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I put a flag on Hydron

Today I got my steam install to work and then experimented a bit with KFS: "Upwards bound"

I've launched a satellite to collect precious Graviolium from Rhode's orbit: Also used this craft to test a new engine layout with 4 Thor-tech aerospikes in NFA radial engine pods attached to an upside-down Kerbodyne ADTP-2-3 fuel tank. Actually quite workable design when you need a 3.75m (collector) satellite with engines that don't get in your way when you try to dock with it.

My Hydrus Expedition has finally returned home. Lander has already performed the deorbiting burn, but the engine section hasn't been decoupled yet. Meanwhile, I've launched a probe to Gateway

...Meanwhile, I visited Leto: The location I've landed at was actually quite interesting. There was a mysterious stone arch there. And a brave pilot went flew there to explore the anomaly: Turns out, it's just a stone arch. But one gets quite a view from its top. With this, I've planted a flag on every rocky body within the Ciro system. There is still the nearby Grannus system to explore, but I think I will take a break from this save for a while and go back to my BH career for a bit.

Today, I've achieved first orbit around Leto

Craft is using an assortment of Near Future parts (with tweakscale) and some DMagic science parts too.

Planted a flag on Hox: Watching the sun from the local monolith: Time to go home...

Today, my Nero expedition departed for Gael: Meanwhile, the Hox mission arrived to an easy intercept of Argo, so that's were I went first: And now we go to Hox:

Landed on Julia:

Visited Agrippina: Now off to Julia to complete Nero-VI tour:

As they say, a picture is worth 1000 words: ...And, damn, it's so dark out there...

Put a flag on Minona:

Today I planted a flag on Hadrian

I got ready to land on Hadrian: And a beauty-shot of the moon:

Today I planted a flag on Muse. Spooky... Apparently, there is some bug with terrain, and it starts fading into transparent at about 1km from craft. (or when you go below around 20-25km while in orbit)

Moved one of my mapping satellites to Hadrian.

I've planted flag on Narisse

The manned part of my Nero expedition has finally arrived: Also a beauty shot of Nero's night side:

I've begun exploring Narisse:

My Nero mission began arriving:

After a long timeskip (~370 days) Hox Vanguard has arrived to its destination: - Since I was doing a rather aggressive transfer, I needed a massive deceleration burn upon arrival. Thankfully the transfer stage had enough fuel to perform a massive 14 km/s burn. And don't be fooled by the scale of the dish - those engines are enormous 3.75m monstrosities with slightly over 2.5 MN of thrust between them: - Guess which little twinkle here is the Sun Ciro: - Finally in designated orbit and awaiting the rest of the "fleet":

Tarsiss's atmosphere feels very soupy and it's tall (130km). You need to use Eve-ish ascent profile and even then, you need a lot of dV - my lander has rather cheaty characteristics (ok, just plain cheaty: 5 km/s dV when landed on Gael) and I still barely escaped Tarsiss.

Today, I've planted a flag on Tarsiss

I've landed on Catullus: I also took this beauty shot of Gael: