The Kerbal Player's Guide. The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program

Spis treści książki

• Preface
  • Audience
  • Organization of This Book
    • Part I
    • Part II
    • Part III
  • Conventions Used in This Book
  • Supplementary Material
  • OReilly Safari
  • How to Contact Us
  • Acknowledgments
    • Jon, Paris, and Tim
    • Alasdair Allan
    • Paul Fenwick
• I. Getting Started
• 1. You Will Go to Space Today
  • Getting Kerbal Space Program
  • Going to Space
    • Getting Started
    • Accepting a Mission
    • Building the Worlds Simplest Rocket
      • Constructing the craft
      • Setting up the stages
    • Launching the Worlds Simplest Rocket
      • The games UI
      • Keybindings and mouse controls
      • Slip the surly bonds of Kerbin
    • What to Do Next
• 2. Rockets!
  • Rocket Design
    • Design for Your Mission
    • Forces on Your Rockets
    • Shape
  • Building a Rocket
    • Vehicle Assembly Building
    • Rocket Parts
      • Pods
      • Fuel tanks
      • Engines
      • Command and control
      • Structural
      • Aerodynamics
      • Utility
      • Science
        • Communications
      • Advanced adding parts
    • Connecting the Rocket
      • Struts and stability
      • Fuel lines
      • Asparagus staging
      • Fairings
  • Remember the Mission
  • Getting Back Down
  • Summary
• 3. Maneuvers
  • Launching into Orbit
    • The Launch Pad
    • Test Rocket: TKB-01 Lets Hope This Works
    • Launching the Rocket
      • Prelaunch checklist
    • Launching
    • Establishing an Orbit
    • Circularizing
    • Maneuver Nodes
    • Doing an EVA
  • Reentry
  • Landing (and Walking Away from It)
  • Docking
    • Test Rocket TKB-DK-2: In-Orbit Construction Is Totally in Now
    • Rendezvous
      • Changing planes
      • Intercepting
      • Matching velocity
    • Approach
    • Docking
  • Resource Management
    • Undocking
  • Summary
• 4. Planes in Space
  • Heading Out for a Joyride
  • Designing for Flight
    • Aerodynamic Forces
    • Building a Plane
      • Jet engines
      • Air intakes
      • Landing gear
      • Wings
      • Control surfaces
    • Designing Good Planes
    • Optimizing the Center of Lift
  • NiftyPlane 9000
    • Design
    • Taking It to Orbit
  • Summary
• 5. The Worlds of Kerbal Space Program
  • Meet the Kerbals
    • Jebediah Kerman
    • Bill Kerman
    • Bob Kerman
    • Valentina Kerman
    • Gene Kerman
    • Wernher von Kerman
  • A Space Tourists Guide to the Kerbol System
    • Kerbol
    • Moho
    • Eve
      • Gilly
    • Kerbin
      • Facility tour
        • Vehicle Assembly Building
        • Space Plane Hangar
        • Astronaut Complex
        • Research and Development
        • Mission Control
        • Tracking Station
        • Launch pad and runway
        • Flagpole
        • Administration
      • Mun
      • Minmus
    • Duna
      • Ike
    • Dres
    • Jool
      • Laythe
      • Vall
      • Tylo
      • Bop
      • Pol
    • Eeloo
  • Summary
• II. Adventures in Space
• 6. Running a Space Program
  • Resources in Career Mode
  • Upgrading Your Space Center
  • Science, Technology, and Research
  • Doing Science
    • Science and Situations
    • Mobile Processing Labs
  • Hiring Kerbonauts
    • Kerbonaut Skills and Experience
  • Taking Contracts
  • Managing Your Funds
  • Reputation
  • Strategies
    • Customizing Your Experience
  • Tips for Success
• 7. Historical Reenactment
  • Sputnik 1 (First Satellite in Orbit)
    • Design
      • Re-creating Sputnik in KSP
    • Launch
    • Aftermath
  • Vostok 1 (First Human Space Flight)
    • Design
      • Re-creating the Vostok 3KA in KSP
    • Launch
    • Aftermath
  • Luna 9 (First Soft Landing of Probe on Moon)
    • Design
      • Re-creating Luna in KSP
    • Launch
    • Aftermath
  • Apollo 11 (First Crewed Moon Landing)
    • Design
      • Re-creating Apollo 11 in KSP
    • Launch
    • Rearranging the Ship
    • Landing on Mun
    • Returning Home
    • Aftermath
  • Apollo 15 (First Lunar Rover)
    • Design
      • Re-creating Apollo 15 in KSP
    • Launch
    • Aftermath
  • Summary
• 8. Getting to the Planets
  • Transferring Between Celestial Objects
    • Porkchop plots
  • Destination: Duna
    • The Duna Exploration Rover
    • Getting the Rover onto the Surface
    • Getting the Rover to Duna
    • Flying the Mission
  • A Flight over Laythe
    • The Laythe Glider
    • Flying to Laythe
  • A Probe to Eve
    • The Eve Probe
    • Flying to Eve
  • Summary
• 9. Rocket Science
  • The Law of Conservation of Momentum
  • Thrust-to-Weight Ratio
  • Specific Impulse
  • Delta-v
    • The Rocket Equation
    • Derivation of the Rocket Equation
  • Center of Mass, Thrust, and Drag
  • Orbits
    • Getting to Orbit
    • The Gravity Turn
    • Gravity Losses
  • Atmospheric Drag
  • The Kármán Line
    • Basic Orbiting
    • Sphere of Influence
  • Synchronous and Stationary Orbit
  • Transferring Orbits
    • Hohmann Transfers
  • Slingshots and Gravity Assists
  • Oberth Effect
  • Aerobraking
  • Lithobraking
  • Summary
• III. Extending the Game
• 10. Introduction to Mods
  • Installing Mods Using the CKAN
    • Installing the CKAN
    • Installing a Mod
    • Why Is the CKAN Such a Big Deal?
  • Mods and Saved Games
  • Summary
• 11. Utility Mods
  • Action Groups Extended
    • Creating Action Groups with AGExt
      • Action group manifest window
      • Group edit window
      • Action list window
      • Selecting parts
    • Hiding/Showing Action Groups in Flight
    • Editing Groups in Flight
  • Kerbal Alarm Clock
    • Your First Alarm
    • Adding Custom Alarms
    • Exploring Further
  • MechJeb
    • Ascent Guidance
    • Maneuver Planner
    • MechJeb Build Helper
  • Summary
• 12. Adding Realism
  • Realism Overhaul and Real Solar System
    • Sandbox and Career Mode (RP-0)
      • Money in RP-0
      • Avionics in RP-0
    • Launching with Real Engines
      • Real engines dont throttle
      • Real engines dont restart
      • Real engines need ullage
      • Orbital and landing engines break these rules
      • Understanding real propellant mixtures
        • Kerosene and liquid oxygen (aka kerolox)
        • Liquid hydrogen and oxygen (aka hydrolox)
        • Storable Hypergolics
        • Monopropellants
    • The Rocket Equation and You!
  • SCANsat
    • Mapping Basics
      • Large and small maps
    • Best Altitudes and Fields of View
  • RemoteTech
    • Installation and Requirements
    • A Simple Probe
    • Antenna Selection
      • Omnidirectional antennae
      • Dish antennae
        • Targeting bodies
        • Active vessel
        • Direct link
      • Range models
    • Orbit Selection
      • Ad hoc networks
      • Continuous coverage networks
      • Single-launch deployment
      • Molniya orbits
    • Flight Computer
    • RemoteTech and Contracts
  • Summary
• 13. Creating a Mod
  • Parts
    • Modeling a Part in Blender
    • Preparing the Part in Unity
      • Getting the tools
      • Preparing your part
    • Writing the Config File
  • Creating a Module
    • Writing the Code
    • Updating the Part
  • Module Manager
    • Basic Operations
    • Selecting Parts
    • Load Order
    • Advanced Example: Tweaking Science Experiments
  • Summary
• 14. Adding Hardware to the Game
  • The Arduino
    • The Board
    • Powering the Board
    • Input and Output
    • Communicating with the Board
  • Installing the Aruino IDE
    • Installing on OS X
    • Installing on Linux
    • Installing on MS Windows
  • Connecting to the Board
  • Getting Started with Arduino
    • Blinking an LED
    • Making a Serial Connection
  • The KSP SerialIO Mod
    • Installing KSPSerialIO
    • The Configuration File
    • Packet Structure and Communication
  • Building a Simple Status Light
    • Handshaking
    • Adding an Indicator for SAS Toggle
    • Detecting a Launch
    • Adding a Button
    • Adding Another Blinking Light
    • Adding a Display
  • The Telemachus Mod
    • Installing Telemachus
    • Using Telemachus
    • The HTTP API
    • The Web Socket API
  • Using HID with KSP
    • HID and the Arduino
    • Staging Using HID
    • The Arduino Uno
  • Going Further
• Index

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