Enthusiast ‘lands’ on the Moon using Hardware from the 1980s — ZX Spectrum Home Computer with 3.5 MHz CPU and 48KB of Memory Power Kerbal Space Flight.

Mere weeks after successfully using a ZX Spectrum to fly a simulated spacecraft, space enthusiast and YouTuber [Scott Manley] have successfully “landed” on the moon using the home computer from the 1980s. Of course, [Scott] didn’t have an actual lunar lander with him, so he used the 2015 spaceflight simulator Kerbal Space Program, using a ZX Spectrum to control the spacecraft.

⁉️For those who are unfamiliar with the Spectrum, it’s a home computer built by UK company Sinclair Research, released in 1982.⁉️

https://youtu.be/XQTh1Davsj8

#zxspectrum #kerbal #space #moon #landing #simulation #retrocomputing #media #tech #news

Kitten Space Agency is the spiritual successor to #Kerbal Space Program

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2025/12/kitten-space-agency-is-the-spiritual-successor-to-kerbal-space-program/

> Kitten #Space #Agency is an in-development spiritual successor to Kerbal Space Program from RocketWerkz that you can try right now for free.

A less realistic, but maximally fun SSTO.

These tilt-engines are way more powerful and efficient than what I usually use in KSP, to the point where they probably are unrealistic af. That’s why I didn’t even bother with the TWR or dV this time. But having one part that can do a tilt engine is SO nice. If you want it to be a bit more realistic, I guess you can lower the thrust limiter. 

Its very power hungry, but it comes with an internal nuclear reactor which has a heatsink slapped on to it. This way it can run for quite a long time before running out of juice. Some capacitors also help extending that time. The cargo bay doors can also act as radiators if opened.

The COM is very carefully balanced so this thing is stable both in horizontal and vertical flight, the RCS is centred and the docking port aligns with it reasonably well. (you can dock it to the front of a mothership and it won’t make it spin out of control. If you want to use the engines to propel the other ship though, you might spin)

#spaceart #digitalart #muellermeier #krita #KSP #blueprint #SSTO #spaceplane #VTOL #Kerbal

Some assembly required!
#Kerbal Space Program
https://www.twitch.tv/moonfirepdx

#Twitch #Streaming #KSP

More KSP stuff. A heavy lifter SSTO that is designed to deliver large payloads into orbit. In theory it is fully IVA traversable, but some of the OPT parts don’t support freeIVA.

#space #spaceart #digitalart #muellermeier #SSTO #KSP #Kerbal #blueprint #spaceplane #krita

A lot has been said about how Kitten Space Agency and Kerbal Space Program are similar. But it has become clear that there are a couple of major differences. Today, we're highlighting six of them:
https://youtu.be/3sokzo1fTXU

#gaming #pcgaming #kerbal #ksp #ksa #kittenspaceagency #kerbalspaceprogram #space #rockets #spaceflight #games #videogames

After a lot of digging, I was able to unearth details and images from the secret Kerbal Lego game that was developed in parallel to KSP2.

Strap yourselves in, we're going for a brick filled ride!
https://youtu.be/uBPRLelsfAg

#lego #kerbal #kerbalspaceprogram #games #gaming #pcgaming #development

Cold to go cause I forgot to hot!
#Kerbal Space Program
https://www.twitch.tv/moonfirepdx

#Twitch #Streaming #KSP

New #blog post: A KSP Design Log

https://rldane.space/a-ksp-design-log.html

1545 words

Whoof, I haven't blogged in a whole month! I'm 10 blosts behind where I should be for the year!! Time to get my mojo back!!!

cc: my wonderful #chorus: @joel @dm @sotolf @thedoctor @pixx @twizzay @orbitalmartian @adamsdesk @krafter @roguefoam @solusspider @clayton

(I will happily add/remove you from the chorus upon request! :)

#100DaysToOffload #15

#rlDaneWriting #blost #KerbalSpaceProgram #KSP #Linux #Gaming #LinuxGaming #Kerbal #SpaceProgram