KSP Game Challenge Tasks Players to Recreate ULA's Vulcan Rocket
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Kerbal Space Program game paired up with rocket company ULA to challenge players to recreate ULA's new Vulcan Centaur rocket in the game.
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The winner was Twitter user @Space_Peacock with a near-perfect recreation of Vulcan and simulated missions like launching Sierra Space's Dream Chaser spaceplane.
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Two runners-up were chosen @albert_hajek who sent a lander to KSP's moon, and @picospaceind who posted a YouTube video of a Vulcan rescue mission.
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ULA CEO Tory Bruno says many of his engineers play KSP and interns are often surprised to learn the professionals already know the game.
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KSP aims to make rocket science accessible by celebrating failure as part of the learning process; meanwhile Bruno says Vulcan's debut launch went "perfectly" with no anomalies.