This article is a list of tutorials that will guide you through the finer points of the Kerbal Space
Program.
Please note that these articles are user-created, and each user is responsible for their tutorial.
For a high-level overview of the game mechanics, you can read this Game Manual by SGCam.
For first-time players, try Tutorial: Walkthrough for Ye Compleat Beginner.
A less detailed "cheat sheet" type reference is available as Basic Maneuvers.
For a logical series of missions that build up your knowledge, check out Campaigns.
A list of the game's default key bindings is also available.
Contents
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1 Rocket and Probe Design
2 Orbiting/De-Orbiting
2.1 Orbital rendezvous
3 Plane and Spaceplane Design
4 Real life missions
5 Career mode
6 Science mode
7 Planets and Moons
7.1 General
7.2 Mun
7.3 Minmus
7.4 Eve
7.5 Duna
7.6 Jool
7.7 Laythe
7.8 Eeloo
8 General Information
9 Customisation
10 Add-on Development
11 Stubs
12 Rureglathon's Narrated Video Tutorials
13 Video tutorials
14 Creating New Tutorials
Rocket and Probe Design
Cheat Sheet A KSP Rocket Scientist's Cheat Sheet
Basic Rocket Design by Senshi
Basic Probe And Satellite Building By Nova Storm
Exploring The System a comprehensive mission and vehicle design campaign by Pecan
Intermediate Rocket Design
Advanced Rocket Design by Vincent McConnell and Kosmo-not
Asparagus Staging a method to design very fuel-efficient rockets
Rocket Assembly Making the most of sub-assemblies, by shadowraven
What's with all the math? A non-rigorous explanation of the math in KSP
Recovering Rocket Stages Recovering those usually-expended stages for more funds!
Orbiting/De-Orbiting
How to Get into Orbit a primer on how to get into your first orbit
Basic Orbiting (Math) by Entroper
Walkthrough for Ye Compleat Beginner
Advanced Orbiting by Entroper
Basic Docking by PD
Land at the Space Center by an anonymous person from Albany, New York
Performing a gravity assist
Camera view How to see yourself in space
Geosynchronous Orbit (Math)
How do I Rocket: Beginners Orbiting Cheat Sheet By JoerT
Orbital rendezvous
Orbital Rendezvous
Orbital Docking with the Kergena Target Vehicle
A detailed discussion on how to meet objects in orbit, including how to synchronize orbits/phases
In depth tutorial for an orbital rendezvous and docking by It's Just Rocket Science
Plane and Spaceplane Design
Basic Plane Design by StelarCF
Fighter Plane Design by ZXZX10000 & StelarCF
Spaceplane basics by Heatseeker
Real life missions
The high level of realism in Kerbal Space Program allows to recreate historical, current and future missions
of human spaceflight. These missions start simple and become gradually more complex, so they are a great
way to learn KSP. For a logical and progressive list of missions, goals, and milestones that may or may not
have tutorials linked, check out the Campaigns article to get ideas in planning your own space program.
Sputnik 1 - first satellite in orbit
Vostok 1 - first human spaceflight
Gemini 6A & 7 First orbital docking
Luna 9 - First soft landing of a probe on the moon
Apollo 11 - First human moon landing
Apollo 15 - First moon buggy.
Salyut programme - First space stations of any kind
International Space Station - Series of missions for the current space station.
Mars One - first colony on Mars consisting of four people at first by 2023.
Career mode
Basic Career Mode Knowledge by TheVman
Maximizing the First Mission by Brendan
Science mode
Basic Science mode
Science Mode Tutorial
Planets and Moons
General
Hopping around celestial bodies
Mun
Traveling to The Mun by craigmt1
Free Return Trajectory to the Mun by PD (Credit to Rascal Nag (Forum Profile) for original forum
tutorial)
Mun Orbital Station by JimbobIsEpic
Minmus
Traveling to Minmus by craigmt1
Minmus For Beginners by Thebro21
Eve
Traveling to Eve by craigmt1
Returning from Eve
Duna
Traveling to Duna and Back by craigmt1
Jool
Tutorial:How to get to Jool
Laythe
"Let's Fly!" Tutorial: Traveling to Laythe by greenjinjo
Take a Spaceplane to Laythe and Back
Eeloo
How to get to Eeloo by StanzInc
General Information
Orbital and physics terms
Tutorial:Action group
Maneuver node
Orbit darkness time
Science
Tech tree
Tutorial:Installing Addons
Customisation
Modifing Kerbals
Create custom flags!
Part Tweaks by geostar1024
Changing CFG Files by Mnethercutt
Sharing craft files