Epic has given away the base Kerbal Space Program for free multiple times. Occasionally, during "Mega Sales," they offer the History & Science Pack DLC as a separate free add-on. Add it to your wishlist and wait for the Thursday drops.
If you see a website offering a direct ".exe" for "Making History Free Download," run away. KSP mods are open source, but the DLC is proprietary code. Those sites usually contain malware designed to mine crypto or steal Steam logins. Kerbal Space Program Making History Free Download
If you purchased Kerbal Space Program 2 during its Early Access phase, Take-Two/Private Division granted owners the KSP 1 Complete Edition (including Making History & Breaking Ground ) for free. Check your Steam or PD Launcher library—you might already own it. Epic has given away the base Kerbal Space
If you navigate to the Kerbal Space Program folder on your hard drive (or SteamDB), the "Making History" mission files are actually included in the base game patch 1.4+. You just can't build the "Saturn V" parts without the license. However, you can play user-created missions from the Workshop for free without owning the DLC. If you see a website offering a direct "