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