Kerbal Space Program

I had the same issue on Linux.

It seems to happen only about 50% of the time with me, but maybe it's just the way I handle the controls.

I suspect that the Kerbal pulls into position over the ladder too quickly, and their momentum causes them to loose their grip to fling into space. No doubt this is an unintended adverse affect of removing the bug where Kerbals could hang onto a ladder through anything.

I think I've managed to figure out exactly what causes it. I recorded a video to show what's happening: http://youtu.be/8ZcuBp-x7xU

It seems to happen only if the command module faces due South, which is down relative to the camera, since the camera orients itself with the North/South axis of the body being orbited. This happens to be the direction it faces if you launch into an equatorial orbit without ever rolling.

For the record, I'm using KSP 0.23.5.0 on Linux Mint 16.

This bug is specific to the Orbital camera view. Pressing [V] to change to Chase or Free camera mode allows you to align the Kerbal with the command module hatch, which allows the Kerbal to enter the module.

I still think this is a bug though, because it shouldn't be necessary to change camera modes to do such a basic task.

I think the fix is relatively easy. When a Kerbal is in orbit on EVA, the default camera mode should be the chase camera, not the orbital camera.

Still an issue in 0.25, thanks for telling me how to change camera modes guys.