Sadly, I killed three Kerbals yesterday, playing Kerbal Space Program. They were to carry the Turquoise, a small space station, into low orbit, about 100 kilometers. Unfortunately, I had not adequately secured the station within its fairing, and it broke apart on the launch pad, igniting a booster and causing a massive explosion.
The rocket intended to carry the “Turqoise” space station into low orbit.
I always add features to modules holding live Kerbals, that allow me to press an abort button (<Delete> key) that detaches the module from the rest of the rocket and fires small solid fueled rockets to lift it away. However, yesterday I had neglected to have the fairing deployed with an abort, trapping the Kerbal’ module while trying to make its escape.
Components of the “Turquoise” space station.
Like most of my mishaps, I blame my clinically diagnosed ADHD.
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