Cody is nineteen years old and first started playing Kerbal in 2014 . He joined Airway Science for Kids in January of 2021 making video content that used Kerbal Space Program to teach concepts like thrust , lift , drag , and more , and has recently worked on making educational content in KSP . Cody was first exposed to spaceflight from KSP . “ By playing Kerbal I was able to learn the basics of spaceflight , and from there my curiosity grew . By teaching using Kerbal Space Program I am able to plant that seed of curiosity much like how people on the internet did for me .” In his nine years of playing Kerbal , Cody has really let his creativity take over .
“ I think my favorite thing about Kerbal Space Program is the sheer amount of creative freedom it gives you . While KSP is first and foremost a game about launching rockets , the limits of the game are truly your imagination . The selection of aerospace-related parts is surprisingly versatile . If you want to put a race track on the moon , you can do that ! You want to make a highly detailed re-creation of an aircraft ? You can do that !”
“ You can do that ” may be the most basic tenet of KSP . For a field like aerospace that can feel out of reach for so many adults , let alone children , having a game that encapsulates some of the most difficult concepts in modern science and applies them to real world scenarios makes outer space feel a little more within reach . And after all , it ’ s just rocket science .
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