KSP

Today we learnt about the mechanics of KSP like the keybinds:

X - Cut throttle

Z - Full throttle

G - landing gear

B - brakes (mostly used for planes)

M - orbital map

. - increase timewrape

, - decrease timewarpe

V - what type of camera mode that you are in (auto, free, orbital, locked, chase)

H - move forward

n - move backward

I - move down

K - move up

j - move left

l - move right

Fuel tank types

Liquid Fuel like RP1

Rocket Fuel Rp-1 + Lo2

Monopropellant fuels

Zeon fuels - Zeon liquid/gas

Batteries-Lithium Ion

Rocket Mechanics

Rockets lift iff because of Newton’s third law.

Depending on the rockets TWR the time where we start to do the gravity turns changes. A gravity turn is decreasing the pitch of the rocket to get into orbit more efficiently.

I have also learnt more about space flight simulator like more parts in SFS like a component to include more engines, decoupler, fuel tanks, parachutes and a lot more components that I didn't take a look at because I looked only at the basics.

Best rocket in the column:

I have also had a sneak peek at the mechanics of KSP as the mentor was building the rocket in KSP and applied what we have larnt today into building the rocket.

Overall, I felt that this lesson was exciting as it gives us a bit of a sneak peek into KSP mechanics and SFS mechanics which makes me excited as we managed to do something hands on like using simulations to build our rockets and I can't wait to see what else KSP has in store for us as it seems very exciting and interesting to play. The presenter spoke with a lot of clarity on the mechanics and kept things exciting for the students. The students were also pretty engaged in the activities. I hope tha this can continue in future activities.

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