This KSP Rescue Mission Was...EXTREMELY Complicated
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The Blunderbirds are BACK! A hapless redditor found themselves with a stranded rover due to a broken wheel, with an inadequately powered surface base AND a need to bring two of the crew back to Kerbin. Certainly a lot to do, so I offered my services to get everything sorted for them!
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Wait how is this 18 hours before the video was uploaded?
I like how I saw the MOVA Globe comment before I saw the video because of adds
@@ThomasGriffiths-j4nHe prob made the video public from private just now
1:29 Hitler's only got one ball starts playing thanks for putting that in there
Maybe next Blunderbirds, you could rescue a pair of Kerbals from the KSS due to the competitor to the KSP's rocket being too unsafe (by Kerbal standards)... Definitely not referring to anything topical.
25:57 The landers' staging debris completely destroyed some of those poor solar panels. xD
Awesome mission!
Regular kerbal mission for me
Edit: I am talking about the solar panel
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@@MattLowneredo I’d say
i mean the lift-off by the way. you could move the main lander a bit the get a lift off.
The BlunderBirds just isn't the same company since Lowne Aerospace bought them out. 😢
Parts falling off planes. The SAS system causing crashes. And don't even ask about poor Whistleblower Kerman who mysteriously died right before a deposition.
On a lonely planet, slowly spinning its way to damnation,
Amid the incompetence and unpreparedness of lesser space programs, One team stands resilient against the herds,
Putting their lives on the line to aid those who were previously unaware of the quicksave option, Yes! It's the incredible adventures of Jebediah and his crack team of Kerbalnauts, They are: THE BLUNDERBIRDS!
Saving the Kerbin Race, one stranded explorer at a time.
that's good
that's good
For years I thought it was “one stupid explorer at a time”. Guess that’s what I get for being American.
@@BrannonAerospace LOL
This is the best youtube intro ever, covince me otherwise
17:50 Am I the only one who saw the lamp breakdance behind Matt ? x)
LOL
The Kraken strikes once more...
Actually you can see that lamp again on 19:36
@@joacodiaz8631 I have seen him multiple times
@@joacodiaz8631 it's CLIMBING
BLUNDERBIRDS ARE BACK BABY
Yes, I loved this show
Yes, I loved this show
Yes, I loved this show
I WAITED AGES FOR THIS BABY
Yes, I loved this show
matt i just wanna say that you are a part of my childhood.
i'm really glad you brought back some of the old fashioned videos you are awesome.
👆👆this
9:19 the engine of the Apollo service module is called the AJ10-137
They should take after kerbals and name them simple things like wolfhound
When thinking of a US hypergolic vacuum engine, it's in most cases a variant of the AJ-10: Vanguard, Apollo, Delta, STS, Artemis... XD
I like the cinematic intros, it explicitly showcases the mission statement, it gives a little bit of lore, makes the mission seem more badass... Probably more trouble to do, but I love it!
Agreed.
Hey mat you should try with some modders to make your own contract pack! I think it’d be great
There should be a Kerbin Mova Globe.
Agree, but difficult to do right now as I guess take two isn't in licensing mode whilst it's doing whatever it's doing with the Kerbal IP.
Blunderbirds are go!
Seriously you need to make some modular reusable craft like the Thunderbird 2. Imagine an SSTO with a pod system that could be loaded with a Rover and a bunch of parts and kerbals to perform maintenance. The Blunderbird 2 would be a great starting point for missions. You could design the each pod to be mission specific, but have actual numbered Blunderbird machines. In the history of the Blunderbirds most of the kerbals trying to be rescued would have perished before the rescue crafts had finished the design phase. The Blunderbirds need to assemble an elite series of spacecraft that they can adapt for missions.
Here's an idea: a la Thunderbirds, design a small number of ships for the Blunderbirds series (Blunderbird 1, Blunderbird 2 etc.) and limit yourself to only using those ships. Might be an interesting challenge!
26:00 that one fairing piece smashed one of the solar panels
At least some survived lol
17:07 And i decided, not.. to do. that.
Killed me xd
12:05 if you don't want this to happen, use the trajectories mod, massive help for landing at specific locations
Does it account for atmospheric re entry?
@@kikithepug7352 yes
Yeah one of the things KSP2 did well was integrating this mod's functionality. Same about the...everything else
@@alexb-mc4jo w, thanks man
@@MattLowne yeah it’s annoying when you got the perfect thing with the ksc forgetting about re entry and end up far from the intended location
7:10 Maybe planetshine, crank up vacuum ambient light level?
i'm pretty sure you aren't supposed to use planetshine with deferred
indeed
He could also, you know, put lights on the outside of the ship
@@danzstuff You can use planetshine but deferred renders it pretty much useless
or TUFX lowering the contrast a bit
I think a cool idea would be a mega-relay. There is a very niche feature on KSP called "Control point" they can gain the abilities of that pilot. In addition, you can stack a bunch of antenna and make an uber-powerful transmitter.
Essentially, think of it like an air traffic controller. As long as a manned craft (or certian probes) can connect to directly to a pilot, they get the abilities of that pilot. Some of the pods need 2 pilots simultaneously to actually fully control. So, what if you build a base that houses 2 maxed-out pilots in equitorial orbit around kerbsol? Any craft with a half-decent antenna can make manuver nodes. If you include the RC-L01 Remote Guidance Unit probe core in your control center, you can even connect to craft through relays.
From the calculator, of you position this traffic control center between Eves and mohos orbit, with 36 of the RA-100 dishes, it can make manuver nodes for a craft with a communitron DTS m1s or greater.
24:14 Personally I would've replaced the rocketplane with a lightweight "rideable Ingenuity" style helicopter. It would probably be slower (especially considering propellers *really* don't like physical timewarp), but it would be infinitely reusable and most likely slightly lighter given it wouldn't require any liquid fuel.
Yeah but who has the time for that 😎
It's always nice to hear the Colonel Bogey March, but with that introduction it's perfect.
I can only think about a certain chap and his lacking of a specifc male reproductive organ
All I hear is the song about Hitler 😂
Which I know is colonel bogey March but I hear the lyrics is what I mean
9:16
Small tip:
In the bottom left of the screen
On the more right side there are 2 registers. Click on the one that looks like a manouver node.
Thank me later
Can’t believe I saw this Reddit post before a blunderbirds was made
I have only ever played this game in career mode. I find it difficult to self motivate, and also the amount of available parts is overwhelming, and obviously you will only use the best parts, so I like to experience the game piece by piece, working up from a tin can to a super-starship
personally i think the solar panel placement on the girder was fine
First time I've ever been tempted by a sponsor
Use dome lights on your craft to light them up.
Throttle down when Time to Apoapsis is 50s, and throttle down incrementally to keep it at 50s.
Epic gravity turn with no plasma.
That ending cut off perfectly. One of my favorite youtubers. I've recently gotten back into playing KSP and I love it as much as ever.
I like the dark side shots. Wouldn't work for a whole video, but as part of a mission sequence, it sets the mood.
Could you make a special BLUNDERBIRDS mission where you rescue the stranded Butch Kerman and Suni Kerman from the ISS ?
15:29 I'm pretty sure the lesson to be learned here is "Don't expect an orbital mechanics simulator to do deforming terrain and friction very well."
BLUNDER-BIRDS FOREVER🦅🦅🦅
🦜🦜🦜🐤🐤🐤
WE WILL COLONISE DUNA RAHHHH
WE CHOOSE TO COLONISE MARS
@@alexb-mc4jo We choose to go to mars in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard
The Avionics Hub solves the problem of not having a pilot on board, although of course that requires planning ahead for the lack of pilot-capable kerbal.
The contracts in career mode are exactly that lol, you just did two contracts in one go. Contract 1, repair rover at x location, Contract 2, expand base at y location. You should probably play through a full career mode and upload it
it also works for the like button the light feature matt found out at 5:39
Matt, if TH-cam had a heart emote alongside the thumbs up or down, i would heart every single Blunderbirds episode. These have taught me what to look out for and how to solve issues if/when they crop up. Thank you for continuing The Blunderbirds after the disaster that was KSP2 (RIP)
Nice little rocket plane! The rover repair was the cherry on top for sure.
You should do a retro gaming video. I love old games, especially super Nintendo and Sega games! I’m sure everybody who watches your channel also has a love for retro games. 😊
It’s been WAY too long. Glad to see the BLUNDERBIRDS ARE BACK! 😀
Keep making KSP content. I don't have time to play KSP. But i can watch these during my commute.
Giant tessellation square with Parallax 2.0.7?
Matt, KSP has a built in solution, the ambient light setting. Literally.
32:23 That atmosphere sunrise looks absolutely gorgeous !
Matt please start devising the most convoluted rescue mission scenarios you can think of
I usually always skip the ads, but this Mova Globes just cool!🌏
Blunderbirds got me more hyped than all the new shows comin out
6:59 "sorp sorp sort this all out really" - Matt Lowne 2024
Matt, I'd find it quite interesting not to "just put a dumb standard booster" design below the payload but more often mix things up exploring quite unusual modes of transportation ^^
That was a good one, Matt. More of these if you can please.
In real life you don't have quick save. This is why emergency repair is always a consideration for competent planners. Any station should have a maintenance hopper to take an engineer and spare parts to a broken rover or outpost. Keep in mind I am using the military spare parts term which means it includes other kerbals.
I did enjoy this video! Love your rescue missions. Very inspiring. I saw the lamp dance away, noticed movement, thinking there is life on duna!
You should rescue some kerbals miners stuck on Laythe with their 100 tons of ore.
MATT IS USING RCS??? IT'S A MIRACLE!
Aww man I love me some blunderbirds so glad it's back
Yay! Blunderbirds are go!! Nice see this continued, just watching the old original episodes.
To improve the brightness you can use planetshine and tweak the settings of it! the crafts can become brighter and whatnot, as well as what you mentioned with the ambient light boost
I know that pain. My rover kept blowing up it's wheels when deploying it from the lander.
So I improved the rover and send another one over.
And another one.
And then I said "screw it, the lander is the rover"
Now I have a huge truck, three broken rovers and three landers next to each other on Minmus.
17:50 To the right of the lander, life on mars confirmed
I just made 4 rescue missions and all of them failed so bad it cannot be spoken of.
since these are rescue missions, wouldn't it be more interesting and challenging to fly the mission right away with very high dV spacecrafts, instead of skipping time until the planets align and do some long gravity assists? just an idea
Great video matt, keep it up! Love you content from Spain
I hope these videos continue forever
Dear God, loving the intro so far, upping your production value I see!
My favorite Kerbal show! Love it, keep them coming Matt!
Woo Blunderbirds! :D Interesting mission profile. I love the little plane; I like planetary activities more than space, really.
KSP does need a bigger nuclear engine. Oh hey, I guess we'll see one (or more) from a mod, sooner or later.
Speaking of mods, the night vision mod could be pretty cool. Either that or lights, but lights add to the build time; I struggle with them.
I have decided to refer to KSP landing gear as "anti-landing gear". I mean, it is! XD
Wasn't there a probe with those round solar panel arrays? It was some time in the last few years. I think it was the one where one of the arrays didn't want to fully open, but it was all right in the end. Didn't it fly by asteroids? I hope I'm not mixing up different reports, but it's always a possibility.
I got an A in maths too, but, well... I read a great line about mathematicians once: Numbers are to a mathematician what coins are to an investment banker; nominally the stuff of his profession, but actually too fiddly to bother with. ;) (That's paraphrased, I can never remember the original wording.)
That was a really dramatic reentry! :D
I just bought a WinXP computer with flight sims. Not sure how much I'll play it. I'm slightly sad the flight controllers don't also work on my modern computer with KSP.
Nice return lander.
Someone should make a mission like this with the mission builder.
lol That ending! "And feel something"ded! XD
It could be more Apollo style if you reconfigure the vehicle after the transfer burn...
As always, great video!
Don’t you just love when Matt Lowne uploads a new video?
OMG - at this moment, I realized I want to put a ground anchor, spotlights, batteries, solar panel, and maybe rotating piece. Yess.
Has anyone else had a bug where if you put several ground anchors nearby, your base absorbs into the ground and you lose everyone?
the opening shot of her panicking was perfect!
Matt, you have a lot of great vids and series. But Blunderbirds is my absolute favorite. Thank you. Also...a "forced" Blunderbirds on the Starliner?
Matt there’s a mod called minimum ambient lighting which makes it so you can make stuff brighter
Gotta love the instrumental of hateler has only got one ball
7:00 you could also add lights to the crafts to light them up yourselfs
Also Matt, Linx has come out with a new version of parallax, called parallax extended, it is paid, but you should try it out it looks really good.
5:30 and this is how on Matt's analytics page, he lost about 50k subscribers only to gain 50k again within a few seconds. Because the button doesn't light up when you're already subscribed xD
I love "colonel bogey march" in these videos it teases my history brain
Just got off a flight and saw matt uploaded. Already w night
You totally need to add the Trajectories mod and the SIMPLE CONSTRUCTION mod.
Glad to see the Return of the Blunderbirds, Matt! Good vid!
Running 63 Km would have taken at least 6702 seconds, or 1 hour, 51 minutes and 42 seconds. (assuming exactly 63 Km and being able to run in a straight line, which does mean through the planet, a running speed of 2.35m/s, and 4x physics times warp, if we use 30x physics times warp, the fastest that I can have better time warp function correctly, it will take 87 seconds, or a minute 27 seconds).
Apollo CSM used an AJ10-137. Burning spicy propellant
with TUFX you can turn on auto-exposure and adjust it so it becomes brighter during darker conditions, and go back down to lower brightness levels when you're in light conditions.
YES MORE BLUNDERBIRDS LETS GOOOO
I would have intended to have two separate landers that get back to orbit, then realized that one of them isn't good enough to get back to orbit, and hopped across to get that Kerbal into the other lander 😂
I was not prepared for how expensive the mova globes were.
The Blunderbirds are GOAT
29:48 Thats a beautiful shot
6:29 you could try tinkering with planetshines settings! ;D
you can easily toggle it on and off too :D
hey, it would be really cool to have a mod list that you use on your regular games!
I would be super interested in you doing something with the mission editor.
like how you said if this was a custom mission, where other people could try it, how I wouldve done is made some type of VTOL spaceplane duna lander (not a full ssto from kerbin, it would have its own nuclear transfer stage) but it would have enough extra fuel to be able to land at the rover, repair the wheels (or put the rover in some sort of grabbing mechanism or cargo bay, then take it back out once at surface base) then fly back to the surface bay to do the rest of the stuff needed there, then fly back to duna orbit, dock with mothership, then fly back to LKO to land and probably do a vtol landing ontop of the VAB lol
Ain't no way we got the Blunderbirds back before GTA VI!
Hey matt, I hear you talking about how much you wish there were good quests in kerbal, you should try the Juno: New origins quests, there are even some blunderbirds ones!
I don't know what Boeing is going to do with Starliner in the long term I'm just really impressed how SpaceX got Boeing to spend ~6.7 billion USD to make a commercial for the Dragon capsule.
All jokes aside it wouldn't surprise me if Boeing sold out of the project in the near-term and comes back into the aerospace business with a new offering down the line. The first flight could be called a qualified success at best and the third flight has so many problems that it can't bring it's crew home. Even if it does come back safely, autonomously, it didn't exactly complete it's mission. Again, a qualified success at best.
When you look at the problems that Starliner is experiencing and consider the aero portion of the company and it's MANY recent issues with quality control, it suggests to me that a cultural and procedural reset needs to take place within the company before they can be a real contender in manned spaceflight again. It's worth NASA considering sending out a new RFP to find an additional manned option. I'm starting to get the 2008 financial crisis "too big to fail" vibes coming off of Boeing.
the initial question demands a counter question: On the Mun or on Eve?
I think this has become the blunderbirds x ikea crossover with all those lamps
9:15 Thanks @MattLowne you have made me feel like my memory is rock solid, I was thinking in my head, "J10" isn't it?
And Yes, my memory served me well, I was Close enough, It's the The AJ10-137 :)
Mind you, I'm watching rocketry channels, But I'm not a rocket nerd, ohh wait.. I guess I am one now..
7:42 matt, if you’re bored with the stock nuclear engines, download nertea’s kerbal atomics mod.
probably would've only been a 2 hour walk, i once walked back 35km just to find my rocket wouldn't stand up so i had to do a rescue mission anyways, the walk only took about an hour (this was ksp2, things may be different)
pro tip: if you hold alt while hitting time acceleration button it will put you into physic warp even when in vaccum or with engines on it makes nuclear and ion engines useable
would love to see that mission playthrough video
I think you should try the near future parts pack for your next mod review, it has some really cool parts!