Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive

Re:Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive by ucarion on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @03:07PM (#14455068)

I'm confused about this too. The Martian (at least the book) has good science throughout. But in Gravity, the space shrapnel is moving much faster than the ISS, yet has the same orbit as it. I don't think that's possible, from what KSP has taught me.

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Re:Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive by simonh on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @07:25PM (#14456710)

I don't think it has the same orbit, I think it has a crossing orbit inclined relative to that of the space station. Imagine a belt of debris, much like the rings of Saturn, with the ISS on an orbit that passes through the ring twice on each orbit, on opposite sides of the planet.

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Re:Kerbal Space Program Acquired by Take-Two Interactive by skybrian on Wednesday May 31, 2017 @03:30PM (#14455245)

It's all a matter of degree. The Martian also has creative decisions that the author semi-apologizes for because they made the plot work. (Such the idea that a windstorm on Mars could blow anything over.)

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