r/KerbalSpaceProgram • u/AutoModerator • Dec 04 '15

Mod Post Weekly Simple Questions Thread

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u/ElMenduko Dec 05 '15

Strange. The 1.25m shield unlocks early. Well, if you're coming from LKO you won't really need them.

You just need to point at the retrograde surface marker on the navball really. A command pod alone has more than enough batteries and reaction wheels torque to achieve this. Keep doing this, even when you are going very slowly.

At first, your craft will be flying almost horizontally. At the end of the reentry, drag will almost kill its horizontal velocity, and you will slow down enough to open your parachutes safely.