Kerbalsaurus

'NADUT' MODULE - YEAR 4, DAY 65 With the Celestial Lounge now in Orbit, it's time for the next planned expansion module to go up. This is the Nadut Module. Nadut is definitely one of the most interesting modules that Beyond has ever built, as it's the very first habitable inflatable module. This is experimental technology, so the module is very small, but this experiment could be important for future interplanetary missions for lightweight habitats and inflatable rings. Other then that, there's not much else to write home about with this module. Just a hab, not too indifferent. "Liftoff on the Nadut Module, on its way to Kerman Station!" - Gene Kerman (Flight Director) "Nadut orbital entry is established." - Gene Kerman "Copy, handing over control of the RBS to EDL teams." - Silverstein Kerman (BOOSTER) "We report loss of signal with the RBS. Dispatch recovery teams immediately." - Jill Kerman (Head of EDL) Unfortunately, the RBS was coming in just a little too fast, causing the parachutes to be shredded when they deployed. Almost all of the rocket was destroyed on impact, in a massive explosion felt by several towns nearby. Administrations senses a hefty lawsuit coming in their direction. Back in orbit, Nadut is guided to Kerman Station by its ground teams. A rendezvous burn is made with the tug stage, the tug burned to match velocities with Kerman Station, and then module was ejected from the tug to move in to dock at Kerman Station. One painful docking process later and... Nadut is docked to Kerman Station! It's a great new addition to the station-scape, and once it's inflated, the crew on board Kerman Station describe it as being quite roomy. However, Kerman Station does have one issue: it now has no airlock! However, the Hope habitat module does have a docking port on the side for a future airlock. So, work has begun on a new small airlock module. However, that's quite a few flights away. A little bit more housekeeping has to be done at Kerman Station, as well as some routine satellite flights, and then a new airlock will be launched. *** Hey, sorry it's been almost a month since the last update. I've just felt really uninspired to write or play KSP, and Cities: Skylines is a vortex. The roads call for me. That's my excuse for not writing this or CKR at all. Anyways, I'm back I suppose, so, more updates! Yay! Also, sorry this update is written so weird I legitimately got 0 sleep last night. My eyes burn right now.

The kid.

You can build a LEGO Starship, but the moment it’s done it explodes.

I’m at our family’s Cranberry farm for Take Your Kid to Work Day. Walked out onto the bogs and got these pictures.

Atlantic City, NJ

The space station is about to be attacked by a deep space leviathan.

CELESTIAL LOUNGE - YEAR 4, DAY 62 MISSION OBJECTIVE: Dock Kimera Industries' Celestial Lounge to Kerman Station LAUNCH VEHICLE: Reusable Booster System With room cleared on Kerman Station, it's now time for the first expansion module to go up. This module is the Celestial Lounge by @Kimera Industries, and it's certainly a unique module. The module is a massive glass observatory, which provides a 360o view of the skies above our homeworld! Tourists and kerbonauts alike will be drawn to the module for the stunning views of Kerbin it provides, tourists especially. Crews on board hope that this will at least limit the amount of times tourists get in the way of their work. As usual, the RBS will flying this mission. It's the only Medium Launch Vehicle we have, and it's reusable. As the name would obviously suggest. "Liftoff of the Celestial Lounge!" - Bobak Kerman (Flight Controller) "We are GO for orbital insertion." - Bobak Kerman "Handing control of the RBS over to EDL teams." - Silverstein Kerman (BOOSTER) "Another successful landing for the RBS!" - Jill Kerman (Head of EDL) While EDL guided the RBS to a safe landing, back in orbit mission control continues docking operations for the Celestial Lounge. First, they set up a rendezvous maneuver, and roughly two orbits later the module is on its way to Kerman Station! "Successful startup of the LV-909." - Chris Kerman (Engines) The Celestial Lounge hovers above Kerman Station, awaiting its next command. Control of the module is then handed off to Kerman Station, where Coremy will guide it in to dock to the aft docking port of the station. However, it will still be monitored by mission control in case of an emergency. This remote control technology is relatively new, but will be useful in the future for the construction of AMRO and other deep space missions. "Hard dock with Kerman Station confirmed!" - Coremy Kerman Another successful mission! The Celestial Lounge adds an awesome new flavor to the space station, and the views it provides are absolutely incredible! Thank you to @Kimera Industries for their amazing module and congratulations on a successful launch! Beyond hopes to continue our partnership far into the future!

I greatly depreciate the Phillies. I was at the game today, and saw the absolute meltdown of pitching, which seems to be their problem in general. They kept Wheeler in far too long, and he gave up a grand slam and another home run in the same inning.

I’m not launching another tug to Kerman Station, as the centrifuge can be de-orbited on monoprop alone (I added a few extra tanks to it, as I never trust myself docking or maneuvering anything).

I feel like it fits. Kerbals seem to advance technologically very quickly anyways due to their love of space, and military technology being more advanced than rocket technology makes sense in a real world context. Military technology today is at least 20-30 years ahead of its time. Meanwhile NASA’s still using facilities from the 50s.

10/10 Forum Games dweller.

Average dream experience

Man, it's been a long time, hasn't it? I meant to write the next chapter, got half way done, finished up for the night, woke up the next day to find that everything I wrote had been deleted. And so I felt uninspired to write this for what, 4 months? Anyways, where was I? Oh yeah, new chapter. Soon.

How large is this arm going to be exactly? Because Kerman Station is only so large and since I plan on putting the next centrifuge on where the current one is, if the arm is too long it will take out a solar panel on HPUM.

I will say, in Russian Eve the planet would be Yeva, as in the name Eve. Kanun is the noun form of the word, as in New Years Eve or Christmas Eve.

Maybe you could try one of the small inflatable centrifuges from Stockalike Station Parts Redux, especially since inflatable module technology is about to be introduced.

Yes, unfortunately.

No pictures?

SUMERKI DE-ORBIT - YEAR 4, DAY 55 MISSION OBJECTIVE: De-orbit the Sumerki Module aboard Kerman Station. LAUNCH VEHICLE: Reusable Booster System It's a bittersweet day at Beyond today. Coming down from orbit is the Sumerki Module, the second module launched to Kerman Station. The module wasn't designed to have a docking port at the back, and instead has an airlock. Due to this design, the module simply gets in the way of expansion at Kerman Station. So, we have to destroy it. That's what Kerbals do best anyways. How are we getting the module down though? Well, as cheaply as possible of course! Our engineers simply took the standard orbital tug, and attached a claw to it. And since mission control needs some name to identify the craft with, it has simply been named by the engineers as Dave. Dave will firmly secure itself to the back of the module, set some distance between the module and the station, and then burn back to Kerbin. The burn has to be carefully calculated, as if we don't pay attention the module may end up destroying a small town or knocking down quite a few skyscrapers. The safest place for the module to land is in the middle of the ocean. Now, enough with the yapping, let's get flying. "Liftoff on Dave, heading up to de-orbit the Sumerki Module." - Kraft Kerman (Flight Director) "We are go for our orbital insertion burn." - Kraft Kerman Once Dave is in orbit, control of the RBS is handed over to EDL teams on the ground. Parachutes are deployed in their standard fungal formation. "Successful touchdown of the RBS!" - Jill Kerman Back in orbit, mission control is preparing Dave for the rendezvous maneuver for Kerman Station. Not much to say here really. "Dave is now en-route to Kerman Station." - Kraft Kerman Dave braking to match velocities with Kerman Station. Now that Dave is moving alongside Kerman Station, it's time for the docking, or rather grabbing procedure. The crew on board Kerman Station close up and shut down all of the systems on Sumerki, and then give mission control the all clear to grab onto Sumerki. "Systems reading Dave has grabbed onto Sumerki, Kerman Station please confirm." - Kraft Kerman "Kerman Station confirms." - Seefield Kerman (Station Commander) "Roger, you are go for Sumerki undock." - Kraft Kerman "Go for de-orbit burn. So long, Sumerki." - Kraft Kerman Once the burn was finished communications with Dave and the Sumerki Module were cut. Although still unsure, some say they could hear the faint sound of a memorial trumpet playing (this was later found out to be Mark taking trumpet lessons down the hall. We told him not to do this at work!). Flame textures go brrrr Roughly the final resting place of the module. So long, Sumerki.

Here's the city I've been working on in Cities: Skylines for the past few days. Built up the harbor front today.

KSP is really always relaxing for me. The only time I really get stress is when the game starts lagging in a mission critical moment (which happens unfortunately often). Cities: Skylines is the game that angers me more, as Cims, even if given an easy route, will still cause congestion. Thank you!

Sorry there hasn't been update for a while. I don't even have an excuse for this, Cities: Skylines 1 has me hooked right now. I have several missions finished too, so this is just an embarrassing example of how lazy I am. I promise to have a new update out either today or tomorrow.

I got an email on the NASA newsletter or whatever it's called saying "ASTRONAUTS WANTED". I'm afraid of heights and nowhere near college yet, think they'll take me?

The parts are locked. I though it'd fix it but it makes everything tighter.

@SkyFall2489 I may have to deorbit the centrifuge module, as it's been causing a bit of trouble for the station. It's a real shame. I can't spin it up anymore, as the parts keep clipping and exploding, and in general it's a real kracken magnet. It's shaken Kerman Station apart even when not in use. If you know a fix or want to submit another module to take its place, let me know. Sorry about all this.