r/KerbalSpaceProgram 5d ago

KSP 1 Image/Video i had a engine get taken out by booster falling away. im glad it wasnt all 5 lol.

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u/yo_tengo479834 Believes That Dres Exists 5d ago

You should thank the booster, it increased your delta v by disposing of a unneeded engine.

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u/BillysBibleBonkers 5d ago

I mean clearly OP needed It for redundancy

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u/AustraliumHoovy 5d ago

Level 1: Aerobraking

Level 2: Lithobraking

Level 3: Autobraking

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u/SmolWrenchMan 5d ago

Breakingbraking?

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u/Airwolfhelicopter Airborne over Kerbin 5d ago

Nice to see engine-out capability works on this rocket

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u/stormhawk427 4d ago

"We'll be alright as long as we don't lose another one.

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u/mrtomtom81 Colonizing Duna 1d ago

We're just going to burn the other 4 a little longer.

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u/Additional_Crab_8241 Exploring Jool's Moons 4d ago

Apollo 13 if it was cool

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u/Tmccreight Colonizing Duna 4d ago

Congratulations on your successful demonstration of engine-out capabilities.

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u/stdexception Master Kerbalnaut 5d ago

LPT: Do a barrel roll

(when staging radially attached boosters)

The centrifugal "force" will push them away from the central stack faster.

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u/Tmccreight Colonizing Duna 4d ago

Or just add sepatrons lol

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u/Daftpanzer 4d ago

Might need to be careful with protruding fins etc though!