Mini Alternate Histories: A New Series

[dolphinman42]

Hey everyone! This is my first post on the forums, but I hope you all like this idea! 

The basic idea here is that I create alternate history scenarios, but only pertaining to one mission. Each scenario will be its own separate AH, so there will be no need to read through all the scenarios for context! I may do AHs of AHs in the future (wink wink), but it all comes down to the support of the community here! I hope y'all enjoy this, and I can't wait to finish the first Mini Alt-Hist!

Edited December 13, 2022 by dolphinman42

[Bar27262]

17 hours ago, dolphinman42 said:

Hey everyone! This is my first post on the forums, but I hope you all like this idea! 

The basic idea here is that I create alternate history scenarios, but only pertaining to one mission. Each scenario will be its own separate AH, so there will be no need to read through all the scenarios for context! I may do AHs of AHs in the future (wink wink), but it all comes down to the support of the community here! I hope y'all enjoy this, and I can't wait to finish the first Mini Alt-Hist!

Hi, would you be interested in a me playing along being the Soviet force? I would be happy to!

[dolphinman42]

On 12/13/2022 at 1:54 PM, Bar27262 said:

Hi, would you be interested in a me playing along being the Soviet force? I would be happy to!

Sorry, but this is just disconnected missions and timelines for each one. I'll keep you posted on when the first one comes out though!

[dolphinman42]

New Post Coming Soon!

It's been a while, and life is still just as crazy as ever, but I have an idea for the first Mini Alternate History, and I plan to post it in the following week! Stay posted, and remember to read the first message in the thread for more information!

-dolphinman42

[dolphinman42]

Teaser for MAH #1!

That's right, MAH (Mini Alternate History) #1 will be coming out soon! Here is a small teaser, see if you can guess what the plan is  

 

Spoiler

 

[dolphinman42]

Teaser #2!

That's right, another teaser! Hopefully I can get the full mission finished up tomorrow, but here is your second teaser for MAH #1!

Spoiler

 

[dolphinman42]

Mini Alternate History #1: An Early Moon

March 13th, 1966, 1359 UTC

Cape Kennedy Air Force Station, LC-40

James "Jim" Lovell awaits in the Adventure 9 capsule for his launch aboard MT-10, the first human launch to the Moon.  The rocket used is a modified Titan IIIC, ready to carry it's payload to the Moon and back.

 

T-minus, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, 0.

 

Booster ignition and liftoff!

 

We have a liftoff of Adventure 9! 

 

Initiating roll program.

 

Roll program complete.

 

"Godspeed, Lovell."

 

"Vehicle is at Max-Q."

 

"Main engine startup."

 

"Booster separation confirmed."

 

 

 

"Stage 2 separation and startup confirmed."

 

"Adventure 9 has reached orbit."

 

TLI burn

 

"Houston, the Earth looks beautiful from this altitude."

 

Lovell EVAs to the attached lab, a bit more space than the cramped Mercury capsule, which will be appreciated on his 2 week trip.

 

"It's not like anything I've seen before Houston, the beauty of it is indescribable." Lovell says while on EVA at his closest approach to the moon, at 6835 kilometers.

 

Adventure 9 leaves the Moon's sphere of influence.

 

"The Earth is getting pretty big in the window, Houston."

 

Service Module separation.

 

After 4 passes through the atmosphere, Adventure 9 enters the Earth's atmosphere for the last time.

 

Drogue chute deployment confirmed.

 

Drogue fully deployed.

 

Drogue detachment and main chute deployment confirmed.

 

Main chute fully deployed.

 

Splashdown! After 14 days, 4 hours, and 11 minutes, Adventure 9 returns to the Earth, with Lovell safely inside.

 

"Welcome back to Earth, Lovell."

 

Sunrise over the Pacific Ocean.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And that concludes MAH #1! If you have any ideas for future Mini Alternate Histories, don't be afraid to let me know! Catch you in the next timeline,

-dolphinman42

[Kerbalsaurus]

@dolphinman42

I actually do have a suggestion. An alternate timeline where Zambia beat the U.S. and the USSR to the Moon. It may sound far fetched, but Zambia did have a space program. They never actually got to space, and it was most likely a front for Zambian revolutionaries, but it’d still be a cool timeline.

[Royalswissarmyknife]

8 minutes ago, Kerbalsaurus said:

@dolphinman42

I actually do have a suggestion. An alternate timeline where Zambia beat the U.S. and the USSR to the Moon. It may sound far fetched, but Zambia did have a space program. They never actually got to space, and it was most likely a front for Zambian revolutionaries, but it’d still be a cool timeline.

I second this

[dolphinman42]

56 minutes ago, Kerbalsaurus said:

@dolphinman42

I actually do have a suggestion. An alternate timeline where Zambia beat the U.S. and the USSR to the Moon. It may sound far fetched, but Zambia did have a space program. They never actually got to space, and it was most likely a front for Zambian revolutionaries, but it’d still be a cool timeline.

I'll consider that one!

[jimmymcgoochie]

Lunar Gemini, sure, but lunar Mercury?! Yikes.

 

[dolphinman42]

On 3/16/2023 at 5:01 AM, jimmymcgoochie said:

Lunar Gemini, sure, but lunar Mercury?! Yikes.

 

Had to make it unique somehow, Lunar Gemini has been done many times before, and I wanted to kinda break that norm. 

[goober_one]

Maybe Gemini or early Apollo to Mars or Venus if you want a hard time? (or Minmus if you are playing stock system, more doable and more reasonable)

[goober_one]

On 12/12/2022 at 10:09 PM, dolphinman42 said:

I may do AHs of AHs in the future (wink wink)

oh my god, literally this https://xkcd.com/2149/ (this guy does good webcomics if you haven't seen them before)

[jimmymcgoochie]

How about a Blue Streak-Black Knight launched first satellite before Sputnik 1? The technology was mostly there at the time and in AH-land you can handwave away the bureaucracy and funding issues. 

Edited March 29, 2023 by jimmymcgoochie