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Mission 162: Topaz-2 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

The WiM-10 miner/probe bus continues its exploration in the Sarnus system with visits to Hale and Eeloo.

Y44, D324 (Ovok departure)
Y44, D328 (Hale insertion)
Y44, D329 (Topaz-2b orbiter)
Y44, D330 (Topaz-2b lander, Hale departure)
Y44, D332 (Eeloo insertion, Topaz-2c orbiter and lander)

Leaving Ovok, with only a few m/s spent

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Hale insertion (getting here was a little finicky; without time acceleration, your encounter will drift away in a matter of seconds)

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Topaz-2b orbiter deployed (ore map) - because the decoupler was enough to put this on an escape trajectory, the main ship was put on a sub-orbital trajectory before detaching

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Topaz-2b lander deployed

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Landed on Hale with its low gravity (screenshot taken a few hours after landing)

[this was even more finicky - you have to make sure that you're on the surface (by pressing F3) before you time accelerate; otherwise, you're in orbit and you crash into the moon.]

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Just a couple of m/s to leave Hale

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Arrival at Eeloo

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Topaz-2c orbiter (ore map)

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Topaz-2c lander deployed

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Landed near Eeloo's north pole (screenshot taken about 2 days after landing)

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Mission 162: Topaz-2 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

Arriving at the final two moons of Sarnus: Slate and Tekto.

Y44, D336 (Eeloo departure)
Y44, D339 (Slate insertion, Topaz-2d orbiter)
Y44, D340 (Topaz-2d lander)
Y44, D342 (Slate departure)
Y44, D356 (Eeloo insertion, Topaz-2e orbiter and lander)

Eeloo escape

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Slate encounter

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Topaz-2d orbiter (ore map)

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Topaz-2d lander jettisoned

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De-orbit - similar to Tylo

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(few hours after landing)

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Departing Slate

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Arriving at Tekto

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Topaz-2e orbiter over the thick, green atmosphere (ore map [had to disable the visual overhaul to see this])

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Releasing the final probe

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No entry heating was experienced

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Aurora in the upper atmosphere

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Under a very thick atmosphere for a small moon

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(WiM-10 was now free to return to Ovok.)

 

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Mission 172: WiM-14

Propellant depot based on the WiM-13 architecture, but with two engines instead of twelve, no legs, and no mining equipment. This depot (about 500 km above Kerbin's surface) ensures availability of propellant even if the miner is staying for weeks at Minmus.

(81770 kg at launch, 470270 kg full; Kappa-2 launch vehicle)

Y45, D1 (launch)

WiM-14 (right) docked to WiM-13 (left)

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Mission 173: Iwahoshi Maru

An interplanetary transport intended for Dres colonization. Unlike the separate Duna colonization ships, this combines crew and cargo transport capabilities.

(117065 kg; Kappa-2 launch vehicle)

Y45, D100 (launch)

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Launcher with long fairing

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Refueling at WiM-14 (sorry, forgot to put the flag on both sides)

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Mission 174: Taiko Base modules 01+02 (MIKU-18+19), WiM-15, Song Princess 12a/b/c

First Dres base modules, a surface miner, and three comsats. All at once.

(52376 kg; Kappa-2 launch vehicle)

Mission 175: Negi Star flight 18

Chadely, Tanchelle, Corner, Kerti, Burzer, and Teuki Kerman will become the first to live on Dres.

Y45, D139 (cargo launch)
Y45, D155 (crew launch)

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Mission 176: Iwahoshi Maru flight 01 (Part 1, Part 2)

Y45, D166 (Kerbin -> Dres burn)
Y46, D146 (estimated Dres insertion)

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Trajectory after course correction

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Mission 177: WiM-16

A miner (identical to WiM-13) being sent to Urlum, but not before docking with a multi-probe cluster.

(122775 kg at launch; K-2 launch vehicle)

(From now on, I'm just going to call these rockets "K" instead of "Kappa.")

Y45, D280 (launch)

Docked in front of the WiM-14 propellant depot

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Mission 178: Aquamarine (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4)

Third batch of the outer planet "jewel" probes, to be docked to WiM-16 before transferring to Urlum. Five pairs of orbiters and landers (or an atmospheric probe) for the ice giant and its moons (Polta, Priax, Wal, and Tal).

(15881 kg; K-1b launch vehicle)

Y45, D300 (launch)
Y45, D319 (Kerbin -> Urlum burn)
Y51, D351 (estimated Urlum insertion)

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[I couldn't use the launch vehicle fairing because it was being very buggy today. When I did, the assembly looked like this (after fairing jettison)]

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Initial trajectory plan

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27-minute burn

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After course correction

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[I am not going to show pictures of the return trips for routine interplanetary freighters from now on. Just dates.]

Y46, D49 (Nozomi Maru Duna [Ike] -> Kerbin)
Y46, D263 (estimated Nozomi Maru Kerbin insertion)

Mission 179: Negi Star flight 19

Second Duna habitation crew (Hansey, Gixie, Tanie, Donry, Heltris, Urliana)

Mission 180: Tachi Maru flight 03 (Part 1, Part 2)

Y46, D130 (Negi Star flight 19)
Y46, D139 (Tachi Maru Kerbin -> Duna)
Y46, D331 (estimated Duna insertion)

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Mission 176: Iwahoshi Maru flight 01 (Part 1, Part 2)

Establishment of Taiko Base and comsat network with Chadely, Tanchelle, Corner, Kerti, Burzer, and Teuki Kerman.

Y46, D146 (Iwahoshi Maru Dres insertion)
Y46, D149 (Taiko Base established)

LKO population: 24
Mun population: 12
Minmus population: 12
Ike population: 6
Duna population: 6
Dres population: 0 -> 6

Dres orbit insertion

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The WiM-7 miner docked with the ship

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Base module undocking

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All modules and WiM-15 landed near the first landing site, the best locale on Dres [for the miner, I had to transfer some fuel from one of the extra landers, the delta-v calculation was buggy]

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Deploying the first Song Princess 12 comsat [maybe I should have done this first]

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All satellites deployed

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Finally, landing the crew

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The first Kerbals to live on Dres, establishing Taiko Base

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The spare Dres lander is undocked, along with the WiM-7 miner (with an extra propellant tank attached)

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  • 2 weeks later...

Mission 181: Sarnus Rabbit 1 + 2

Sarnus Rabbit 1 is a lander designed for the moons of Sarnus without an atmosphere. It has a fully enclosed cabin unlike the exposed command seat of the Jool Rabbit 1. To land on Slate, it has a crasher stage that will jettison before the soft landing.

Sarnus Rabbit 2 is intended for Tekto, like Jool Rabbit 2 was for Laythe. Tekto has lower gravity, so only one aerospike is needed instead of two.

(62735 kg at launch; K-2 launch vehicle)

Y46, D300 (launch)

Preparing to load the Negi Maru

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Landers detached

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The large docking port attached to the Sarnus Rabbit 2 was re-attached to the K-2 upper stage, so no debris was left in orbit.

[I should have left the engine shroud off, but functionally it did not cause any problems because everything just clips.]

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Everything docked

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Mission 180: Tachi Maru flight 03 (Part 1, Part 2)

Hansey, Gixie, Tanie, Donry, Heltris, and Urliana become the second crew to live on Duna (Akagi Base)

Y46, D331 (Duna insertion)
Y46, D333 (Arrival of crew at base)

LKO population: 24
Mun population: 12
Minmus population: 12
Ike population: 6
Duna population: 6 -> 12
Dres population: 6

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Duna Rabbit 4 returns to orbit

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Docked with the Tachi Maru

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Walking from the lander to the base, a few hundred meters away

[Used EVA Follower]

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Duna now has 12 kerbals living on the surface.

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[By the way, I got rid of the KIS grappling hooks/anchors. They kept becoming debris and losing their effective grip. I let the base settle into a stable position; some wheels had to break.]

 

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Mission 182: Negi Star flight 20 (Part 1, Part 2)

Camlorf, Tiella, Anelle, Thomwell, Julphia, Negy, Agaselle, and Lisliana lift off for the first crewed Sarnus expedition.

Y46, D345 (launch)

With RTGs replacing the fuel cell, this spaceplane will remain in orbit until the crew returns.

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Mission 183: Project DIVA F 3rd / Negi Maru flight 03 (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8)

Designing Interplanetary Vehicle Architecture with Fission propulsion, 3rd mission. Sarnus 5 expedition with 8 Kerbals - going twice as far as Jool.

Y46, D357 (departure)
Y50, D240 (course correction)
Y51, D164 (estimated Sarnus orbit insertion)

The burn was about 23 simulated minutes, and involved a massive plane change.

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Spoiler

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Trajectory after burn. Course correction will take place about 3.7 years, and Sarnus insertion will occur in about 4.5 years.

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  • 2 weeks later...

Y48, D132 (Tachi Maru Duna -> Kerbin)

Y48, D165 (Iwahoshi Maru Kerbin insertion)

A Munar Anomaly

Y48, D168

An anomaly was discovered on the Mun, just a few hundred kilometers from Hope Base 2. Katdi, Miruki, Giechelle, Engar, Bildard, Kerigh decided to investigate, taking off in Moon Rabbit 4.

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(spoiler for easter egg below)

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Arriving at the site. The lander overshot it, but was able to make a short hop over.

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The anomaly turned out to be a memorial of unknown origin, to someone who had been to the Mun long before they did. They knew it was of great importance.

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They returned home safely, while contemplating the origins of that lander sculpture, and that flag...

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Mission 184: Akagi Base modules 06+07 (MIKU-20+21) + Duna Land Cruiser

The next set of modules for the Duna base, along with a large scientific rover (capable of much longer ranges and higher speeds compared to the rover on the first crewed Duna mission).

(42993 kg; K-2 launch vehicle)

Mission 185: Nozomi Maru flight 04

Y48, D195 (module launch)
Y48, D216 (Nozomi Maru Kerbin -> Duna)
Y48, D419 (Nozomi Maru Duna insertion)

Meanwhile:

Y48, D345 (Tachi Maru Kerbin insertion)

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Launch configuration

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Duna insertion

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Current status of Akagi Base

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[I'm not really going to do anything with the rover right now. Just pretending that the base crew has a practical long-range exploration vehicle.]

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14 minutes ago, Geschosskopf said:

Really impressive thread ever since it began, and quite a lot of good stuff recently :).  I feel sorry for the crew condemned to Dres, though.

At least they live near the most interesting part.

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