Spaceflight simulation Kerbal Space Program (KSP) paired up with United Launch Alliance to challenge the internet to recreate the new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the game, and the results are in!

An audio engineer for Kerbal Space Program 2 attended his first-ever rocket launch in 2022 while recording audio, which you can hear in the brand-new game. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

On July 3, 1969, an unthinkable event unfolded at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, as the Soviet N1 rocket, a colossal machine designed to send astronauts to the moon, exploded with ...

The N1 rocket that they created to take them there was almost as big as the Saturn V that took Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins to the Moon. It was a bit shorter, and a bit lighter ...

No rocket has ever used so many engines before. The closest comparison is the Soviet Union's N1 rocket, which had a first stage powered by 30 NK-15 liquid-fueled engines.

Kerbal Space Program is passionately loved by an incredible fanbase, with an extremely positive and supportive community, a rich mod scene, and cumulative explosions numbering in the billions. We ...

Instead, all four launches of the mighty N1 Soviet rocket, which used an earlier iteration of the first-stage engines used in Thursday’s launch, failed between 1969 and 1972.

Elon Musk reveals higher payload capacity for Starship, surpassing previous estimates. Starship's superiority sets it apart from the Soviet Union's failed N1 rocket, ultimately halting the former ...

An imgur user 3D-printed several custom parts based on actual controllers used by Project Apollo commanders to come up with this rad Kerbal Space Program all-in-one controller ...

Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 12-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Kerbal Space ...

On July 3, 1969, the Soviet Zond L1S-2 was getting ready to head into space when disaster struck. For a few moments, the craft lifted into the night sky. Then, it exploded.

Successful indie game Kerbal Space Program is indie no longer. Take-Two, the parent company of Rockstar and 2K Games, has announced that it has acquired Kerbal Space Program. Take-Two shared news ...