With a probe in orbit, you can manoeuvre it to Earth (0 thrust). You must face the Re-Entry hazard (which does nothing except to capsules). You may face the Landing hazard, but if you don’t have Landing tech this is an automatic destruction. You can simply choose to ignore it (Landing is airbags and little solid rockets and stuff like that, not mere parachutes, which is why it’s also optional on Venus).
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So I need Reentry technology to face the hazard?
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No. You need Reentry technology to build a capsule which can potentially survive the hazard. Things other than capsules are entirely unaffected by the Reentry hazard.
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Interesting.
Here’s my reading of the rules.
I only test reentry on something that could be damaged or destroyed by reentry. So your damaged probe would not need to test/ could not be used to test.
Landing on earth is optional (because of the brackets). You can return things to earth risk free, they just land in the sea.
So you can return a damaged probe to earth with no risk. As you have the landing tech, you could attempt to land (on land) but as it is damaged both minor and major failures would destroy it.
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I concur with this interpretation.
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(Hurrah!).
Is it still my turn? Did my turn response up there get missed? I think it did.
I haven’t played much Pbf at all. Please if I am missing some obvious etiquette, let me know.
- ISAS
: So, unless someone can offer a 5$ loan, I’ll buy another Atlas rocket and my turn is over. I can offer up another $1 loan because there’s still nothing I can buy for $1 -.-
(Just waiting if the clarification on landing etc changed your mind.)
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No. The landing can wait. Not in a hurry.
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I think:
- I started the turn with ¤25 and a Saturn
- I launched the Saturn
- I received ¤20 and spent ¤15 on another Saturn, which I launched
So I think I now have ¤30, no hardware, and fully-debugged Saturn and Rendezvous advancements - correct?
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Correct @RogerBW.
(I may have to do more screenshots in turns)
Right. Anyone interested in sharing advancement development? I have some interest in pretty much everything. (Sorry, this slows things down again…)
If nobody is interested
I’ll buy two more Saturns because they’re bound to be useful.
Well, I’ve got most advancements that I’d gladly swap for some Saturn tech. Plus information on the moon and solar radiation…
I’m willing to trade fully-tested Juno for your Saturn tech 
Given the cost of getting Saturn to its current state, I’d want quite a bit in return. We might be looking at fully-tested Life Support, Re-Entry and Landing, for example. (Though I’d be willing to loft test hardware as part of that.)
That’s a pass for now for me then.
@pillbox are you doing anything else?
Yes, I will send my probe hurtling through space using an Atlas to make the Mars Orbit maneuver.
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(Quick rule clarification.)
I believe that I now have to reveal the solar radiation card?
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I think so.
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That is my understanding as well.