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Terra Station: orbits around kerbin in a 100 km orbit, currently holds 2 kerbals. It has 5 modules, had 3 crewed missions to it during construction.
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Finally, The final module of the Terra, TSM-2 Zero G Lab is ready for launch.
Another launch of the Leo I launcher.
Clearing the Woomerang Mountains
Stage separation.
The second stage separates from the core booster.
Just some nice shots of the launcher.
Payload reveal.
Solar panel deployment.
Orbit!
Coming in for the final approach.
Instead of carrying it's own RCS Fuel, the TSM-2 has it's own tug to dock it, and will be disposed of later.
The tug has cleared the stage.
Coming to a stop roughly 50 meters from the Terra.
Docked! The Terra is complete!
Now, as for the tug, the tug is clearing the station to deorbit.
The tug fires away to it's doom.
The tug is going to be burned up.
Splashdown with the Mun in the background. Now that the Terra is complete, there are two new proposals I want to check out.
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Polaris 3: Extension Module #3
Liftoff!
Booster Separation.
Clearing the woomerang mountains. On this mission, I picked a very steep gravity assist so I could rendezvous with Terra Station.
Stage separation.
We have have a close encounter with Terra Station but not an orbit yet.
Solar Panel Deployment.
Payload reveal.
Preparing to redock.
Coming in for the final approach.
Docked!
Undocking.
The Polaris 3 is slowing down/finishing insertion into orbit.
Terra Station is within sight.
Preparing to dock to the Terra.
Nearly docked!
Docked!
After waiting a bit at the station, the Polaris separated from Terra Station.
My descent approach.
Service Module Detach.
Reentering over Crater lake, near crater island.
Semi deployment of the Parachute.
Full deployment.
Splashdown! (The water became invisible for about 2 seconds. Sorry if it looks weird).
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There was a time when this extremely weird glich happened where the parts were all messed up, and kerbals were listed as parts in the VAB... very weird.
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Polaris 2 Extension Module #2. This time with several changes, including a separator so the decoupler will actually separate from the 2nd stage.
Liftoff!
Clearing the woomerang mountains in heavy cloud cover.
Stage separation.
Core stage separation.
Orbit!
We've stopped near Terra Station.
payload reveal (sorry about the bad lighting).
Beautiful sunrise.
Docked!
Solar panels deployed and we have undocked!
Accidentally smashed the solar panels. (Don't you hate it when that happens)
We are burning toward our target.
We have a Rendezvous with Terra station.
Lining up for our final approach.
Docked!
Decoupling from the Terra leaving Extension Module #2 behind.
Undocking.
Time warping down into kerbin's atmosphere.
Service module detached.
Terra station in the background.
Parachutes have been deployed.
Almost on the ground!
Landed! -
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Have you checked your saves file? By the way... do you remember what patch you installed?
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There was once a kerbal I had, and he flew in a command chair all the way to pol and back, but when reentry happened he burned up. I kept quicksaving and quicksaving, but it was too late. Poor kerbal.
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12 hours ago, fulgur said:
So instead of doing a plane change every launch, you just do it going munar? Makes sense, munar craft need more dV anyway.
I probably will.
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I'm sorry, I didn't realize I wasn't supposed to assemble it that way. Sorry.
On the other hand, thanks for the badge.
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I have launched Polaris 1 to add the first extension module to the Terra.
Terra Station is aligned With Woomerang.
Lifftoff! Polaris 1 uses a variant of the Original Polaris that holds a small amount of cargo. In this case, Extenision Module #1 Is up first.
Some cinematic shots of the launch.
Preparing to separate boosters over the Woomerang mountains.
Booster Seperation and LES Seperation. As a general rule, I plan to add Launch Escape Towers to every manned launcher.
Core stage separation.
Solar Panel Deployment
Orbit!
Payload Reveal!
Orienting to dock with the EM #1, the decupler shroud I tried to push out of the way, but I phased through it, and after a lot of glitching an near kraken attack...
We got away. Now that I think about it, the decoupler was still physically attached to the stage, I should add separators next time.
Burning away to Terra Station.
We have stopped near Terra Station.
We are docked!
Deploying Gravity Wheel, and we are preparing to transfer the crew over.
In you go Bill!
Bob, you too.
IVA View.
For some reason, when I undocked, they jolted away from each other like magnets with the same pole oriented toward each other. Jebediah, the lone kerbal aboard was able to re stabilize the Polaris and Terra.
Terra Station in a different view.
Service Module Separation.
Flames are subsiding.
Parachute Deployment.
Polaris 1, the first manned launch of the Polaris Initiative, is over. Polaris 2 coming tommorow!
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4 hours ago, fulgur said:
Since you have Woomerang as your launch site, are you going to do a plane change every orbit? Or are you going to wait until Woomerang is under Terra Station and launch then?
Yeah, I'll wait until the inclination relative to Terra Station is 0 degrees so I don't have to do a huge plane change.
Anyway, my Idea for the launchers are for them to evolve as I progress. For example in Phase 2, The polaris will get upgraded to the Polaris II etc.
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Alright
Phase 1 Begins
(apologies for the bad patch, I have terrible editing skills + bad image editor)
The first launch of Phase 1: TSM-1 Core Module.
On the launch pad.
Liftoff!
Clearing the Wommerang Mountains.
Booster Seperation.
Core Stage Separation.
Station Reveal! Minmus can be seen in the background.
Orbit!
TSM-1 Core Module is ready!
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You know since there is a KSP2 section, there will probably be other subforums inside the KSP2 section, so I assume that's where it'll be.
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Welcome to the Mir Challenge.
The goal of this challenge is straight forward. Build a replica of Mir using stock parts.
Rules:
DLCs are allowed
No part mods allowed.
KER and Mechjeb are allowed, but you can't use the autopilot for any part of the mission.
No cheating or hyperedit.
Modules and launchers must be of your own design.
Launch Order:
Mir Core Module: 1986 Proton K
Kvant-1: 1987 Proton K
Kvant-2: 1989 Proton K
Kristall: 1990 Proton K
Spektr: 1995 Proton K
Docking Module: 1995 Space Shuttle
Priroda: 1995 Proton K
Modes:
Easiest Mode: Build Mir, modules can be constructed in any order, any orbit, and can be launched in anyway you want.
Easy Mode: Build Mir but modules need to be built in the order they were in real life. Yourr space station can be in any orbit,, and can be launched in anyway you want.
Normal Mode: Build Mir, in the correct order as in real life, but with the rockets that launched the modules, as in the Proton and the Space Shuttle. Can be in any orbit you want.
Pro Mode: Build Mir, in the correct order as in real life, using replicas of the rockets that launched the modules, as in the Proton and the Space Shuttle, but needs to be in the same orbit as Mir. (Orbital Specs: Ap: 370-380 km Pe: 350-360 km Inclination: 50-55 degrees).
Bonus Missions:
STS-63: Fly your replica space shuttle to within 11 meters of your space station.
Buran: Build a replica of Buran, and fly it to orbit and back.
Salyut: Build a replica of Salyut 7, the last space station before Mir.
Badges coming soon!
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Alright, here is my plan for the Kerbol System:
Kerbin:
Terra Station (a refueling depot for SSTO's (my ssto's are trash)
Mun: Selene Station Refueling Depot (Refueling Depot), Artemis Mun Base (To facilitate Selene Station, and for... reasons)
Minmus: (Polaris 3)
Duna: Ares Station, Ares Base (To investigate the Face on Duna, never been there) Ike: Ike outpost.
Eve: Surveyor
Moho: Surveyor
Dres: Surveyor
Laythe: Laythe Colony.
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Granted. It's counterfeit.
I wish that NASA would colonize Mars already.
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I support this because I don't like ResearchBodies because you have to literally discover minmus! But I do like the idea of having to discover planets orbiting the star.
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I believe that earth has several quasi satelites, the most stable of these with the long winded name of 469219 Kamoʻoalewa. Here is an animation from wikipedia:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/59/Asteroid2016HO3-SunEarthOrbit.webm
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The final test launch of the Polaris. Polaris Test #2 will take a dummy capsule to orbit and back. I based the booster after the soyuz, simply because I think it looks cool.
Launch!
We have cleared the Tower!
Separation of the LES and the Polaris Booster System.
Separation of the main stage. By the way the Polaris in this image is extremely stripped down, it will look different in the actual launches.
Orbital Insertion.
Orbit!
Separation of the Service Module.
Who doesn't love these reentry shots?
Parachute deployment.
Touchdown! The Polaris is hearby cleared for manned launches. More missions coming soon.
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It has been 57 years since Jebediah flew his first rocket from his island space center. The Official Kerbal Space Program's glory days are over. After the failure of Ares 1, Kerbin's first interplanetary ship, the OKSP's public influence waned. Compounding the problem, The Kerbin Federation needed to deal with internal problems of it's own, starving the OKSP of funding. The organization became defunct, and for 45 long years, not a single rocket was launched.
This is my program to settle kerbals on laythe: the Polaris Initiative.
SpoilerTimeline:
Phase 1:
Polaris Test #1
Polaris Test #2
TSM-1 Core Module
Polaris 1: Extension Module #1
Polaris 2: Extension Module #2
Polaris 3: Extension Module #3
TSM-2: Zero G Lab
Rigel Test #1
Rigel Test #2
Outlook Station Core
Rigel Crew Transfer 1
Outlook Station Fuel Tank 1-6
Short Term Habitation Module
Phase 2:
Unfortunately, the KSC was re bought by the millitary, so all the Polaris Initiative was able to acquire was Woomerang.
The very first launch of the Polaris Initiative: Polaris Test #1
Polaris Test #1 Successful!
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STS 3 "Can you see me?"
Album:https://imgur.com/a/clIUZTG
Mods used: TAC Fuel Balancer, SciFiVisualEnhancements, Planetshine, Atomic Age, Distant Object Enhancements, Flare Replacer, and Procedural Wings, KER.
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All right, I am going to try doing STS 3. But do that, I need to completely redesign my shuttle.
This is my original design. I enlarged the cargo bay and built a bigger booster. I call this Adventure 0.1
I didn't have enough fuel though. So, MOAR Boosers! Adventure 0.2
This one still succeded, but before reentry I realised that the control surfaces on the left wing were gone. I couldn't control it, and it splashed down in the sea, but luckily, the pod survived.
So I completely rebuilt the shuttle from the ground up. I built the Adventure 1.0!
Side view.
After mishaps with the fuel routing, I produced the first test flight of the Adventure 1.0!
This mission carried a full Jumbo-64 orange tank as a dummy payload.
Tank is still full.
And after a harrowing landing, they landed! This isn't the final design though, I picked a too agressive descent profile and destroyed the nosecone. It also dosen't pitch enough, I'll add bigger canards later.
Mods used: Procedural Wings, Atomic Age, ScifiVisualEnhancements, Flare replacer, Planetshine and Distant Object Enhancements.
Polaris Initiative: Phase 2
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I have came up with the Rigel: A short range crew transfer spacecraft primarily meant for transferring from low kerbin orbit stations.
Preparing to fire the escape tower.
Solid rocket boosters firing.
Parachute deployment,
Landed! More of the Rigel coming soon.