The 3 Secret Rules for Reusable Rockets in KSP

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@tommasoastaldi2513 3 күн бұрын

I have to confess that when I first tried reusable rockets, I just landed with parachutes😂

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Hahaha no shame, it's the best way to practice

@Toastedguyig Күн бұрын

@@tommasoastaldi2513 I still use small parachutes ngl, its better to not risk loosing a probe core and multiple engines (not counting the fact you could just use saves)

@Zacharysharkhazard Күн бұрын

@@ToastedguyigI pack drogue chutes when I’m launching something at or near the rocket’s payload capacity, just to ensure any trajectory inefficiencies don’t fuck up my dV budget too badly. I don’t often use em, but it’s a solid bail-out strat if you’re under budget for landing, which is really not ideal for a career playthrough.

@quoniam426 2 сағат бұрын

If you don't plan to change game scene or can't because of your ascend profile and use the mod to automatically recover vessels entering Kerbin's atmosphere, parachutes are the way to go. Also, Kerbin's vanilla size is small enough for a near orbital booster recovery. I use that on my KNES mod Ariane 5 core stages, (also add parachutes to the SRBs, Space Shuttle style). I add a probe core and parachutes to the core stage and after Jettison, I just give a little nudge of engine power to deorbit the first stage. (400 m/s ish when above the desert peninsula), is you get it right, your core stage lands near the KSC, i even once managed to land it in front of the VAB ! ).

@Toastedguyig 3 күн бұрын

Finally someone who actually reuses the first stage, not that annoying save then reload that most KZbinrs do Also (though it’s not technically full reuse ability) I use a parachute or two (I’ll usually have the parachute facing east in the single chute designs)

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Hey thanks for the comment. Yeah I agree with you that it's nice to have figured out a reliable way to recover the booster without doing the save and reload. This solution actually makes it worth it for career mode because you can save a lot of money when done with the larger boosters worth half a milion credits.

@Foxxorangee 3 күн бұрын

No matter how many and how well people explain this, all of it is still beyond me. I think I'll stick to SSTOs. No stages, no problem.

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

To each their own. I think reusable boosters in stock KSP are a bit overkill if not useless due to the low delta-V requirement for orbit. With Real Solar System, SSTOs are still possible but they become a lot more challenging and reusable boosters are more effective at the same job.

@ivanmamulin2768 3 күн бұрын

@@leonardobonanno5115, не просто на много сложнее, а «ПИЗДЕЦ КАК СЛОЖНО», ну и если в ваниле SSTO можно сделать почти со старта, то с RP-1 это лейтгейм

@FrertyGD 2 күн бұрын

this video is like “how to not land a rocket booster” by spacex

@leonardobonanno5115 2 күн бұрын

Hahaha yeah I know which video you are talking about. I did take some inspiration from it 🤣

@thatGUYbehindthemask Күн бұрын

i never actually put control surfaces like wings at the top of my rocket. i always just used airbrakes up there instead. now land the booster like a shuttle on a runway with 0 fuel! xD

@leonardobonanno5115 Күн бұрын

Landing a booster on the runway?? You crazy man 🤣

@PakShuMan Күн бұрын

I still stick to "add moar boosters" to get my stuff into orbit. Reusable launch vehicles just don't sem to be the kerbal way...

@leonardobonanno5115 22 сағат бұрын

I sort of agree, the reusability makes sense more in RP-1 with real scale planets but it's still fun to experiment.

@boguekerbal 3 күн бұрын

Great Video, I really enjoyed it. My channel's space program is extremely un-reusable haha. You inspired to me to try to make a reusable rocket in the future! Also to answer your last question - Its hard to put a price on launching a whole space station into orbit in one piece on a ludicrously large booster - especially on sandbox mode haha

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Hey I've seen your videos before! I'm glad you enjoyed this one. You could try in your next challenge to launch a whole station or base in a single, giant reusable rocket ship!

@JAS-39C 3 күн бұрын

as a person who catches/ lands his super-heavy booster this has a lot of great tips

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Do you use a stock tower to catch the booster or is it a mod?

@JAS-39C 3 күн бұрын

@@leonardobonanno5115 it a mod

@JAS-39C 2 күн бұрын

@@leonardobonanno5115 it's a mod "star-ship launch Expansion"

@stvka Күн бұрын

@@leonardobonanno5115 probably Starship Launch Expansion

@philippey4918 2 күн бұрын

to be honest i use tons of parachutes for reusability, and when i used rocket engines i always did it with mech jeb because it's very hard to do

@MrSkalgar 2 күн бұрын

I'm new to KSP, wish I had started it earlier. I'm having troubles racking up Science to progress on the career mode which led me to find your channel was great. I wish the game explained acquiring science and the quirks around gathering science better, like can a scientist pocket as many reports as it wants? I'm doing missions to mun that take several hours and I'm coming back with like 3-5 reports max. Anyways, you're doing great with these videos, I wish you luck and hope you succeed with the channel. I saw someone saying you're from Italy, but there is a lot of Leonardos in Brazil too, thought you were brazilian for a second. Latin languages I guess.

@NoSTs123 3 күн бұрын

You are a freat KSP youtuber. Xour game looks very stunning.

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Thank you mate!!

@4ztt363 3 күн бұрын

Nice video, I used similar methods for my rockets. You can also try returning the first stage like an airplane (like Russian project “Baikal”)

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

You meam the first stage has retractable wings?

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

You meam the first stage has retractable wings?

@4ztt363 3 күн бұрын

@ its hard to do in ksp, so I use fixed small wings. Landing looks like space shuttle: high speed and only one attempt

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

@4ztt363 Do you land on water or do you need landing gear?

@4ztt363 3 күн бұрын

@ I prefer landing on ground, but water is good choice too

@airwaffle Күн бұрын

thankyou, i have been playing for 6 years and i nerver knew how to do this.

@stvka Күн бұрын

FMRS also helps a lot with this, makes landing and putting the second stage in orbit way less stressful imo

@leonardobonanno5115 22 сағат бұрын

I'll look into that

@ghostblackout1 2 күн бұрын

So all of them are like Super heavy and not falcon 9 not how I would do it but it's a great video and I'm going to work on more rockets in ksp

@altronbee1216 2 күн бұрын

probably will never make a reusable rocket, but damn do these look really cool, they look realistic (not just the graphics but just general design) and stylized at the same time

@ivanmamulin2768 3 күн бұрын

А теперь повтори это с полным набором Rp-1) И, кстати, где Байкал?)

@DennimaTheHylotl 2 күн бұрын

Этот ваш Байкал - это полумеры, товарищ. Если уж и крепить крылья к ракете, то к каждой её ступени! По этому лично я за Энергию-2. В любом случае, жаль, что когда КСП ютуберы делают многоразовые ракеты-носители, то почти всегда они делают что-то вроде Фэлконов или Суперхэви от SpaceX, на крайняк насовские шаттлы (по ощущениям, по крайней мере, всё именно так).

@ivanmamulin2768 2 күн бұрын

Вообще согласен, но только Энергия-2 это тяж, а для легкого груза - таки Байкал как раз

@ivanmamulin2768 2 күн бұрын

Там вроде ещё проект Ангары с крыльями был

@DennimaTheHylotl 2 күн бұрын

@@ivanmamulin2768 Да, согласен, Байкал куда лучше подходит для лёгких грузов, нежели Энергия-2. Хотя, с другой стороны, был в планах ещё МАКС, где терялся, по сути, только топливный бак, одна из самых дешёвых частей носителя. В любом случае, всё это проекты нереализованные, мир всегда забирает самых лучших...

@ivanmamulin2768 2 күн бұрын

@ Макс - очень крутая штука, но я так понял её сейчас КНДР пытается реализовать с помощью КНР. Надеюсь, что у них получится

@amsmartrobber 2 күн бұрын

i think i need this guys mod list..

@Carlos-kh5qu Күн бұрын

he got plenty of videos showcasing the mods he uses

@Gnys.studio 3 күн бұрын

All the boosters I build either spin when they enter the atmosphere or don't glide as the air becomes denser I often use 8 vecotr engines for 2.5 boost and get shocked when it runs out of fuel before reaching 20 km :)

@Afriendlyperson_1 2 күн бұрын

Why are your Fuel tanks so shinyyy, What mods are you using?

@leonardobonanno5115 2 күн бұрын

I use Textures Unlimited Recolour Depot

@Afriendlyperson_1 2 күн бұрын

@@leonardobonanno5115 thx for the mod name

@sgjoel Күн бұрын

you must make a mod list for what was used in this video, all of those combined effects and things that aren't stock come together so well.

@leonardobonanno5115 Күн бұрын

I agree it's a good idea, at the moment I'm travelling for the winter holidays but in January I will do this for sure.

@carjunky233 Күн бұрын

The first time I tried this i added folding wings and a small cell of junos to the side to fly it back since my payload was very heavy and I had to fly the first stage very far away

@leonardobonanno5115 Күн бұрын

That really impressive, sounds like a wacky idea that the Soviet Union could have done 🤣

@DanishRaccon 3 күн бұрын

Hey. Can I ask what mods you are using that’s not visual, Mainly about the other landing pads and the cirkle where you land? Love your videos and would like to play but is on vacation.

@leonardobonanno5115 3 күн бұрын

Hey thank you for the comment. The landing pads are from the mods: - Tundra Space Centre - Kerbal Konstructs

@Mientus_official 2 күн бұрын

why not plop 2 drag chutes? they arent that heavy or expensive and could areobreak very efficently when about to land, can save a proper 300 m/s and make it easier to kill any horizontal velocity when just hovering above ground

@leonardobonanno5115 Күн бұрын

I think they bring many advantages you raise a valid point, you could save some delta-V for sure. I guess the only drawback is that they cannot be deployed at speeds above 450 m/s while classic airbrakes work just fine.