How Kerbal Space Program can change the world

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What is Kerbal Space Program?

Kerbal Space Program is a space flight simulator video game, released  for Windows, Linux, OS X, Xbox One, Playstation 4 and Wii U. It is a  type of building genre game, in which we have to build rockets, and  manage our own space program. The setting of this game is totally  fictional, the earth-like planet is Kerbin, and Mun and Minmus are its  natural satellite. This is a hard-core physics game, which can be very  difficult to understand for the first time, but once the player  habitualizes with it, it becomes very fun to play this game.
Rockets  are built by putting together different parts like command modules, fuel  engines, engines, rocket thrusters, etc. They can be either manned  modules, or unmanned ones. The rockets can be used to put Kerbals (the  inhabitants of Kerbin) into an orbit, on Mun, or on any other planet.  There are nine planets, just like our Solar System, and most of them  have their own natural satellite, on which we can land. We can create  space stations too, which can be used to refuel rockets, going on a very  long voyage.
The game can be very difficult sometimes, but after practicing, it will become very easy, and I’m sure you will enjoy it too. 

How Can It Affect The World?

Kerbal Space Program is a game solely based on physics. It can turn into  a heaven for any die-hard physics fan. Well, not only physics fan, but  almost everyone can start loving this game after some minutes of  game-play. But, aside from fun, this game is giving the world something  very important. It is providing a seed of scientific thinking in  people’s mind. I’m not saying this from an atheist’s point of view, but  scientific thinking is a very important thing, which this game is  providing.
There is a reason why this game became the best sold game  of 2015 just after a few hours after its release. It opens a mind’s path  to think like a scientist. Everything in this game is based on physics,  from aerodynamics to velocity and many more. And believe me, every  single of these factors affect the flight of a rocket. Every child,  every adult aspiring to be an astrophysicist or aerospace engineer, can  learn most of the basics and some advanced parts just by playing this  game. No reading of thousand paged books or something like that, just  play this game.
Kerbal Space Program covers every aspect of a  spaceflight. Users can learn about the struggles of the people working  behind the scenes. Those who donate their lives for making rockets,  astronauts who face their fears and shine like stars. As stated above,  this game provides scientific thinking. This type of thinking is very  important for the people in the current era. Science is continuously  evolving, and people need to be aware of the recent breakthroughs. This  game is perfect for that. This game can even act as a learning tool for  children. Imagine how it would be, we can have fun and studies at the  same time.
Kerbal Space Program can be seen upon as a business  simulation game too. It provides the users a career mode, in which we  have to manage the whole space program. It brings some problems in front  of the people, including the lack of funds, the decline of the  reputation after a failure, and many more. It can be a type of practice  simulation, before entering the real field.
Apart from becoming an  astrophysicist, those who are aspiring to become an astronaut can use  this game too. This game conceptualizes the struggles of an astronaut.  Not much, but basics are still given in this game.
The conclusion:  This game can be very useful for people who really want to learn  something from it. It provides every bit of knowledge that the beginner  would require. Overall, this game can become a breakthrough in  e-learning apps, and surely in the gaming world too. 

A Review Too

In the end, I would like to give a review of Kerbal Space Program too. I  would rate the game five out of five stars. This game is very useful,  and that is why many of the big organization are showing interest is  this game. These include NASA, ESA and even Elon Musk, the owner of  SpaceX and Tesla. The concepts of rocket building is fairly researched,  and the development is very impressive too. The game can be used for  learning and for fun (as games are meant to be), both at the same time.  And at last, I would like to recommend everyone to buy this game, and  step into the world of space and exploration.

Thanks everyone for reading!! 

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