Kerbal Space Program’s first expansion has deep mission-creation controls

Kerbal Space Program is getting its first expansion since debuting as an unfinished early access game outside of Steam in 2011. The Making History pack blasts off March 13 on Valve’s platform, and it introduces a huge playlist of new missions that take their inspiration from the history space flight. It also gives players a system for […]

Kerbal Space Program gets Making History expansion next month

Take-Two’s Private Division publishing label revealed today that it has a new Kerbal Space Program add-on in the works. The Making History Expansion will (ahem) launch for the PC version March 13. It introduces a number of features including a mission editor and a mission pack inspired by important moments in actual space flight. Developer […]

Video: Astronaut Scott Kelly teaches orbital mechanics with Kerbal Space Program

Video shot and edited by Condé Nast Entertainment. Click here for transcript. (video link) If you’re a frequent Ars reader, you’ve likely heard of Kerbal Space Program, the space flight/space crashing/space explosion simulator that lets you create your own vehicles, then fly them into orbit and perhaps even to other planets. Though silly and fun, […]