I just downloaded and bought the game last night, unfortunately I wasn't able to get into orbit. The closest I got was 60k or something like that, basically the point where the atmosphere completely goes away. Unfortunately I didn't have any boosters left at that point. I see that I need to use liquid fueled rockets now, so I'll try again later with that.
I want to try making it to the moon without following any tutorials, since I've done it in the Orbiter Space Flight simulator. I can't wait for them to get some extra planets, I'd love to be the first person from BL to land on another planet.
If I get the time, I'd love to make some mods for it too!