The Optimist

Prologue The Space program's director stood up and cleared his throat. "Ever since Kerbalkind first saw the stars, it captivated them. The shining points in the sky, each possibly hosting planets and unimaginable wonders. They were an impossible goal, and we were resigned to the bonds of gravity. But not anymore. With your funding and support, we will send a kerbal into space! To the Mun! TO EXPLORE THE GALAXY!!!" Gene pounded the podium."CAN WE GET THERE? HELP US!". Three bored kerbals stared back at him inside the small conference room. After a prolonged silence, one raised his hand. "Yes, Walt?" asked Gene. "Well, let's just say... If you presented that at the shareholder's meeting, we would have a bit of a problem, especially since there's going to be a metric ton of reporters there." Replied Walt, the PR guy of the fledgling space program. "What do you mean?" Questioned Gene "Well, I'm picturing a newspaper headline saying "Crazy Astronaut Fanatic has heart attack"." Gene sighed, and buried his head in his hands."You're right. Maybe this 'space program' thing is just a stupid idea. "No, that's not what I mean! The speech just needs a bit of a change, right?" said Walt. Gene looked up. "You're right, actually. I'll edit the speech tonight! We can do it!" One of the other kerbals raised his hand. "What?" asked Gene "Well", replied Mort, who set aside his calculator. "We have 7000 bucks left, and I don't think we can afford too much more campaigning." "Don't worry. We can do this!" Replied Gene confidently. *One week later* "NO WE CAN'T DO THIS" Gene yelled "THE %$#* PR STUNT WAS A %#$* DISASTER!" "We found an independent investor." Mort Kerman replied timidly. "NO YOU DIDN- wait what?" Gene's face suddenly lit up. "A independent investor you say? WE'RE SAVED! What's his name?" Nervously, Mort replied."Well, the company's... Jeb's Junkyard. And the owner wants to be an astronaut" Just that moment, the sound of a propeller was heard. "I thought this was private airspace... You've sold our land, haven't you, Mort." Gene said dejectedly. Mort, who looked just as surprised, replied. "I would have, but we got a sponsor! He shouldn't be here yet!" Before Gene could digest the meaning of this statement, there was a muffled thump, and the roof of the small building collapsed. "What in the-" Gene coughed. "WOOHOO!" yelled an unfamiliar kerbal, draped in a small parachute. "LET'S EXPLODE ROCKETS!" "His secretary told me about this" Mort sighed, trying desperately to hide the smile that he got whenever there was money nearby."This is the famous CEO of Jeb's Junkyard". Chapters:Prologue: On First Page Chapter 1: The birth of the space program, stories about their mission and some general background stuff about the series. Part 1: First Page Part 2: First Page Part 3/Interlude: First page Part 4:--- Part 5:--- Part 6:--- Part 7: Interlude Chapter 2: [WIP] ...

How do I access the new planets?

I made a biplane with KAX

RT-5 pancake orbiters no longer function Parachutes rip at speeds more than 240 m/s or so

Quicksave u i c k s a v e

Genius /sarcasm/ Never mind, sorry XD

you need to upgrade the tracking station and mission control to make orbit plans and target celestial bodies, and you get science by attaching stuff like mystery goo and thermometers to your rocket and activating them when you're in a new place (surface biomes, flying over surface biomes, flight over planet, high flight over planet, space over planet) ect.

eye pyramid

I honestly have no idea where he is right now - - - Updated - - - Fate has ordained that the men who went to the moon to explore in peace will stay on the moon to rest in peace. These rather unintelligent men, Jebediah and Bill Kerman, have no idea that there is no hope for their recovery. These two men are laying down their lives in Kerbalkind's most noble goal: the search for snacks and ice cream. They will be mourned by practically no one; they will be mourned by Mother Kerbin that dared send two of her sons into the unknown. In their exploration, they stirred the people of the world to feel as one; in their sacrifice, they bind more tightly the brotherhood of man. In ancient days, kerbalkind looked at stars and saw many shiny and possibly delicious wonders In modern times, we do much the same, but those shiny things are our brave explorers, who were totally volunteers and not expendable prisoners/clones. Others will follow, and surely find their way home. Our search will not be denied, but these brave explorers will be foremost in our list of fails. For every kerbal who looks up at the moon in the nights to come will know that there is some corner of another world that is forever kerbalkind. -Gene's speech

The Q-10 is really good in Mun landers and for those precise adjustments while docking.

He's been sacked in favor of the new probe cores I've unlocked

Kraken attack on the launchpad while I went to get a cup of coffee I come back to find the entire ksc gone.

wingspan is too small, but otherwise it's great!

I imagine that Doodfrey is more concerned with the long piece of metal sticking through his helmet than anything else at the moment .

Fins on first stage and ​fins on second stage help a lot. Really.

🍄🍄🍄Large amounts of separatrons attached facing upwards🍄🍄🍄

Our science teacher is using it to show us orbital mechanics wow

They're good for vanilla HVAR missiles too! It's surprising satisfying to explode the various KSC buildings with them.

What's this mechjeb you speak of?

I accidentally jettisoned a half-full rockomax-8 tank onto my fledgling mun base. Rest in peace Bill, Bob and around 8 others.

When I accidentally jettisoned a container of tourists into the atmosphere due to a staging error...

what's that ship delta-v thing in the bottom? Which plugin?

Yeah! detonate nukes on the launchpad! Yayyyyyyy

Kerbals

Build a nice little base with fuel tanks and housing