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Especially fun is to learn everything about orbital mechanics, rocket building, fuel efficiency and manoeuvres. High school teacher Chris Bush tasked his Advanced Placement class to get three kerbals to the Mun and bring them back safety. Kerbal Space Program (KSP) is a serious game that is both entertaining and inspires to learn physics. Ben Hup - 1 April 2014 - 912- 1 0 - 0 Abstract Comic: forgotten polar panels.