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Did somebody say Apollo Program Recreation?! I know, this is lazy because I just copy stuff from an old thread of mine, but how about this? I spent some time with recreating Apollo. Although I changed the names. The Surveyor programm was added because...well...why not? Sleipnir I OS-1 - Test of the S-IB first stage (see: Saturn I SA-1) Sleipnir I OS-2 - Second test of the S-IB first stage (see: Saturn I SA-2) Sleipnir I OS-3 - Third test of the S-IB first stage (see: Saturn I SA-3) Sleipnir I OS-4 - Fourth and last single stage test. How does the booster react if it drops one engine? (see: Saturn I SA-4) Munin II QTV - Test of the Munin II testing vehicle. (see: Little Joe II QTV) Pad Abort Test 1 - Can the LES pull the CM away from a exploding rocket at the pad?(see: Pad Abort Test 1) Sleipnir I OS-5 - The first test of a two stage Sleipnir I rocket (see: Saturn I SA-5) O-001 - Inflight LES test ontop of Munin II rocket (see: A-001) SO-101 - Putting a boilerplate CSM into orbit. (see: AS-101) SO-102 - Another testrun of the Sleipnir I rocket with a boilerplate CSM. (see: AS-102) O-002 - The second inflight test of the LES (see: A-002) SO-103 - Placing the Brisingamen 1 satellite into orbit, meassuring micrometeorite density (see: AS-103) O-003 - The third and final inflight test of the LES (see: A-003) SO-104 - Launch of the Brisingamen 2 satellite. First nighttime launch of the Odin program (see: AS-104) Pad Abort Test 2 - The second pad abort test with a improves LES (see: Pad Abort Test 2) SO-105 - The third and final launch of a Brisingamen satellite (see: AS-105) SO-201 - The first test of a fully functional CSM, ballistic trajectory (see: AS-201) Seer 1 - First soft landing probe on the Mun (see: Surveyor 1) SO-203 - Extensive in orbit test of the S-IVB stage (see: AS-203) SO-202 - The second test of a fully funtional CSM on a ballistic trajectory (see: AS-202) Seer 2 - The second munar probe of the Seer series (see: Surveyor 2) Odin I - The death of Jebediah Kerman (see: Apollo 1) Seer 3 - Third munar probe. Touchdown in a Midland Crater (see: Surveyor 3) Seer 4 - The fourth Seer probe. Touchdown in the Northern Basin (see: Surveyor 4) Seer 5 - The fifth Seer probe. Touchdown in the Southwest Crater (see: Surveyor 5) Seer 6 - Penultimate Seer probe. Touchdown in the munar Midlands. (see: Surveyor 6) Odin IV - The first, unmanned test flight of the Sleipnir V booster (see: Apollo 4) Seer 7 - The final Seer probe. Touchdown in the Munar Highlands. (see: Surveyor 7) Odin V - Orbital test of the Odin Munar Excursion Module (see: Apollo 5) Odin VI - Final unkerballed test of the Sleipnir V booster (see: Apollo 6) Odin VII - Eleven days is orbit, first kerballed Odin mission (see: Apollo 7) Odin VIII - The first kerballed circummunar flight (see: Apollo 8) Odin IX - Kerballed test of the MEM and CSM in low kerbin orbit (see: Apollo 9) Odin X - The dress rehearsal (see: Apollo 10) Odin XI - The first Kerbal on the Mun (see: Apollo 11) Odin XII - Precision landing near the Seer III probe (see: Apollo 12) Odin XIII - A successful failure (see: Apollo 13) Odin XIV - The third munar landing and final "H" type mission (see: Apollo 14) Odin XV - A extended stay on the Mun P1 P2 P3 (see: Apollo 15) Odin XVI - A trip to the Hilbert highlands P1 P2 P3 (see: Apollo 16) Odin XVII - Visiting the Litwack valley, last "J"-type mission P1 P2 P3 (see: Apollo 17) AG-1 - Launch of the Asgard space station (see: Skylab) AG-2 - The first manned mission to the Asgard station (see: Skylab 2) AG-3 - The second manned mission to the Asgard station (see: Skylab 3) AG-4 - The third mission to Asgard, last mission of Phase 1(see: Skylab 4) OZTP - The Odin Zhar-Ptitsa Test Project (see: ASTP)

Nope. I anticipated the feature aswell, but I trust Squad. If they think it's not ready for deploymet, it's not ready for deployment. Who am I to tell them how to develop their game?

On step at a time. I'm trying to keep it somewhat realistic.

ODIN 20 Back to the Mun Part 1: Ascend, TMI, Landing and EVA 1 After spending some time improving the Odin hardware it is time to return to the Mun. This mission marks the seventh landing on the Mun. It is the second visit to the munar surface for CDR Eugene A. Kerman and MMP Charles M. Kerman, Jr. aswell as the second time in munar orbit for CMP Judith Kerman. Also Odin 20 is the first mission to the far side of the Mun. The mighty Sleipnir V lifted launched in the early morning hours at the KSC. The ascend proceeded as planned, with the giant booster working reliably as ever. After jettisoning the S-I stage and the Launch Escape System (LES) the second stage pushed Odin 20 into space, where it fired a second time to enter a circular orbit. Once the now spent S-II stage and the shroud were jettisoned the crew spent some time on system checks before heading to the Mun. The Trans-Munar Injection (TMI) worked as planned, with the S-IVB stage spending most of it's fuel. Odin 20 was now on a free-return trajectory to the Mun. Command Module Pilot Judith Kerman undocked the CSM from the remaining stack, turned it by 180° and docked it with the MEM. Using the RCS she then slowly pulled the MEM away from the S-IV stage. With all crucial tasks performed the crew now had some time for a nap and some snacks. One day and 28 minutes into the flight Odin 20 fired up the Service Propulsion System (SPS) to enter a munar orbit. As usual this maneuver occured behind the Mun, so Mission Control was once again biting it's nails during the event. However the burn went exactly as planned and tensions eased at the KSC once Odin 20 reappeared from behind the Mun. Now in munar orbit, the crew prepared for the descend on Eugene and Charles. The entered the MEM and ran a full systems check. The spacecraft seemed to be worked perfectly. So they could undock just an hour after reaching the munar orbit. After suffering from a lack of fuel on earlier missions the MEM was outfitted with four small drop tank that provide a bigger safety margin on the approach to the landing zone. About three minutes before landing these tanks were separated and Eugene guided the MEM right to the landing zone, where it touched down safely. After securing the vehicle, Charles and Eugene decided against taking a nap and instead donned their space suits for EVA1. Once outside the MEM the two kerbonauts planted their Flag next to the craft and proceeded to deploy the Munar Roving Vehicle (MRV) and the Odin Munar Surface Experiments Packages (OMSEPS). The MRV was also improved since it's last visit to the Mun. It now has more fuel and more batteries, allowing a bigger operating range aswell as needing fewer stops to recharge it's batteries. An emergency solar panel will also prevent the Kerbonauts from having to abandon the MRV along with precious samples, as it happened on Odin 16. After making sure that the MRV had deployed correctly Charles and Eugene set up the OMSEPs to their target location close to the Kolmogorov crater. Back at the MEM the two kerbonauts mounted the MRV and took it for it's first ride on the munar surface. They headed past the OMSEPs right into the Kolmogorov crater where they collected several samples before continuing into the Lusin Valley. During the 800 meter descent to the bottom of the valley that damaged one of the MRV wheels Charles went out to collect some samples while Eugene took care of the rover. Some of the eggheads at mission control decided that it was time to return to the MEM, as some of the MRV hardware was not thoroughly tried and tested yet. So the two kerbonauts headed back out of the valley. Charles used a stop to recharge the MRV batteries to collect a few more samples. Once out of the valley Eugene drove along the ridge of Kolmogorov, where some interesting samples were suspected. Back at the MEM Charles and Eugene transferred all collected samples into the spacecraft and once all were bagged and labeled it was time for some snack and a good long nap.

Odin 20 Preview Odin 20 is about to launch. After several month of planning and overhauling it is finally time to return to the Mun. The crew of Odin 20 will consist of CDR Eugene A. Kerman, CMP Judith Kerman and MMP Charles M. Kerman, Jr. It will mark the second visit to the Mun for Charles and Eugene. Judith Kerman, a veteran of AG-3 and O18 will remain in munar orbit. Several parts of improved Odin hardware and will see action for the first time on this mission. Utilizing the full coverage of the the Bifrost Comm System Odin 20 will land on the far side of the Mun:

It's really a great Apollo recreation! Yeah, there are a few nits to pick but so what? That lander is really a nice design, my own does not look half as good.

I will quite often use two safegames. One is my "real" game where I play career and one is a sandbox game. For example if build a Duna lander in my career game, I will copy it to sandbox, hyperedit it to orbit around duna test it there. Once I see that it works I will use it/continue building in career mode.

Yeah, Kerbin phases can clearely be seen:

Listening to Jeb breathing during EVA like this? Might get a little unnerving after a while

Is there any chance to tweak the colors? I know white is modern (iPhone and Stuff), but some contrast would be nice.

Seems like a hurrcane hit the cape, all the documents are jumbled up. Well, the cleanup efforts is on it's way. Update: *sigh* All the Imgur-albums and tables should be fixed now. I'll take care of all the links tomorrow. Update: Well, everything should now be back in order. Time to return to rocket building.

Considering this whole no-roleplay thing flared up during the server migration, you guys should probably watch out that you don't get closed by the mods.

Doing away with the rocket builders is really a shame. They break the no-RP rule regularly, but seemly with noone getting harmed. Years of work deleted for now real reason.

The Bifrost Communications systems consists of four satellites that orbit the Mun in a semi-synchronous orbit, allowing future Odin missions to land on the far side of the Mun. It was launched on a Naglfar-Logi rocket, a tried and tested booster that was also used during the Seer program. During the ascend the booster worked flawlessly. One minute, fifty seconds into the flight the two outer engines were dropped, leaving only the sustainer engine. About 3 minutes into the flight the first stage was burnt out and to Logi stage took over. Unlike an Odin mission, the rocket did not enter LKO first, but it burns directly for the Mun. Once on the intended trajectory the shroud was jettisoned and the solar panels extended. After a one day trip to the Mun the Logi stage was fired a second time to enter into a highly elliptical munar orbit. Every time the satellite reached it's 1789km apoapsis one of the sub-satellites were released. The sub-satellites then circularized their orbits using their own propulsion system. This phase of the mission took seven tense days. In the end there was a small miscalculation, so the deployment of the satellites is not perfect but it will suffice. The road to missions to the far side of the Mun is paved. Once all satellites were deployed the Logi stage fired a final time to make sure that it crashes into the Mun. It's final transmitted picture shows a pitch-black munar surface with a thin sickle of Kerbin hanging above it.

The first launch of a fully fledged Sleipnir V since Odin 17, the seventeenth crewed launch of the Odin program and the first all female mission: Odin 19. The crew consisted of veteran Commander Valentina Kerman and the two rookies, Flight Engineer Kathryn and Mission Specialist Sally Kerman. The Sleipnir V that lifted the crew into orbit launched just after sunrise. After the nominal one minute and forty seconds the first stage separated and the S-II stage took over and carried Odin 19 into LKO. Once in in space the crew jettisoned the shroud, as it was now superfluous weight. After half an hour of system checks the craft was ready and in position to fire the S-IVB stage and travel to the Mun. The burn went as planned and another 10 minutes later the CSM separated from the remaining stack, turned around an docked with the MEM Lab. Extraction was once again a delicate procedure that was nonetheless performed perfectly. Once there was enough room between the spacecraft and the spent rocket stage the crew took care of some snacks and decided to take a nap. Only a single, small course correction was necessary after Odin 19 had entered the Mun's sphere of influence. Once on their closest point to the Mun, past it's north pole, the crew fired up the SPS and the spacecraft entered a polar orbit. After some more snacks Sally and Kathryn entered the MEM Lab and put it into action. The main experiment, the huge survey scanner was deployed and started to examine the munar surface. Many more experiments were performed during the course of the mission. Odin 19 stayed in munar orbit for 14 days, more than enough time to survey the complete surface of it. Once their time was up, Valentina lowered the spacecrafts periapsis enough so that the MEM Lab would crash into the munar surface while the SPS fired one more to put the craft on their way back home. With all their experiments completed, the crew once again tended to snacks and naps during the return trip. Just before entering Kerbin atmosphere the SM was separated and the crew prepared for reentry. Thanks to the heat shield the crew survived the trip through the upper regions of the atmosphere without any bruises. Once slow enough the parachutes were deployed and the capsule splashed down safely soon after, 15 days, 3 hours and 15 minutes after launch.

You heard of that Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black"? Today I learned that it is based on the memoir of a woman called Piper Kerman.

Inside Valentina's FC3S, Takumi won't drift a sauce-making saucer, capable of vacuuming its bowels out into bowls of spaghetti, while eating them. At your disposal is an army of meatballs, which must be combusted to create a functional combat unit. Each frog has its own officer eating potato salad and will love the way a cow orbits (or 5 fish). So spank yourself viciously, and get out to try some Troll foot! Every ​life has infinite book pages, you can only play the Potato flute if you want to explode and violently cherish a random stranger's Snack Bar, forgetting lessons and snuffing new snacks. Or you can play an antique saxophone if you're only interested in midwifery and worshipping the Grox universe without ​remorse. There is even a rubber ducky between these atoms, RAGE mode

thanks - should be fixed

Reality ends here. The first mission of the Odin Program Phase Two stayed in LKO. It's mission was to deploy and test the MEM Lab, a modified MEM lander that houses several experiments and equipment to survey Kerbin from space. It also functioned as a test for the upcomming Munar Polar Survey mission. It was the first Odin mission that entered a polar orbit around Kerbin and only the second launch of a two stage Sleipnir V. The mission was crewed by Commander Ronald E. Kerman, Flight Engineer Judith Kerman and Mission Specialist Charles M. Kerman. The booster launched just before dawn from the KSC. As it roared into the sky it turned south to enter a polar orbit while staying over water as long a possible. The Sleipnir V worked flawlessly and once the spacecraft had jettisoned it's shroud and entered a circular orbit the crew prepared for the MEM Lab extraction maneuver. The CSM separated from the remaining craft, turned around an docked to the MEM Lab. Extraction was a delicate maneuver, making sure that the survey scanner does not get damaged. With everything set up, Judith and Charles entered the MEM Lab and started to boot up and check it's systems. The survey scanner could soon be deployed and get to work. During the following days the crew surveyed the complete surface of Kerbin and completed dozens of experiments. Judith performed an EVA to collect a few experiments from the outside of the MEM Lab that were supposed to come back to Kerbin with the kerbonauts. After 15 days in space the crew fired up the SPS to put the spacecraft on a reentry trajectory. They then undocked the MEM Lab and separated the service module and soon were engulfed by the hot plasma of reentry. At an altitude of 5 kilometer Odin 18's parachutes deployed and the capsule splashed down safely a few minutes later.

Is says "between one and three launches", so maybe it will be just one. Maybe it will be two. And maybe even three.

That is actually what I was thinking about. However details for the eve fly-by are yet to be determined.

Yes, I did some research on the Apollo Applications Program, it would have looked something like this: Since this mission never came to be, I have a little more freedom. So right now between one and three launches are projected and I have a little wiggle room on what will actually fly.

After reviewing several plans for the future of the Odin Progamm, the Odin Administrator has finalized the goals for Odin Phase Two: A Mission into polar Orbit around Kerbin, surverying the planet. A Mission into polar Orbit around the Mun, surverying it for possible fuel extraction in the future and for spotting munar landing sites. A mission to set up a small network of com-satellites around the Mun, oin order to communicate with Kerbals on it's far side. Two to three missions to the far side of the Mun, the landing sites are yet to be determined. Between one and three launches to upgrade the Asgard space station, turning it into a permant outpost in space and or a refueling station. A kerballed eve fly-by mission, needing between one and three launches. The Chief of the Kerbonaut Office has also updated the kerbonaut roster. Veteran Scientist Bob Kerman and Pilot Thomas K. Kerman are retired. In the future Bob will take care of Kerbonaut training, while Thomas went to the private sector. To stock up the team Sally and Kathryn Kerman joined the Kerbonaut corps and will fly their first mission in the near future. Name Occupation Status Missions Bill Kerman Engineer Active ODIN 7-15, AG-2, OZTP Bob Kerman Scientist Retired ODIN 7-15, AG-2, OZTP Charles M. Kerman, Jr. Scientist Active ODIN 16 Eugene A. Kerman Pilot Active ODIN 17, AG-4 Harrison H. Kerman Scientist Active ODIN 17, AG-4 Jebdiah Kerman Pilot Deceased Odin I John W. Kerman Scientist Active ODIN 16, AG-3 Judith Kerman Engineer Active AG-3 Ronald E. Kerman Pilot Active ODIN 17, AG-4 Thomas K. Kerman, II Pilot Retired ODIN 16, AG-3 Valentina Kerman Pilot Active ODIN 7-15, AG-2, OZTP Sally Kerman Scientist Active None (Rookie) Kathryn Kerman Engineer Active None (Rookie)

The will be a few things inbetween. I guess I will post a public announcement in the near future outlining the Odin Program Phase 2.

The Odin Zhar-Ptitsa Test Project was the first time the Kerviet Union and the Odin Program worked together in space. The goal of the OZTP was to dock a Odin and a Zhar-Ptitsa craft in LKO. The Zhar-Ptitsa 19 launched first, from the Kerviet Cosmodrome. It's reliable booster, that cant trace it's heritage to the rocket that launched the first satellite, put the crew into a 120 km circular orbit around Kerbin. There the crew, consiting of Gherman Kermanov and Svetlana Kermanova, awaited the arrival of the Odin spacecraft. Several hours later the Odin spacecraft launched ontop of a Sleipnir IB booster. The craft was crewed by our most senior team of Kerbonauts: Valentina, Bob and Bill Kerman. Once in orbit the spacecraft seperated from the second stage, turned around and extracted the Odin-Zhar-Ptitsa docking adapter, just like a MEM in a munar Odin mission. About one hour after it's launch the Odin spacecraft approached Zhar-Ptitsa 19. In this first docking the Kerviet craft would remain passive while the Odin capsule took the active part in the docking procedure. Once docked two crew commanders Valentina and Gherman exchanged the first international handshake in space. The two crews assembled a commemorative plaque, exchanged flags and snacks, visited each other's ships, ate together, and conversed in each other's languages. After several hours the two ships undocked and Odin positioned himself in front of the Sun to produce a artificial solar eclipse for Zhar-Ptitsa 19. The spacecraft then docked a second time, this time with Zhar-Ptitsa as the active partner. However, this time none of the Kerbonauts changed their spacecraft. After a few more hours the two vessels undocked and went their seperate ways. Both vessels stayed in orbit for a few more days, conducting several experiments. The craft that first reentered Kerbin's atmosphere was Zhar-Ptitsa, it landet safely in the desert. The Odin capsule splashed down off the coast of the KSC a little later.