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Over the past 8 weeks, i planned, built and flew a mission i wanted to do for a long time. Here is the report and the craftfiles. Enjoy, download, comment! Frank Special thanks: Major Jim - for his awesome stock hinge system and tons of comments during construction of the crafts Raptor 9 - for his inspiring craftfile page Note: All crafts are completely stock, with the exception of the satellites. They will require the SCANsat mod. Complete Mission Album: Edit: 2016-11-26 - Here is a clean link, so you can view the album, that was linked here, directly on IMGUR, as the inserted albums do not display correctly at the moment: http://imgur.com/a/G0fjX Profile: Mission: Orbital Assembly* Central Engine Block - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Central Inline Tank - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Left Engine Block - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Right Engine Block - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Left External Tank - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Right External Tank - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Habitat|Lab Section - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Payload 2 - T4 Kerberos SLV-H Payload 1 - T4 Kerberos SLV-SH Heat Shield - T2 Pegasus I Payoad 3 - T2 Pegasus I with special docking vehicle Crew - T2 Pegasus III with Mosquito crew carrier * listed in correct launch order Mission: Orbital survey of Duna and Ike (prior to crewed mission*) Duna Hi Res surface scanner - deployed in high polar Duna orbit Duna Biome scanner - deployed in medium polar Duna orbit Duna Lo Res surface scanner - deployed in low polar Duna orbit Ike Hi Res surface scanner - deployed in high polar Ike orbit Ike Biome scanner - deployed in medium polar Ike orbit Ike Lo Res surface scanner - deployed in low polar Ike orbit Duna transfer stage - deployed in very high polar Duna orbit (serve as comms-relay for Duna SOI system) *delivered on a T2 Pegasus I with interplanetary transfer stage, satellites listed in order of deployment Mission: Duna Trek DTV Bring crew and equipment to Duna Break up into 2 vehicles - One stays in orbit around Duna, the other moves on to Ike Re-assemble Return crew to Kerbin orbit, then break apart for de-orbit Rhino Lander Land on Duna Construct Habitat Ground mission - get samples from 3 different biomes Return to DTV Octopod Lander Land on Ike Deploy Habitat rover Ground mission - get samples from 3 different biomes Return to DTV Solar Bird Perform high altitude atmospheric scans of Duna Move to parking orbit, to serve following missions Mole science carrier Assist in orbital assembly of Solar Bird Perform high orbital survey Download .zip file: [STOCK 1.1.x] All mission craft, packed for orbital assembly, including launchers [added 2016-05-16] Action-Groups: 1 - toggle DTV LV-N engine blocks 2 - toggle RCS blocks 3 - toggle DTV equipment (solar arrays, antennas etc.) WARNING: DONT DO, WHILE FRAME IS CONNECTED TO DTV 4 - jettison mission crafts from transport frame WARNING: DONT TOUCH THESE WHILE PILOTING DTV 5 - toggle return stage engines 6 - toggle descent stage engines 7 - cut drogue chutes / deploy main chutes 8 - deploy cover / toggle rover reaction wheels 9 - deploy payload 0 - toggle equipment (solar arrays, antennas etc.) Abort - launch return stage / jettison de-orbit capsule of DTV Mission Infos: The Crew Command Valentina Kerman - DTV Pilot and Mission Commander - stays on DTV Bob Kerman - Chief Scientist - stays on DTV Duna Landing Team Jebediah Kerman - Rhino Lander Pilot Catly Kerman - Science Officer Dandrin Kerman - Field Engineer Ike Landing Team Jean Kerman - Science Officer Bill Kerman - Chief Engineer Mission time: Launch Date 1y 327d 02:03:23 Return Date 4y 234d 05:20:12 SCIENCE: 4.006,8 from recovered data +500,0 transmitted from Science Lab +188,0 transmitted Crew reports Ike biomes: Midlands (LZ-01) South Eastern Mountain Range Eastern Mountain Ridge Lowlands 30 different science reports were brought back Duna biomes: Lowlands (LZ-01) Midlands Highlands 33 different science reports were brought back Analysis & necessary optimizations (already done in the downloadable craftfiles): - Add docking port to Ike lander transport frame - HOW COULD I FORGET IRGS HNGN… - Add fuel to landing stage of Ike lander to prevent suicide burn as only option - Add antenna to Ike ascent module - Check action group on Ike landers RCS thrusters - Add antennas to auxiliary tank module - Remove shroud from doublepacked inflatable heat shield due to jettison bug - Remove shielded docking port from science module, as it is bugged (may not release docked craft) - Add searchlight to Mole science carrier Optimizations for next mission (not done in the downloadable craftfiles): - Add second hinge to Rhino rear cargo ramps to prevent it from falling off from phsyics wobble - Close hinge mounts to prevent ramps from falling off due to landing gear bug, resulting in wobble - Add monopropellant storage to DTV, current load is sufficient but very limited - Add reaction wheel to DTV to save more RCS monopropellant - Move mass of DTV to the middle of the craft for better aerobraking capabilities (prevent flipping) - Remove 1 or 2 tanks from the DTV as it carries far too much liquid fuel You have done it, this is the end