The Kerbal Player's Guide. The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program - Helion

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Autor: Jon Manning, Tim Nugent, Paul Fenwick
ISBN: 978-14-919-1348-2
stron: 428, Format: ebook
Data wydania: 2016-11-10
Księgarnia: Helion

Cena książki: 126,65 zł (poprzednio: 147,27 zł)
Oszczędzasz: 14% (-20,62 zł)

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Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a critically acclaimed, bestselling space flight simulator game. It’s making waves everywhere from mainstream media to the actual space flight industry, but it has a bit of a learning curve. In this book, five KSP nerds—including an astrophysicist—teach you everything you need to know to get a nation of tiny green people into space.

KSP is incredibly realistic. When running your space program, you’ll have to consider delta-V budgets, orbital mechanics, Hohmann transfers, and more. This book is perfect for video game players, simulation game players, Minecrafters, and amateur astronomers.

Design, launch, and fly interplanetary rockets
Capture an asteroid and fly it into a parking orbit
Travel to distant planets and plant a flag
Build a moon rover, and jump off a crater ridge
Rescue a crew-mate trapped in deep space

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Spis treści

The Kerbal Player's Guide. The Easiest Way to Launch a Space Program eBook -- spis treści

Preface
- Audience
- Organization of This Book
  - Part I
  - Part II
  - Part III
- Conventions Used in This Book
- Supplementary Material
- OReilly Safari
- How to Contact Us
- Acknowledgments
  - Jon, Paris, and Tim
  - Alasdair Allan
  - Paul Fenwick
I. Getting Started
1. You Will Go to Space Today
- Getting Kerbal Space Program
- Going to Space
  - Getting Started
  - Accepting a Mission
  - Building the Worlds Simplest Rocket
    - Constructing the craft
    - Setting up the stages
  - Launching the Worlds Simplest Rocket
    - The games UI
    - Keybindings and mouse controls
    - Slip the surly bonds of Kerbin
  - What to Do Next
2. Rockets!
- Rocket Design
  - Design for Your Mission
  - Forces on Your Rockets
  - Shape
- Building a Rocket
  - Vehicle Assembly Building
  - Rocket Parts
    - Pods
    - Fuel tanks
    - Engines
    - Command and control
    - Structural
    - Aerodynamics
    - Utility
    - Science
      - Communications
    - Advanced adding parts
  - Connecting the Rocket
    - Struts and stability
    - Fuel lines
    - Asparagus staging
    - Fairings
- Remember the Mission
- Getting Back Down
- Summary
3. Maneuvers
- Launching into Orbit
  - The Launch Pad
  - Test Rocket: TKB-01 Lets Hope This Works
  - Launching the Rocket
    - Prelaunch checklist
  - Launching
  - Establishing an Orbit
  - Circularizing
  - Maneuver Nodes
  - Doing an EVA
- Reentry
- Landing (and Walking Away from It)
- Docking
  - Test Rocket TKB-DK-2: In-Orbit Construction Is Totally in Now
  - Rendezvous
    - Changing planes
    - Intercepting
    - Matching velocity
  - Approach
  - Docking
- Resource Management
  - Undocking
- Summary
4. Planes in Space
- Heading Out for a Joyride
- Designing for Flight
  - Aerodynamic Forces
  - Building a Plane
    - Jet engines
    - Air intakes
    - Landing gear
    - Wings
    - Control surfaces
  - Designing Good Planes
  - Optimizing the Center of Lift
- NiftyPlane 9000
  - Design
  - Taking It to Orbit
- Summary
5. The Worlds of Kerbal Space Program
- Meet the Kerbals
  - Jebediah Kerman
  - Bill Kerman
  - Bob Kerman
  - Valentina Kerman
  - Gene Kerman
  - Wernher von Kerman
- A Space Tourists Guide to the Kerbol System
  - Kerbol
  - Moho
  - Eve
    - Gilly
  - Kerbin
    - Facility tour
      - Vehicle Assembly Building
      - Space Plane Hangar
      - Astronaut Complex
      - Research and Development
      - Mission Control
      - Tracking Station
      - Launch pad and runway
      - Flagpole
      - Administration
    - Mun
    - Minmus
  - Duna
    - Ike
  - Dres
  - Jool
    - Laythe
    - Vall
    - Tylo
    - Bop
    - Pol
  - Eeloo
- Summary
II. Adventures in Space
6. Running a Space Program
- Resources in Career Mode
- Upgrading Your Space Center
- Science, Technology, and Research
- Doing Science
  - Science and Situations
  - Mobile Processing Labs
- Hiring Kerbonauts
  - Kerbonaut Skills and Experience
- Taking Contracts
- Managing Your Funds
- Reputation
- Strategies
  - Customizing Your Experience
- Tips for Success
7. Historical Reenactment
- Sputnik 1 (First Satellite in Orbit)
  - Design
    - Re-creating Sputnik in KSP
  - Launch
  - Aftermath
- Vostok 1 (First Human Space Flight)
  - Design
    - Re-creating the Vostok 3KA in KSP
  - Launch
  - Aftermath
- Luna 9 (First Soft Landing of Probe on Moon)
  - Design
    - Re-creating Luna in KSP
  - Launch
  - Aftermath
- Apollo 11 (First Crewed Moon Landing)
  - Design
    - Re-creating Apollo 11 in KSP
  - Launch
  - Rearranging the Ship
  - Landing on Mun
  - Returning Home
  - Aftermath
- Apollo 15 (First Lunar Rover)
  - Design
    - Re-creating Apollo 15 in KSP
  - Launch
  - Aftermath
- Summary
8. Getting to the Planets
- Transferring Between Celestial Objects
  - Porkchop plots
- Destination: Duna
  - The Duna Exploration Rover
  - Getting the Rover onto the Surface
  - Getting the Rover to Duna
  - Flying the Mission
- A Flight over Laythe
  - The Laythe Glider
  - Flying to Laythe
- A Probe to Eve
  - The Eve Probe
  - Flying to Eve
- Summary
9. Rocket Science
- The Law of Conservation of Momentum
- Thrust-to-Weight Ratio
- Specific Impulse
- Delta-v
  - The Rocket Equation
  - Derivation of the Rocket Equation
- Center of Mass, Thrust, and Drag
- Orbits
  - Getting to Orbit
  - The Gravity Turn
  - Gravity Losses
- Atmospheric Drag
- The Kármán Line
  - Basic Orbiting
  - Sphere of Influence
- Synchronous and Stationary Orbit
- Transferring Orbits
  - Hohmann Transfers
- Slingshots and Gravity Assists
- Oberth Effect
- Aerobraking
- Lithobraking
- Summary
III. Extending the Game
10. Introduction to Mods
- Installing Mods Using the CKAN
  - Installing the CKAN
  - Installing a Mod
  - Why Is the CKAN Such a Big Deal?
- Mods and Saved Games
- Summary
11. Utility Mods
- Action Groups Extended
  - Creating Action Groups with AGExt
    - Action group manifest window
    - Group edit window
    - Action list window
    - Selecting parts
  - Hiding/Showing Action Groups in Flight
  - Editing Groups in Flight
- Kerbal Alarm Clock
  - Your First Alarm
  - Adding Custom Alarms
  - Exploring Further
- MechJeb
  - Ascent Guidance
  - Maneuver Planner
  - MechJeb Build Helper
- Summary
12. Adding Realism
- Realism Overhaul and Real Solar System
  - Sandbox and Career Mode (RP-0)
    - Money in RP-0
    - Avionics in RP-0
  - Launching with Real Engines
    - Real engines dont throttle
    - Real engines dont restart
    - Real engines need ullage
    - Orbital and landing engines break these rules
    - Understanding real propellant mixtures
      - Kerosene and liquid oxygen (aka kerolox)
      - Liquid hydrogen and oxygen (aka hydrolox)
      - Storable Hypergolics
      - Monopropellants
  - The Rocket Equation and You!
- SCANsat
  - Mapping Basics
    - Large and small maps
  - Best Altitudes and Fields of View
- RemoteTech
  - Installation and Requirements
  - A Simple Probe
  - Antenna Selection
    - Omnidirectional antennae
    - Dish antennae
      - Targeting bodies
      - Active vessel
      - Direct link
    - Range models
  - Orbit Selection
    - Ad hoc networks
    - Continuous coverage networks
    - Single-launch deployment
    - Molniya orbits
  - Flight Computer
  - RemoteTech and Contracts
- Summary
13. Creating a Mod
- Parts
  - Modeling a Part in Blender
  - Preparing the Part in Unity
    - Getting the tools
    - Preparing your part
  - Writing the Config File
- Creating a Module
  - Writing the Code
  - Updating the Part
- Module Manager
  - Basic Operations
  - Selecting Parts
  - Load Order
  - Advanced Example: Tweaking Science Experiments
- Summary
14. Adding Hardware to the Game
- The Arduino
  - The Board
  - Powering the Board
  - Input and Output
  - Communicating with the Board
- Installing the Aruino IDE
  - Installing on OS X
  - Installing on Linux
  - Installing on MS Windows
- Connecting to the Board
- Getting Started with Arduino
  - Blinking an LED
  - Making a Serial Connection
- The KSP SerialIO Mod
  - Installing KSPSerialIO
  - The Configuration File
  - Packet Structure and Communication
- Building a Simple Status Light
  - Handshaking
  - Adding an Indicator for SAS Toggle
  - Detecting a Launch
  - Adding a Button
  - Adding Another Blinking Light
  - Adding a Display
- The Telemachus Mod
  - Installing Telemachus
  - Using Telemachus
  - The HTTP API
  - The Web Socket API
- Using HID with KSP
  - HID and the Arduino
  - Staging Using HID
  - The Arduino Uno
- Going Further
Index