Kerbal Space Program

Version: 0.90.0.0 beta (build id = 00705), Linux 64-bit
Mods: none (never modded)

When using the directional (prograde, normal, etc.) hold feature of SAS, the ship overshoots its target significantly, and more massive ships can oscillate around the target orientation several times before finally settling down.

For example:

1. Load the "Asteroid Redirect Mission: Ready to Capture" scenario.
2. Capture the asteroid.
3. With SAS active, select any of the directional targets, such as Normal. (The effect is more obvious if you first rotate to one direction and then select the opposite direction.)

Expected behavior: Assuming the target orientation remains relatively constant, the ship should slow down its rotation as it approaches the target orientation, so that it stops on or very close to the target.

Observed behavior: The ship overshoots its target by about 40%, and has to rotate back and forth several times until it stops going outside the target marker shape on the nav-ball.

I can work around this by enabling time warp to instantly null out rotation at the right moment (and I'll admit that the current behavior makes it faster to reach the target this way), but that feels sort of like cheating; it would be nice if SAS would get things right on its own.

(I'm not sure "Controls" is the right category for this issue, but it seemed like the closest fit. Please adjust if necessary.)