AlmondTheAstronaut

Some of you may be wondering why a lack of posts has been evident since Skylab-5 and this is simply the explanation: I currently am working on a side AH on another site called The Return School And somewhat of a lack of energy the past few weeks Please excuse the delays as I'll be uploading Monday.

I have all the imagery and such for the next skylab mission it's just been a tough school time so I've been having delays after delays

better than ksp2 :troll:

is this a chasing dreams reboot?

does commenting make me a member?

very epic hopefully we'll see more cool stuff even after ksp 2 releases

Regarding the release of KSP2, I will continue to make posts on this forum to continue the storyline even after ksp2 comes out and if the mods I have in use for this come out on ksp2 I may or may not move the lore to that. But for now this forum will continue on KSP1

Skylab-5 May 22, 1973 A Bumpy Ride... By 1973, the Sarnus (Saturn) IB launcher was getting very old and while new technologies were created and more advancements were made, the launcher from the early 60s remained in operation. However, only two remained (the Skylab-5 launcher and the Skylab-6 launcher) and the end of the road seemed visible for the Sarnus IB. That doesn't mean it won't fly of course... Crew Commander: Vance Kerman CM Pilot: Don Kerman Engineer: Owen Kerman "We come to you live as we prepare for the first voyage to Skylab since 1972..." The view from the top of the rocket showing the new LC-2a and LC-2b pads This will be the last flight of a Sarnus IB from LC-1 Engine startup at T-5 Seconds 4...3...2...1... Liftoff! Skylab-5 is on their way to orbit! Nominal Ascent... "KCC, we lost three engines and significant thrust..." "We need to abort the mission, flight!" In the matter of seconds, the four abort motors fire, sending the CM away from the failing rocket Communication is lost during the abort... The LES is jettisoned, and communication returns with a sigh of relief in KCC Now for the early return Drogues deployed successfully Main Chutes Deployed Full Billow Splashdown not far off the coast Conclusion This was a shorter mission because of well...the abort. I also wanted a reason to get the IB out of here because I plan on replacing it. Up Next There will be a timeskip due to the accident investigation and will skip forward to Skylab-6 in 1975 (yes a big leap but I wanna get this timeline going) anyways stay tuned! first post on page 2!

Skylab 5 coming out today (and no this isn't dead lol I'm just lazy and busy)

I wanna post this now so people are aware of this but THERE WILL BE A TIMESKIP AFTER APOLLO 19-1!!! I chose to do this because Apollo Munar Landings are very repetitive (and difficult because of some issues I encounter) and the timeskip will probably go from 1974 (A-19-1 mission) to 1976 maybe I’ll post one or two more messages to follow this up but keep this in mind as I continue ETH Also I’d like to apologize for the lack of posts lately due to things I’m doing in my life rn so just bear with me. Skylab 5 will be coming soon!!! Hint hint for 1976: XLR-129…

expect to see some original patches for missions as I've ran dry of irl patches to use

Yeah I don't get much traffic here often (probably because of my bad upload schedule) but I'm glad you enjoy it and I'm actually gonna do Skylab-5 today or tomorrow so stay tuned!

Having ksp issues so I'm postponing Skylab-5 until i fix em

I got TINU working for Skylab-5!

Apollo 17 December 7, 1972 One More Big Step... With Apollo 16 succeeding in completing mission objectives and returning safely, preparations for AAP continued as all plans continued to go perfectly as Apollo 17 teams prepared the next crew for their Munar Mission. If Apollo 17 is to succeed then all pre AAP missions will be complete and Apollo 18 will have a set date a few weeks or so after crew return. Mission objectives followed the usual J-Class order with a long stay on the Mun and multiple science experiment kits. Everyone in the KCC have their fingers crossed for a successful mission... Crew Commander: Gene Kerman CM Pilot: Ronald Kerman LM Pilot: Harrison Kerman Authors Note: This mission is not entirely accurate (Obvious from it being a day launch) The crew of Apollo 17 await onboard their Sarnus V as the final countdown begins for their historical flight... (No liftoff photo since ksp crashed) The F-1 engines fire up once again and Apollo 17 is off the pad! Ascent continues to look good on the ground as A17 rolls and begins the gravity turn T+ 2 Minutes into the flight the sky darkened as SECO and LES Jettison is confirmed and the flight continues with the ignition of 5x J-2 Engines The J-2 engines shut off for SECO and the S-IVB broke free from the S-II and the crew prepared for TMI T+ 2 Hours into the flight the single J-2 on S-IVB ignited to put the CSM and MEM on a track for the Mun The J-2 Engine shutdown and the crew glided on the S-IVB until they reached Transposition altitude and the SMA Fairings were jettisoned "Capture" Said Ronald after the successful docking In usual fashion after Transposition and Docking the CSM and MEM made their way to the Mun 3 days later... Apollo 17 finally arrived at their destination the Mun in a Parking Orbit. The crew is now beginning for detachment of the MEM and CSM for landing The MEM powers on in the darkness After final checkouts and goodbyes Gene and Harrison departed from the CSM and began their descent on MEM "Challenger" "Engine ignition..." Harrison confirms as the MEM falls out of orbit on a trajectory towards a somewhat clean landing site "Within 150 Meters..." "Keep it steady Harrison" With a soft bump Challenger touched the Mun for the first and last time KCC let out sighs of relief as they awaited Gene and Harrison to leave the Ascent Stage hatch Gene leaves first... ...Followed by Harrison shortly after And of course in traditional fashion the Stars and Stripes was planted on the surface After flag planting Harrison and Gene moved over to where their MRV was stowed and prepared it for use The MRV was carefully removed and assembled and was brought on a small test drive around the MEM before they moved to face the direction of Science Station #1 After a 20 minute drive through rough and rocky terrain the crew arrived at SS #1 and set up a small array of science equipment Harrison being a geologist collected multiple rock samples for examination back on Kerbin the two went in a loop near a large impact crater before returning to the MEM a few hours later to get rest before SS #2 7 hours later... The crew woke up after their rest period to head out on a 30 minute drive to SS #2 to place Seismometers and Antennas Twice as many samples were collected for examination with the largest rocket ever collected by any mission The duo made another loop near the crater before returning for the return home Once they returned to the MEM Harrison made his way back on foot while Gene parked the MRV to get a video of ascent When Gene stepped inside the hatch he made a final message "I'd like to just say what I believe history will record, that America's challenge of today has forged Kerman's destiny of tomorrow. And, as we leave the Munn, we leave as we came and, God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all Kerbalkind. Godspeed the crew of Apollo 17 and Long Live AAP." The guillotine system cut connections to the descent stage and the ascent stage was free flying back to orbit (MRV is a small speck if you zoom in) Gene and Harrison now wait in isolation as Ken comes to rendezvous After transfer, Ken docked with the Ascent Stage to give Gene and Harrison access to the CSM They greeted each other after their long separation With the crew onboard Challenger was discarded and left in Munar Orbit now it was time to go home...after deploying a subsat Alright now they return During transit Ken did an EVA to extract film from the SM for review back on Kerbin As they reached Kerbin the SM was jettisoned and the crew strapped up for reentry Super hot gases make a flaming trail around the CM as they burn through the atmosphere at 3k m/s Drogues Main Chutes And the final splash brings Apollo 17 to a wet end! From here on it is all AAP! Conclusion This one took much long than it should've which meant some important details were left out of the final draft (Which I've remade 4 times now ;-;) I ask for your guys support as I continue this AH so tell a friend to come check this out (help) Up Next Skylab 5 will be launching with a new crew and after Skylab 5 will be 6 with some more expansions and adjustments