AmateurAstronaut1969

Damn! I almost wish I delayed my Space Station Freedom Project until after these new parts come out - Lookin brilliant Also, just after sending this, I realised that this message didn’t have the picture in it, the Artificial Gravity station did. Just imagine I replied to both messages lmao

Freedom Boost Mission 2 Freedom boost mission 2 is a small mission with little importance overall, hence the "Mini Mission" name for it. Simply, it's an AARDV tug with a few bits of important cargo for the future of the Station. The cargo includes, Mounting points for the SSRMS 01, EVA handrails, EVA equipment for the crew and more. The other objective of the mission is to boost Freedom's Perigee from 120km to 250km, putting it in it's circular operational orbit. Freedom Perigee Boost The crew unloading the external equipment from the boost vehicle Thanks for reading everyone, I've been a bit busy the last few days with irl stuff, and I will be for another day or two, so expect the next mission in 3ish days Next time...S1 Truss and SSRMS 1 & 2

The boost mission should be coming tomorrow - I’ve been a bit busy the last few days

So my personal opinion here is that I really don’t mind. It could be a good idea to release the historical stuff first as it gives people stuff to do whilst the rest is being done, however on the flip side, that could slow down the rest because you are working on preparing it for release. I don’t really have an opinion because either way I have to wait for the ETS parts to do my full recreation of the whole ETS timeline. It really depends on what you and others want

Will the major ETS parts such as the S-1E/S-1F tankage, Apollo block III - V parts and the AARDV parts be coming in the initial Saturn Update, or in a later version? Also, would you consider creating actual AARDV block II parts instead of kitbashing them

Hi everyone, slight change of plan - I the AARDV 15 mission the other day, however I don't think it really fits in with this recreation for now. Firstly, it was launched before my major redesign of freedom, so it was designed to interface with the current ports I was using at the time, however I have changed all the ports to now be APAS's in order to be more faithful to the actual ETS Freedom, so the AARDV had an awkward adapter. Secondly, at the time, it flew over my head that Challenger would be Pre-Stocked with consumables and science for the crew, and I assumed they flew an AARDV mission to restock it. In actuality, once rechecking the mission list, I realised many things about Freedom that I didn't know earlier, kinda leading to it's redesign. Therefore, Today I present... Node One - Unity (& Freedom Boost Mission 1) Freedom Node One, Known as 'Unity' is a major part of the Station, and a key hub for all expansions of the Station. Its Zenith port is replaced with the Cupola, a key part of Freedom for it's visual capabilities, in Mission critical uses, such as guiding in a new module, or casual uses, such as viewing the Earth. It's Nadir port is a general docking adapter for Apollo's and AARDV's. It's Starboard port will host the Columbus module, pride of the ESA, and It's Port will host the US lab, Destiny. Finally, it's Fore port will host Node Two, Harmony, where further expansion for the station will take place. Unity was launched near the end of Expedition One's First month aboard Freedom, and will provide extra living space for the crew, and a dock for Expedition Two. It will be launched by a Saturn M02, a Standard for most of Freedom's Assembly, and will be guided to the orbiting station via an AARDV tug. Once the module is confirmed to be successfully docked, the AARDV tug will use it's engine on a low thrust in order to raise the Apogee of Freedom - Another AARDV tug will preform the second half of the burn. This leaves Freedom in a semi-elliptical orbit for a few weeks before it is boosted to it's operational orbit ahead of the launch of the P1 truss. Late November 1988 - Early dawn... 10...9...8...7...6... ...5...4...3...2...1...Liftoff! The sun begins to rise as the Saturn passes through Max-Q, In less than 10 minutes, it will be in full daylight! Burnout and Separation! We have Good Indication of Fairing Separation! AARDV Tug Separation has been confirmed Unity Performs it's rendezvous burns The crew of Freedom have retreated into their Apollo capsule as a precaution in case of damage or even depressurisation to the station from a failed autonomous docking. Successful hard capture has been confirmed! The AARDV tug preforms it's low throttle Apogee boost. Undocking... ...and deorbiting Once again, thanks for reading . Posts will probably slow down now to one every two or three days as I've depleted my 'Stockpile' of launches. See you all soon! Next time...Mini Mission 01 - Freedom Boost Mission 2!

Sorry Guys, no post today. I’ve been busy working on the Unity docking and other real life things. AARDV-15 Should be coming tomorrow though Have a great evening

Haha...In the ETS timeline, (and a bit in real life too) there was a proposal to cut down the SM to make it smaller, lighter and more efficient for LEO transport. This is because the Apollo Block II had to be only half fuelled as it was too heavy for the Saturn 1B. What’s the point of lugging around all of that dead weight, when instead it could be used for something useful, like the Block III+ Mission Module used on the Saturn 1C

Hi everyone! I've had a busy day working on Freedom today, I completely reworked the Trusses and replaced and redid lots of the modules, so I haven't made progress with the next mission, luckily I have a backlog of a Few missions, so today I present... Freedom Expedition 1 - The first Crewed flight to Freedom So we start our story today where we left off yesterday - The Core Module of Freedom has successfully reached Orbit, and the First Apollo Block IV is Sat atop LC-39A, awaiting launch the next day... The Apollo Block IV was the next generation of Apollo derived Hardware. Originating from the Block one and Block II, the SM was cut down to create a lighter and more efficient LEO ferry for crew. This became the block III, and was eventually improved on by adding a mission module, creating the block III+ and allowing for more living space and a larger crew. For Space Station Freedom, Crews would be flying on the Saturn Multibody M02 instead of the Saturn 1C, and to take advantage of it's larger payload capacity, a larger mission module was designed; The Apollo Block IV. The crew of this flight includes Commander Jack Baily, Gerald Mitchell and three other scientists. Their goals for the expedition are to dock to Challenger, check out the module, make sure it's performing correctly, host an AARDV docking, the docking of Node 1, Unity, the docking of the P1 Truss and the docking of Freedom Expedition 2, and to hopefully return safely! The next day, over 650,000kg of vehicle is sat fully fuelled on the pad, primed for launch. ''Ignition... ...Liftoff! The return of American Crews to Space'' ''Passing Through Max-Q' ''Apollo, you are go for Stage Separation...Engine cuttoff...Separation...and J-2 Ignition!'' ''Apollo, you are looking nominal'' ''...aaaand, Burnout... Apollo you have Nominal orbital insertion...Prepare for Transposition and Extraction...'' ''Apollo, Prepare for docking approach'' ''...200m...'' ''...50m...'' ''...5m...'' ''...Apollo...you have confirmed hard capture, Welcome to Freedom!'' ''Enjoy your stay...'' Next time...AARDV-15 Thanks for reading everyone, as always, I hope you enjoyed it. I don't really have much to say today, so I'll see you all next time hehe

Awesome!

I really want a proper ETS Pegasus in the Saturn Update (I know they are completely different, but I don't care ) Also I'm sorry, but I can't help Myself -

Thanks so much mate It really means a lot!

Right, I think it's time to Start... Challenger - Launch of the Freedom core module As the Spacelab program came to an end, beginning almost 15 years prior as a backup for Skylab, the last heritage Apollo hardware died with it. However, at the same time, new Apollo derived Hardware was being prepared for flight. This includes the first flight of a Saturn Multibody, an M02 to be exact, to carry AARDV-14 to Spacelab, but also the preparation of the initial modules for Space Station Freedom. By the Start of 1988, Challenger was nearly ready for launch, but one major component was left to test - The launch vehicle itself; The Saturn H03. The Saturn H03 was the heaviest configuration of the Saturn Multibody - It has the S-1F Saturn Common Core and two S-1G Saturn Liquid Boosters, with an S-IVC topping off the Stack. It's Capabilities were close to the Saturn V Itself - Truly NASA's next Generation Rocket! However, to carry Challenger to Orbit, The Saturn H03 couldn't go Untested: July 1988 - The maiden flight of the Saturn H03 carries a 77 tonne steel ballast to orbit proving the vehicle to be flight certified. October 1988 - The enormous core module "Challenger" is mated to the Saturn H03, and rolled out to the pad in November. Resting on this launch was the nations hopes and dreams, and as E of Pi put it "Not since Spacelab had so much depended on a single launch". Resting on this launch was not just the core of Freedom, but the entire program ahed. Sitting on LC-39B, the H03 alone weighs 1.8 million kg, most of which will be Combusted in the next 10 Minutes. 3 2 1 ... Liftoff! Approaching Burnout Clean Booster Separation Approaching Core Burnout... Core Separation and S-IVC Ignition Burnout and Separation of Challenger Challenger Proceeds to Deploy it's Dorsal Radiator and Unfold its "Keep alive" Solar Arrays # After 10 minutes of terror, Freedom made it to orbit! The dreams of a nation will carry on, and so will the freedom Program. Challenger now waits in orbit for the arrival of Freedom Expedition 1... Alright I Hope you all enjoyed this first mission - If you like it, tell me! If you didn't like it...Begone Tell me! Freedom Expedition 1 will probably come tomorrow as I have a backlog of missions, so have a great evening and I'll see you all tomorrow

Yeah I know - IRL SS Freedom is so cool! Maybe even cooler then the ISS - I chose ETS though because it’s something different, and I like the design better

Introduction About a week ago, I embarked on a quest - a quest to recreate Space Station Freedom from the Alternate History, "Eyes Turned Skywards". I wanted a Challenge, something Cool to do, & something to share and show on the forums. So this will be where I document the creation and assembly of the Station However, this will be my Interpretation of it, as firstly, it's more entertaining to recreate it in your own style/way, and also, I haven't read too much of ETS yet ( I keep meaning to, but I always forget ). For example, this is extremely evident in how I chose to make most of the Ports CBM's and not APAS's like in ETS. this is for a number of reasons, but mainly that the APAS are a smaller diameter than the Modules, and using an adapter doesn't look the best. Where are we? Currently, I have launched the first 4 Flights. Over the next few days, I will post them, making way for the "new" stuff. I'm aiming for a new mission every few days or so (Let's see how that goes ) Mods My Modlist fluctuates a little, but for the most part, the main bits are: -BDB (Note - As my computer is pretty bad, I have pruned most of the files from BDB so my PC doesn't take 1 Hour to load {I'm not joking about that - Sometimes it does}) -Habtech2 -KSRSS 2.5x -Katniss Cape Canaveral 2.5x KSRSS configs -Modular Launch Pads Note: As of now, I am playing in 1.11 as it otherwise, lots of my mods are broken - I will say when I switch to 1.12 Here's the Full modlist as of July 28th: Inspiration I have to say a big thanks to @Kuiper_Belt and his shuttle adventures thread for inspiring me to try something like this. If you haven't seen his Kerbalized Shuttle adventures thread, check it out here: Also a Big thanks to @CobaltWolf for his amazing parts in Bluedog Design Bureau - I literally couldn't do these missions without his parts. Edit - I totally forgot to thank @e of piFor creating ETS - Keep up the work and rock on dude! Where Next? If this turns out to be popular, well, I might just do a full recreation of ETS, either from Apollo 18 onwards or from the start of the space race! No promises though - That's a big challenge to take on, and if I do, it'll be once the BDB Saturn Update comes out, so don't expect it next week I Hope you Enjoy...

I wouldn’t say mediocre - Have you even watched it? Also Secondly, a major reason people want it is because the only other Sea Dragon mod is some old RSS thing with mediocre textures.

From my recreation of Space Station Freedom from Eyes turned Skywards - I present... Freedom Expedition 1. Launch Docking with Challenger I thought I’d just post this here because I thought it was cool, but also, I was thinking of Starting a Thread to Recreate Freedom. There used to be one, but after like 2 missions, it kinda stopped. Would you all like to see a thread for it? If not, I’m going to recreate the whole of ETS (Hopefully) once the Full Saturn Update comes out with all the ETS parts Etc. P.S. - Sorry for the bad image Quality - I had to upload these from my phone instead of straight from my PC

Hi I know it says RSS is Required, but will it work with @TruthfulGnome’s 2.5x KSRSS patch?

Ah okay thanks. I was confused because it says it comes with various launch sites - I was assuming that that meant they were actually sites like in KK

Are they supposed to be just copies of the KSC??? I go to each one and it’s just the basic KSC at each landmass

Ah okay. Thanks

Ah that’s perfect thanks. Do you think there could be a way to delete the colliders at the bottom of the pad?

Amazing mission, but I want to ask how did you get modular Launch pads working with Katniss’ cape, 2.5x KSRSS Configs? I literally have no clue how

Dumb question lmao so I deleted it

This was a stupid question, but I realised it was a stupid question So...errr...Nice mod lmao