KerballingSmasher

uh oh... that's a problem!

NADA @The_Cat_In_Space?

Hey, you watch Endurance too! Closing in on the end of the deries, tho! Then it's on to the next series from the Endurance probe!

Uhhh... Nope. It's me again! @Barzon Kermanor @GRS

Drive it like a true man! Besides, rovers are fun!

Cool, dude!

Oh... Maybe Monday then?

Before this chapter gets started, I’m just going to say that this is ENTIRELY third-person--again, trying new writing styles to see if I can find something that works with my limited schedule. Sorry about all the bouncing around! Now, TO THE BOOK (novella… whatever)! Chapter 7 - SPAAAAAAAAAAACE - 1 Eve 64 - T-3 Minutes until Artisan 6 - KBK Broadcast Booth “Ladies and Gentlekerbs, I’m Robert Kerman from the KBK broadcast team, live at the hopefully soon to be christened Kerbin Space Center, Observatory, and Museum. Sitting on the launchpad behind me is the Artisan 6, sitting atop the Center’s very first Daybreak rocket--featuring 2 Hammer solid rocket boosters from the Proximae series and a new X-LF-1 Swivel liquid fuel engine. Launching in less than 120 seconds now, the always stoic Jim Kerman, the only victim of a rapid unscheduled disassembly in these last two months, is sitting on-board his spacecraft undergoing his final checks. The landing and recovery team is ready in the Western Sea. The launch team is ready here at the Center. The pilot is ready. All systems are go. One minute to launch. The boosters will burn for 20 seconds before they drop away and the brand new Swivel will fire for the first time in flight. 30 seconds. Gene and his seasoned team of mission controllers are doing their last checks of the rocket. 15 seconds. 10… 9… 8… All systems go… 6… 5… 4… Krakenspeed… 2… 1… Liftoff!” *Extremely loud grumble emits from the rocket as it rises into the sky* All 264,371 Kerbals watching the live TV feed see his mouth fall open. “Wow… that’s beautiful… 5 seconds to booster separation. And that is clean! And the liquid engine is online and functional! Ladies and Gentlekerbs, Jim Kerman is going to SPAAAAAAAAAACE!!!” *laughter from camera crew* “Hey I’m being serious!” “And now, the rocket has reached 45 kilometers, and the liquid engine has cut off! The capsule is peaking at 85 kilometers, will splash down in the Western Sea, before being picked up and returned to the KSC! The capsule has separated from the booster, so let’s go live to Jim Kerman in Artisan 6. Jim, it’s Robert Kerman from the Kerbin Broadkast Kompany. How was the launch in the capsule?” “Good to hear your voice, Rob. The launch was nice and smooth, the only hiccups and jolts coming from the SRBs and their separation from the rest of the vehicle. The engineers have built a beautiful craft.” “You’re closing in on the end of atmosphere. 69… 70! Congratulations, Jim! Any first words from the first man in space?” “On behalf of the entire staff of the newly-christened Kerbal Space Program, Kerbalkind will travel among the planets, then the stars. Man, that is one heck of a view. It’s truly beautiful.” “Well, Jim, we’ll let you enjoy the rest of your flight in peace, and may you always honor the soldiers gone before you.” “And you as well. Thank you.” “Ladies and gentlekerbs this is Robert Kerman from the Kerbin Broadkast Kompany, signing off. Farewell, and gentle sailings!” Editor's Note: Robert was originally called Bob and had a surname other than Kerman. I will never forget this moment... Never. Kerballing’s Note: This was a fun chapter to write, and I foresee great things in this series’ immediate future. If anyone wants to chime in with a possible direction for the series, you can DM me on the forum! As @Salmon said, Robert Kerman was originally named Bob Kostas, a reference to the CBS anchor in the 60's who covered all of the big launches. Kerballing, signing off! Gentle sailings!

Quickload?

and do it in a Kiwi accent?

Space boat?

@Crispynaut Maybe combine all of these reports into one thread to make it easier to read!

You're doing really well, I hadn't noticed that you weren't a magic English speaker until you called yourself out!

Could this end *gasp* tomorrow?!?!?!? Oh my... home stretch!

what? whatwhatwhatwhatwhat????

What about... THE MUNSTER! Named after the Mun and cheese, one of Kerbin's delicacies. Munster cheese, that is

There is a mod for this! Somewhere on CurseForge is a mod called ScanSAT, that I use a lot to not only get more science but also to get more detailed info on where I'm landing. There's a mod for this... what a generic answer on my part...

YAY! *celebrates before realizing that you still have another 3 contracts*

Hmm... I'm probably closing in on about 250 hours in a year and a half/two years.

Nice. Isn't there an outsource Science option in the Administration Building that turns funds into science?

What do you need for the command seat?

its in my signature--the Jeb's Journals series--should be the first link. Its also here: Jeb's Journals

Oh yeah, same on my series! I don't think anyone's even commented on my series to thank me for the work I put in!

Closing stretch!

So what's next?