hey scott. im glad u rehashed on this. even for the vets that can land on mun and minmus but can only put satellites in low orbit around other planets.

[@judeevans8303]

Sweet! I love this game but i was having a hard time with the orbits and trajectories. Thanks for explaining it so well

[@Mindenite]

This is a fantastic series. I'm not quite a beginner at this game, but learning the fundamentals and the reasons why things are done the way they are is really helpful. Eyeballing things can only go so far.

[@joekidd1992]

I have already orbited Mun so I feel like I can watch this. I really like learning myself, but there are always little tricks that can make you better.

[@xtremelyrandomdude1156]

Thank God you exist I have watched like so many videos trying to get to them moon but yours is the only one that helped me even with it on xbox

[@Trepur349]

Thanks for the tutorial, you're trick with orbiting east (I us to always go north) allowed me to get into lower orbit on the mun for the first time.

[@plasmo8714]

nice video man was doing my head in trying to the mun watching this was a big help and i actually landed too

[@tidiestflyer7570]

My mind was just blown when he moved the maneuver. I had no idea you could do that XD

[@havokbaphomet666]

Lol same

[@NeoIvan17]

Your beginners guide videos are super helpful. Thank you. I hope you continue to make these and especially for landing on the Mun. I keep running into a problem with my fuel on the Mun. I probably burn too much on the descent and I never have enough fuel to return to a stable orbit on the Mun or even get back to Kerbin.

[@MrDoog12]

would be interesting to see more advanced tutorials, talking about how to do things most efficiently, most science etc. love the series so far!

[@LemonFizzKidd]

i made my first kerbin orbit because of you THANK YOU I CRASHED ALWAYS BEFORE TAKING OFF :)

[@Gaminnewfie]

I've finally managed to achieve Munal orbit with enough fuel to get back to Kerbin with over 300 science! Thanks Scott! =D

[@Willard_guy]

I have almost 15 hrs in this game and have never thought to put on more then one Science Jr.

[@ThaFuzzwood]

I have 200 hrs+ in this game and I never heard of the alt < or > trick to time accelerate in space :P

[@TrumpeterOnFire]

Daniel O'Dette No, he'd still have 200+, but he'd have more accomplishments.

[@Zro_Daye]

152 hours, since .22, been playing since .17, so that number is probably around 3 to 400 in reality lol

[@TrumpeterOnFire]

Personally I'm at 521 on Steam.

[@SyntheticPineappl3]

48 Hours and managed to get to Duna, normally I don't really like Science Jr. early on because it just feels like extra mass on your rocket, so I stick to Mystery Goo, Temp and Pressure science. Just feels lighter and easier

[@mikejones733]

Hey thanks for all the tutorial videos! KSP is a lot more fun when you know what the hell you're doing

[@kawikaheftel]

Thanks to this video I think I finally understand how to set up and use maneuvers! Thanks!

[@Novasky2007]

Really helpful tutorials thanks Scott I had not worked out I could drag the centre of a node to rotate it to find the encounter.

[@shpydah]

Really well done video. Thanks so much!

[@Gaminnewfie]

Thanks for the video Scott, this was really helpful. Now I just need to practice a bit more to get it done myself now. I've followed your video down to the letter, except for the part where I forgot to check where the Perapsies (I don't know how to spell it) was for the Mun encounter and realized too late that I was too close to the surface (about 25,000 m) to achieve munal orbit through slowing down. Gonna make my second attempt tomorrow. lol

[@TheOmniousWindWalke1]

Just performed my first Mun Orbit! Hell yeah! It was a VERY quirky orbit, (a polar orbit mind you!) anyway, as I tried to return I had an escape trajectory with Kerbin, I tried to reverse it and got my orbit just under 30,000k on Kerbin and I had no fuel! Just as well, Jeb got back safely with minimal explosions... just about. As I landed my capsule I had landing legs strapped to it, as I wanted to land on land so I could get in practice for a Mun landing... unfortunately the landing legs snapped, propelling Jeb about 120m into the air... (Idk how!) and landed diagonally, fortunately the capsule survived with all the science intact! In summary it was a very shaky and (to be honest) crap first attempt, nonetheless I pulled it off!

[@0phoff]

Nice tutorial!! Bought the game yesterday and achieved orbit on my first flight!! :)

[@Maitretoxik]

We want more ;) Your explanation are very useful. Thank for this tutorial !

[@BBcokeley]

well, i learnt something new, after 200+ hours of play, didnt know u could pick up the crew report, put it in the pod, and do another one.... thanks Scott :)

[@jsnsk101]

4 years later and it still works for putting my first orbiter around the mun in the demo game :)

[@thepiratejosh]

Thanks for the video's Scott.

[@citpyrc6667]

Oh my god this is genuinely harder than every souls game combined

[@Chu8rock]

Thank you, I've been trying forever to get to the Mun, I figured out getting into a lunar encounter but I think it was due to poor design, I would constantly run out of fuel.

[@jakez082]

Why am I watching this? I've been to Duna lol; guess that just proves how good Scott's videos are.

[@stopitgetsomehelpvines7308]

Thanks man I couldn't get it right till I watched you video your a lot of help

[@ThatMilzaGuy]

At 21:21 Jeb: My estimated burn time isn't showing. Ground Control: Have you tried turning it on and off again?

[@tekital3200]

I had it hard getting in to this game but this tutorial really helped!!! thank you ~.^

[@cringefest2698]

I remember playing with infinite fuel. I managed to reach all planets including Eeloo, however the best i count do without cheats was orbiting Eve. This was incredibly helpful.

[@MrStabby19812]

Thanks for the vids Scott. I might be able to make my first mun trip tomorrow.

[@whymustisuffer1855]

This videos is the only video that tells me how to use it and doesn't speed up the video.

[@deleted5338]

I have already traveled to Mimus, and I now realize I got there and returned with dumb luck. LOL wonderful tutorial!

[@SharkClaw]

Dude useing the mun to slingshot you is usefull - with inf. fuel on, i hade a turbojet planet get hitting muner orbit, the first one it kicked me from a crash into kerbin trajecterry into in orbit, then the second time it slungshot me out of kerbins feild of influince!

[@oatmeal6728]

Putting this on 2x speed and hearing Scott's voice is like the best ASMR ever... Is that weird?

[@theakbars98]

Great day today. Off school, built something nice in minecraft, got a load of science in KSP and to top it all off, Pink Floyd.

[@nickswain7809]

LOL OMG!! You are my new best friend!!

[@doodlefox9837]

I have 300 hours of gametime in KSP, and I still learned things from this xD

[@Regiampiero1]

Nice trick with those de-couplers and structural members to keep the rocket upright at launch.

[@ItAbel-xy3xk]

Thanks Scott Manley I just made it to the mun orbit and splashdowned safely

[@cavejohnson1710]

You make this look SO EASY (Thanks for tutorial btw)

[@thomasevans825]

Thank you, watching this told me the so much more the tutorial also it made me happy for some reason, I'm subbing

[@oli9050]

I love how I came to this for a nice tutorial and at the end I noticed how much the game has changed just from the things available from science xD

[@ModdedFailz]

"I will just keep thrusting while my pariapsis drops" 50 Shades of Science.

[@penguincoalition4207]

Wow. That took me ,literally, at least 5 - 10 times i think. Maybe more. Whew that was intense. Almost ran out of fuel!

[@tsvetelintsochev9885]

Squad should make a difference in science gathered from returned experiments and just returned data. I actually took 9 Science Jr. with attached experiments to Duna and back before learning how to collect science from them. A science lab would've been so much cheaper in terms of fuel...

[@darci480]

Thank you Manley, love them tutorials :) helps alot :D

[@thetravelerformallyknowasw7912]

Scott manly is the best at tutorials!

[@GeekFurious]

I look forward to learning how to play this again. :)

[@instrumentenfreak]

In the assembling you can put the max-thrust of the solid-fuel-boosters down if you want :-) It's savong a lot of fuel.

[@scottmanley]

Yes I covered that in a previous episode.

[@roflex2]

+eff yoo Not for the solid fuel boosters you cant

[@urielacosta2329]

Thanks, mate. Been so fed up with attempting an orbit that i just played sandbox and made a buncha satellites.

[@czarpeppers]

YOUR VOICE IS SO BEAUTIFUL DAMNIT.

[@daviddavid3851]

Thanks for a well done guide!

[@1800cc-Dead-Meat]

Could not have made it without you. I shall plant your flag beside mine. Onward, outward.

[@nicholasrancourt4540]

Thanks for this, finally managed to orbit the moon.

[@Diraphe]

Ugh...almost had it my second attempt...everything was going perfectly until the end. I screwed it up because I was impatient and time warped into Kerbin on my return without parachutes deployed.

[@luhed]

Quick save my friend use it wisely

[@PiotrKula1]

It seems like the version that is out now uses allot more fuel, I really have to conserve or add more fiel tank. I almost got stuck in near Mun, but I literally did a hand brake turn after 2 hours of trajectory changing and I slipped straight back onto Kerbal with exact timing and 0 fuel. Phew.!! +200 science :)

[@tylerhamelin48]

I thought that after watching your video on orbit I could use that general knowledge to get to the moon. First try I got there, but not even close getting back. Second try I got very close to getting back, but ran out of fuel and ended up with a 98km periapsis. Third try I got mad and used the moon to sling myself and ended up at Minmus, then slinging back. Probably the best mistake I've made yet.

[@tylerhamelin48]

I wish I could rename Jebediah "Tom Hanks".

[@trkarst82]

[@Gerii]

Thank You for this wonderful and educational video. I would like to learn more about the backgrounds or say theory. do yous know a good video explaining the theory? Scott you got me completely addicted to this game.

[@boker111]

I was actually lucky enough to go from a sub orbit right to an encounter with the mun, swing around it, and land right back onto kerbin.

[@extremelyfatass]

scott manley you are the man! +1 sub

[@chonkv.245]

This will be my weekend school

[@MNNski]

I never realized how inefficient I was doing my travels.I wouldn't consider myself a beginner, but I was no where near expert. My way of getting to the moon was without using maneuvers and I'd nearly match my orbit but make it slightly smaller so I'd eventually catch the mun. Let's say I used a lot of rockets to achieve this.

[@yedr8306]

Damm after it went out of Beta i feel like parachutes break top easily , RIP Jeb and Bill you did great exploring ,

[@SuperLoko503]

Dude you amezing because of waching you i can get a ton of science

[@bartoszolender5048]

He makes it look soooo easy

[@keltonkuntz5952]

"And now I will keep thrusting" -Scott Manley

[@insightfultoaster2965]

I did a 800m/s maneuver towards mun. I forgot to do the retrograde burn and I got a higher orbit due to mun assist. I was so lucky that I got another assist in the next orbit and boom I escaped Kerbin.

[@MrStabby19812]

Well I made it first try. Well I made a few mistakes and went past the moon but got grabbed back in which put me in a bad orbit. I did the experiments and It took me a few days to get back to kerbin as I couldent do it with one move. But I got Jeb and the data home safe which is what counts. Thanks

[@bendu49100]

for the orbiting manoeuver around the mun, wouldn't it be more efficient to slow down till we get an orbit and keep it elliptic as it is at about 16:42 ? Then you could just get to apoapse and slow down to bring the periapse in lower munar orbit and do your science, then escaping from the mun by accelerating at periapse.

[@maatoon]

I had everything... I was just going down to eath when I realized I somehow forgot my parachutes... I could cry

[@n1bigdaddy]

Yes I got it first try! I fucking love this game.

[@digitalworms]

I have successfully orbited the moon and made it home and it was so fulfilling and I wanna learn more! This game is amazing! What would be a next step after landing on the moon and back duna or minmmus?

[@KevinColt]

Also if when you getting in orbit place the PA at the angel/place that you will accelerate, as at PA your ship is at its max orbital speed and needs to accelerate less to move towards the moon. Less fuel spent, less time wasted.

[@chaodong]

Very useful, thanks!

[@nearbyninja8786]

Thanks only 3 hours ago I couldn’t even orbit Kerbin!

[@MrMultiskatan]

Thank you scott!

[@amanofnoreputation2164]

"Shoot for the Moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars." Don't freak out if you crash or screw up so gloriously that you find yourself flying on an extra-solar trajectory like Voyager. Sometimes failure is actually more satisfying than success in Kerbal Space Program.