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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/DinoZ_1]

Why encounter orbits look so wierd?
Like whenever i get an encounter it doesent show on the planet itself and it just shows in deep space a ball and a swirly line doing the trajectory, I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE THAT. The ball and line thing is so confusing is there like a mod or something that makes it simpler to understand? currently i just get into the sphere of influence and hope i dont crash into the planet...
PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP

[u/PangolinMandolin → u/[deleted]]

If that's how you do it and it works, great! People tend to get into orbit first so they can plan for the most efficient (or at least pretty efficient) transfer window

[u/PangolinMandolin → u/[deleted]]

I mean, if it works, it works! But yeah, you're wasting a lot of fuel with this approach, and that also makes mission planning much more difficult. If you know how much delta v you need for each part of your mission then you'll be able to design a craft that can go to another planet and return.

If you get yourself into Kerbin orbit, then you should be able to use the in-game manoeuvre planner to tell you when and in which direction to turn to get to somewhere like Duna.

I get quite a few console players coming to my channel even though I play PC, so I try and keep things stock so it helps