I have a space station on Duna orbit, equipped with Mobile Processing Lab MPL-LG-2. I plan to decommission it and bring my kerbals back (or move them to the new station). But I have no idea how to make them go EVA. Only pilots are listed in the right down corner of my screen (one for station, 2 for rescue vehicles). Is there any way to do it, without hacking saves or using Crew Manifest?
How to get kerbals out of Mobile Processing Lab MPL-LG-2
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As of the latest version (.18), the ability to transfer crew via docking ports has not been implemented. Fuel can be transferred without a problem, but crew, unfortunately, require EVA to populate the habitation modules.
The command pod does matter, as well as what parts of your spaceship hit the ground first. The maximum impact speed that your capsule can sustain (in m/s) is given as the impact tolerance in the item card when constructing your ship:
I suspect, but haven't tested that this holds true for all other available parts. As proof, for the pods though, I did a series of drop tests on the launch pad. In each case, I tried to achieve the maximum impact speed possible without the pod exploding:
It's a little hard to see, but all the impact speeds are just below the value given for the impact tolerance on the respective info cards.
Now, as for why your capsule didn't survive. Ironically, I believe your capsule would have survived if you had crashed into terrain at that speed. The rockets and fuel tank on the bottom of your capsule would have exploded crumpled, reducing the speed that your capsule would have hit at. But for some reason, this doesn't seem to always happen when hitting water.
For further testing, my assertion that the impact tolerance == max impact speed should be verified for more (all) standard parts, and the difference between a vessel hitting land and water should be tested.
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If you left click on the hatch, it'll bring up a list of occupants with an EVA button next to each of their names. Then it's just a simple matter of flying them to wherever they need to be. This is the same process that you use for the stock hitchhiker pod as well.