AeroSky

Does this mod place the launchpads and other static objects automatically? Thanks!

I assume you are referring to the procedures like the cleaning of the launch tower, and all the other Mobile Launch Platform preparations? For that, I got the part about cleaning from a NASA article about their rollout of the SLS tower to the pad for cleaning. Otherwise, I just thought of it. Good idea! I'll download that through CKAN if possible, and get some nice photos for Chapter 1! Thanks!

Hello! Photos have been added, thanks to @Misguided Kerbal!

Mini-Chapter 01: Go for Training! NOTE: This Mini-Chapter will focus on the training of Apollo 18 for its mission to the Moon. NASA announces the plans to publicize the training and, of course, the main mission of Apollo 18 in an effort to gain media traction after Americans had lost interest in manned lunar landings. By the time of this announcement, in November 1973, the Apollo 18 crew of James McDivitt, David Scott and Thomas Stafford had been training for months for their mission that is planned to kick off the Apollo Future Technologies Exploration Program (AFTEP). On November 19, 1973, Astronauts McDivitt and Scott went out to the pad to practice LM egress and ingress procedures on the pad, as well as communications tests and controls testing. The actual LM was already integrated into the Saturn V, and a mock one was used in this training procedure. On November 21, 1973, The Saturn Mobile Launch Platform was rolled out from the VAB to conduct a regular cleaning of the tower, as well as MLP related countdown rehearsals. McDivitt, Scott and Stafford visited the MLP to rehearse in the White Room. The Mobile Launch Platform stayed on LC-39A until November 26, when it was rolled back to the VAB for integration with the Saturn V, which by then was all ready for final integration and checking. On December 1, 1973, the MLP was fully integrated with the Saturn V and was rolled out for launch to take place on December 20. Once the vehicle arrived at the pad, the Apollo 18 crew conducted final dress rehearsals, White Room tests, countdown tests, time synchronization (making sure the Mission Control time and the onboard computer time is the same) and other final procedures. With all elements of Apollo 18 ready, NASA gives the go for launch.

Hello, everyone! It seems that we have a change of plans. I am now able to release Chapter 1 by next weekend (Nov. 27-29). You can expect the mini-chapter in a few hours. I will be using Bluedog Design Bureau, mostly. However, I may use some stock parts to "diversify" the photos. Thanks for all the wonderful support!

Mission Report for November 21,2020 Faction: Kerbinational Aeronautics and Space Administration (KASA) Username: AeroSky Missions: 5 Mission 1 Details Mission 2 Details Mission 3 Details Mission 4 Details Mission 5 Details That will be all the launches for November 21, 2020. Godspeed!

Hello everyone! Because of the long wait, I am willing to release a "mini-chapter" which will fill in the gap between the end of the Preface and Chapter 1. This "mini-chapter" will be mixed with photos and story, and will most likely cover the training of Apollo 18-21 and possibly some better details on the future plans of the Astra Project Office? Duna missions? I don't know. If you want the mini-chapter, please tell me below. I can have it out within 48 hours. Thanks!

I can see that you have vastly better specifications than I have (at the moment). My specs are Intel Core i5-2520M 2.50GHz, I don't know what graphics card I have, and I have 8GB of RAM (I have 416GB of hard drive space [not sure if its called that]). Will I be able to run RSS/RO/RP-1 with the recommended mods smoothly, with lag, or not possible, etc.? P.S. I have a lot of lag when I try to run Scatterer and EVE, so I won't be using any graphics mod for the time being. P.S. # 2 If I can run RSS/RO/RP-1 (somehwhat) smoothly (20-30fps?), what textures do you recommend, and can we run RSS without any textures (or at least the one that doesn't create huge amounts of lag)? Thanks!

Hi again! Just asking, does CKAN auto-detect mods you have installed before you downloaded CKAN? (Like, will manually downloaded mods show up on CKAN's list of installed mods?) Also, can you still install manually even if you have CKAN? Thanks!

Project Astra: America's Next Small Step Project Astra is the United States' attempt at continuing the Apollo program and achieving greater goals, but with new and stronger rivals. This story starts in 1973, towards the end of the recently extended Project Apollo Table of Contents Preface (This post) Official Mod list Chapter 1: Apollo Wraps Up Chapter 2: A New Space Race Chapter 3: Competition Reignited Chapter 4: Reach for the Stars Chapter 5: Refocus Preface Following America's crushing defeat in the Vietnam War in 1970, Congress passes the Apollo Bill of 1971, adding $4.2 Billion to NASA's yearly budget to finish Project Apollo and maintain America's lead against the Soviets. NASA announces plans to launch Apollo 18-21 as part of an Apollo subprogram called "Apollo Future Technologies Exploration Program" or AFTEP. Apollo 18-21 will conduct what NASA calls "the first small step to a sustainable future on the Moon". The primary objectives of each mission were released by NASA at a press conference on February 4, 1973. Apollo 18 Apollo 18's crew of James McDivitt, David Scott and Thomas Stafford will launch to the Moon and land in the Sea of Tranquility to scout possible landing sites for the Apollo 19-20 missions, as well as for the Apollo 21 mission. Apollo 19 Apollo 19 will be the first unmanned Apollo mission since Apollo 6, and will launch a modified CSM (outfitted for extended Lunar Orbit stay) and an unmanned LSRV (Lunar Surface Resupply Vehicle) to the Moon. The modified CSM, which can hold 1-2 persons for up to 5 months, will remain in Lunar orbit while the LSRV will descend to the Sea of Tranquility to establish Phase 1 of AFTEP's Future Feasibility Project. Apollo 20 Apollo 20's crew of Walter Cunningham, James Lovell and William Anders will launch to the Moon, and while in Low Moon Orbit, James Lovell and William Anders will descend in the LM to the Sea of Tranquility, where it will land next to the Apollo 19 LSRV. As of now, the exact mission of Apollo 20 will remain classified. Apollo 21 Apollo 21's crew and main objectives remain classified. During the press conference, NASA also announces the approval of a successor to Project Apollo, which NASA claims will oversee the operations on the Moon for Apollo 19-21. NASA announces the new name of NASA's Project which will "oversee our next steps into a future on the Moon and Mars": Project Astra. NASA forms the Astra Project Office to administrate the new programs, and the handover of the remaining Apollo missions to the Astra Project Office is planned soon. A few days after the press conference, NASA announces that the Apollo 18-21 missions will keep their Apollo names to "conserve the Program's legacy as long as possible" Much further later, in Autumn 1973, the Astra Project Office releases a Request for Proposal memorandum to major aerospace companies such as Boeing, Lockheed Martin, etc. for a "new medium Lunar Orbit crew spacecraft" and a "Heavy lift Lunar payload vehicle" to supplement the upcoming Astra missions which require "heavy lift vehicles to lift payloads to the Moon, as well as cheap crewed spacecraft to deliver our men and women to the Moon" by 1980. As the year wraps up, NASA announces that the Space Shuttle program will be transferred to Project Astra for them to administrate. Many people around the world are hoping that what comes next will be fruitful.

Hi! Just asking, is CKAN worth it? (Like, is it safe, easy to use, etc.?) I currently have about 20-40 mods installed (I just started modding my game recently) and with more and more news of the 1.11 update coming out, I'm worried that I will have to waste time going through all the mods' forum posts to download the updated versions. Thanks!

Hi! What are the recommended to ideal system specifications for Realism Overhaul, RP-1, along with the most recommended mods to go along with it?(Procedural Fuel Tanks, Procedural Wings, etc.) In addition, what are the lowest specifications required to run the game smoothly? (No lag, etc.) Thanks!

Do I search Universal Spawn Point in the place where I can find instances to spawn? Also, do I just place the Universal Spawn Point right on top of the Launchpad that won't work? Thanks!

Hello! I have a question about Kerbal Konstructs, and the Tundra Space Center mod in particular. Whenever I place the launchpad, press "make launchpad" or something like that, rename it, save and close it, then try to access it from the VAB, it doesn't work. Whenever I select LC-39a (Part of Tundra Space Center) as my launchsite, and I press launch, it just spawns me into the default launchpad. Is there a solution to this problem? Thanks!

Oh, ok! By the way, how do you get an "excerpt" from a person's post? (Get a part of their whole post content, like what you did above) Thanks! P.S. I'll be redesigning my Operations Summary (still using the details @NH04 gave) to make it more "aesthetic". I'll also be placing each mission (ex. Mission 1, Mission 2) in their own spoiler to reduce post length.

Hello! @NH04, KSC time for that should be at Y1, D1, 00:13:35 (hr/m/sec). Sorry if I caused any inconvenience by using the time you see in "Flight view" when controlling your craft. How do you see KSC time from your "Flight view"? Can you only see it in the Space Center view? Thanks!

Hello! This will be my first Operations Summary for the stock space race. This Summary will cover the period of November 14, 2020 == Username: AeroSky Faction Name: Kerbinational Aeronautics and Space Administration (KASA) Number of Missions Flown: 3 Mission 1 Details: Launch Time/Date/Site: Year 1, Day 1, at 0h, 0m from KSC Launchpad Payload: Jebediah Kerman, Mystery Goo Experiment Mission Primary Goal: Recover a Kerbal safely, gather scientific data Mission Secondary Goals: See if a Kerbal can handle riding an SRB Outcome: Complete Success! (All Goals Achieved) Details: T+00:00:00- Liftoff T+00:00:16- SRB Cutoff At this point, the projected apoapsis is 4km. Crew Report and Mystery Goo results are recorded. (Stored for recovery) T+00:00:55- Main parachute is armed at 2.5km. Parachute successfully deployed. T+00:02:03- Capsule touched down close to the KSC Launchpad. An EVA Report was recorded following touchdown. Mission 2 Details: Launch Time/Date/Site: Year 1, Day 1 at 0h, 5m from KSC Launchpad Payload: Jebediah Kerman and Science Experiments Mission Primary Goal: Test effects of launching Kerbals on Liquid Fuel (LF) rockets Mission Secondary Goals: Splashdown in the water and recover more science Outcome: Partial Success (Secondary Goal was not achieved) Details: T+00:00:00- Liftoff T+(EXACT TIME UNKNOWN)- Attempt at gravity turn fails T+00:00:56- Main parachute armed (The LF stage was separated before this) Scientific data was recorded. T+00:02:39- Touchdown slightly south of the KSC Launchpad. Scientific data was recorded from the landing site. Debris (Presumably the SRB first stage) survived impact and was recovered. Mission 3 Details: Launch Time/Date/Site: Y1, D1 at 0h, 11m from KSC Launchpad Payload: Jebediah Kerman and Science Experiments Mission Primary Goal: Splashdown in the water and recover safely Mission Secondary Goals: Recover scientific data from the water Outcome: Complete Success! (All goals achieved, space milestone achieved) Details: T+00:00:00- Liftoff T+00:00:18- Gravity turn T+00:00:31- LF First Stage Separation T+00:00:39- Area of Maximum Dynamic Pressure (Max-Q) achieved The projected apoapsis at this point was at 71.5km and dropping. T+00:02:35- Spacecraft crosses the 70km line. Jebediah Kerman is the first Kerbal in space (as of the time of writing) Scientific data was recorded from suborbital space. T+00:03:15- LF Second Stage Separation The spacecraft entered the atmosphere after this. The peak apoapsis achieved by the spacecraft was 70,560 kilometers. T+00:05:12- Drogue parachute armed T+00:05:27- Drogue parachute deployed T+00:05:47- Main Parachute is armed and the Drogue is released (cut) T+00:07:46- Splashdown in the ocean east of KSC. Scientific data was recovered from the splashdown site. == Thank you, and once more, Godspeed to the participants!

Hi! Does this work alone (as in it can stand in for Kopernicus) or do I need Kopernicus installed to run it?

Thanks for the clarifications! P.S. @jimmymcgoochie, you were the one who made the Audacity story? It's amazing!

Alright! For the username, faction name and number of missions flown, will those be repeated for every summary? Also, is the number of missions flown referring to the number of missions flown within that week? Thanks! I'll be sending my first summary in a few hours.

Hi there! I have a quick clarification about backing up your game. Does backing up your game mean duplicating/copying your Kerbal Space Program file located in: This PC>Local Disk (C:)>Program Files (x86)>Steam>steamapps>common>Kerbal Space Program Thanks!

I've never even gone past to Minmus, so that'll be fine (the comet system, I mean) What do you mean by upgrading? Like updating to official Kopernicus 1.10.1? Also, by backup, do you mean just copying the Kerbal Space Program folder and placing the copy somewhere else? Thank you for the help!

Is Kopernicus updated to 1.10.1 or is the update still in active development? Also, when will Kopernicus be updated to 1.10.1 because I really want to play 1.10.1 JNSQ. Thanks!

Hello! Will you be releasing a format for the Summary? Also, will it officially start at 12:00am on November 14 (EST)? And, will there be a badge for this? Thank you and Godspeed to the participants!

I think I'll just submit mine every Saturday evening (local time). Also, I can't find the science penalties and part temperature limit settings in the game settings (when creating the save) Thanks!