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By version 0.7.3, the first public release, there was a handful of parts, a planet, and enough physics such that you could get payloads into orbit if you knew what you were doing.
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Kerbal Space Program has been in active development since 2010, and first released to the public on June 24, 2011.
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After years in playable alpha and beta, Kerbal will fully launch on 27th April.
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