Leaders - KSP-RO/RP-1 GitHub Wiki
Due to technical reasons, leaders cannot be seen in the Administration building in-game before unlocking them. You can use this page to find out the perks and unlock requirements of leaders you cannot see yet.
Table of Contents
Administration
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 | Effect 3 | Effect 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Chelomey | Karman Line contract | -15% Funds cost for program activation | +5% of launch complex efficiency gain | -7% Reputation from contracts | N/A |
| Valentin Glushko | Karman Line contract | -15% Funds cost for researcher salaries | +5% Reputation from contracts | +10% Reputation cost to remove an existing leader | N/A |
| Sergei Korolev | Karman Line contract | -12% Funds for salary costs | +5% Reputation from contracts | -5% Funds from program funding | N/A |
| Milton Rosen | Karman Line contract | +10% Speed for researching all technologies | +10% Confidence from science | -20% Time from program deadlines | -20% Funds program funds (keeps funds/year constant) |
| Wernher von Braun | Karman Line contract | +12% Confidence from contracts | +12% Reputation from contracts | +10% Reputation loss from reputation decay | N/A |
| Satish Dhawan | Karman Line contract | +15% Science from transmission | -15% Reputation loss from reputation decay | -8% Funds from program funding | N/A |
Chief Designer
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 | Effect 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valentin Glushko | Basic Rocketry tech node | +10% to early and orbital rocket engine research speed | +10% to staged rocket engine research speed | -15% to hydrolox engine research speed |
| Sergei Korolev | Basic Rocketry tech node | +10% Speed of vessel integration, rollout, and recovery | +5% to integration speed of human-rated vehicles | -7% to materials node research speed |
| Mikhail Yangel | Basic Rocketry tech node | -15% Funds for vessel purchase and rollout | +5% Speed of vessel integration, rollout, and recovery | -5% Speed to all technology research |
| Charlie Bossart | Basic Rocketry tech node | +75% to integration speed of balloon tanks | +10% to hydrolox engines research speed | -10% to integration speed of service module tanks |
| MaxFaget | Basic Rocketry tech node | +10% to command module research speed | +10% to integration speed of human-rated vehicles | -5% to solid rocket engine research speed |
| Mary Sherman Morgan | Basic Rocketry tech node | +12% to integration speed of vessels with large quantities of hydrazine-based propellants | -5% Confidente from contracts | N/A |
| Wernher von Braun | Basic Rocketry tech node | +10% Speed for researching all technologies | +5% to hydrolox engine research speed | -7% Speed of vessel integration, rollout, and recovery |
| Arthur Valentine Cleaver | Basic Rocketry tech node | +10% to integration speed of rockets using kerosene or HTP propellants | +5% Speed to vessel integration, rollout and rollback | -10% to integration speed of vessels with more than 500 L of solid propellant |
| Nambi Narayanan | Basic Rocketry tech node | -12.5% Funds RnD unlock costs | +5% to integration speed of vessels with more than 10,000 L of liquid hydrogen on board | -15% Confidence from contracts |
Flight Director
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 | Effect 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vladimir Barmin | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | -5% Funds cost for launch complex construction and maintenance | -5% Funds cost for VAB rollout | -5% Speed for SPH integration |
| Yuri Gagarin | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | +25% Time until crew retirement | +5% Speed of crew training | +5% Funds for crew salary |
| Homer Hickam | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | -10% Funds cost of crew training | +10% Speed of crew training | +5% Reputation loss from reputation decay |
| Chris Kraft | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | +5% Speed of VAB integration, rollout, and rollback | +5% Speed of launch complex efficiency gain | +5% Funds cost for crew training |
| Gene Kranz | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | +10% Reputation from contracts | +5% Speed for VAB rollout | +5% Funds cost for crew training |
| Deke Slayton | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | -15% Funds for crew salaries | -5% Funds for crew training | -5% Speed of crew training |
| Abdul Kalam | Complete 3 crewed record contracts or research the Crew Survivability tech node | +10% to integration speed of vessels with more than 1750 L of solid propellant | +10% Confidence from contracts | +10% Funds cost when building new launch complexes and tooling |
Chief Scientist
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 | Effect 3 | Effect 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikhail Gurevich | Complete the "First Low Space Biological Experimentation" contract or the "Reach a Suborbital Trajectory & Return (uncrewed) contract" | +10% to flight research speed | -10% to early and orbital rocket engine research speed | N/A | N/A |
| Yvonne Brill | Complete any of the "First Scientific Satellite" contracts | +30% to RCS research speed | +5% to cost of hiring researchers | N/A | N/A |
| Katherine Johnson | Complete any of the "First Scientific Satellite" contracts | +5% to avionics research speed | +40% to integration speed of avionics parts | -5% Confidence rewards from contracts | N/A |
| Betty Love | Complete the "First Low Space Biological Experimentation" contract or the "Reach a Suborbital Trajectory & Return (uncrewed) contract" | +8% to flight research speed | -13% Funds cost of air launch rollout | -10% to integration speed of cockpits | N/A |
| Jack Parsons | Complete the "First Low Space Biological Experimentation" contract or the "Reach a Suborbital Trajectory & Return (uncrewed) contract" | +12% to solid rocket engine research speed | +40% to integration speed of solid rocket engine parts | +15% Reputation of reputation decay | N/A |
| James Van Allen | Complete any of the "First Scientific Satellite" contracts | +10% to science (the very bottom row in R&D) research speed | +10% Science from transmission and vessel recovery | -7.5% Speed of integration | N/A |
| Theodore von Kármán | Complete the "First Low Space Biological Experimentation" contract or the "Reach a Suborbital Trajectory & Return (uncrewed) contract" | +6% to solid rocket engine research speed | +6% to flight research speed | -5% Speed of VAB integration | N/A |
| Vikram Sarabhai | Complete any of the "First Scientific Satellite" contracts | +15% Confidence gained from science | +40% to integration speed of instruments and avionics | +15% Funds for tooling | N/A |
| Qian Xuesen | Complete any of the "First Scientific Satellite" contracts | +15% to integration speed of EDL | +5% Speed of integration | -10% to integration speed of human-rated vehicles | +15% Reputation of reputation decay |
Main Contractor
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyushin Design Bureau | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +200% to integration speed of cockpit parts | -5% to flight research speed |
| OKB-1 Korolev | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% Speed of all craft integration | -10% Speed for researching all techs |
| OKB-52 Chelomey | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +5% Speed of engineer efficiency gain for LCs | +10% Funds for hiring all new employees |
| OKB-276 Kuznetsov | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +10% to staged rocket engine research speed | -10% to early and orbital rocket engine research speed |
| OKB-456 Glushko | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +50% to integration speed of turbopump engine parts | -15% to hydrolox engine research speed |
| Aerojet | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +100% to integration speed of pressure-fed engines | -10% to integration speed of human-rated vehicles |
| Atomic Energy Commission | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +10% to nuclear rocket engine research speed | +5% Reputation loss from reputation decay |
| Bell Aircraft Company | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% to flight research speed | +10% Funds for hiring researchers |
| McDonnell Aircraft Corporation | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | 10% to command module research speed | -5% to integration speed of human-rated vehicles |
| Douglas Aircraft Company | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% to materials science research speed | -10% to early and orbital rocketry research speed |
| JPL | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% to science, avionics, and electronics research speed | +10% Funds for vessel purchase and launch |
| Rocketdyne | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +10% to hydrolox engine research speed | -10% to staged combustion engine research speed |
Subcontractors (2 can be selected)
| Name | Unlocks After | Effect 1 | Effect 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ilyushin Design Bureau | Post-War Materials Science tech node | -5% Funds researcher salaries | N/A |
| OKB-1 Korolev | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +15% to command module research speed | N/A |
| OKB-52 Chelomey | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +15% to station research speed | N/A |
| OKB-276 Kuznetsov | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +15% to flight research speed | N/A |
| OKB-456 Glushko | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +10% to staged rocket engine research speed | N/A |
| Aerojet | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% to solid rocket engine research speed | N/A |
| Atomic Energy Commission | Early Human Spaceflight Materials Science tech node | +60% to integration speed of nuclear parts | N/A |
| Bell Aircraft Company | Post-War Materials Science tech node | -75% Funds to air launch | +300% Speed for mounting/unmounting to carrier |
| McDonnell Aircraft Corporation | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +100% to integration speed of cockpit parts | N/A |
| Douglas Aircraft Company | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +300% to integration speed of isogrid tanks | N/A |
| JPL | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +40% to avionics & instruments research speed | N/A |
| Rocketdyne | Post-War Materials Science tech node | +10% to early and orbital rocket engine research speed | N/A |