>>33502
I made orbital drop from ~120k meters today for a test with a simple pod and problems weren't. Either there's a problem with your version or you're forgetting to do something. Remember to turn your pod toward the retrograde direction when you're falling (sometimes SAS is a hindrance here). Also in assembly or even in flight you can right-click your parachute part and set deployment altitude manually. Default is 1000m I think which sometimes might be not enough.

Today I was designing my Mun orbital station. I had though out what kind of elements I want to build and where to put them, but actually making a rocket that will bring it in the place was a bigger challenge than I thought. In fact I didn't manage to leave Kerbin atmosphere and had to throw my project into trash.
I have a new idea: I'll have to make one rocket for each station part, bring it all to spess separately, and then one additional rocket with a space tug that will push things around the vacuum. Maybe I'll also have to build a refueling station around Kerbin to avoid reentries with the tug. But it's too much for me today. Maybe I'll have results before the New Year.