Xeldrak

Ah, I don't think I would recreate that movie. Recreating b-movies isn't exactly what the Odin Program was formed for Besideds I'm still busy with real mission to reacreate.

Yeah, I saw half of it - was unimpressed.

Nicely done Now would also be a good time to launch skylab

Ah, yes, the orange soil - it's become rather famous for some reason I actually did spent ome time thinking about this dilemma. I though of extending the solar sails "by accident" during ascend, so than an engineer of the SL1 crew has to repair it. But Skylab will probably be inside a payload fairing, so I can't extend it during flight. So, I can either build the station broken or build it completely and pretend that a solar cell is broken, wich both strike me a lame alternatives. Considering that, I will probably improve on history

Nice - very poetic (You may now dock with the migrant fleet)

Yes, I read somewhere that they would allways start with driving the maximum safe distance and then slowly work their way back to the LM. This way they could allways walk back in case of a problem.

Nope, Apollo-Soyuz was officially called "Apollo–Soyuz Test Project" (ASTP). Apollo 17 was the last Apollo-mission. Also ASTP was launched almost 2 and a half years after Apollo 17.

Well, if it's like the Hermes, it should be good for several flights. You can go to Duna on you maiden flight, refit once back at Kerbin and then maybe head to jool

Nice! Some cool SSTOs you've got there aswell. I never got the hang of multiple point docking. That's maybe why my missions are stuck in the seventies , Do you plan to go anywhere specific when the vessel is done?

Well, first i'll have to fly Odin 17, Skylab (have to come up for a name too), and Apollo-Soyuz. Then we'll talk about Odin 18 I'll build something myself. Also I'm not a big fan of mods. I installed planetshine and...some...scatterthing that makes for nicer screenshots, but I'm hesitant to add more mods. Especially part-mods. I like to keep the rockets stock, so it's relatable to everyone what it is capable of and so on.

The crew of Odin 17. The decission to train two additional Odin crews has been criticized from many sides. But the third crew of the Odin program was thoroughly trained and is ready and eager to start its mission. Odin 17 will land near the Litwack-Valley, a part of the munar highlands, not far from the Seer 7 landing site. The exact landing zone is between the Emory crater and the valley entrance.

Well, that looks good. When building clustered engines, you can use the stock-fairings to do inter-stage skirt for improved looks and less drag. It did the same thing on my Sleipnir boosters, as you can see here.

Ultra Wernher von Kerman Mode: Design a space station using only a pencil, paper and a slide rule.

Where would be the fun in that?

The tenth manned mission in the Odin space program, the fifth to land on the Mun and the first to land in the munar highlands: Odin XVI This mission marked the first time other Kerbonauts than the original three would head out to the Mun. Commander John W. Kerman, Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Kerman II and Munar Excursion Module Pilot Charles M. Kerman Jr. had been training for a long time for this mission to our distant companion. The Sleipnir V rocket worked flawlessly during the ascend. Once the first stage was burnt out and jettisoned, the S-II stage carried the spacecraft all the way to orbit. After the problems during Odin XV the new shroud design had been reworked and now separated as intended, together with the S-II stage. The crew spent one and a half orbits, just over an hour, in orbit around Kerbin to check all systems before firing up the S-IVB stage for their trans-munar injection. The S-IVB stage worked as intended and put the crew on their desired path. With the burn completed the crew prepared for the last crucial maneuver before their cruise to the mun. Ten minutes after TMI burn was completed the CSM seperated from the remaining craft and turned around to dock with the MEM. Command Module Pilot Thomas K. Kerman performed the maneuver flawlessly, just like the endless times he had practiced in the simulator. In the mean time the Commander had prepared some snacks and the crew could slack while they were cruising towards the Mun. Once in munar orbit, the crew started obeservations of the munar surface and prepared for the decent to the surface. About one hour after MOI John and Charles undocked and headed for the Hilbert Highlands. With the heavier J-mission MEM they have to take a very direct approach. Therefore just nine minutes after undocking the Gauss Crater and the Highlands came in to view. John initiated the main breaking maneuver and just five minutes later the MEM touched the munar surface, right in the target zone. After taking a quick nap inside the MEM John and Charles donned their spacesuits for their first EVA. John was the third kerbonaut to step onto the munar surface, followed by Charles a few minutes later. Their first task was to deploy the Munar Roving Vehicle and the two OMSEPs. After checking out the MRV, Charles and John each carry one of the OMSEPs to their deployment areas, about fifty meters away from the MEM. Once back at their lander they strap intro the MRV and take it for it's first ride. Their first target was the Newton crater. It actually consists of two craters, so the kerbonauts stopped at both centers to collect some samples before heading north-east, out of the crater. Next they drove along the ridge of Caushy, stopping periodically to collect samples and make pictures. The third station was the northern cluster, an indentation in the munar surface of unclear origin. John and Charles collected several samples and pictures of the sorroundings, hoping to shed some light on it's origins. This marked their furthest distance from the MEM on EVA1, at about eight kilometers. The kerbonauts then crossed the Hilbert highlands to get to Legendre, a crater on the southern edge of the highlands. Here they also collected several samples from the center of the crater before driving along it's ridge to the southern cluster, where Charles got off the MRV to collet several samples. Just like it's cousin on northern side of the highlands, the southern cluster is a series of indentations of unknown origin. Having secured these samples aswell, John and Charled headed back to the MEM. They transfered today samples into the ascend-module and called it a day. Time for a nap and some snacks. After a good nap John and Charles donned their spacesuits and left the MEM to head to the target of their second and longest EVA: the Gauss crater. The first station was the northern one of the twin peaks formed by the rims of Laplace and Leibniz. The other one would be visited during EVA3. Once ontop of the peak, John left the MRV to collect some samples and make pictures of the surrounding area. He also used the view to chart out their further course towards Gauss. From the there John drove the MRV down into Laplace and from here over the two lowered ridges into Leibniz. Halfway between Laplace and Riemann the Kerbonauts stopped to collect several samples of Leibniz rocks. They continued into Rieman, an impressive crater inside Leibniz. Once the samples from there were bagged, they left toward their main target. On the small stretch between the two craters John was able to push the MRV to 45.5 m/s, a new speed record, before jumping into the Gauss crater. During the 2000 meter descent the MRV accelerated to 71.2 m/s. At this point the guys at mission control got the key for the locker with the pre-written obituaries. But to everyones surprise John, Charles and the MRV survived the landing on the bottom of the crater. However the MRV lost all it's wheels, so while Charles collected a few samples from the surrounding area John replaced their tires so they could head back to the MEM. But first it was time for some science! After all this daring jump wasn't done to entertain the kerbonauts. Close to their landing spot John and Charles found indentations, similar to the clusters on the highlands. They stopped and collected several samples for later analysis. Next stop where two big craters within Gauss. Driving the MRV along the crater, Charles collected several samples of ejecta before heading to the northern ridge of Gauss. In a small accident the MRV lost two wheels, but the two Kerbonauts where by now used to replace them. While one collected a few interesting samples of stone, the other one repaired the MRV wheels. Once John and Charles started climbing the ridge of Gauss they realized, just as Val and Bob did on Odin XV, that the MRV suffers from low torque. Progress was painfully slow and they had to stop several times to reload the batteries. At mission control people were starting to get worried. Maybe they would have to shorten EVA3. When the MRV reached an altitude of 2000 meters above zero, it had only 35% fuel left in it's tank and it was using it up fast. The engineers at mission control became very worried while consulting their slide rules. The MEM was waiting for the Kerbonauts at an altitude of 5000 meters. EVA3 would have to be scrubbed, there would be not enough fuel left in the MRV. Once John and Charles reached 3000 meters above zero, only 13% fuel remained. Mission control informed them that EVA3 would have to be scrubbed. Actually the engineers on the ground were not sure if the two kerbonauts could make it back to the MEM with the MRV. The tough, little mun buggy carried the kerbonauts to 4081 meters before giving up. While the machine had held up admirably, mission morale was at a low point. John and Charles went through their collected samples and picked the most important ones before abbandoning the MRV six kilometers off the MEM. They activated their jetpacks and headed back. They entered the MEM and sorted through their remaining samples before eating some snacks - hoping to ease the gloom. While John and Charles took a nap in the MEM the guys at mission control thought what do about EVA 3. Since the MRV had to be abbandoned the kerbonauts mobility was severely limited. But they came up with something and once the men on the mun had eaten their morning-snacks they donned their space suits and left the MEM. They headed to Laplace by foot and collected a few samples on the ridge of the crater before activating their jetpacks. They jumped right across the crater to the southern one of the twin peaks. Once they had assembled ontop of the peak, John started to make pictures of the view while Charles collected samples. Without the MRV they soon had to return to the MEM. Using their jetpacks they jumped back across the Laplace crater. After collecting a few further samples along the way they climbed back into the lander. Once safe inside the lander they stored the remaining samples, ate the last snacks and prepared the MEM for liftoff. The MEM fired it's ascend engine once the preparations where completed and the CSM was in the righ position. After the circularization burn, a comparatively long burn was neccessary to match orbital planes. Due to their extended stay on the munar surface, John and Charles had drifted far out of the CSM plane. Nonetheless about one hour after liftoff the ascend-stage approached the CSM and John docked the two spacecraft without any complications. Thomas opened the hatch to the MEM and welcomed John and Charles back on their spacecraft. The crew moved all samples and experiments from the MEM to the CM before jettisoning it and leaving it to crash into the munar surface. There was just one more thing to do before leaving munar orbit. Thomas opened the CSM instrument bay and launched the subsatellite. The small, solar-cell clad satellite slowly drifted out of the CSM bay and into orbit. With this done the crew activated the SPS and once in the right position over the far side of the mun made the trans-kerbular injection. The trip back to Kerbin was rather uneventfull. Thomas listened to John and Charles's stories from the munar surface while they had some snacks in the Odin capsule. Just enough time for a nap before they had to prepare for reentry. About 100 kilometers above Kerbin the crew jettisoned the service module before the dived into the atmosphere at 3200 m/s. Thanks to improved planing by the guys in mission controll the capsule didn't have to reenter over the dark side of Kerbin, as it had on Odin XV. Just a few minutes after being engulfed in a firery ball of plasma the parachutes deployed and the crew safely descended to the ocean below them.

correct Oh, it's missing in the glossary. Let me fix that.

Sorry for keeping you guys waiting so long, but I don't have just as much free time on my hands as in the last few weeks. Also I was bummed about the MRV. While John and Charles took a nap in the MEM the guys at mission control thought what do about EVA 3. Since the MRV had to be abbandoned the kerbonauts mobility was severely limited. But they came up with something and once the men on the mun had eaten their morning-snacks they donned their space suits and left the MEM. They headed to Laplace by foot and collected a few samples on the ridge of the crater before activating their jetpacks. They jumped right across the crater to the southern one of the twin peaks. Once they had assembled ontop of the peak, John started to make pictures of the view while Charles collected samples. Without the MRV they soon had to return to the MEM. Using their jetpacks they jumped back across the Laplace crater. After collecting a few further samples along the way they climbed back into the lander. Once safe inside the lander they stored the remaining samples, ate the last snacks and prepared the MEM for liftoff. The MEM fired it's ascend engine once the preparations where completed and the CSM was in the righ position. After the circularization burn, a comparatively long burn was neccessary to match orbital planes. Due to their extended stay on the munar surface, John and Charles had drifted far out of the CSM plane. Nonetheless about one hour after liftoff the ascend-stage approached the CSM and John docked the two spacecraft without any complications. Thomas opened the hatch to the MEM and welcomed John and Charles back on their spacecraft. The crew moved all samples and experiments from the MEM to the CM before jettisoning it and leaving it to crash into the munar surface. There was just one more thing to do before leaving munar orbit. Thomas opened the CSM instrument bay and launched the subsatellite. The small, solar-cell clad satellite slowly drifted out of the CSM bay and into orbit. With this done the crew activated the SPS and once in the right position over the far side of the mun made the trans-kerbular injection. The trip back to Kerbin was rather uneventfull. Thomas listened to John and Charles's stories from the munar surface while they had some snacks in the Odin capsule. Just enough time for a nap before they had to prepare for reentry. About 100 kilometers above Kerbin the crew jettisoned the service module before the dived into the atmosphere at 3200 m/s. Thanks to improved planing by the guys in mission controll the capsule didn't have to reenter over the dark side of Kerbin, as it had on Odin XV. Just a few minutes after being engulfed in a firery ball of plasma the parachutes deployed and the crew safely descended to the ocean below them.

Actually I think this is the current version of the threat. Same OP, almost one year younger.

Did you check it on a install with no mods? If the bug does not appear, load one mod after the other an see when the bug starts to appear.

Space!

This part contains a major (structural) deviation from the real Apollo 16. But after all it's Odin 16 - a few differences are allowed Read Part one here. After a good nap John and Charles donned their spacesuits and left the MEM to head to the target of their second and longest EVA: the Gauss crater. The first station was the northern one of the twin peaks formed by the rims of Laplace and Leibniz. The other one would be visited during EVA3. Once ontop of the peak, John left the MRV to collect some samples and make pictures of the surrounding area. He also used the view to chart out their further course towards Gauss. From the there John drove the MRV down into Laplace and from here over the two lowered ridges into Leibniz. Halfway between Laplace and Riemann the Kerbonauts stopped to collect several samples of Leibniz rocks. They continued into Rieman, an impressive crater inside Leibniz. Once the samples from there were bagged, they left toward their main target. On the small stretch between the two craters John was able to push the MRV to 45.5 m/s, a new speed record, before jumping into the Gauss crater. During the 2000 meter descent the MRV accelerated to 71.2 m/s. At this point the guys at mission control got the key for the locker with the pre-written obituaries. But to everyones surprise John, Charles and the MRV survived the landing on the bottom of the crater. However the MRV lost all it's wheels, so while Charles collected a few samples from the surrounding area John replaced their tires so they could head back to the MEM. But first it was time for some science! After all this daring jump wasn't done to entertain the kerbonauts. Close to their landing spot John and Charles found indentations, similar to the clusters on the highlands. They stopped and collected several samples for later analysis. Next stop where two big craters within Gauss. Driving the MRV along the crater, Charles collected several samples of ejecta before heading to the northern ridge of Gauss. In a small accident the MRV lost two wheels, but the two Kerbonauts where by now used to replace them. While one collected a few interesting samples of stone, the other one repaired the MRV wheels. Once John and Charles started climbing the ridge of Gauss they realized, just as Val and Bob did on Odin XV, that the MRV suffers from low torque. Progress was painfully slow and they had to stop several times to reload the batteries. At mission control people were starting to get worried. Maybe they would have to shorten EVA3. When the MRV reached an altitude of 2000 meters above zero, it had only 35% fuel left in it's tank and it was using it up fast. The engineers at mission control became very worried while consulting their slide rules. The MEM was waiting for the Kerbonauts at an altitude of 5000 meters. EVA3 would have to be scrubbed, there would be not enough fuel left in the MRV. Once John and Charles reached 3000 meters above zero, only 13% fuel remained. Mission control informed them that EVA3 would have to be scrubbed. Actually the engineers on the ground were not sure if the two kerbonauts could make it back to the MEM with the MRV. The tough, little mun buggy carried the kerbonauts to 4081 meters before giving up. While the machine had held up admirably, mission morale was at a low point. John and Charles went through their collected samples and picked the most important ones before abbandoning the MRV six kilometers off the MEM. They activated their jetpacks and headed back. They entered the MEM and sorted through their remaining samples before eating some snacks - hoping to ease the gloom.

I did consider a mercury or gemini program. However most of the things they did were IVA, wich is basically non-existent in KSP. Maybe I'll do it when I'm bored, but right now I have my hand full with Odin

Well, all conspiracy-nuts allready know the truth and are not swayed by facts But that is another discussion. Hah, well, you are obviously right - actually a stupid mistake, considering I stood next to the one at Kennedy Space Center as a boy But to nitpick you nit picking - at least according to wiki there are only two left: SA-514 and SA-515. SA-500D still exists too, but it was never intended to fly.

Ah, well - we will see. Even though the end of the apollo-recreation era is comming in sight, there is still quite a lot to do. And these later mission are really elaborate. And then I will spent some time with the apollo applications program. They had stuff planned like 6 men/180 days mission to the moon. I guess this will keep me busy for quite some time.

Do try it - it's really not that bad. Ah, since you asked about Odin 18: After completing Odin 17, I will do skylab. Since it and Apollo are inextricably linked, using the same hardware and using the last Saturn V. Then I'll try Apollo-Soyuz, although I'm a little nevous about the Soyuz craft. I found that KSP stock parts lend themself much better to american-styled crafts, than the sometimes oddly shaped russian ones. For Odin 18, I willl probably go with LMP Harrison Schmitt's proposal to do a landing on the farside of the mun, after deploying a few com-satellites around it. It's mentioned here. Although I'd like to send them there usingone of my Naglfar-Logi rockets. We'll see. It's kinda awesome to have a handfull of tested boosters at hand and not having to build each rocket from scratch. One of the things I learned doing this whole thing. I'm not exactly sure what you meant by RSS.