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''Kerbal Space Program'' (KSP for short) is a space flight simulation video game with a Keplerian orbital physics engine, allowing for semi-realistic orbital maneuvers. KSP is a [[:Category:Kerbal Space Program|recurring theme]] in xkcd. A sequel, abbreviated here as {{w|Kerbal Space Program 2|KSP 2}}, was planned at the time of the comic's publication to be released in 2020, although it was delayed and released in February 2023. | ''Kerbal Space Program'' (KSP for short) is a space flight simulation video game with a Keplerian orbital physics engine, allowing for semi-realistic orbital maneuvers. KSP is a [[:Category:Kerbal Space Program|recurring theme]] in xkcd. A sequel, abbreviated here as {{w|Kerbal Space Program 2|KSP 2}}, was planned at the time of the comic's publication to be released in 2020, although it was delayed and released in February 2023. | ||
β | Also planned for 2020 is the {{w|Mars 2020|Perseverance}} mission, a [[:Category:Mars rovers|mars rover]] originally named {{w|Mars 2020}} | + | Also planned for 2020 is the {{w|Mars 2020|Perseverance}} mission, a [[:Category:Mars rovers|mars rover]] originally named {{w|Mars 2020}}. The joke in the comic comes as engineers are likely to want to extensively play with KSP 2 to the exclusion of other things, and NASA is worried about the Mars 2020 mission being delayed or failing because the engineers are too focused on playing KSP 2, including taking an extended vacation and "sick" days off. |
Cueball, sitting at a desk in front of a computer, is represented here as being in charge of KSP 2, and the other characters standing around him are pleading with him to delay the release of KSP 2 until the Mars rover program is complete, even being willing to "give [him] a moon". | Cueball, sitting at a desk in front of a computer, is represented here as being in charge of KSP 2, and the other characters standing around him are pleading with him to delay the release of KSP 2 until the Mars rover program is complete, even being willing to "give [him] a moon". |