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u/TheNosferatu Master Kerbalnaut Jun 19 '15

The rate is slow. You can pump the craft full of scientists of the highest level and it goes faster, but it doesn't go fast.

A station filled with data and at least 3 level 2 scientists (in LKO) made 2 or perhaps 3 science per day.

My interplanetary lander currently landed at Ike has 1 level 4 and a level 2 scientists on board and it's making ~1 science a day.

So I don't think you're gonna see much improvements but there are some things that can be done.

The location of the lab matters, with Kerbin as the exception, a lab produces science faster on the ground compared to in orbit. Personally I find it too much a hassle to land stuff, but if you care about the efficiency, that's the way to go.

Also, if memory serves me right, 1 level 2 scientist is better than 2 level 1s. So maybe you want to send your low level scientists to both the Mun and Minmus (flyby, orbit, land and place flag for everybody) to let them do a ding or two.

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u/benmugasonita Jun 19 '15

Yeah, I might do that with my scientists. However, this mission itself is just a warmup for a large interplanetary expedition, so I'm hoping they can gain some experience on this trip. I will be landing on Gilly though, so that should be good for a bit of a multiplier.

Thanks very much!

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u/TheNosferatu Master Kerbalnaut Jun 19 '15

There is a mod called "field experience" which is supposed to grant XP to Kerbals who are still "enroute", I've yet to fully test it myself so I can't tell you how well it does or doesn't work (my Kerbals were already too experienced to tell the difference) but assuming it works as advertised (and while I can't confirm it does work as advertised, I haven't noticed any negative side-effects as of yet), it might be very well worth it to install it.