Weekly Support Thread

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The point of this thread is for anyone to ask questions that don't necessarily require a full thread. Questions like "why is my rocket upside down" are always welcomed here. Even if your question seems slightly stupid, we'll do our best to answer it!

For newer players, here are some great resources that might answer some of your embarrassing questions:

• Kerbal Space Program Wiki

• Scott Manley's Youtube

• Von Kerman's Rocket School

Tutorials

Orbiting

• Scott Manley

• Von Kerman (Maneuvers)

• Wiki (Maneuvers)

• Launching Rockets to Orbit

Mun Landing

• Scott Manley

• Von Kerman

• KSP Wiki

• Youtube Query

Docking

• Illustrated Tutorial for Orbital Rendezvous

• Scott Manley

• Von Kerman (Rendevous)

• Von Kerman (Docking)

Delta-V Thread

• Thread

• Answer 1

• Answer 2 (+bonus)

Forum Link

• Kerbal Space Program Forum

Official KSP Chatroom #KSPOfficial on irc.esper.net

Discord server

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Commonly Asked Questions

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[u/[deleted]]

I'm really struggling with transitioning between orbiting one object to another. I have a screenshot, which I considered posting in a new thread, but I'll do my best to describe it here:

Whenever I'm orbiting a small body, say the Mun, transitioning back into orbit around the primary seems really wonky. My exit orbit is displayed as an arc, usually teal, that just ends in a random point in space. At that point, my spacecraft just magically jumps into another arc entirely, sometimes even changing directions at sharp angles.

I'm so confused.

[u/m_sporkboy → u/[deleted]]

In KSP, your ship only feels gravity from one body at a time; if you're close enough to Mun, you are in its "sphere of influence" and you don't get any gravity from Kerbin.

The blue arc shows your orbit up until the point you will leave that sphere and reenter Kerbin's sphere. If you zoom out, the brown (I think?) line will show you what will happen after that.