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Year 3 was also a good window to Eeloo, so we decided to send a rover. That does mean the mission to Jool have to be further postponed. Eeloo Rover I Mission Pt 1 After launching the probe we only have a few thousands Kerbucks left.

Yes. Just open the PAW of the mk2 drone core (right click) and then click "Control from here".

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Great. I have 'ordered' a copy. Do I have to download now?

Gilly Lander I Mission Pt 2 continue from here

Half a Kerbin year had passed after Dres Lander I left Kerbin. Duna Lander I was ready to return from Duna. Duna Lander I Mission Pt 3 continue from here

Since antiquity there had been debates whether Dres exists or not. Clearly sending a probe was the only way to settle matter. Dres Lander Mission Pt I

With the contributions from out Gilly landing, we upgraded R&D to level 3 our scientists and engineers were having a field day researching some cutting edge technology. Mun Surveyor I Mission

Soon after Duna Lander I arrived at Duna, the transfer window to Eve was approaching, and debate on what to do with the window heated up. The engineers argued we didn't have the right tool to study Eve. Even if our Sparo-2 rover could survive the violent landing on the purple planet it would not have the power or speed to drive any useful distance. A better rover would require new parts costing tens of thousands to research, and our treasurer would not approve the funding. However, our first successful Duna mission drew a lot of contribution, and Admin expected similar income if we can travel to Eve. At the end, we decided to send a limited mission to Gilly. Gilly Lander I Mission Pt 1

For a classical space plane the Juno is a liability. However a combination of Panther and Reliant / Swivel is practical. https://kerbalx.com/TheFlyingKerman/HKA-4C-SSTO-4t-cargo For minimal tech I'd turn to SSTO rockets https://kerbalx.com/TheFlyingKerman/Simple-reusable-lifter-S-2F

Duna Lander I mission Pt 2 continue from here

In order to reserve funding for the Jool and Duna missions, the manned Mun mission was postponed. As the inter-planetary probes were underway, we still had some funding available. After some careful calculations by our accountants on the back of an envelope, an astronaut walking and planting a flag on the Mun would earn us 25000 Kerbucks for bonus, enough to pay for a mission provided its cost could be kept minimal, and then we could sell the science for more cash. So we went ahead. Mun Command I Mission

From the Minmus surface samples we did found traces of ore over the lowlands. Our next mission was trying to find ore on other planets. As our lead scientist remarked, we were playing cosmic lottery. Jool surveyor I Mission Pt 1 Duna Lander I Mission Pt 1

No. In stock KSP each part is calculated independently.

Darkness before dawn

We definitely need more lifting capacity than the S-2F/G rocket. After months of work and tens of thousands Kerbucks of R&D money spent, our engineers produced the ground breaking Skipper engine with both excellent ISP and unmatched thrust, and the S-3D reusable SSTO rocket powered by it. It is capable of lifting about 9.5t into LKO, for the cost of 4000 Kerbucks. Some argue it is the ideal rocket of this type. It is definitely a workhorse.

Minmus Rover I Mission A treasure hunt

Aside from above, for partisan / insurgency warfare, a phone can be used to control a bomb or a drone.

Consider adding a few low tech models. The point of the challenge is being strategic what to build and what to launch.

Mun Rover I Mission

Based on what do think a couple of nuclear blasts is sufficient to disable a whole early warning system, which consists of many satellites and radars? And early warning system or not the adversary is definitely going the fire his ICBM for retaliation. Also for a nuclear strike the space plane body is a liability. The warhead would need an independent RV. But then the system would not fit the X-37B.

Mun Lander I Mission

Minmus Lander I Mission Touching the moon.

The space shuttle was widely considered an operational failure because it was huge and therefore extreme expensive to operate. For its successor it makes sense to scale back the size. Besides the new spaceplane had to fit regular sized lifters. As it is, the design serves well as an orbital lab and test platform for reusable spacecrafts.

Most Kerbals were skeptical when we built our R-4 lifter. A few heathens tried to copy us, with more powerful boosters, and most failed miserably. Imagine their reaction when they heard rumors that our new rockets, with only 1.5t payload capacity, have done away with staging arrangements, and being powered by a modest LFO engine, and used low tech parts all around. The secret of our new invention, the S-2F, is that it is an SSTO (S stands for SSTO), capable of gliding back to KSC every launch, to be recovered and reused. This dramatically cut down the launch cost to about 1000 Kerbucks per flight (vs 2500 Kerbucks for the R-4). After upgrading the VAB and launchpad our engineers added two Flea side boosters to the fuselage, increasing the payload to 2.3t and dubbed the variant S-2G.