krpc VS Kerbalism

There used to be https://krpc.github.io/krpc/ but no longer maintained AFIAK

Nevermind. The fix outlined here fixed the issue. Thanks for the quick fix on that! Looking forward to the 0.5.1 update!

You may want to give this a try: https://trpc.io/

Krpc: https://krpc.github.io/krpc/

It is one of the best games out there for doing actual learning while playing a game, and is respected among people who actually work on real life space programs. If you want to engage in programming through it, I recomment kRPC, which provides a protocol for interfacing it with external programs, so you can write your rocket controls in a number of actual programming languages.

I was able to work around this to manually install into my virtual environment instead of going through pip: https://github.com/krpc/krpc/issues/624

Potentially with kRPC will let you get the data and it supports various programming languages but I have very limited experience with it (basic launch scripts) but I know a lot is possible

Get Kerbal Space Program and use the kRPC mod to control it from your favorite programming language (Python, C++, etc.). Take a rocket, launch it into orbit, deorbit it, and propulsively soft-land it back onto the pad. For extra credit, artificially add noise/dropout to your sensor inputs, and then do the same thing.

It's controlled via the KRPC mod. Its a very good mod for what it is and is a greate alternative to KOS.

If you want to learn an actual language but still want KSP to be involved, another option may be kRPC (if it still exists nowadays), which allows you to write code that interacts with KSP in any compatible language like Python.

There's a known bug where that option doesn't work. But you can disable the notifications for each vessel you launch. https://github.com/Kerbalism/Kerbalism/issues/812

If you want to change up how science works, I'll recommend Kerbalism. Makes it so experiments complete over time, some within minutes and others can take years. It also adds life support mechanics, radiation, and some other stuff.

My all time favorite is Kerbalism. It doesn't make it easier, but I think it makes it more interesting/fun, especially for manned missions. It reworks the science system, and has good life support and ISRU options.

+) someone opened an issue on the GitHub page but his problem isn't the same as mine https://github.com/Kerbalism/Kerbalism/issues/823

For career mode: Kerbalism. Reworked science system that makes it much more interesting, and good life support and ISRU options.

In terms of remaining mostly stock, I'd recommend Kerbalism and Contract Configurator with a few contract packs (second comment has a list) that fit your playstyle.

Install Kerbalism for food/oxygen/radiation/etc.

Adds things such as radiation, and more notably, needs for your kerbals. They need food, water, and air. That and more.